Intel Curie Module demos

jmg

Info is still sparse, but a IDF release says

The Intel Curie Module includes:
 Low-power, 32-bit Intel® Quark™ microcontroller
 384kB flash memory, 80kB SRAM
 Low-power, integrated DSP sensor hub and pattern matching technology
 Bluetooth Low Energy
 6-axis combo sensor with accelerometer and gyroscope
 Battery charging circuitry (PMIC)

That's morphed a little from earlier info, and it is unclear if the 384kB flash memory is on-chip, or some serial-memory. Most likely it is separate serial, perhaps 512k minus firmware loader ?

Seairth

I've been curious about this since they announced it. From what I can tell, it's application seems fairly limited: read in 6 DOF data, process it locally, send something out over BTLE. I can see how it could be used for motion capture, gestures, etc, but it's little more than an input device to another system.

On the flip side, can you use something like the Bluefruit LE SPI Friend let the Propeller communicate with the Curie? Obviously, we don't know enough about the Curie to answer that, so I guess this is really more of a question about whether we can easily and cheaply treat the Propeller (or BS2, for that matter) as a BT peer (or whatever) that could interact with something like a BTLE game controller?

jmg

Seairth wrote: »

On the flip side, can you use something like the Bluefruit LE SPI Friend let the Propeller communicate with the Curie?

For that type of connect, the new SiLabs BGM111 has appeal, especially around the BGScript
["through the easy-to-use Bluegiga BGScript™ scripting language. Using a familiar BASIC-like syntax, BGScript enables developers to create Bluetooth applications quickly without using external MCUs to run the application logic. All application code can be executed on the BGM111 module, eliminating the need for an external MCU, which helps reduce cost and board space and speeds time to market. "]

http://news.silabs.com/press-release/product-news/silicon-labs-simplifies-bluetooth-smart-design-fully-integrated-blue-geck

Parallax could sell a Bluetooth Stamp ?
Release says $4.97 @ 10,000

Another component that helps remove the wires is this Energy Harvesting device and kit.

http://www.spansion.com/products/analog/energy-harvesting-pmics/Pages/pmic-eh.aspx#solarpower

I wonder if that intel Curie can operate from a modest solar cell ?!