STM32 Wireless Innovation Design Contest: The Nominees

After hours of reviewing the projects entered in the STM32 Wireless Innovation Design Contest, the judges have nominated five standout projects that exemplify technical excellence, creativity, and functionality. Congratulations to the nominees! The judges will select the top three projects from this group and announce the winners on April 10, 2024, live at embedded world 2024.

The participating projects are posted on the STM32 Wireless Innovation Design Contest page. The five nominees:
 

• Zigbee Environmental measurement center for indoor plants or greenhouse (Submitted by Alain Romaszewski)  
• The electric meter that Matters (Submitted by BDeliers)
• BLE Ski & Snowboard performance evaluation platform (Submitted by Vir)
• Connected and democratic air conditionning IR remote (Submitted by tdo)
• The open source multifunction variometer for paragliding (Submitted by CJZ)

 

Winners' Announcement: April 10, 2024

Jury members from STMicroelectronics and Elektor will now once again review the five nominated projects and then select the top three for prizes. The official announcement is scheduled to take place at the ST booth (Hall 4A-148) during embedded world Exhibition & Conference in Nuremberg (Germany) on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 5:00 PM. All participants, and the five nominees in particular, are cordially invited to attend the prize ceremony. During the ceremony, we will look back at the contest one more time. We hope to hear from the winners about how their projects came about.
 
With the code ew24ELE, you can order a free entrance ticket on the embedded world site. For those who cannot attend embedded world in person, the winners will also be announced on the contest page and in various Elektor newsletters on April 12.

STM32 Wireless Innovation Design Contest: Details and Prizes

The contest challenged participants to display their engineering creativity and design skills by developing innovative wirelessless applications with STM32 solutions from STMicroelectronics. The judges are assessing the submissions based on the following criteria: creativity and innovation; technical excellence; functionality and practicality; aesthetics and user experience; and documentation and presentation.

The judges will select three prize winners. 
 

• 1st Prize: €2,500
• 2nd Prize: €1,500
• 3rd Prize: €1,000

Good luck to all the nominees!