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News Release from: AMI Semiconductor | Subject: AMIS-52100 evaluation kit
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 August 2004
Evaluation kit speeds ISM transceiver
designs
A new transceiver IC evaluation kit speeds the prototyping and implementation of low-power wireless functionality in implantable medical devices and other ISM applications below 500MHz.
A new transceiver IC evaluation kit from AMI Semiconductor (AMIS) speeds the prototyping and implementation of low-power wireless functionality in implantable medical devices and other industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) applications operating in the sub-500MHz frequency band The AMIS-52100 evaluation kit provides all of the hardware, software and documentation needed to fully evaluate the company's AMIS-52100 single-chip, low-power transceiver IC
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 26 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to evaluation, the kit can reduce overall development time by allowing designers to configure the IC to emulate the specific data communication and power conservation requirements of the target application.
AMI Semiconductor's AMIS-52100 evaluation kit comprises an AMIS-52100 evaluation PCB, Windows-based graphical user interface (GUI) software, and supporting cabling and connections.
Using the kit, designers can quickly and easily establish PC-to-PC communications for the purpose of evaluating the IC.
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The intuitive GUI allows the user to modify the AMIS-52100 on-chip registers to configure key parameters including the proprietary Sniff Mode power conservation technology and clock and data recovery functionality.
Launched in January 2004, the AMIS-52100 is the newest member of the low data rate ASTRIC (application specific transmit and receive IC) product family.
The device is functional from 315 to 500MHz, and optimised for the emerging 402-405MHz applications targeted at the FDA's Medical Implantable Communications Systems (MICS) standard and European standards for Ultra Low Power Active Medical Implants (ULP-AMIs).
The AMIS-52100 is built on a robust ASK (amplitude shift keying) modulation technology and includes clock and data recovery circuitry.
The digital baseband circuit postprocesses a demodulated binary signal to produce an optimally sampled data bitstream and clock signal that is synchronised with the incoming data.
This removes jitter concerns and maximises demodulated data integrity.
AMIS engineered the AMIS-52100 to include its patent-pending Quick Start oscillator.
This oscillator has an extremely fast 15us turn-on time that allows the onboard receiver to quickly power up to check for the presence of a signal when the IC is operating in Sniff Mode.
Sniff Mode is register-programmable to optimise power conservation and system performance.
The evaluation kit software incorporates a built in oscilloscope function that allows the user to configure and evaluate this mode for a specific application.
Commenting on the launch of the new kit, Kirk Peterson, AMI Semiconductor's Wireless Line Product Manager, states: "Wireless-based implantable medical devices provide benefits for both patients and health care organisations, and the AMIS-52100 transceiver IC significantly simplifies the design of such devices".
"Now, with the comprehensive AMIS-52100 evaluation kit, we are providing designers with an easy-to-use solution for evaluating the suitability of this IC for their industrial, scientific and medical applications, as well as helping to reduce development times for designs based on the IC".
The AMIS-52100 evaluation kit is available now and is priced at $349.
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