New Features#

No new features added in Release 2.9.2.

Added in Release 2.9.1#

Wi-Fi 917 Sensor#

The Wi-Fi 917 Dev Kit Sensor demo displays the data from built-in sensors on the 917 Dev Kit board. In this demo, the 917 Dev Kit operates as an HTTP web server, while the mobile application collects, processes, and displays the sensor data. A button press on the mobile app indicates the corresponding changes on the LEDs on the Dev Kit board.

Added in Release 2.9.0#

Rename EFR Connect#

EFR Connect Application is renamed to ‘Simplicity Connect’. App icons are updated on App Store/ Play Store. GitHub repo and readme file are updated.

Wi-Fi OTA Update#

The “Wi-Fi OTA firmware update” demo application demonstrates how to update the SiWx91x firmware over Wi-Fi connection, by downloading the image from the mobile phone.

BLE IOP Update#

Added LE Privacy test case after Security and Encryption test case.

Added in Release 2.8.0#

Matter#

New Matter demo adds and commissions Matter Thread and Matter Wi-Fi devices to the Matter network by scanning the device’s QR code present on the Matter device. After successful commission, you can control the Matter device over the Wi-Fi or Thread network. The supported Matter device types are Light, Lock, On/Off Plug, Window Covering, Thermostat, Temp Sensor, Contact Sensor, and Occupancy Sensor.

Added in Release 2.7.0#

Electronic Shelf Label#

New Electronic Shelf Label (ESL) adds and commissions ESL tags to the system network by scanning the tag’s QR code with the mobile device’s camera and provides the user a UI to view the list of commissioned tags and control them. For more information, see AN1419: Bluetooth LE Electronic Shelf Label.

Added in Release 2.6.0#

Redesign#

The app got a refreshed look: main navigation bar with distinct purpose views, demo section focused on out-of-box demos, developer focused scan view, local GATT configurator, BLE Interoperability section, and new Settings view.

Added in Release 2.5.0#

Scanner#

New RSSI Graph functionality which shows a graphical representation of RSSI for scanned devices.

Added in Release 2.4.1#

Demos#

Added support for BRD2601A and BRD2601B boards.

Added in Release 2.4.0#

Demos#

Environment and Motion apps migrated to EFR Connect as a new demos. New demo – Wi-Fi Commissioning.

Blinky Demo#

Added support for Thunderboard boards in Blinky demo.

Added in Release 2.3.2#

GATT Configurator Import/Export#

The GATT Configurator now allows importing/exporting the GATT database to/from Simplicity Studio’s GATT Configurator.

Added in Release 2.3.0#

Interoperability Test (IOP)#

Interoperability Test runs a sequence of Bluetooth LE operations to verify interoperability between the Bluetooth LE stack running on the mobile phone and the Silicon Labs stack running on the EFR32. This requires flashing a device with the Bluetooth – SoC Interoperability Test sample app from the Silicon Labs Bluetooth SDK in Simplicity Studio. For more information, see AN1346: Running the BLE Interoperability (IOP) Test.

Demos#

Demos are precompiled images that can be flashed directly to compatible EFR32 devices from Simplicity Studio with the Bluetooth SDK installed.

  • Bluetooth - SoC Throughput

  • Bluetooth - SoC Blinky

  • GATT Configurator

Introduced a GATT Configurator feature that allows creating, manipulating, and enabling multiple GATT databases on the mobile app. This also displays the local GATT when connecting to a device, whereas before only the remote GATT was being shown.

Added in Release 2.2.0#

Demos#

Ported Connected Lighting and Range Test demos from Wireless Gecko mobile app, which is no longer available for download.

Added in Release 2.1.0#

Advertiser#

The Advertiser feature was introduced, which allows using EFR Connect as a peripheral.

Added in Release 2.0.0#

Logging#

A logging feature was introduced, which keeps a log of all Bluetooth transactions for later analysis.

Mappings Dictionary#

This feature allows naming custom services and characteristics (with 128-bit long UUIDs).

Multi-Connection support#

With EFR Connect, it is now possible to connect to multiple peripheral devices and seamlessly switch between those connections to interface with their respective GATT databases.