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Wireless World Tuesday, September 12, 2017 1 6 SecuRam Brings Safe Locks into 21st Century with Wireless Connectivity Whether you own a gun safe, a personal safe, a business or jewelry safe, chances are the lock it came with is an old-fash- ioned combination lock. You know the kind, where you spin the dial around to the correct combination numbers, similar to opening your locker back in school. If you opted for the more updated variety, maybe it has an electronic push button lock – it was most likely built around 30- year-old technology. Consumer electronic devices are mak- ing giant leaps and bounds from a technol- ogy perspective in every category but the safe lock market. Ever wondered why? Is it because consumers don't want new and improved safe management sys- tems? Is it because safe owners only trust old-fashioned technology when it comes to opening their safe? Is it because in the movies, the art of cracking a safe is a mystery only to be solved by the trained touch of a notorious safe cracker? None of these is the correct answer. The safe lock industry worldwide is controlled by a handful of stalwart com- panies who have very little interest in advancing the technology of safe locks. Why? Because innovation is tough. It takes vision and talent, but more than that, it takes money, and who wants to invest in an industry as small as the safe lock market? Well, a few years ago, a California company was founded with just that notion. What if it could revolutionize the way people interact with something as simple, but as important, as your gun safe? What if homeowners could remotely manage the access to their most prized possessions, heirloom jew- elry, important documents, medical records, passports and weapons? What if they could get alerts when the door has been accidentally left open, or when some- one is trying to break in or guess the combination? What if it was smart enough to send them an email or text message when the con- tents were at risk? In 2006, SecuRam Systems Inc., a company with extraordinary vision and a solid foundation in electronic engineer- ing and access control, brought its unique skill for innovative design and quality manufacturing to the safe lock industry. Since its founding, SecuRam has launched more than 150 innovative safe lock systems – product innovations such as biometric authentication, remote management, network connectivity and Bluetooth for the business or corporate safe market – all features that the market was searching for. This year, as home automation is reaching exciting heights, SecuRam has launched a series of safe locks that can connect to your home's wire- less network. Using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology, SecuRam safe locks now allow safe owners to equip their safes with advanced technology – turning their big, old fortified steel box into a smart safe. This technology now allows you to be as connected to the secure storage of your precious belong- ings as you are to every other aspect of your life. For more information, visit www .securamsys.com. ON Semiconductor Debuts First to Market Design Platform for Next Generation Wearable Tech ON Semiconductor, driving energy effi- cient innovations, has utilized its strength and depth in a broad range of semiconduc- tor disciplines – Including analog, power management, sensor interface and signal conditioning – to introduce a comprehen- sive development resource for the wearable electronics sector. The new Wearable Development Kit (WDK1.0) combines a wide array of highly optimized compo- nents, with the objective of assisting OEMs in bringing differentiated products to mar- ket. Using it can significantly accelerate design cycles for wearable electronics while mitigating heavy engineering costs. "Despite the growing interest in wearable electronics, to date there is sim- ply not a solution on the market that pro- vides the scope needed by OEMs to help them develop feature rich designs that will attract strong consumer uptake," states AJ ElJallad, Senior Manager, Corporate Strategy and Business Development at ON Semiconductor. "The WDK1.0 is a multi-faceted design asset that will allow wearable technology projects to be expe- dited – shortening time to market and curbing the associated investment in engi- neering by leveraging the extent of ON Semiconductor's product portfolio." For this new offering, a high efficien- cy programmable NCP6915 DC-DC converter has been specified to take care of the power management tasks. An NCP1855 battery charger IC, plus an LC709203F fuel gauge and a 10 watt (W) rated SCY1751 wireless charging front- end controller (supporting AirFuel com- patible magnetic resonance charging) have also been incorporated. The kit's sensor capabilities stem from the MEMS- based FIS1100 inertial measurement unit (IMU), with 3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer operation