ARM Expands Its IoT Development Platform

The company said the mbed Device Connector allows developers to connect devices within prototype deployments, build secure web applications quickly and easily integrate them with cloud solutions.

ARM’s existing mbed IoT Device Platform touts products that will shorten the time it takes to design IoT hardware, and includes Device Connector, a free service for businesses to use to connect and securely manage IoT devices, as well as a new 32-bit architecture to bring better IoT security for its Cortex-M processors.

Previous year ARM introduced its mbed IoT device platform and it has improved its mbed operating system and introduced mbed reference designs. Designers can develop and deploy wireless IoT applications by adopting the open ARM mbed environment and the u-blox ODIN-W2 module, U-blox said.

The mbed Smart City Reference Design is said to support quick deployment, configuration and management of routers and end devices compatible with a variety of backhaul technologies in industrial applications that will reduce the bill of materials for end devices.

The Freescale Freedom FRDM-CR20A development board for the MCR20A 2.4 GHz wireless transceiver connects with the mbed Enabled™ Freescale FRDM-K64F, forming an mbed supported solution. As the number of connected devices-from mobile devices and automobiles to industrial systems and home appliances-continues to grow, so does the attack surface for hackers, which raises the need for security at all points in the infrastructure, according to ARM officials.

Since ARM shared its vision for the mbed IoT Device Platform in October 2014, there has been a groundswell of partner support. All of whom are investing resources to support the mbed IoT Device Platform, with around 250 dedicated engineers now involved.

More than 55 partners have joined the mbed Partnership Program and 20 of them will be attending ARM TechCon 2015.

The mbed community has grown to more than 150,000 developers.

There are also new reference designs for wearables and smart city products, as ARM looks to give developers and partners the tools to create new connected products.

ARM, which was on CRN’s 2015 Internet of Things 50 list in November, also took the wraps off its 32-bit ARMv8-M architecture, which brings the company’s security technology, TrustZone, to IoT devices from the data center to embedded devices. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders.