STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor supplier serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, announced its collaboration with Sindcon (Singapore) IoT Technology Pte, a Singapore-based smart meter supplier.
The project is adding ST's STM32WLE5 LoRaWAN wireless microcontrollers to Sindcon's network of more than 50,000 water, gas and power meters in Jakarta, Indonesia.
“The STM32WLE5 microcontroller (MCU) uses a long-range, low-power wireless radio operating on the LoRaWAN network to enable remote meter reading that addresses Jakarta's diverse and expansive landscape of urban and forested terrain,” said Paolo Oteri, Director marketing department at STMicroelectrônica's APeC. “As a small system on chip (SoC), the STM32 wireless microcontroller also allows customers like Sindcon to include more features in their smart meters without increasing the size or shape of their product.”
The project will be Sindcon's first deployment in Indonesia using ST's highly integrated STM32WLE5CC wireless MCU, a Sub-GHz wireless microcontroller with an Arm Cortex-M4 core operating at 48 MHz. The MCU contains 256 Kbytes of Flash memory, 64 Kbytes of SRAM, LoRa modulation and 256-bit AES encryption.
“Sindcon's smart meters in Jakarta are located in private apartments, residential areas, industrial water utilities and shopping malls, making meter reading challenging and expensive. We selected the STM32WLE5 for its high integration benefits for our customers and because it improves performance, size, security and power consumption,” said Chen Deyu, CEO of Sindcon.
With the STM32WLE5, Sindcon's retrofitted meters contain an advanced battery management system that can support accurate remote readings for up to 10 years. The meters are being modernized and will be fully installed by the end of 2023.
Save the date and experience the demo at Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP), a MESSE event in Hannover, 18-20 October 2023, at Singapore Expo.