Wireless communications

Renesas

The EK-RA6W1 comprehensive development kit features a main board and daughter card to provide easy software application development, with tools and resources to simplify the writing and testing of code.  Radio frequency (RF) testing is supported, allowing developers to measure and optimize performance, and to evaluate integration with cloud services.

A unique feature of this kit is the integrated power profiler circuit, which enables power consumption measurements during low-power sleep with precision down to 1µA. To support full software application development and system validation, the EK-RA6W1 offers multiple expansion options, including mikroBUS™, Pmod™, and Arduino UNO connectors. These standardized interfaces make it easy to add sensors, displays and more to EK-RA6W1.

STMicroelectronics

The EVKITST87M01-2 evaluation kit from STMicroelectronics provides a hardware platform for assessing the behavior of the ST87M01-1001 and ST87M01-1301 NB-IoT modules in low-power asset-tracking and remote-sensing applications. The board exposes the module’s digital, analogue, and RF interfaces, allowing developers to characterize power consumption, network attach behavior, and positioning performance under controlled conditions.

The kit includes access points for monitoring power states such as PSM, eDRX, and wake-up events, supporting evaluation of battery-operated designs with long standby intervals. Standard Arduino Uno R3 headers allow connection to a wide range of microcontroller development boards, simplifying host-processor integration for early prototyping.

A companion software package enables network configuration, messaging tests, and logging of communication parameters. The board is suitable for early architectural decisions on asset-tracking tags, environmental nodes, and industrial sensing devices that require NB-IoT connectivity and long service life from compact enclosures.

Nordic Semiconductor

The nRF54L15 DK development kit provides a hardware and software platform for evaluation of all three wireless systems-on-chip (SoCs) in the nRF54L series from Nordic Semiconductor. The nRF54L15 is on the development board, while the nRF54L10 and nRF54L05 can be emulated. 

The nRF54L15 DK is supported by a comprehensive set of nRF Connect tools and by the nRF Connect software development kit (SDK). Developers can explore the full potential of the nRF54L15 SoC using the extensive range of software samples, modules, and libraries available in the SDK.

STMicroelectronics

The NUCLEO-WBA65RI from STMicroelectronics is a wireless board which demonstrates the ultra low-power radio in the STM32WBA6 series wireless MCUs. The multi-protocol versions of the STM32WBA6 series support the Bluetooth® Low Energy networking, Thread, Matter, and Zigbee protocols, as well as providing IEEE 802.15.4-2015 signaling capability.

The board’s ARDUINO Uno V3 and ST morpho headers allow for easy expansion of the functionality of the STM32 Nucleo open development platform with a wide choice of specialized shields.

 

Other features include: 

  • Three user LEDs
  • Three user and one reset push buttons
  • USB Type-C® connector 
  • Comprehensive free software libraries and examples available with the STM32CubeWBA MCU package
STMicroelectronics

The B-WBA5M-WPAN STM32WBA connectivity expansion board from STMicroelectronics provides a flexible way to evaluate the STM32WBA5MMGH6 module.

The board includes a USB Type-C® connector for power only. It also integrates an M.2 E‑Key connector, turning it into an M.2 E‑Key daughterboard which provides a Bluetooth® interface to a host board that has an M.2 E‑Key host connector. The M.2 E‑Key connector is compatible with the PCI-SIG standard, and provides UART, SPI, I2C, and SAI interfaces for communication with the host.

The B-WBA5M-WPAN board is supported by the STM32CubeWBA software package. 

 

Key features include: 

  • 256 kbit serial EEPROM
  • Accurate MEMS temperature sensor
  • 3D accelerometer and 3D gyroscope
  • User LED
  • User and reset push buttons
Renesas

The Bluetooth Low Energy Development Kit Pro for the DA14533 SmartBond TINY automotive system-on-chip (SoC) from Renesas includes a motherboard, daughterboard, and cables. It is the ideal platform for evaluating the performance of the small, low-power DA14533 in applications such as tire pressure monitoring and passive keyless entry. 

The kit provides users with the following capabilities:

  • Software development
  • Programming the DA14533 via JTAG or UART using the DA1453x software development kit supplied by Renesas
  • RF characterization
  • Hardware prototyping
  • Power measurement
  • 2 x auxiliary voltage/current measurement
  • Monitoring eight digital inputs 
  • Connecting MikroBUS™ modules
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