Co-sponsored by Silicon Labs and Digi-Key, the "Your IoT Connected World" design competition is open to inventors of all levels, from professional embedded systems developers and experienced managers to electronics enthusiasts.
The contest runs from today until July 17, with three winners to be announced on August 3, 2015. Visitors to YourIoTContest.com will vote to select the 15 finalists, and judges and experts from Silicon Labs and Digi-Key will choose the three winners. Each winner will select the Silicon Labs components they need—microcontrollers, wireless chips, sensors, boards, and more, up to $10,000 in value—to bring their award-winning IoT ideas to market and launch commercially viable products.
“The silicon and software technology needed to make ‘Your IoT’ a reality is available now, and it’s up to pioneering developers like you to create the next IoT innovations that will help save time and energy, improve health and safety, and enhance the quality of life for people everywhere,” said Peter Vancorenland, vice president of IoT engineering and solutions at Silicon Labs. “This is your opportunity to bring your revolutionary IoT ideas to market, enabled by Silicon Labs’ development tools and a rapid start with $10,000 worth of Silicon Labs components.”
"Whether designers solve an existing problem or create a completely new product, the ideas are limited only by the developers' imaginations," said David Sandys, Director of Technical Marketing at Digi-Key. "Winning IoT designs can include innovations such as connected home devices, smart appliances, lighting control systems, wearable technology, security systems, wireless sensor networks, and much more."
To get started, simply visit YourIoTContest.com. All IoT designs must include a Silicon Labs microcontroller (MCU). Each entrant must submit photos or a short video of their IoT product design. Silicon Labs offers a wide range of 8-bit and 32-bit MCUs, wireless ICs, interface chips, optical and environmental sensors, and IoT application development tools, all available through Digi-Key. To help simplify the evaluation, design, and prototyping process, Silicon Labs' Simplicity Studio development platform is available for free download at silabs.com/simplicity-studio.
The competition is open to participants from selected countries in the Americas and EMEA, including Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada (except Quebec), Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom and United States.
