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Developing for Matter over Thread?

In today’s feature packed IoT devices, wireless coexistence is necessary. It’s also exceedingly complex. Our Thread portfolio features industry leading modules and SoCs as well as software solutions, including Matter, to provide a system-level approach to application development.

Matter drives the convergence between the major IoT ecosystems to create one easy, reliable, and secure wireless protocol to connect all IoT devices and networks. Learn more about developing for Matter over Thread.

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Thread Certified Frequency Bands (MHz) Flash (kB) RAM (kB) Output Power Range (dBm) RX Sensitivity (dBm) TX Current (mA) 0 dBm RX Current (mA) Security GPIO MCU Core
EFR32MG26 Series 2 SoCs
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG26 SoCs (Series 2)
2.4 GHz 2048 , 3200 256 , 512 -20 19.5 -105.4 5.9 6.2 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 Secure Enclave 28 , 32 , 45 , 49 , 64 ARM Cortex-M33
EFR32MG26 Series 2 Modules
MGM260 Modules (Series 2)
2.4 GHz 3200 512 -33 20 -105.8 6.8 6.4 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 32 ARM Cortex-M33
EFR32MG24 Series 2 SoCs
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG24 SoCs (Series 2)
2.4 GHz 1024 , 1536 128 , 192 , 256 -20 19.5 -105.4 (802.15.4) 5.0 5.1 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 Secure Enclave 26 , 28 , 32 ARM Cortex-M33
EFR32MG24 Series 2 Modules
MGM240 Modules (Series 2)
2.4 GHz 1536 192 , 256 -33.7 19.9 -106 (802.15.4) 4.8 5.2 , 5.9 , 7.7 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 12 , 26 , 32 ARM Cortex-M33
EFR32MG21 Series 2 SoCs
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG21 SoCs (Series 2)
2.4 GHz 512 , 768 , 1024 64 , 96 -20 20 -104.3 (250 kbps O-QPSK DSSS) 9.9 9.4 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 20 ARM Cortex-M33
EFR32MG21 Series 2 Modules
MGM210 Modules (Series 2)
2.4 GHz 1024 96 -20 20 -104 (802.15.4) 16.1 9.4 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 20 ARM Cortex-M33
EFR32MG12 Series 1 SoCs
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG12 SoCs (Series 1)
2.4 GHz Sub-GHz 1024 128 , 256 -30 19 -102.7 (250 kbps O-QPSK DSSS) , -120.6 dBm (2.4 kbps 2 GFSK 868 MHz) 8.5 , 9.5 8.4 , 11 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 31 , 46 , 65 ARM Cortex-M4
EFR32MG12 Series 1 Modules
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG12 Based Modules (Series 1)
2.4 GHz Sub-GHz 1024 256 -30 17 -102 10 10.3 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 25 ARM Cortex-M4
EFR32MG13 Series 1 SoCs
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG13 SoCs (Series 1)
2.4 GHz Sub-GHz 512 64 -30 19 -102.7 (250 kbps O-QPSK DSSS) 8.5 10.3 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 16 , 31 ARM Cortex-M4
EFR32MG13 Series 1 Modules
Zigbee and Thread EFR32MG13 Based Modules (Series 1)
512 64 -30 19 -102.1 8.5 11 AES-128 AES-256 ECC SHA-1 SHA-2 25 ARM Cortex-M4

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      Kits and Boards

      Thread Kits and Boards

      Pro Kits (2) Modular kits for software development and feature evaluation of IoT devices
      XG24-PK6009AEFR32xG24 Pro Kit +10 dBmMSRP $179.00
      XG24-PK6010AEFR32xG24 Pro Kit +20 dBmMSRP $179.00
      Starter Kits (1) Modular kits for software development and feature evaluation of IoT devices
      SLWSTK6102AxGM210P Wireless Module Starter KitMSRP $320.00
      Development Kits (1) Full-featured application development kits
      XG24-DK2601BEFR32xG24 Dev KitMSRP $79.00
      Radio Boards (11) Wireless starter kit plug-in boards featuring specific SoC or module wireless devices
      SLWRB4180BEFR32xG21A Wireless Gecko 2.4 GHz +20 dBm Radio BoardMSRP $49.00
      SLWRB4181BEFR32xG21A Wireless Gecko 2.4 GHz +10 dBm Radio BoardMSRP $49.00
      SLWRB4181CEFR32xG21B Wireless Gecko 2.4 GHz +10 dBm Radio Board with Secure VaultMSRP $49.00
      SLWRB4308CxGM210PB Wireless Gecko 2.4 GHz +20 dBm Radio Board with Secure VaultMSRP $49.00
      SLWRB4308DxGM210PB Wireless Gecko 2.4 GHz +10 dBm Radio Board with Secure VaultMSRP $49.00
      SLWRB4309BxGM210L Wireless Gecko 2.4 GHz +12.5 dBm Radio BoardMSRP $49.00
      XG24-RB4186CEFR32xG24 Wireless 2.4 GHz +10 dBm Radio BoardMSRP $39.00
      XG24-RB4187CEFR32xG24 Wireless 2.4 GHz +20 dBm Radio BoardMSRP $39.00
      XG24-RB4188AEFR32xG24 Wireless 2.4 GHz +20 dBm Antenna Diversity Radio BoardMSRP $49.00
      XGM240-RB4316AxGM240P +10 dBm Module Radio BoardMSRP $49.00
      XGM240-RB4317AxGM240P +20 dBm Module Radio BoardMSRP $49.00

      Software and Tools

      Thread Software Development

      Silicon Labs Thread software includes industry-leading software stacks and development tools for Thread applications. In conjunction with modules, SoCs and reference designs for Thread from Silicon Labs, developers can use software and tools from Silicon Labs to quickly and reliably:

      • Develop multi-node mesh networks
      • Monitor and debug multiple nodes simultaneously
      • Visually analyze system performance
        Silicon Labs is a founding board member of the Thread Group with numerous successful customer deployments of mesh networking solutions based on 802.15.4 and Zigbee. Registered customers of the kits can access the Thread SDK and development tools through Simplicity Studio



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      What is Thread?

      Silicon Labs is the vendor of choice for OEMs developing Thread networking into their products. The Silicon Labs 802.15.4 platform is the most integrated, complete and feature rich solution available for Thread — a family of Wireless SoCs, based on Arm® Cortex® processor and 2.4 GHz transceiver, together the most reliable, scalable and advanced software and supported by best-in-class development tools.

      Thread is an IPv6-based mesh networking protocol designed as a reliable, low-power, secure and scalable networking solution for connecting Things to the IoT. As a founding board member of the Thread Group, Silicon Labs helps accelerate time to market with proven mesh networking hardware and software solutions.

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