Product category:
Wireless Communications
News Release from: MaxStream | Subject: XBee product
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 June 2006
Firmware upgrades wireless data
acquisition
A firmware upgrade for all 802.15.4-enabled XBee and XBee-Pro products permits features such as analogue-to-digital conversion, digital input reading and encryption.
MaxStream has released a firmware upgrade for all 802.15.4-enabled XBee and XBee-Pro products This update permits features such as analogue-to-digital conversion, digital input reading and encryption
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 5 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Digital inputs can also be reported during transition occurrences or through cyclic sampling.
In between sample periods, the radios can be configured for sleep modes that use less than 35uA, making the RF modules an ideal communication solution for battery-powered applications.
Also helping to conserve power and bandwidth in data acquisition applications, multiple analogue and digital inputs can be collected before they are wirelessly transmitted.
The addition of 128bit AES encryption creates a more secure and reliable network connection for applications dealing with sensitive and critical data.
The introduction of these new features allows more applications to incorporate the easy-to-use and low-cost benefits of MaxStream's XBee product family.
"As the diverse needs of OEMs and systems integrators using MaxStream products have grown, we have found the need to include additional functionality for their application needs", said Hugh Nielsen, Chief Technology Officer at MaxStream.
"The features included in this latest release of our 802.15.4 firmware give our customers more strength and flexibility as they integrate our wireless communications solutions".
The IEEE802.15.4 standard was established to provide a simple, low-power, low-cost solution for a variety of industries requiring the benefits of wireless technology.
The 802.15.4 standard serves as the RF backbone for the ZigBee protocol.
The beta release of the latest 802.15.4 firmware will be available for download in early June, with a full release planned for early July.
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