Embedded World Digital 2021
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Participating Sessions:
Evolution of Location Solutions with Bluetooth® LE Technology
Presenter: Srividya Sundar, Member of Group Technical Staff Systems Engineer, Texas Instruments
Date and Time: 1 March, 17:15-17:45 CET / 11:15-11:45am ET
Description: Bluetooth has been a leader in delivering location technology to the market. First with RSSI, simple beacons and tags to deliver meter level accuracy when you need to determine if two devices are near each other, or a simple positioning system. Then Bluetooth added Direction Finding capabilities to deliver centimeter level accuracy, ushering in a next generation of simple to deploy, accurate location solutions. Now, Bluetooth is continuing in this direction by adding secure ranging capabilities to not only determine if an object is near, but how far away. This session will explore the progression and accuracy of Bluetooth location services and discuss the flexibility available to choose and tune your solution depending on the use case and needs of the implementation – from simple positioning systems to secure and highly accurate ranging as necessary for digital keys and high-risk environments.
Reliable Industrial Communication Using Bluetooth® Technology
Presenter: Pelle Svensson, Product Marketing Manager – Industrial Markets, Product Center Short Range Radio, u-blox Malmö (Sweden)
Date and Time: 2 March, 14:00-14:30 CET / 8:00-8:30am ET
Description: Bluetooth technology was primarily invented for use in consumer applications like laptops, phones, headsets.
Right at its birth in 1998, ABB Corporate Research evaluated Bluetooth radios in industrial environments and found unexpectedly good results, triggering industrial device manufacturers to slowly begin implementing Bluetooth technology. First applications involved replacing laptop serial cables for non-time-critical use cases. By 2005, Bluetooth technology had found its way into control applications, benefiting from its reliability and low latency.
This presentation will examine why Bluetooth works well in industrial applications and use cases, with a focus on reliability and low latency.
It will also look at the latest core specification, Bluetooth 5.2, and the added features it brings to reliable industrial use cases.
Bluetooth® Mesh – Lessons Learned and Notes from the Field
Presenter: Simon Slupik, CTO/Founder, Silvair
Date and Time: 2 March, 14:30-15:00 CET / 8:30-9:00am ET
Description: Bluetooth mesh has been around for several years now. It has proven to be a very successful technology, paving the way to many high profile projects. During this session the new updates from Bluetooth SIG will be discussed, followed by project case studies, with highlights on the challenges faced, the solutions applied and lessons learned.
Next Generation Bluetooth® Audio Becomes a Reality
Presenter: Nick Hunn, WiFore
Date and Time: 3 March, 14:00-14:30 CET / 8:00-8:30am ET
Description: The latest Bluetooth specifications are changing the way we use voice and consume music. They provide enhanced encoding and a range of new topologies which bring more control to hearables, allowing users to traverse a much more complex audio ecosystem. This presentation looks at the state of the new standards and the way in which they will be embedded in a far wider range of audio-enabled products.
Understanding Reliability in Bluetooth® Low Energy Communication
Presenter: Martin Woolley, Bluetooth SIG Developer Relations Senior Manager – EMEA
Date and Time: 3 March, 14:30-15:00 CET / 8:30-9:00am ET
Description: Achieving reliability is a common goal of most communication systems, whatever their technological basis. But in practice, achieving this goal usually presents some serious engineering challenges.
Most wireless communications technologies use radio as the underlying physical medium for conveying data between devices. The use of radio has many inherent issues that make achieving reliability, especially in environments containing larger numbers of wireless devices, somewhat difficult. But the use of radio is not the only source of reliability challenges. The job of the wireless communication technology designer is without question, a tough one.
Bluetooth® technology offers numerous capabilities and techniques, distributed throughout the stack for achieving reliable communication in the most formidable circumstances and on top of an inherently unreliable physical medium.
In this session, we’ll review sources of potential reliability issues and how Bluetooth® technology addresses them.
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About the Conference:
Be it security for electronic systems, distributed intelligence, the Internet of Things or e-mobility and energy efficiency – the embedded world trade fair enables you to experience the whole world of embedded systems.
Discover the innovations from the embedded sector, meet experts and acquire new customers. Experience the entire spectrum ranging from construction elements through modules and full systems, operating systems, hard and software to services.
