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STMicroelectronics, Next-Generation Smart City Services with X-Nucleo and Sub-1GHz Band Wireless Platform

STMicroelectronics participated in i-SEDEX 2015, which opened on the 14th, and focused on introducing next-generation Smart City solutions based on wireless mesh networks.

The next-generation smart city solution is a concept that integrates ST's semiconductor technology with Paradox Engineering's network platform. This is a next-generation smart city service implemented by integrating ST’s 32-bit microcontroller development board STM32 Nucleo and the X-Nucleo expansion board equipped with various sensors into Paradox Engineering’s Sub-1GHz band (IPv6/6LoWPAN) wireless network platform PE.STONE/PE.AMI.

Implementation of smart lighting monitoring, smart waste volume detection, etc.

ST’s related products include the STM32 Nucleo microcontroller development board, X-Nucleo motion and environment sensor expansion board, ToF distance measurement ambient light expansion board and motion sensor (LSM6DSO), atmospheric pressure/temperature and humidity sensors (HTS221/LPS25H), ToF distance measurement ambient light sensor (VL6180X), Sub-1GHz wireless transceiver IC (SPIRIT1), high-voltage converter (VIPer16), and power meter IC (STPM10).

Paradox Engineering products include PE.STONE communication modules, PE.AMI lighting control boards, and gateway products.

ST cited smart lighting control, smart lighting monitoring, smart waste volume detection, smart vibration detection, and smart buildings as applications for this purpose. At the exhibition , a smart city demo was demonstrated using a car that operates and communicates using STM32 Nucleo boards and sensors.

The smart lighting control connects an expansion board equipped with Time of Flight (ToF) distance measurement and an ambient light sensor to an STM32 Nucleo microcontroller development board to detect the approach of a model car and automatically turn the street light switch on and off.

Smart lighting monitoring connects a PE.AMI lighting control board equipped with a power meter IC to multiple lights to remotely monitor the lighting status and power consumption data of each light in real time via a PE.STONE wireless network.

Smart waste volume detection detects the amount of waste collected in the trash can by connecting a distance measurement and ambient light sensor board to an STM32 Nucleo. The waste accumulation status is remotely monitored in real time via the PE.STONE wireless network.

In addition, smart vibration detection, which detects building tilt and vibration by connecting the MEMS accelerometer X-Nucleo to the STM32 Nucleo, also remotely monitors vibration levels in real time via PE.STONE's wireless network.
The smart building connects the X-Nucleo atmospheric pressure and temperature/humidity sensors to the STM32 Nucleo to detect pressure/temperature/humidity data at each point.