SDK integration and AI-assisted development tools provide a starting point for connected product innovation
AUSTIN, Texas, and HANGZHOU, China — 10 November 2026, Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) and Tuya Smart (NYSE: TUYA, HKSE: 2391) today announced support for Silicon Labs’ SiWx917 wireless system-on-chip (SoC) in TuyaOpen, Tuya’s open-source development framework. The integration gives developers using TuyaOpen a low-power Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE hardware option for connected devices.
The SiWx917 platform integration is available through Tuya’s open-source repositories. Alongside the TuyaOpen IDE, it provides developers with a path to evaluate connected product concepts, including connected toys and devices that use cloud-based AI services. The IDE offers AI-assisted coding capabilities that can help developers create and refine application code within the TuyaOpen framework.
“SiWx917 combines low-power multi-protocol wireless connectivity, application processing and hardware-based security in a single chip,” said Irvind Ghai, Vice President of Wi-Fi at Silicon Labs. “Support in TuyaOpen makes those capabilities available to developers building products for the Tuya ecosystem.”
News at a Glance
- The TuyaOpen SDK support for Silicon Labs’ SiWx917 low-power Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE SoC.
- Developers gain another low-power hardware option and access to TuyaOpen’s cross-platform framework and AI-assisted development workflow.
- Platform code and support for the Silicon Labs BRD2605A and Sekorm SiWx917 AI development kits provide a starting point for evaluation.
Hardware and Development Support
SiWx917 combines Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE connectivity with an Arm Cortex-M4 application processor, hardware-based security and power management. Its integrated architecture can help developers reduce the number of components needed for wireless connectivity and application processing.
The TuyaOpen integration includes support for the Silicon Labs BRD2605A SiWx917 Development Kit and the Sekorm SiWx917 AI Development Kit. These boards provide hardware for prototyping and evaluating applications using the SDK.
AI-Assisted Development in the TuyaOpen Ecosystem
TuyaOpen provides a C/C++ software framework and a hardware abstraction layer designed to separate application code from chip-specific functions. Its associated TuyaOpen IDE brings project setup, compilation, device programming and serial log debugging into one development environment.
The TuyaOpen IDE also offers AI-assisted development capabilities, including natural-language assistance for generating and adapting application code. TuyaOpen’s broader ecosystem connects device development with cloud-based services and multimodal AI offerings. These ecosystem capabilities can help developers explore AI-enabled connected products while using SiWx917 as a supported hardware target. Availability of individual IDE and AI functions may depend on the selected workflow and platform configuration.
“Adding SiWx917 support gives TuyaOpen developers another hardware option for connected product development,” said Hsuan Han Lai, Head of TuyaOpen at Tuya Smart. “The SDK integration and supported development boards provide a starting point for evaluating designs that use low-power Wi-Fi connectivity and AI-assisted development tools.”
Availability
The TuyaOpen SDK and SiWx917 platform integration are available through the following open-source repositories. Documentation and development resources are available at the links below.
- TuyaOpen SDK: https://github.com/tuya/TuyaOpen
- SiWx917 platform integration: https://github.com/tuya/TuyaOpen-SiliconLabs
- TuyaOpen IDE: https://tuyaopen.ai/tuyaopen-ide
- Silicon Labs BRD2605A Development Kit: https://www.silabs.com/development-tools/wireless/wi-fi/siwx917-dk2605a-wifi-6-bluetooth-le-soc-dev-kit
Availability and ordering information for the Sekorm SiWx917 AI Development Kit will be provided by Sekorm.