On this episode of Embedded Insiders, Rich is joined by Tobin Richardson, president and CEO of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), and Steve Hanna, distinguished engineer at Infineon Technologies, to discuss the CSA's recently launched IoT Device Specification 1.0, a one-stop solution for device certification for manufacturers.

Davis, California. The Connectivity Standards Alliance has released ratification Zigbee PRO 2023 to be included in the Zigbee protocol stack. The release will enhance mesh networks enabling a universal language giving smart objects an easier route to transmit data to other connected smart devices. Zigbee PRO 2023 develops secure-by-design architecture expanding support beyond 2.4 GHz.

DALLAS. Texas Instruments (TI) introduced Matter-enabled software development kits for Wi-Fi and Thread SimpleLink™ wireless microcontrollers (MCUs) designed to simplify the Matter protocol's adoption in Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The software and wireless MCUs (such as the CC3235SF and CC2652R7) can be used to create secure, ultra-low-power, and battery-powered smart home and industrial automation IoT applications that connect with devices across proprietary ecosystems.

The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) continues to be a force to be reckoned with within our embedded space. And I mean that in a good way.

The more I dig into the Connectivity Standards Alliance, aka the CSA, the more intriguing it becomes.