enabling accu- rate multi-dimensional motion tracking. There is also an embedded temperature sensor included and an LC898301 driver IC for initiating haptic feedback. Critical to the WDK1.0 is its wireless connectivity, which is addressed via an ultra-lower power nRF52832 multi-proto- col system-on-chip (SoC) from Nordic Semiconductor. This features a 32-bit ARM ® Cortex™ processor core and a 2.4GHz transceiver – offering support for Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and other relevant wireless technologies. The kit is complemented by a SmartApp which can be downloaded directly from Android PlayStore and Apple AppStore. Using this, various pieces of information can be trans- posed, such as the steps taken, calories burnt, distance covered and activity period, as well as human machine interface aspects like screen brightness adjustment, clock face control, alarm settings and establishing fitness goals. An Eclipse- based IDE accompanies the kit. This pres- ents engineering teams with all the resources they need to rapidly create and subsequently debug code necessary for designs. A highly intuitive Project Wizard further facilitates the development process, by giving engineers access to numerous useful wearable-related project examples. The WDK1.0 solution also has a 1.44-inch format, 128 x 128 pixel TFT display into which a capacitive touch screen is integrated. A 26-pin expansion port complements all the other elements in the kit. Through this, there is ample provision for further additions to the sys- tem design, such as supplementary microcontroller, signal processing or GPS functionality, the inclusion of more sensors or the specifying of different dis- play. Hardware schematics and Cadence EDA design files are also made available. About ON Semiconductor ON Semiconductor is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering cus- tomers to reduce global energy use. The company is a leading supplier of semi- conductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy effi- cient power management, analog, sen- sors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company's products help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and defense applications. ON Semiconductor operates a responsive, reliable, world- class supply chain and quality program, a robust compliance and ethics program, and a network of manufacturing facili- ties, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit www .onsemi.com. MagicMount PRO Home/Office from Scosche A number of years back, Scosche intro- duced MagicMount™, Magnetic Mount for Mobile Devices. The product became an instant market success. Since that time, this versatile, highly-effective prod- uct has grown into a true mounting sys- tem with dozens of different models to meet virtually any mounting need. There are MagicMount models for the car, the office and for the home. Some MagicMounts are designed to work best on the dash, others in the window and still others on a wall, tabletop or even a metallic surface. There is the original MagicMount lineup, MagicMount PRO with more powerful magnets and inter- changeable color and pattern trim rings and an XL series specifically designed for mounting larger tablets. As MagicMount solutions have expanded, so has the product's popularity, resulting not only in numerous industry awards, but also in the most important achieve- ment of all – Magic Mount is the No. 1 Mount Brand in the U.S. Best thing is, you can use MagicMount for more than just mounting mobile devices. Thus, Scosche is proud to continue the MagicMount legacy with the addition of the new MagicMount PRO Home/Office (Part # MPOHM). It's the low-profile Magnetic Office/Home Mount with Optional-Use Mounting Arm for the Apple Watch ® . MagicMount Home/Office is not only great looking – it's versatile, multi-functional and of course highly-effective. This cradle-free, 4-axis adjustable mount allows for optimal mobile device viewing angles – mount your device in portrait, landscape or any angle in between. With the base's stickGRIP™ material, you can safely secure your mobile device to your office desk, kitchen table and other home/office surfaces. The open design allows for full access to all mobile device controls and ports. MagicMount's power- ful neodymium rare earth magnets are 100 percent mobile device safe. The product comes with a large and small MagicPlate™ non-magnetic metal plate with 3M adhesive for use with iPhone, iPad, smartphones, tablets and more. A special bonus is the included, optional- use, Apple Watch Arm. Use the arm along with your exist- ing Apple Watch cable to conveniently mount and charge your Apple Watch on the MagicMount Home/Office. Even rotate the arm into Apple Watch "Nightstand Mode." The base port on the mount stand helps keep charging cables mess free. MagicMount PRO Home/Office is available for $44.99 MSRP. Learn more at booth #N.1142. After the show, visit www.scosche.com.