Software simplifies ISM transceiver development: News from Plextek

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Plextek has developed the ADIismLink software package for Analog Devices' ADF702x range of monolithic ISM (industrial scientific and medical) band transceivers. The software provides a flexible framework within which customers can develop real world applications. It also provides the capability for Analog Devices to demonstrate and customers to evaluate the radio solution.

This is significant for application developers, saving them time and development effort and enabling customers to get their products to market more quickly.

Analog Devices ADF702x family of ISM transceivers are aimed primarily at low power, short-range telemetry and control applications, such as plant monitoring, alarms, security and remote control.

They can operate at datarates from approximately 2 to 115Kbit/s with a corresponding impact on usable range.

The ADIismLink software saves the customer significant time and development effort by taking care of the radio (air interface) protocol and the application programming framework (an elementary operating system).

The protocol enables data to be reliably delivered between network endpoints and a single basestation whilst abiding by the legislative rules and restrictions that apply to the frequency band in use.

Most ISM bands have a tight limit on the transmit duty cycle and/or require frequency hopping.

The operating system aspects of the software are strongly geared towards power saving.

All system and user-application processes are managed together so that microcontroller sleeping can be dynamically optimised.

The software package (protocol and application framework) is available now from Analog Devices as part of the development platform for the ADF702x family of ISM transceivers.

Plextek will continue to work with Analog Devices on custom modifications of the core functionality or further development of the application software.

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News Release from: Plextek Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 June 2005

Software simplifies ISM transceiver development

Plextek has developed the ADIismLink software package for Analog Devices' ADF702x range of monolithic ISM (industrial scientific and medical) band transceivers.

Note: Readers of the Editor’s free email newsletter will have read this news when it was announced. . It’s free!

News Release from: Plextek
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 June 2005