Atmel Zigbee solutions

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Jim Granville

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Donald,

Zigbee news from Atmel - what's key here, is a move from generic
uC/Chip sales, into also selling the Zigbee SW stack, so users have
minimal SW developments for their links.

This will be key to their AVR sales, very like CypressMicrosystems
promote their PsOC - they include Sw support flows, so customers
need less skills.

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/corporate/view_detail.asp?FileName=Zigbee.html

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/5056S.pdf

$6.75/100K for a chipset is not super-cheap, but from a NZ standpoint,
the Zigbee solution is probably better than Bluetooth.
Zigbee is slower, but gives more range, and suits Alarms, Security,
Wireless Logging and similar near-field applications.

Would likely also make a great marine-instrumentation link on boats,
for non-graphical interfaces.

-jg

Any price showing on the AT89S8253 yet ?
 
Zigbee news from Atmel - what's key here, is a move from generic
uC/Chip sales, into also selling the Zigbee SW stack, so users have
minimal SW developments for their links.
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Trouble is, they're using a 900MHz radio, whereas everyone else in the
ZigBee/802.15.4 world is doing 2.4GHz.

I personally would recommend this device:

http://www.oki.com/en/press/2004/z04017e.html

(Disclaimer: I designed half of it ;) )

Cheers,
JonB
 
"Jon Beniston" <jon@beniston.com> wrote in message
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Zigbee news from Atmel - what's key here, is a move from generic
uC/Chip sales, into also selling the Zigbee SW stack, so users have
minimal SW developments for their links.

Trouble is, they're using a 900MHz radio, whereas everyone else in the
ZigBee/802.15.4 world is doing 2.4GHz.

I personally would recommend this device:

http://www.oki.com/en/press/2004/z04017e.html

(Disclaimer: I designed half of it ;) )

Cheers,
JonB
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Looks like a neat device from the press release.

It's too bad I have no idea what the part number or ballpark price might
be - it seems the press release isn't geared much for the design engineer.
:-/
 
John_H wrote:
"Jon Beniston" <jon@beniston.com> wrote in message
news:e87b9ce8.0405180353.48eef0f2@posting.google.com...
Zigbee news from Atmel - what's key here, is a move from generic
uC/Chip sales, into also selling the Zigbee SW stack, so users have
minimal SW developments for their links.

Trouble is, they're using a 900MHz radio, whereas everyone else in the
ZigBee/802.15.4 world is doing 2.4GHz.

I personally would recommend this device:

http://www.oki.com/en/press/2004/z04017e.html

(Disclaimer: I designed half of it ;) )

Cheers,
JonB

Looks like a neat device from the press release.

It's too bad I have no idea what the part number or ballpark price might
be - it seems the press release isn't geared much for the design engineer.
:-/
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OKI expects that you won't be shy and can contact your local rep or
disti. :)


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Looks like a neat device from the press release.

It's too bad I have no idea what the part number or ballpark price might
be
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Don't know what the OKI part number is, but the CompXs device is the
CX1540. For pricing, contact: sales@CompXs.com

Cheers,
Jon
 
Zigbee news from Atmel - what's key here, is a move from generic
uC/Chip sales, into also selling the Zigbee SW stack, so users have
minimal SW developments for their links.
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Nope, no move, just another group within using the AVR for a good purpose.
The AT86RF401 is the same story.
The AT76C711 AVR has been around for some time using the same concept.
The follow on device AT76C712 is moving into the general purpose
domain, and will be sold to both Fred in the Shed and Joe Sixpack.
Nice 48 MHz AVR with USB and UARTs.

This will be key to their AVR sales, very like CypressMicrosystems
promote their PsOC - they include Sw support flows, so customers
need less skills.

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/corporate/view_detail.asp?FileName=Zigbee.html

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/resources/prod_documents/5056S.pdf

$6.75/100K for a chipset is not super-cheap, but from a NZ standpoint,
the Zigbee solution is probably better than Bluetooth.
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Each has their own uses...
Europe fought for 30 years to determine which should prevail:

Catolicism *OR* Protestantism.

Guess what ....


Zigbee is slower, but gives more range, and suits Alarms, Security,
Wireless Logging and similar near-field applications.

Would likely also make a great marine-instrumentation link on boats,
for non-graphical interfaces.

-jg
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Best Regards,
Ulf Samuelsson ulf@a-t-m-e-l.com
This is a personal view which may or may not be
share by my Employer Atmel Nordic AB
 
Each has their own uses...
Europe fought for 30 years to determine which should prevail:

Catolicism *OR* Protestantism.

Guess what ....
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What? You're saying both ZigBee and Bluetooth are a waste of time?

Cheers,
JonB
 
"Jon Beniston" <jon@beniston.com> skrev i meddelandet
news:e87b9ce8.0405191432.6b9cea2e@posting.google.com...
Each has their own uses...
Europe fought for 30 years to determine which should prevail:

Catolicism *OR* Protestantism.

Guess what ....


What? You're saying both ZigBee and Bluetooth are a waste of time?

Cheers,
JonB
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No I am saying that discussing which standard is *best*, to determine
which should be dropped, is a waste of time because both will be here for
the foreseeable future.
Disussing where each standard fits best is OK.


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Best Regards,
Ulf Samuelsson ulf@a-t-m-e-l.com
This is a personal view which may or may not be
share by my Employer Atmel Nordic AB
 
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