ZigBee module comes in very small size

An One RF Technology product story

Edited by the Electronicstalk editorial team May 1, 2007

A system on chip (SoC) based ZigBee solution will be on display at RF and Hyper in Paris and at the Hanover Industry Fair.

One RF Technology, one of the leading providers of ZigBee radio modules, introduced its new System on Chip (SoC) based ZigBee system at RF and Hyper in Paris and at the Hanover Industry Fair.

The new miniature ZigBee module, called uTiny, is based on the Texas Instruments CC2430 SoC and it will be available for purchase in Q3 2007.

Parallel to the recent ZCP certification of its current generation ZigBee module, One RF Technology already introduced the next-generation ZigBee system at RF and Hyper 2007 in France and Hanover Industry Fair in Germany.

uTiny is a low-cost ZigBee system for building automation and wireless sensor networks (WSN).

The new miniature ZigBee module will be available in Q3 2007.

A ZigBee certified platform (ZCP) based on the company's current generation TinyOne ZigBee module, including an in-house ZigBee 2006 stack, is already available for purchase.

Being a very small-sized SMD component, uTiny occupies only 25 x 15mm of space and it is about 3mm high.

It has 2 mW output power, -94 dBm sensitivity and it consumes less than 2uA on stand-by.

Soon available with or without an integrated antenna, uTiny offers engineers the optimum choice for low-cost ZigBee integration into battery operated applications.

uTiny will also be available as a small-size USB dongle.

The USB dongle, 58 x 20 x 22mm in size, is made of clear polycarbonate.

Including drivers for Windows 98SE/2000/XP and communicating through a virtual com port, the uTiny USB dongle can be easily connected to a PDA through USB 1.1 / USB 2.0, thereby offering the possibility for the development of mobile ZigBee solutions for applications such as automated meter reading.

uTiny will also be available on the license free 2400 - 2483.5MHz frequency range with the standard in-house firmware for applications that do not benefit from the use of the world-wide ZigBee standard.