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28 ST/Industrial Sensing Solutions ISM330DHCX iNEMO ® Inertial SiP Module • 3D accelerometer with selectable full scale: ±2g, ±4g, ±8g, ±16g • 3D gyroscope with extended selectable full scale: ±125dps, ±250dps, ±500 dps,±1000dps, ±2000dps, ±4000dps • Extended temperature range from -40°C to +105°C LEARN MOREu u Getting Started with LSM6DSOX Smart Connections from Sensors to Cloud By Jay Esfandyari, Ph.D., Senior Manager, MEMS & Sensors Product Marketing at STMicroelectronics T here could be different scenarios when it comes to connectivity in a factory. For example, ma- chines may get connected within a factory that is within the company. These machines could be equipped with the capabilities to communicate with remote processing and control centers, which could be considered part of cloud computing. Sensors mounted on these machines provide real-time information. The sensor data that are collected could be sent to the cloud and get used for various analyses including breakdown prediction. As far as the communications solutions are con- cerned, there are quite a few connectivity technologies, including but not limited to Wi-Fi, Bluetooth®, cellular, Sigfox, and IO-Link. Each of these technologies offers different use cases within Smart Industry. Smart Industry is also known as Industry 4.0. This article will briefly review a couple of these technologies that are provided by STMicroelectronics (ST). Low-Power RF for Smart Industry There are various RF connectivity options that get de- ployed in smart industry and Internet of Things (IoT) appli- cations. These applications include smart manufacturing, industrial robots, industrial lighting, factory automation, building automation, and motor control. Some of enabling RF technologies include but not limited to Bluetooth mesh networking, Bluetooth LE Beacons, and Sub-1GHz commu- nication. Bluetooth MESH networking offers good reliability, high scalability, and security with multi-level encryption and authentication schemes. Bluetooth Smart or Blue- tooth Low Energy (BLE) enables low power connectivity to machines. It is suitable for low range machines. BLE is ideal for applications in which long battery life is desired, which are not possible with traditional wireless technologies such as Wi-Fi and Classical Bluetooth. BLE beacons enable users to perform actions when nearby and allow indoor posi- tioning systems. Sub-1GHz technology is used to connect sensor networks with proprietary protocol combining a real low-power consumption with long-distance coverage. IO-Link Technology IO-Link is a cost-effective and robust open communica- tions protocol. IO-Link enables the digitalization of the "last meter" of the communication link to the sensors and actu- ators. It allows simple, scalable, point-to-point communica- tions between sensors and a programmable logic control-