Atmel has developed an RF transceiver to support the high-volume consumer markets in the 2.4GHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band.
The AT86RF232 transceiver supports the ZigBee RF4CE specification aimed at consumer remotes, keyboards and 3D glasses.
“With the growing high-volume consumer segment, manufacturers are looking for transceivers with low power, high RF performance and enhanced security,” said Magnus Pedersen, product marketing director for microcontroller wireless solutions at Atmel
“The transceiver addresses these issues with antenna diversity, larger link budget and robust RF performance for this cost-sensitive market." said Pedersen.
The transceiver supports automatic antenna diversity to improve RF performance and there is on-chip AES encryption for secure wireless end-to-end communication.
The transceiver has a voltage range of 1.8V to 3.6V, -100dBm in sensitivity and an output power of 3dBm for extended battery life in various applications.
Receiver current consumption is 11.8mA, transceiver current consumption is 13.8mA.
The AT86RF232 transceiver is available with the REB232ED-EK evaluation kit which includes two AT86RF232 radio evaluation boards, combined with an Atmel ATXmega256A3 microcontroller.
These boards come with free downloadable evaluation software on the Atmel website at: www.atmel.com/AT86RF232. These evaluation boards and transceiver are also ideal for designers moving towards ZigBee RF4CE and ZigBee Remote Control profiles.
