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   So we can do voice over BLE-
   
   I wonder IF we will do voice over Zigbee, Voice over Thread?
   
   Dunno...will track along.
   
   
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   This is a Voice over ZigBee platform. We used SPEEX voice algorithm to improve performance. Hardware was composed of ARM based MCU, mono CODEC and IEEE 802.15.4 compliant RF transceiver. VoZ Platform is suitable for two-way radio and is working on.
   

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   jfiebWell-Known Member

   
   

   Some of this stuff has NOT been worked out yet...
   
   
   Voice over Thread
   

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   Albert
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   asked May 20 '17
   
   Hi,
   
   I have a newbie question. Is it possible to implement a POTS voice quality like an intercom system using Thread (assuming all the end points are using nrf52840 SOC)?.
   
   
   
   
   Torbjørn Øvrebekk
   Nordic employee
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   answered May 23 '17
   
   Hi Albert
   
   It depends on the data rate you need, as thread is not really designed for streaming applications.
   
   Theoretically you should be able to go up to about 128kbps between two thread nodes, but once you need to do multi hopping that drops by a factor of 2 or more.
   Secondly, we have yet to do any bench marking of our own implementation, so we can not guarantee at this point that the practice will meet the theory 
   
   In other words I am a bit uncertain if thread is suitable for reliable audio transfer.
   
   Best regards
   Torbjørn
   
   
   
   So S Johnson is at work in IoT. They will add voice to anything that can be adapted to it. Voice is SO important if they cant do voice they may use a different connection that can. Get with the times Thread?
   

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   jfiebWell-Known Member

   
   

   Some snips- the bold text-focus on that as its very important.......
   
   
   A recent report by McKinsey estimated these devices will be responsible for contributing an estimated $11trillion in value to the global economy. Gartner predicts IoT technology will be embedded in 95 percent of new electronic product designs by 2020.
   
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   Recent advances in hardware and software technology, including multiprotocol wireless connectivity and mesh networking, make it easy to add IoT features at minimal cost to myriad products like LED lights.
   
   
   
   
   Multiprotocol technology is the future of wireless connectivity for the IoT because it mitigates the fact there is no single standard for connectivity. Devices created with multiprotocol SoCs are able to interface with smartphones via Bluetooth with low energy (LE) for device commissioning, adding or removing devices, and controlling devices on a network.
   
   The market trend in the IoT is to eliminate two-chip architectures with a single wireless SoC capable of dynamic switching between multiple protocols while handling the end application code. A single multiprotocol SoC can timeshare the CPU, memory and RF antenna, thereby reducing the wireless subsystem bill-of-materials (BOM) cost and size by up to 40 percent.
   
   
   
   Could QUIK get to multiprotocal via eFPGA? Dunno
   
   A single multiprotocol SoC ?
   
   It is possible for QUIK/Nordic to partner and put their 2 chips together?
   
   
   Will track along. This item says in the future we cannot have a reference with the Eos AND the Nordic silicon, it HAS to b on
   the same silicon......
   
   
   
   
   are also bringing AI capabilities closer to the edge of the network, where IoT end nodes are growing more intelligent, enabling new applications to make critical processing and control decisions locally and with lower latency than in the cloud. The proliferation of IoT-fueled intelligence will help industries optimize productivity through predictive maintenance of factory equipment, give consumers and doctors real-time insight into biometric measurements generated by wearables, and help smart cities prevent accidents and enhance lighting and transportation efficiency. With the growing synergies between the IoT and AI, the possibilities for improving lives and transforming industries are limitless, and we are on the cusp of this revolution.
   
   
   lots more.....
   
   http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/ele...eving-the-vision-of-iot-in-everything/166277/
   
   
   
   What did I learn?
   
   1. Multprotocol connectivity on the same die will win?
   
   2. Getting a sense of the vastness of IoT. Forgetting bout smartphones.
   
   3. This IoT- bodes well for eFPGA too?
   
   a Is there a role for using eFPGA for multiprotocol? I don't know, but will learn what I can in '18.
   
   

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   Amazon has multiple jobs for Zigbee, BLE mesh.
   
   The Echo dot +
   
   Amazon’s recent introduction of Echo Plus with Zigbee technology highlights the growing market acceptance of mesh technology for mainstream consumer applications.
   
   
   
   
   Zigbee is used in many smart home and connected lighting products, and also widely deployed in smart metering applications in the United States and Great Britain.
   
   
   Thread, another 802.14.5 mesh stack launched in 2015, received a big boost from its association with Nest and Google. With the market introduction of the eero Wi-Fi router, the first Thread-enabled products have hit the market.
   
   
   The introduction of Bluetooth mesh technology in July 2017 also underscores the growing momentum of mesh networking in the IoT.
   
   
   So track along. To b big in IoT QUIK needs all of these?