Overview
Silicon Labs Connect is an IEEE 802.15.4 MAC-based wireless networking stack for a variety of proprietary applications optimized for low-power devices. This full-featured, easily customizable networking stack is designed for compliance with regulatory specifications across worldwide geographic regions and supports both Sub-GHz and 2.4 GHz frequency bands.
The stack supports many combinations of radio modulation, frequency, and data rates allowing devices to be configured as end nodes, coordinators, and range extenders. It includes all wireless MAC (Medium Access Control) layer functions such as scanning, joining, setting up a point-to-point, or extended star network, as well as managing device types such as sleepy end devices, routers, and coordinators. With all this functionality already implemented in the stack, you can focus on your end application development and not worry about the lower-level radio and network details.
Connect Stack Features and Benefits
| Features | Benefits | |
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| Proprietary Wireless Networking Stack | Highly scalable up to 2000 nodes, Small memory footprint, Faster Time to Market | |
| Support for Low Power Modes | Long battery life in battery-operated applications | |
| Point-to-Point, STAR and Extended STAR | Network architecture/topology flexibility | |
| Dynamic Multiprotocol Protocol with BLE | Develop innovative Dynamic Multiprotocol BLE + Proprietary Applications | |
| Support for frequency hopping | Allows for high output power to meet regulatory standards | |
| Ready to use and customizable PHYs | Simplify & shorten the development process with dozens of validated PHYs | |
| 802.15.4 PHY/MAC Mode | Flexibility to run network stack on the Host |
Connect Stack Specification Support
Sample Applications
Empty Example[SoC]
Sensor/Sink[SoC]
MAC Mode Device [SoC/Host]
UART HW/SW Flow Control [NCP]
Direct Mode Device[SoC]
Light[SoC/DMP]
Wire-Replacement [SoC]
Devices
End Nodes
Sleepy End Nodes
Range Extender
Gateway
Coordinator
Enablement
Bootloader
In-Field Upgrade
Secure Boot
Signed Upgrade Images
Encrypted Upgrade Images
RTOS
Micrium
Command Line Interface
Security
Similar to 802.15.4's mode-5 security
Development Tools
Simplicity Studio IDE
Radio Configurator
Network Analyzer
Energy Profile
Application Builder
Hardware Configurator
Supported Toolchains
IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM
GCC (The GNU Compiler Collection)
Mobile Apps
DMP BLE+CONNECT Mobile App for IOS and Android
Downloads
Download and Install Simplicity Studio
Get up and running quickly with precompiled demos, application notes and examples. Use advanced tools including energy profiling and network analysis to optimize your wireless systems. Choose your software package below.
GitHub
Silicon Labs wireless IoT SDKs and code examples are also available for download on GitHub.
VS Code IDE Support
In addition to the Simplicity Studio IDE, we also support VS Code that can be used in companion with all of our unique development tools.
Tech Docs
Gecko SDK Release Notes (4.3.1.0)
Latest Release - Q3/2023 (August 2023)
Proprietary Flex Version 3.6.1.0
- RAIL Apps and Library:
- FG23 Direct Mode settings in Radio Configurator
- WM-BUS T+C PHY support
- FGM230S WM-BUS PHYs and Application support
- RAIL NCP Sample Applications
- PSM support for DSSS-OQPSK Long Range PHYs
- Connect Apps and Stack:
- Connect NCP support
- FGM230S Connect support
| Release | Date | Release Notes |
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| 2023 | 2023/08 | Version 3.5.4.0  |
| 2023/07 | Version 3.6.1.0 |
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| 2023/06 | Version 3.4.5.0 |
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| 2023/06 | Version 3.6.0.0 |
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| 2023/05 | Version 3.5.3.0 |
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| 2023/03 | Version 3.5.2.0 |
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| 2023/02 | Version 3.5.1.0 |
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| 2023/01 | Version 3.4.4.0 |
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| 2022 | 2022/12 | Version 3.5.0.0 |
| 2022/10 | Version 3.4.3.0 |
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| 2022/09 | Version 3.4.2.0 |
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| 2022/08 | Version 3.4.1.0 |
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| 2022/06 | Version 3.4.0.0 |
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| 2022/03 | Version 3.3.2.0 |
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| 2022/01 | Version 3.3.1.0 |
Gecko Platform Version 4.3.1.0
- Support for EFR32xG27 devices
- Power Manager update for optimized return from EM2
- CPC support for multiple SPI clients
- CPC remote peripheral (GPIO) access
- License change (to open-source zlib) for various platform files
| Release | Date | Release Notes |
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| 2023 | 2023/08 | Version 4.2.4.0 |
| 2023/07 | Version 4.3.1.0 |
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| 2023/06 | Version 4.1.5.0 |
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| 2023/06 | Version 4.3.0.0 |
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| 2023/05 | Version 4.2.3.0 |
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| 2023/03 | Version 4.2.2.0 |
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| 2023/02 | Version 4.2.1.0 |
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| 2023/01 | Version 4.1.4.0 |
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| 2022 | 2022/12 | Version 4.2.0.0 |
| 2022/10 | Version 4.1.3.0 |
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| 2022/09 | Version 4.1.2.0 |
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| 2022/08 | Version 4.1.1.0 |
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| 2022/06 | Version 4.1.0.0 |
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| 2022/03 | Version 4.0.2.0 |
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| 2022/01 | Version 4.0.1.0 |
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