RF Transceiver Module Designed for Proprietary Wireless-Protocol Systems

( 1 Sep 2008 )

Microchip Technology Inc. has launched the MRF24J40MA FCC-certified Radio Frequency (RF) Transceiver module that services the 2.4GHz unlicensed Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) short-range wireless frequency band for the IEEE 802.15.4 specification, for ZigBee or proprietary wireless-protocol systems. It includes discrete biasing components and an integrated PCB antenna to be used in sensor and control network environments.

The module is fully regulatory-agency certified for the US (FCC), Canada (IC) and Europe (ETSI), and is expected to save designers time and money by eliminating the need to receive FCC certification for their wireless products. Providing a complete short-range IEEE 802.15.4 wireless networking solution, the MRF24J40MA transceiver module is surface mountable and can be used with 8-bit, 16-bit, or 32-bit PIC microcontrollers (MCUs). The module is supported by Microchip's PICDEM Z Demo Kit and the ZENA Wireless Network Analyser; as well as Microchip's free ZigBee, MiWi and MiWi P2P (Peer-to-Peer) software-protocol stacks.

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