Eval boards and Reference kits from Atmel supporting ZigBee interface to MCU

Atmel Corporation has made available the ZigBee RF4CE wireless evaluation kit designed for ZigBee PRO and ZigBee RF4CE application development and prototyping. Atmel is also launching the REB231ED-EK evaluation kit with antenna diversity support for the Atmel AT86RF231 device.

The kits support ZigBee application profiles such as Smart Energy, Home and Building Automation, Remote Control, as well as IEEE 802.15.4 and proprietary wireless applications. ZigBee-compliant software stacks are available for download from Atmel website. Both kits supports Atmel ATmega128RFA1 and AT86RF231 devices.

"As the ZigBee wireless market continues to expand from smart energy to building automation and consumer applications, Atmel continues to provide customers the necessary solutions to help bring their applications to market quickly," said Magnus Pedersen, product marketing director of MCU wireless solutions at Atmel Corporation. "With the release of the new ZigBee RF4CE and PRO evaluation kits, developers can now easily prototype their system designs and bring their products faster to market. Atmel is committed to the wireless ZigBee market and will continue to expand in this space."

The Atmel ZigBee evaluation kits comes with reference boards based on the Atmel ATmega128RFA1 and AT86RF231 wireless, low-power transceivers and the software stacks ready for download on the website. The kits also allow convenient RF performance evaluation and power consumption measurement.

Availability: Now
Price:
The Atmel RF4CE Remote Control Evaluation Kit:USD $439
Pricing for the REB231ED-EK kit is available in Q2 2011 for USD $23

For more information about Atmel's ATmega128RFA1 visit www.atmel.com/wireless/single-chip.