Silicon Labs (Country Manager Baek Woon-dal) announced on the 21st that it supports the new features improved by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) for Bluetooth Mesh, along with the new Network Lighting Control (NLC) standard, which aims to provide a single standard for commercial and industrial lighting using Bluetooth Mesh.

Silicon Labs devices support newly improved Bluetooth Mesh features such as device firmware updates, remote provisioning, certificate-based provisioning, and private beacons.

These four features are supported in the BG21, BG22, BG24, and BG27 SoCs and modules.

Bluetooth SIG is moving forward to the next stage by announcing a new bundled version of the Network Lighting Control (NLC) device profile.

Silicon Labs’ Bluetooth SoC and module products supporting the newly enhanced features can also support NLC profiles such as ambient light sensors, basic scene selectors, dimming control, basic brightness controllers, and occupancy sensors.

Silicon Labs customers who wish to utilize the newly enhanced Bluetooth Mesh features should download the latest SDK and contact Silicon Labs. Developers can also learn more about Bluetooth Mesh and other Bluetooth IoT tools in Silicon Labs' educational resource library.

Ross Sabolcik, Senior Vice President and Head of Industrial and Commercial Business at Silicon Labs, stated, “The new improvements and profiles announced by the Bluetooth SIG will be supported on Silicon Labs devices, and we look forward to enabling customers to optimize their applications, reduce costs, and enhance security.” He added, “Silicon Labs devices have supported Bluetooth Mesh since their launch in 2017, and Silicon Labs has been working to enable numerous customers to adopt this standard for use cases such as building automation, preventive maintenance, and commercial lighting.”