Compact wireless modules

18 September 2013 Telecoms, Datacoms, Wireless, IoT

NXP Semiconductors has introduced a new range of small-footprint modules based on the ultra-low-power JN5168 wireless microcontroller. Supporting multiple network stacks including ZigBee Home Automation, ZigBee Light Link, ZigBee Smart Energy, JenNet-IP and RF4CE, the JN5168 wireless modules are small in size – down to 16 x 21 mm – and offer very low transmit and receive power consumption.

All modules have 256 KB Flash memory, 32 KB RAM and 4 KB EEPROM, as well as offering low-power sleep modes. An SPI interface allows the connection of additional external Flash memory for applications that require over-the-air firmware updates, and all other main functions and I/Os of the chip, such as I²C, ADCs, UARTs and PWMs, are accessible.

Easily surface-mounted on motherboards, the modules come in a range of formats and output power levels, and are FCC, ETSI and CA approved.

The range includes the JN5168-001-M00 with printed antenna, featuring a new antenna design optimised for performance (15 mA TX, 17,5 mA RX); the JN5168-001-M03 with uFI connector – at 16 x 21 mm, the smallest wireless module in the range (15 mA TX, 17,5 mA RX); the JN5168-001-M05 9,5 dBm with uFI – a medium-power module designed specifically for the European and Asian markets for maximum efficiency (35 mA TX, 22 mA RX); and the JN5168-001-M06 22 dBm with uFl (175 mA TX, 22 mA RX).

For more information contact Mark Coxen, Avnet Kopp, +27 (0)11 319 8600, [email protected], www.avnet.co.za.

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