Cirronet Ships ZigBee Developer Kits; Design Engineers Can Quickly Evaluate ZigBee Wireless Standard in Real-Time Environments.NORCROSS, Ga. -- Cirronet(TM) Inc. announced today the immediate availability of its ZigBee(TM) Developer Kit, which enables network designers to evaluate the new ZigBee wireless standard in industrial application environments. The ZMN2400DK Developer Kit includes two 2.4 GHz serial interface boards, which are built around Cirronet's high RF power (100 mW) ZigBee OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and module and feature both USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and RS-232 interfaces, plus power adapters An external power supply for laptop computers and just about every portable or semi-portable electronic device on the market. Also called an "AC adapter," it contains a rectifier to convert AC current to DC and a transformer to convert voltage from 120 down to 9, 12, 15 or whatever is , cables, antennas, batteries and demo software. Developers can use the kit to quickly test range, speed and operation in the real-time environment, using the same inputs that would drive an actual application, and can continue using the kit to develop system interfaces and control software. "For design engineers needing to know how ZigBee will work in their specific application, this developer's kit is an important first step," says Tim Cutler, Cirronet's vice president of marketing and OEM/industrial sales. "Very importantly, this kit is fully industrial-ready, with a 100 mW RF engine that provides the link margins, data delivery and extended reach typically required of industrial applications." The ZMN2400DK Developer Kit, including technical support, is available now at a price of $295. Cirronet will quickly follow up with the release of its ZMN2400DK Pro Developer Kit, which includes additional serial interface boards and a ZigBee serial gateway board to enable the creation of complete ZigBee networks. About Cirronet Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Cirronet has 18 years of success in developing innovative wireless products for industrial, scientific and military use. Cirronet offers the industry's most complete selection of wireless components, with separate product lines featuring the company's patented frequency hopping A wireless modulation method that rapidly changes the center frequency of a transmission. See spread spectrum and 802.11. spread spectrum (FHSS (Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ), ZigBee, 802.11b, and Bluetooth(TM) implementations. Cirronet products, which are FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. certified See certification. , UL certified and CE marked, operate in license-free ISM bands (Industrial, Scientific and Medical band) A part of the radio spectrum that can be used by anybody without a license in most countries. In the U.S., the 902-928 MHz, 2.4 GHz and 5.7-5. . For more information, visit www.cirronet.com. ZigBee: Wireless Control That Simply Works The ZigBee Alliance is an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. The ZigBee Alliance is a rapidly growing, non-profit industry consortium of leading semiconductor manufacturers, technology providers, OEMs, and end-users worldwide. Membership is open to all. Additional information can be found at www.zigbee.org. |
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