Atmel New Evaluation Kits Target Wireless ZigBee PRO and RF4CE Applications

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 also provide users the ability to evaluate high data rates modes of the 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 come complete 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.