Silicon Labs OpenThread The Leader in IoT Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth Proprietary Thread Wi-Fi Zigbee Z-Wave Zigbee Smart Home Success
500M #1 Zigbee Zigbee Products Deployed Market Share
>90% >25% US Market Share in Cable Operator US Homes have Zigbee- Provided Home Security Systems powered products
100+ 500+ Man-Years QA Testing Node Zigbee Network Testing
Silicon Labs Confidential Leverage Zigbee Success
SEAMLESS CONVERTION
4 Silicon Labs Confidential Vast Connected Home Ecosystem
DIY RETAILERS SERVICE PROVIDERS
PLATFORMS SYSTEMS
DEVICES
5 Silicon Labs Confidential The Silicon Labs Difference
Comprehensive Portfolio Multiprotocol Support Extreme Integration
PA/LNA + DC/DC + Antenna + Shield + Clocks + Passives
80+ Active OPNs 1 Platform, Many Protocols Innovative SiP Technology → Lower Product Cost → Reduced Complexity Module to SoC Migration → Lower Design Cost/Complexity → Smaller Designs → Modules enable fast time to market → Increased Functionality → SoCs provide cost down path (e.g. beacons, commissioning) Integrated +20 dBm PA and LNA → Both leverage same software → Future Proofing → No External FEM (lower cost)
6 Silicon Labs Confidential The Silicon Labs Difference
Wi-Fi Co-Existence Reference Designs Differentiated Tools (Gateways)
Flexible PTA Wi-Fi SoC
REQUEST PRIORITY
Mighty Gecko RHO
GRANT
PTI
Packet Trace Interface (PTI) Flexible PTA Interface End Devices → On-chip 2-wire interface outputs → Multi-vendor Wi-Fi support timestamped TX/RX events → Application Optimized Performance Gateway Software Network Analyzer Deployed by many Tier 1s Mobile Apps → Network-wide view and debug → Proven Solution → Logs accelerate support
7 Silicon Labs Confidential The Silicon Labs Difference
Best-in-Class Mesh Stacks Platform Adoption Integration Lab + Support
Round Trip Latency - 1 to 7 Hops
350 300 250 200 150
Milliseconds 100 50 0 10 30 50 70 90 110 130 150 170 190 210 230 250 Packet Payload (bytes)
Leading Market Share 100+ man-years of R&D → Over 150 Million System Architecture Mesh Networking Devices Shipped Design Reviews 500+ Node QA Test Network RF Performance Testing Trusted by Leading Platforms Platform Integration Comprehensive Large Network Performance Benchmarks Interoperability Testing Deep Ecosystem Relationships
8 Silicon Labs Confidential Introducing Wireless Gecko… EFR32MG1x
Multiband, Multiprotocol Wireless SoC for the IoT . ARM® Cortex®-M4 . 2.4 GHz and sub-GHz . Scalable Memory . Up to 1 MB Flash / 256 kB RAM Wireless Gecko EFR32 . Ultra low power . Down to 63 μA/MHz (active) . Down to 1.3 μA (sleep) . Integrated DC/DC converter . Autonomous peripherals . Highly integrated . Up to +20 dBm PA . 2.4 GHz balun . Advanced crypto block . -40 to +125° C operating temperature
9 Silicon Labs Confidential EFR32xG21: Latest solution optimized for Mesh
Application Optimized High Performance Radio Up to + 20 dBm output power Optimized for line powered devices -104.9 dBm sensitivity @ 125 kbps GFSK Small form factor 4x4 QFN32 -104.5 dBm sensitivity @ 250 kbps O-QPSK Reduced external BOM cost -97.5 dBm sensitivity @ 1 Mbit/s GFSK Improved blocking performance
Dedicated Security Core Wireless Advanced crypto True Random Number Generator (TRNG) ARM Cortex-M33 Gecko Differential Power Analysis Countermeasures 80 MHz Secure Boot w/ Root of Trust & Secure Loader (RTSL) FPU and DSP Secure Debug Unlock Up to 1024kB of flash and 96kB RAM Optional Features • Secure key generation and storage • Tamper detection • Addtional crypto support
Low Active Current Compact Size World Class Software 8.8 mA RX (1 Mbit/s GFSK) 4x4 QFN32 (20 GPIO) Zigbee 3.0 9.4 mA RX (802.15.4) Thread 33.8 mA TX @ 10 dBm High Temp Bluetooth 5.1 and Bluetooth mesh 50.9 µA/MHz +125C Operating Dynamic Multi-protocol Support Best performance and most secure SoC for mains powered devices
10 Thread Overview
. IPv6-based, low-power, secure mesh networking protocol . Built for the IoT – smart home, commercial buildings . Intended for control and automation (250 kbps) . Scalable to 250+ nodes per subnet . Runs on existing 802.15.4 wireless SoCs Thread Software
. Integrated Stack . Thread 1.1 certified . Supports IPv6 addresses and simple IP bridging Customer Application . Support for both SoC and NCP architectures . Flexible, easy-to-use Application Layer . Simplified commissioning and security . Migrate from Zigbee on the same hardware UDP . Field Upgradable Thread IP Routing . NCP firmware updates over serial interface 6LoWPAN
MAC IEEE 802.15.4
PHY (RAIL) Hardware Gecko Bootloader
12 Silicon Labs Confidential OpenThread Overview
. OpenThread is an open-source implementation of the Thread networking protocol . Thread 1.1 certification on EFR32 running OpenThread . OpenThread GitHub example drivers . EFR32MG12 . EFR32MG21 . Wireless Gecko Support for OpenThread Border Router EFR32 . Raspberry Pi host . EFR32 NCP
13 Silicon Labs Confidential OpenWeave Overview
. OpenWeave is an open-source implementation of the Weave network application layer . Secure communications . Fast and Reliable . Easy to connect . Always up to date . Lock example . Support for EFR32MG12 and EFR32MG21 (coming soon) . Multiprotocol support for BLE + Thread
14 Silicon Labs Confidential Simplicity Studio™
Wireless and MCU design made simple . Common development environment for MCU and Wireless products . Eclipse-based IDE with wireless stack support . Complete Documentation . Demos / Software Examples . Advanced Tools . Energy Profiler . Network Analyzer . AppBuilder . Hardware Configurator
15 Silicon Labs Confidential Network Analyzer
. Network-wide view of all packet activity . Correlates network traffic into events . Custom decoding and filtering options . Log files accelerate Silicon Labs support . Uses unique Packet Trace (PTI) Port feature . 2-wire interface . Outputs every packet TX/RX with link quality . Can be used to output application debug statements
Advanced system-wide network debug and support
16 Silicon Labs Confidential Energy Profiler
. Improve battery life . Simple energy optimization and debugging . Analyze real-time current consumption . Correlate energy consumption to code
Advanced real-time energy profiling tools for optimization and debugging
17 Silicon Labs Confidential Mighty Gecko Wireless Starter Kit (WSTK)
Ordering Code: SLWSTK6000B + + 6 x Radio Boards SDK and Development Tools 3 x MG12 SoC (2.4 GHz, +19 dBm) 3 x WSTK Mainboards 3 x MG12 SoC (2.4 GHz, +10 dBm) (IAR license required)
Refer to the Mighty Gecko website for a complete list of SoC/Module Radio Boards compatible with the WSTK
18 Silicon Labs Confidential Leading Smart Home Partner in Wireless Solutions and Ecosystems
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