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News Release from: Telegesis | Subject: ETRX2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 17 March 2006
Transceiver upgrades ZigBee performance
The ETRX2 is a low-cost low-power ZigBee transceiver that can be embedded in a wide range of devices to produce self-organising self-healing wireless meshes.
A new module for building ZigBee wireless networks has been launched by Telegesis With major enhancements in features and performance compared with its predecessor, the ETRX2 is a low-cost low-power transceiver that can be embedded in a wide range of devices to produce self-organising self-healing wireless meshes
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Feb 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Incorporating the new single chip EM250 ZigBee system from Ember, the devices offer developers a simple means for bringing advanced wireless-enabled products to market quickly without the need for RF experience and expertise.
Telegesis provides an AT-style command line interface for the modules, which is similar in style to that used to control dial-up modems.
Based on the recently developed EmberZNet2.2 mesh stack, this powerful interface makes it easy for those not expert in ZigBee wireless network technology to develop applications without the use of complex software engineering.
Also available are ETRX2 development kits, which enable rapid demonstration and in-depth assessment of a working ZigBee mesh.
"As developers become comfortable with the technology, they can add more modules to widen the mesh and experiment with the full capability of the modules", said Telegesis' Managing Director, Nicholas Gomersall.
The new modules are suitable for a wide range of innovative monitoring and control applications, including automatic meter reading, wireless alarms and security, home and building automation, industrial controls, item tracking and control of PC peripherals.
With their small form factor, measuring 37.75 x 20mm, the modules are compatible with the previous Telegesis ETRX1 devices.
Each module contains a 16bit microcontroller with 128Kbyte of embedded Flash memory and 5Kbyte of integrated SRAM for data and program storage.
Available with a choice of three antenna options, they operate in the 2.4GHz ISM radio band.
Four different power modes are supported to provide extended battery life.
Operating temperate range is from -40 to +85C.
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