Matter Dev Boards and Gadgets Make Waves at CES 2023
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The Matter standard created by the Connectivity Standard Alliance (CSA) is a set of specifications for connecting devices such as lights, thermostats, door locks, and other home-automation products. It’s designed to provide a secure and reliable way to connect products from different manufacturers regardless of the communication methods.
Thus, the standard helps to simplify the development process and improve the user experience across connected products and enables products to be interoperable, secure, and able to communicate with each other, no matter the manufacturer. Matter includes support for different protocols, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Z-Wave. It also provides a framework for developers to create apps and services to control connected products.
The CSA released the first version of the Matter protocol in October of 2022. Since then, companies have been developing a slew of new devices that range from home-automation hubs to smart lighting and everything in between.
To that end, chip manufacturers and companies showcased their latest Matter devices, SoCs, and development kits at this year's CES 2023. Everything from Matter-based hubs to programmable lighting was on display. Bear in mind that the protocol is relatively new, and tech companies are developing new devices around the wireless standard. Still, the momentum to incorporate Matter into the latest technology innovations is high, and we expect to see more devices and dev kits hitting the market throughout the year.
In this roundup, we will look at several of the latest Matter-based gadgets and development boards unveiled at CES.
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Cabe Atwell
Technology Editor, Electronic Design
Cabe is a Technology Editor for Electronic Design.
Engineer, Machinist, Maker, Writer. A graduate Electrical Engineer actively plying his expertise in the industry and at his company, Gunhead. When not designing/building, he creates a steady torrent of projects and content in the media world. Many of his projects and articles are online at element14 & SolidSmack, industry-focused work at EETimes & EDN, and offbeat articles at Make Magazine. Currently, you can find him hosting webinars and contributing to Electronic Design and Machine Design.
Cabe is an electrical engineer, design consultant and author with 25 years’ experience. His most recent book is “Essential 555 IC: Design, Configure, and Create Clever Circuits”
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