Smallest Ember-based modules deliver best-in-class ZigBee performance

Smallest Ember-based modules deliver best-in-class ZigBee performance

The MeshConnect EM357 (ZICM357SP0-1/ZICM357SP2-1) mini modules feature the smallest footprint — measuring just 0.940 x 0.655 in.) of all Ember-based modules available today. Low- and high-output powers (+8 dBm/ ZICM357SP0-1 and +20 dBm/ZICM357SP2-1) allow designers to choose radio performance that best suits their requirements.

With a highly integrated front-end IC, the high-power modules provide a market leading 123-dB link budget. They are based on the Ember EM357 ZigBee-compliant SoC radio IC, consisting of an RF transceiver with the baseband modem, a hardwired MAC, and an embedded 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microcontroller with internal RAM (12 kB) and flash (192 kB) memory. The device provides numerous general-purpose I/O pins and peripheral functions such as timers and UARTs. (Less than $15 ea/1,000 — prod July 2012.)

By Christina Nickolas

California Eastern Laboratories , Santa Clara , CA
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