Competition on the way Very small Bluetooth chips from Atmel
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:17 pmThese look set to take over soon
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Competition on the way Very small Bluetooth chips from Atmel
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Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:17 pmRe: Competition on the way Very small Bluetooth chips from A
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 7:46 pmIt is possible .... there is also the Nordic nRF52 which also sounds very similar. However, I didn't see mention of WiFi support ...
Re: Competition on the way Very small Bluetooth chips from A
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 8:55 pmAtmel has also a module that has both BlueTooh and Wifi, the ATWILC1000, but beware that pricing is more than $25.
http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATWILC1000.aspx
http://www.atmel.com/devices/ATWILC1000.aspx
Re: Competition on the way Very small Bluetooth chips from A
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:11 pmCrazy small, but BT and WIFI are 2 different things, so until they bring out a 2x2mm WIFI IC for under $2 Espressif does not have much to worry about. 
Richard.
Richard.