Wi-Fi模塊在物聯網設計中的應用現狀和未來優勢

　　一個無處不在的物聯網（物聯網）取決于無線連接，但有許多選擇無線，而不是每一個設備是IP尋址-物聯網的必備功能。更重要的是，射頻設計本質上是困難的。很少有公司配備適當的技能來實現射頻和天線設計，甚至在完成時，保持最新的設計與最新的標準，并通過FCC遵守它是耗時的。

　　對于設計師來說，有一個非常堅實和行之有效的無線連接和物聯網選項。該選項是Wi-Fi和模塊的使用。此功能將解釋原因，提供了一些設計方案，討論即將到來的升級到IEEE 802.11協議，并展示了如何橋Zigbee Wi-Fi本地IP地址。

　　There are many wireless interface options， Bluetooth Low Energy （BLE）， ZigBee， Z-Wave， Wi-Fi and RFID， each with their own unique balance of power， range， data rates， mesh networking， interference immunity， and ease of use. However， some interfaces are not yet native-IP enabled， so cannot be addressed directly or exchange data with other devices and servers over the Internet. These then require a separate gateway， adding expense and complexity to the final solution.

　　This is where Wi-Fi stands out： it is based on the IEEE 802.11 standards with native IP addressability， is ubiquitous， well understood， and can scale well in terms of data rates to optimize for power consumption. According to the Wi-Fi Alliance， there are more than 6.8 billion installed Wi-Fi-capable devices， so the odds are pretty high that there is a local Wi-Fi access point available （Figure 1）。 Note too that 802.11 standards are also IPv6 compliant， so there’s almost no limit to the number of unique addresses.