New
Product Press Release
New
Product Press Release
For Immediate Release - January 13, 2009
Integrate Tiny Multipoint RF Design with
Analog and Digital I/O Directly on to Your PCB
Pittsford, NY: EmbedRF Integrated™
is a new RF solution for economically and rapidly adding low power wireless
capabilities to your own analog or digital product, without requiring any
network license fees or complex RF skills. Based on the
proven EmbedRF™ board, EmbedRF Integrated™
consists of the EmbedRF™ Baseband Processor, a low cost Microchip PIC
microcontroller preloaded with EmbedRF OS firmware and carefully designed Gerber
design files for integrating an RF design directly into your own board.
The EmbedRF Baseband Processor with EmbedRF OS firmware handles the RF data
transfer between two modules (base-slave or peer-to-peer). It has an intelligent
search-and-link feature which enables a given EmbedRF module to initiate contact
with only the EmbedRF chip in closest proximity. The EmbedRF OS was designed
with power conservation in mind so that a single module can run for years off of
a single lithium coin cell. EmbedRF Integrated™
can be
easily
configured
as a periodic
transceiver
for
applications
such
as parameter or medical data-logging,
or an
on-demand
transceiver
for remote control
applications.
With 4 analog inputs, the EmbedRF Integrated™ design can directly
interface with voltage-output sensors and transmit the information up to 50
feet. Bidirectional transmit/receive point-to-point and point-to-multipoint
capabilities make this design a unique wireless solution for
applications
requiring
a simple off-the-shelf,
low-power,
turn-key
design without needing complex RF design work. Roughly the size of a
postage stamp - EmbedRF Integrated™ even includes an on-board antenna in
its 4-layer design. This transceiver is ideal for use in size- and
cost-conscious products like toys, personal or medical loggers, or mobile
equipment.
Operating with an output power up to 5dBm at frequencies from 400MHz to 928MHz, EmbedRF Integrated™ features intelligent search and sophisticated 24-bit security capabilities. EmbedRF Integrated™ can work on 2.0 to 3.6V from -40degC to 85degC without trimming. EmbedRF Integrated™ will operate in point-to-point one-way, two-way, or two-way multipoint star-connection. Based on Chipcon’s CC1100 chipset, EmbedRF Integrated™ typically uses less than 0.3uA when sleeping, so with periodic transmissions of 0.25s to 12.75s an extremely long battery life is possible – average current consumption ranges from 255uA to as low as 6 uA depending on transmission interval. EmbedRF Integrated™ offers up to four analog inputs with 10-bit resolution for 0 - 3V signals, or 2 analog inputs and 2 digital output lines. EmbedRF Integrated™ configuration is very easy with the pull-down menu software provided. This unique transceiver module also does CRC RF packet error checking, and even provides a digital RSSI signal output for approximate distance measurement..
Beacon (a division of Safe Retrieve Inc.) is using the EmbedRF technology within their mobile electronic systems. EmbedRF Integrated™ technology is used to notify the mobile system that it is in short range of a base unit, allowing the mobile system to save power. Scott Swanson, Beacon’s CEO, says: ”The EmbedRF wireless solution was clearly the fastest way to develop a new product with a reliable low-power wireless functionality. I also like the fact that the EmbedRF transceiver provides distance information between the transmitter and receiver – a critical feature for our application.”
More economical than other 1- or 2-chip wireless solutions, EmbedRF Integrated™ is network-license-free, and can be designed to send 10-byte payloads at 315, 433, 868, or 915MHz while maintaining configuration states on power-down. With a fast “search” time of under 5 seconds, EmbedRF Integrated™’s RSSI signal can be used to find the location of nearby network units, which can each have a DeviceID of 2^24 unique numbers.
Designed and made in the USA, the EmbedRF™ Development Kit is available now , with individual modules from their USA distributor Saelig Co. Inc. Call a Saelig Sales Rep for further details.
