Infineon Technologies has launched a tool to evaluate smart sensor systems in smart home applications. XENSIV Sensor Shield for Arduino incorporates a range of Infineon sensors together with Sensirion’s SHT35 humidity and temperature sensor. The tool allows design engineers to develop and test smart home sensor-based applications faster by providing a range of microcontrollers, wireless connectivity and security chips.

The XENSIV Sensor Shield for Arduino enables hardware interoperability between multiple Infineon MCUs and sensors as an integrated development platform. Featured sensors include XENSIV 60 GHz Radar, PAS CO2, Pressure, PDM Microphones, IMU accelerometer and the Sensirion SHT35 humidity and temperature sensor. The shield integrates with Infineon’s microcontroller kits and provides access via an Arduino Uno connector.

The XENSIV Sensor Shield for Arduino works with Infineon’s ModusToolbox software development platform, a unified platform for embedded system development.

Designers can also employ the sensors of the XENSIV Sensor Shield for Arduino in Machine Learning use cases, utilising Infineon microcontrollers, ModusToolbox and Imagimob Machine Learning together with Infineon’s broad sensor capabilities and Sensirion’s temperature and humidity sensor.

“We are very pleased to be teaming up with Sensirion“, said Philipp von Schierstädt, EVP & CSO Consumer, Computing & Communication at Infineon. “Together we can expand our product range and ease the work of application designers.” With the new shield customers addressing smart home applications such as HVAC will have the opportunity to develop within Infineon’s ecosystem and gain access to additional sensors beyond the company’s consumer sensor portfolio of microphones, pressure sensors, CO₂ and radar sensors.