NXP Semiconductors SLN-IOT-GPI Integrated Development Experience

The SLN-IOT-GPI IDEx includes a Modular IoT Gateway and a Modular Edge Node, tested and verified for ZigBee and Thread connectivity and secure cloud communications through Wi-Fi®, Ethernet, and cellular, enabling access to cloud services. The included Modular IoT Gateway is controlled by an Arm® Cortex®-A7 based VOL NXP i.MX6UL UltraLite Application processor.

The optimized hardware is supported with pre-integrated, production-ready Linux® and FreeRTOS-based BSPs. Out-of-the-box low-power wireless mesh connectivity, NFC-based commissioning, and state-of-the-art security capabilities provide a solutions platform ideal for connected applications that need to combine management and control of large node networks with cloud connectivity.

Edge nodes can exchange data with the gateway through ZigBee or Thread, and the gateway delivers data to the cloud over Ethernet or Wi-Fi. An Android or iOS phone app enables developers to set up their system then monitor and control the edge nodes.

The provided level of hardware and software modularity offers developers the flexibility required to quickly build and iterate a range of potential IoT use-case-specific applications leveraging various configurations.