Sigfox transceiver and development kits

9 November 2016 Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

Microchip has developed an FCC-certified, fully integrated RF transceiver and kits for developing IoT solutions for use on the Sigfox network. Powered by Microchip’s highly integrated ATA8520E, a low-power RF transceiver with an integrated AVR microcontroller, the kits allow developers to easily connect to Sigfox’s long-range, two-way global IoT network resulting in a low-cost, low-power device-to-cloud connectivity solution. This is ideal for IoT applications ranging from logistics, to agriculture, smart cities and other machine-to-machine (M2M) sectors. The ATA8520E is also the first fully Sigfox-certified chip suitable for both North America and Europe.

The solution is available in two versions. Customers can either purchase Microchip’s Sigfox-certified ATA8520-EK as a standalone kit, designed primarily to test the technology, or as a kit combined with an Xplained PRO board for system design purposes. Both are dedicated for Sigfox’s IoT network in the licence-free ISM bands. The solutions come complete with the Sigfox library, modulation, ID and PAC code, and a security key enabling IoT developers to quickly get their design to market.

Currently operating in 24 countries (including South Africa by way of its partnership with Dark Fibre Africa, or DFA) and registering over 8 million devices in its network, Sigfox is on its way to establishing one global, seamless network that provides simple, ubiquitous, energy-efficient connectivity for billions of devices that periodically will send small quantities of data over long distances.

Offering frequency coverage for 868 MHz in Europe and 902 MHz in North America, the ATA8520x transceivers’ RF performance results in extended wireless range and compliance with the industry's most stringent narrowband regulatory standards. They also provide exceptional power efficiency, resulting in fewer battery replacements and/or reduced battery size.

For more information contact Shane Padayachee, Avnet South Africa, +27 (0)11 319 8600, [email protected], www.avnet.co.za

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