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News Release from: Cyan Technology | Subject: RF-Solved
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 February 2008
Design kit cuts through the black art of
RF
RF-Solved is an easy-to-use design kit that simplifies ISM band radio applications.
RF-Solved is the latest addition to Cyan's family of Cy-Solved applications solutions, which are built on the company's configurable microcontroller chips RF-Solved offers a high level of flexibility to enable designers to escape the constraints and limitations of standards based alternatives
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Feb 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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RF-Solved can remove the need for users to understand the "black art" of RF and be incorporated as new connectivity into existing systems.
It is well suited for use in applications such as remote sensors, automated and smart utility metering, industrial controls and asset monitoring.
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The underlying protocol Cy-Net is an extended implementation of the MicrelNet cluster tree topology solution and can be adapted to support self healing, self forming networks, RF repeater based systems with complex tree or star network topologies, in addition to simple point-to-point communications.
The combination of these features, together with the low power operation of Cyan's eCOG1kG microcontrollers and the longer range, smaller footprint and lower power achievable with the Micrel's RadioWire transceivers, offer compelling advantages over alternative technologies such as IEEE802.15.4/Zigbee.
The evaluation kit contains two AM001 adaptive modules plus development carrier boards.
This enables evaluation of a basic network in a ready to go environment and allows programming via AT command set.
Also included are the Cyan eICE USB dongle and CyanIDE toolchain, which enable the software on the eCOG1kG microcontroller to be easily customised to individual requirements.
Paul Chaplin, VP of Sales - EMEA, Cyan comments: "Cyan has developed a ready to deploy RF system that is so easy to use that it works straight out of the box".
"We want to give prospective customers the opportunity to try it for themselves as we believe it is the best way to truly understand and appreciate the benefits of our solution".
Cyan will showcase the RF-Solved ISM band networking solution at Embedded World 2008.
Visitors to the show can claim a free evaluation kit by downloading a voucher from the Cyan website and taking it along to the Cyan stand (578).
Free evaluation kits will be provided every day to eligible claimants on a first come-first served basis.
Cyan will also be playing an active role in the conference programme at Embedded World.
On Wednesday 27th February, between 1530 and 1630, Sean Cochrane will lead a session titled: "A structured embedded software model for improved code portability and reuse".
At 1320 on Tuesday 26th February at the Exhibitor Forum, Gerry David will challenge the presumption that mesh networking is the logical choice for industrial RF connectivity with a presentation entitled "Who needs mesh networks?".
Other solutions from the Cy-Solved family including USB-Solved and Motor Control-Solved will also be on show at the Cyan stand.
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