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RAMP Modules
RM024
FEATURES
• Retriesandacknowledgements
• Congurablenetworkparameters
• MultiplegenericI/O
• 280kbpsor500kbpsRFdatastream
• Idlecurrentdrawof9.5mA,sleep
currentof50uA
• Softwareselectableinterfacebaud
ratesfrom1200bpsto460.8kbps
• UpgradableFWthroughserialport
• Lowcost,lowpower,andsmallsize
idealforhighvolume,portable,and
batterypoweredapplications
RAMP MODULES
LairdTechnologiesRAMP(RangeAmpliedMultiPoint)modulesaredesignedtoprovide
robustwirelesscommunicationsforanynumberofapplicationsrequiringawireless
transportforserialdata.RAMPmodulesfeatureaFrequencyHoppingSpreadSpectrum
(FHSS)protocolforexcellentinterferenceandmultipathimmunity.RAMPmodules
Server/Clientarchitectureallowsformorethan16millionclientstobeaddressedand
communicatingwithinthenetwork.
RM024
TheRM024RAMPmoduleisbasedonLairdTechnologiesLT2510coretechnology,
enhancedwithanewRFfrontendforimprovedsleep,improvedlinkbudgetanda
switchableantennaoutput.TheRM024isavailableintwoversions,onewith125mW
maximumconductedoutputpowerandapprovedforNorthAmericanandsimilar
marketsandonewith50mWmaximumconductedoutputpowerandapprovedfor
Europeanandsimilarmarkets.Thesemodulesareidenticalexceptforoutputpower,
transmitpowerconsumption,andthenumberofRFChannelsavailable.Differences
betweenthetwoversions,whereapplicable,willbedenotedbasedonpartnumber.
EnhancedAPIcommandsprovidepacketroutingcontrolandnetworkintelligence.
Withitseld-provenFHSSairinterfaceprotocol,theRM024rejectsRFnoise,excelsin
multipathscenarios,allowsforco-locatedsystems,andprovidesanextremelyreliable
communicationlink.Italsoprovidesamorerobust,butsimpler,linkthanZigBeeforRF
applicationsthatdonotrequireameshtopology.
Withathroughputofupto280Kb/s,RM024deliversspeedydatarates.Inaddition,
variableoutputpoweroptions(upto+21dBm)enablecommunicationoverdistances
thataren’tachievablewithcompetingtechnologies.Atthesametime,arangeof
ultra-lowpowermodespluslowTx/RxpowerconsumptionmaketheRM024idealfor
power-restrictiveorbattery-operatedapplications.TheminiSMTpackageiswell-suited
forspace-constraineddesignsandisavailableinpick-and-placepackagingforvolume
manufacturing.
• AllmodulesarequaliedforIndustrial
temperatures(-40°Cto85°C)
• Advancedcongurationavailable
usingATcommands
• EasytouseConguration&Test
Utilitysoftware
• Switchableantennaoutput,either
integratedantennaorexternal
antennathroughU.FL