Espressif is celebrating eight months because it launched its ESP ZeroCode platform, celebrating the joint milestones of 11,000 customers and 100 Matter-certified designs constructed utilizing the platform — together with the addition of prolonged assist for brand new lessons of Matter units.
“It’s been about eight months since we launched ESP ZeroCode. For all these months, steady curiosity and buyer exercise has stored us busy,” Espressif’s Kedar Sovani says. “Over 11,000 customers throughout 125 international locations have visited ESP ZeroCode, constructing varied sorts of Matter-enabled merchandise.
“Each week we get quite a few queries and requests for samples or product-related queries. Many of those have now change into merchandise which have accomplished certification and promoting of their respective market locations. Alongside the best way we’ve got Matter-certified over 100 ESP ZeroCode powered units.”
Espressif says its ESP ZeroCode growth platform goes from power to power, with over 100 Matter-certified units designed since launch. (📷: Espressif)
Espressif launched ESP ZeroCode again in August final 12 months, promising the flexibility to construct a product with out ever touching its program code. “You describe the form of product you want to create, the options you wish to have, and its {hardware} configuration, that’s it,” Espressif’s Chirag Atal claimed on the time.
“You may immediately check out the generated firmware on the bodily {hardware}. In the event you don’t like one thing, you return and tweak all of it you need. That is really a magical expertise.”
Within the months since, and whereas these 100-some units have been in growth, Espressif has been increasing and enhancing the ESP ZeroCode platform, Sovani says — together with an expanded automated testing framework, which incorporates month-long period checks and radio-frequency interference checks, recent assist for constructing initiatives that run on a single Espressif chip or have a “connectivity coprocessor,” and partnerships to make use of the platform for Alexa, Apple Residence, Google Residence, Residence Assistant, and SmartThings appropriate units.
Espressif has elevated the variety of companions in this system, most not too long ago including Alexa Join Package (ACK) for Matter assist. (📷: Espressif)
Different newly-added extensions to the platform embody assist for brand new system varieties added within the newest Matter normal together with, however not restricted to, good energy sockets, window blinds, air conditioners, washing machines, fridges, thermostats, and lighting techniques each LED and filament pushed.
Further customization choices have been added, Sovani says, whereas the time to convey a product to market has been slashed — with some unnamed prospects going from idea to licensed manufacturing “inside three weeks,” he claims.
Extra info on the ESP ZeroCode platform is out there on Espressif’s web site.