Cirronet Ships ZigBee Developer Kits
10 May 2005
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 module and feature both USB and RS-232 interfaces, plus power adapters, 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 spread spectrum (FHSS), ZigBee, 802.11b, and Bluetooth(TM) implementations. Cirronet products, which are FCC certified, UL certified and CE marked, operate in license-free ISM bands. 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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Contact:
Cirronet, Inc., Atlanta
Media Contact:
Bob Pritchard, 678-684-2000 x148
bpritchard@cirronet.com
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Source: Cirronet, Inc.
Source: Business Wire
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