A world leader in both RF and
microcontrollers, Freescale is superbly
qualified to introduce a platform solution for
devices enabled with ZigBee™ technology, a
network layer protocol designed to use the
IEEE
®
802.15.4 standard. This standard
specifies a cost-effective, low data rate
(<250 kbps), 2.4 GHz or 868/928 MHz
wireless technology for personal-area and
device-to-device wireless networking.
Freescale’s ZigBee-enabled solution
supports low data rates, low power
consumption, security and reliability—for
smart homes and offices with flexibility and
seamless mobility, all without wires.
Freescale’s ZigBee-Compliant
Platform
Freescale’s ZRP-1 is a comprehensive,
scalable platform designed to reduce the
amount of time and money OEMs and
ODMs spend developing wireless products
for a variety of monitoring, automation and
control applications in home, medical and
industrial environments. The platform
enables cost-effective, low-power
applications ranging from simple
point-to-point proprietary networks to fully
compliant ZigBee technology networks. It’s
a complete one-stop-shop, including the
MC1319x family of transceivers, HCS08
8-bit family of microcontrollers, sensor ICs,
software and development tools.
ZRP-1 Platform Components
The MC13191, MC13192 and MC13193
can be used in a wide range of 2.4 GHz
applications.
Freescale's simple media access controller
(SMAC) software supports the MC13191.
The SMAC and IEEE 802.15.4 standard-
compliant media access controller (MAC)
software from Freescale supports the
MC13192. In addition to the SMAC and
802.15.4 compliant MAC, the MC13193
includes the complete ZigBee protocol
stack. The SMAC software provides a layer
of simple primitives that controls basic
transceiver activities. Applications based on
the SMAC software can establish simple
point-to-point or star proprietary network
topologies. The IEEE 802.15.4 MAC allows
creation of standards-based peer-to-peer
and star network topologies. Adding ZigBee
technology to the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC
provides a solution for interoperable remote
monitoring and control applications with
mesh and cluster tree networks.
Key Benefits
> Worldwide operability in the 2.4 GHz
band, which Freescale's solution is
designed to support, can simplify OEM
product development and certification,
minimizing the need to redesign a product
for various markets or regions.
> Duty cycle and power conservation modes
allow for long battery life, extending it to
years, possibly decades. This helps to
lower operating costs.
ZigBee™ Technology:
Making Connections Everywhere
> ZigBee technology is designed to replace
costly and complicated proprietary
solutions currently on the market and is
targeted at applications that already use
an MCU. That translates into a small
incremental cost for designs that only
need to upgrade memory onboard
the MCU.
> Freescale is first to sample with this
solution, providing six to nine months
lead time and fast time-to-market.
> ZigBee technology requires a
smaller stack size than Bluetooth™
wireless technology. It occupies less
memory on a chip, keeping costs low.
ZigBee technology combines
interoperable hardware and software
to help make the design process easy
and efficient. Because it is standard
based, Freescale’s ZigBee technology
helps reduce development time for the
OEM, and offers reliability, security,
interoperability and certification. To
promote the creation of ZigBee-enabled
products, Freescale has partnered
with Panasonic Industrial Company to
develop a communication device
based upon the Freescale™ ZigBee
development platform. The
PAN802154 is tested to fully comply
with current FCC requirements for
2.4 GHz ISM band applications,
allowing the customer to complete
and bring the end product to the
market much quicker.
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Learn More: For more information about Freescale’s ZigBee-enabled solution,
please visit www.freescale.com/zigbee.
