STMicroelectronics for Easy Connected Sensor Design
Provides a user-friendly IDE for BlueNRG SoCs
Eclipse-based Wise Studio, distributed for free


STMicroelectronics announced on the 14th that it is launching 'WiSE Studio,' a free integrated development environment (IDE) for the BlueNRG SoC family, to accelerate the design of smart connected devices utilizing the latest Bluetooth technology.

The new IDE provides a vast list of immediately implementable examples and a user-friendly, customizable development environment, enabling both experts and inexperienced users to quickly get started with projects. Developers can use Wise Studio to take advantage of the low-power Bluetooth (BLE) 5.2 features available on devices such as the BlueNRG-LP SoC.

BLE 5.2 features include 2Mbps wireless for faster data transmission, long-range communication, multiple simultaneous connections, and mesh networking capabilities, all of which consume very low dynamic energy of up to 18µA/MHz to extend battery life.

Wise Studio can integrate the ST BlueNRG SDK package, and the entire working environment can be installed for free with just a few clicks. It combines ST BLE devices and MEMS sensors to develop unique industrial, home, gaming, and wearable application solutions, and supports all drivers, libraries, and sample code required for IoT node implementation.

The new IDE immediately supports the BlueNRG evaluation kit, which includes a machine learning core, a Finite State Machine (FSM), an ST onboard 6-axis inertial module (LSM6DSOX) with advanced digital capabilities, a pressure sensor (LPS22HB), and a digital microphone (MP34DT05-A).

It also includes examples and snippets to help you easily get started with projects such as beacons, multi-connection, long-range communication, connected sensors, wireless serial port emulation, HID, security features, remote control, and Firmware-Over-The-Air Update (FOTA). Extensive documentation and quick-start guides are provided, enabling even novices to start designing professional IoT solutions or quickly evaluate new ideas.

Centered around the gateway, it is scalable regardless of distance or nodes with BlueNRG-LP's multi-simultaneous connection capabilities or the immediately supported BlueNRG-Mesh, allowing you to select various network topologies such as creating mesh-like connected sensors and building automation nodes.

Wise Studio is based on the open-source C/C++ development environment Eclipse and provides a convenient graphical workspace powered by the GNU Arm® toolchain, which consists of the GCC compiler and the GDB/OpenOCD programmer and debugger.

It can also be extended through additional Eclipse plugins supported by the large Eclipse developer community. Plugin software can be viewed online or installed directly within the Wise Studio environment. Wise Studio, along with its complementary BlueNRG SDK, can be downloaded from st.com without royalties.