Embien Technologies launches eStorm-B1 – an Automotive Ready Bluetooth Low Energy Module

Press Release (ePRNews.com) - MADURAI, India - Apr 12, 2017 - Embien offers a series of low cost, low power embedded platforms based on ARM MCUs under the brand eStorm. As a new addition to this series, today eStorm-B1 module is launched specifically targeted for the automotive segment.

Speaking at the launch, Saravana Pandian Annamalai, CEO of Embien said “While BLE has become the most preferred connectivity technology for the CE market; automotive domain was lagging behind for want of readymade modules ready to meet its stringent requirements. Today eStorm-B1 becomes the first automotive ready module to be powered by NXP KW36A giving a huge time to market advantage for Automotive OEM’s.” Embien sees a huge market potential with eStorm-B1 as the industry is looking for low-cost smart phone connectivity with cars and bikes to provide a in-depth view of the internals of the automotive unit to the user.

Embien’s eStorm-B1 is ready to deploy model with which BLE connectivity can be added to existing design on the go via multiple host interface options available. NXP KW31Z/KW36A BLE SoC in the module integrates MCU with ARM Cortex – M0+ Core, 512KB flash memory and 128KB SRAM for processing. As an ultra low power consuming device it finds its applications in Industrial automation, Healthcare devices, Wireless sensor networks etc.

With the features like separate stack availability for I2C, SPI, UART and CAN connectivity, AES-128 algorithm and OTA programming support, eStorm-B1 enables the user to build smart and secured devices for IoT applications.

For more details visit http://www.embien.com/estorm-b1-automotive-ble-module

About Embien:

Embien Technologies is a technology solution provider catering to automotive and industrial automation, healthcare and consumer segments. Targeting IVI Systems and Connected Systems, Embien also offers embedded software and product development support including Virtualization, Boot time reduction, Linux, Android OS Customization, Theming and driver development services etc.