IoTMark™ Internet
of Things Benchmark Now Available for Bluetooth Low Energy Edge Nodes
EEMBC’s
IoTMark-BLE Measures Combined Energy Consumption of an Edge Node’s I²C Interface,
Processor, and BLE Radio
PORTLAND, Ore. — Sept. 27, 2018 — EEMBC, an industry consortium that
develops benchmarks for embedded hardware and software, today announced that its internet of things IoTMark™-BLE
benchmark is now available for licensing. Part of the IoTMark benchmarking
suite for measuring the combined energy consumption of an edge node’s sensor
interface, processor, and radio interface, IoTMark-BLE focuses on Bluetooth Low
Energy (BLE) devices.
The
IoTMark-BLE benchmark profile models a real IoT edge node consisting of
an I²C sensor and a BLE radio through sleep, advertise, and connected-mode
operation. The benchmark measures the energy required to power the edge node
platform and to run the tests fed by the benchmark. At the center of the
benchmark is the IoTConnect framework, a low-cost benchmarking harness used by
multiple EEMBC benchmarks. The framework provides an external sensor emulator (the
IO Manager), a BLE gateway (the radio manager), and an Energy Monitor. The host
system controls this framework, runs the benchmark, and performs verification
to ensure that the device under test (DUT) performed the benchmark correctly.
Benchmark
users interact with the DUT via an interface with which they can set a number
of tightly defined parameters, such as connection
interval, I²C speed, BLE transmission power, and more. Default
values are provided to enable direct comparisons between DUTs, or users can
change them to analyze a design’s sensitivity to each parameter. IoTMark-BLE’s IoTConnect
framework supports microcontrollers and radio modules from any vendor, and it is
compatible with any embedded operating system, software stack, or OEM hardware.
“With many IoT edge node platforms
being deployed in environments without grid power and with limited opportunity
to change batteries, power consumption is a primary concern in their design,” said
Peter
Torelli, EEMBC president and CTO. “Built on the foundation of our ULPMark™
benchmark for low-power microcontrollers, IoTMark takes the next step for edge
nodes by including the energy consumption of their sensor interface and
communications hardware. For devices utilizing BLE radios, the IoTMark-BLE
benchmark will be instrumental in helping designers choose the best
microcontroller, RF components, and communications protocol to extend battery
life in their applications.”
To request an IoTMark-BLE
license, please visit
https://www.eembc.org/memberinfo/requestinfo.php?reg=LIC&suite=iotmarkble.
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About EEMBC
EEMBC
develops performance benchmarks for the hardware and software used in
autonomous driving, mobile imaging, Internet of Things, mobile devices, and
many other applications. Benchmark suites are developed in a consensual process
by EEMBC member companies and EEMBC technical staff to ensure fairness of
approach and industry-wide acceptance. Further information is available at www.eembc.org.
IoTMark
and ULPMark are trademarks and EEMBC is a registered trademark of the Embedded
Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium.
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