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Hi everyone,
Today is New Year’s Day, according to the lunar calendar, which we follow here in China. The lunar year from 5 February 2019 until 24 January 2020 is considered to be the year of the pig, which is the twelfth animal in the Chinese horoscope and is regarded as a symbol of wealth and good fortune. On this note, then, we would like to wish you all “新年快乐”, which is transliterated as “xīnnián kuàilè” and translated as Happy New Year!
In mid-January, between the Chinese and Western New Year’s Day we spent a weekend in Chongming Island, where we held our annual gathering as a company. On this picturesque island at the mouth of Yangtze River in Eastern China, Espressifers from all our offices across China, Europe and India gathered to contemplate the company’s course in 2018 and discuss its goals for 2019. We spoke about our mission to build bridges between the wider public and technology, particularly in the domains of Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things. As a company driving today’s AI and IoT revolution, Espressif Systems will continue supporting research in these fields through investments and partnerships with scholars and institutions whose mission is to promote STEM education in China and beyond.
Other topics you can find in this month’s newsletter include:
- ESP-EYE, Espressif’s newly-released development board for applications relating to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things (AIoT);
- an announcement of the recent Bluetooth SIG certification for our ESP BLE Mesh SDK which will be released very soon;
- the new “washMaster”, a cutting-edge laundry machine based on Espressif’s powerful ESP32, which has been developed by Schulthess Maschinen AG in Switzerland; and, last but not least,
- the exciting one-day event, dedicated to ESP32, which took place in Bangkok last weekend, attracting a large number of makers from all around the country, and highlighting the huge popularity of ESP32 in Thailand.
Hope you enjoy reading this month’s newsletter. Keep sending us your messages and requests on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. We respond to all of your messages as quickly as possible!
Best wishes, John Lee. Senior Customer Support Officer
New AIoT Solution Released#
Espressif’s new development board for applications relating to Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things has just been released, together with its accompanying SDK, ESP-WHO. Its commercial name is ESP-EYE. This board is based on ESP32, which also integrates a digital microphone, 8 MB of PSRAM and 4 MB of flash. Additionally, it provides an external 2-megapixel camera, which makes the board ideal for face detection, face recognition and speech recognition.
Espressif’s BLE Mesh SDK Is Now Bluetooth-SIG-certified#
Espressif is pleased to announce that the ESP BLE-Mesh SDK has been Bluetooth-SIG-certified as of January 2019, having received what was previously known as the BQB certification. This officially ensures that Espressif’s above-mentioned SDK meets the Bluetooth organization’s standards for global product interoperability and complies with the Bluetooth License Agreement.
“washMaster”: A Swiss ESP32-based Laundry Machine#
Schulthess Maschinen AG is a Swiss company that has produced washing machines and dryers for families, hotels and other commercial enterprises for over 170 years. Their latest pioneering product, “The New washMaster”, is an ESP32-based laundry machine which provides a state-of-the-art solution to cashless payment systems for laundry rooms in big blocks of flats.
Packed Out One-Day ESP32 Event in Thailand#
An exciting one-day event took place in Bangkok, Thailand, last Sunday on 3 February. It was dedicated to Espressif’s flagship chip ESP32 and the multiple ways in which it can be used in IoT and AI applications. The event featured prominent speakers from the Thai maker community, attracting scores of attendees.
Originally published at mailchi.mp.