Helicomm and Silicon Laboratories Announce Certified ZigBee Platforms; Complete ZigBee Stack Implementations Receive Compliance Certificate.CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Helicomm, a leading wireless networking See wireless network. solutions provider, and Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB), a leader in high performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs today announced that ZigBee Compliant Platform (ZCP ZCP Zero Cross Point ZCP zone of chondrocyte proliferation ZCP Zdech Ci Ptak (Polish punk band) ) certification has been granted to Helicomm's and Silicon Laboratories' platforms based on Silicon Laboratories' C8051F121/133 microcontroller (MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users ) products. With both platforms successfully passing certification, Helicomm and Silicon Laboratories are extending their short-range wireless technical excellence by providing customers with the richest solution portfolio for a wide variety of customer demands. Helicomm's ZigBee-compliant IP-Link Modules leverage Silicon Laboratories' 8051-based microcontrollers, which combine high-precision analog peripherals with a low-current consumption and high-throughput (up to 100 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. ) 8051 CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. . These highly integrated modules are available with several flash memory size options, with support for short and long range applications, and with flexible antenna options, making it easy for a customer to select the best optimized solution for their particular need. Helicomm's ZigBee-compliant protocol stack The set of protocols used in a communications network. A protocol stack is a prescribed hierarchy of software layers, starting from the application layer at the top (the source of the data being sent) to the data link layer at the bottom (transmitting the bits on the wire). , supports both resource-rich full function devices and cost-optimized reduced function devices. ZCP certification enables Helicomm's customers to rapidly develop ZigBee-based products with confidence in the solution's functionality and interoperability. "This certification culminates significant efforts of extensive interoperability testing," said Helicomm president, Jack Sun. "Customers will benefit from our ZigBee-compliant modules and stack, which enable them to exploit key markets with standards-based products in a timely, cost-effective manner." Silicon Laboratories' 2.4 GHz ZigBee development kit provides all of the hardware and software needed for a customer to immediately begin developing a ZigBee networked solution. Silicon Laboratories' ZigBee development kit includes six development boards with antennas, a power supply, cabling, software and documentation. Pre-loaded with an easy-to-use demonstration GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. , the kit provides a graphical representation of 13 typical ZigBee topologies and supports three demo applications to monitor data from any of the networked devices. The development kit also includes a full set of application development software and tools, including the Silicon Laboratories' IDE, an 802.15.4-compliant MAC and ZigBee protocol stack library. "Our certified development kits and easy to use modules provide customers a comprehensive offering that will speed time to market for ZigBee network applications including wireless automation, industrial, medical and residential monitoring and control applications," said Derrell Coker, vice president of Silicon Laboratories. For more product information, please visit www.helicomm.com and www.silabs.com/ZigBee. About Silicon Laboratories Silicon Laboratories, Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits A mixed-signal integrated circuit combines analog circuits with digital signal processing (DSP) circuits on a single semiconductor die. An integrated circuit that includes both analog and digital circuitry (but no DSP), like a 555 timer, is generally not considered a mixed-signal (ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratories' diverse portfolio of highly integrated, patented solutions is developed by a world-class engineering team with decades of cumulative expertise in cutting-edge mixed signal design. The company has design, engineering, marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories, please visit www.silabs.com. About Helicomm Based in Carlsbad, Calif., with wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. in Beijing, China, Taipei, Taiwan, Helicomm provides wireless networking solutions built upon the new ZigBee, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.15.4 and IPv6 global standards for reliable, secure, low-power, cost-effective wireless networks. Helicomm's wireless modules, network gateways, networking software  This article is written like a personal reflection or and may require .Please [ improve this article] by rewriting this article in an . and development tools provide customers the quickest and easiest way to integrate wireless networking into their products and systems. For more information about Helicomm, please visit www.helicomm.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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