ZigBee stack upgrades for smart energy
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Texas Instruments product story
Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team
Jun 30, 2008
Software provides full support for both ZigBee and ZigBee Pro feature sets, as well as the latest smart energy profile for advanced metering infrastructure.
Texas Instruments has developed a new version of its industry-leading ZigBee-certified Z-Stack software, which is available for free download from its website.
Z-Stack 2.1.0 software provides full support for both ZigBee and ZigBee Pro feature sets, as well as the latest smart energy profile for advanced metering infrastructure (AMI).
Z-Stack 2.1.0 software works in combination with TI's SmartRFT05 platform, which includes the MSP430 ultra-low-power microcontroller, the CC2520 RF transceiver and the CC2591 range extender, which allows communications over several kilometres.
The software provides a library of supported application examples, including smart energy, home automation and over the air download.
"ZigBee is revolutionising the way we interact with our environment, most notably in the field of advanced metering infrastructure where the application of smart energy technology will reduce energy consumption and maximise efficiency", said Brian Blum, ZigBee Product Marketing Manager at Texas Instruments.
"Z-Stack software, in conjunction with TI's portfolio targeted specifically for AMR markets, including low-power RF, microcontrollers and 32bit digital signal controllers, brings together all the elements customers need to quickly develop and deliver a smart energy product to market".
Z-Stack software has been awarded the ZigBee Alliance golden unit status for both ZigBee and ZigBee Pro by the ZigBee test house National Technical Services (NTS) and is used by thousands of ZigBee developers worldwide.
Z-Stack software also provides support for the CC2430 system-on-chip and CC2431, which adds a hardware-based location detection engine to enable ZigBee applications that can change behaviour based on the node's current location.
