Jennic Announces Availability of Evaluation Kit for Single Chip ZigBee Device With Choice of Stacks from Korwin and Luxoft
Company demonstrates first ZigBee solutions using its single system-on-chip IEEE802.15.4 device in home automation and industrial automation at Oslo open house.
Oslo, Norway (PRWEB) June 15, 2005 -- At the ZigBee Alliance Open House in
Oslo, Norway, Jennic today announces the general availability of development
kits using network protocol stacks from two of its partners, and demonstrates
the first solutions for industrial, building and home automation applications
based on its single chip IEEE802.15.4 device. Using the evaluation kit, the
company will show the world’s first demo of a ZigBee application on a single
chip integrated into a mobile phone for use in home automation using a network
stack from Korwin; and a building and industrial plant monitoring system using a
network stack from Luxoft Labs.
The different solutions being
demonstrated on Jennic’s evaluation kit highlight the arrival of real ZigBee
solutions based on a choice of stack providers. System developers can choose the
most appropriate stack for their specific end-user requirements, from a range of
established companies.
Korwin, a Korean network stack and module
provider with extensive experience in Bluetooth network stacks and module
development, is the latest partner to join Jennic’s partner program. At the open
house, Korwin will demonstrate a ZigBee-enabled mobile phone handset running
Korwin’s network stack and its 'star, tree, mesh' network system for a home
network, based on Jennic's single chip device and running the KZ-OS (Korwin
ZigBee -OS) operating system.
Luxoft Labs, a major Eastern European
design outsourcing company and recently announced as stack partner by Jennic,
will demonstrate its ‘meshnetics’ system for building and industrial monitoring
using Jennic’s chip running the ZigBee network stack and TinyOS operating
system. Luxoft Labs develops the hardware and software for complete sensing and
control solutions in machine-to-machine and industrial automation
applications.
Jennic’s evaluation kit enables the development of sensor
network applications for ZigBee networks based on its JS24Z121 IEEE802.15.4
single chip transceiver/microcontroller device. The kit includes a suite of
library functions that provide all the elements required to build network
products based on the IEEE802.15.4 standard, including device drivers, typical
sensor and control drivers; these are backed up with example applications to
support a star network with central co-ordinator node featuring a large LCD
display and endpoints. It also incorporates LEDs, push button switches,
temperature, humidity and light sensors. The kit provides a complete, unlimited
development environment containing GNU C-compiler, assembler, debugger, device
programmer and download tools.
About Jennic:
Jennic is a fabless
semiconductor company leading the wireless connectivity revolution into new
applications. Its expertise in systems and software combined with world class RF
and digital chip design provides low cost, highly integrated silicon solutions
for the low power short range wireless data market with a focus on the
IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee standards. The company’s products include
state-of-the-art low power wireless microcontrollers, transceivers and low cost
development platforms. Headquartered in Sheffield, UK, and employing over 60
people, Jennic is privately held and has a track record of successful silicon
chip development for wireless applications over the last nine years. For more
information, visit www.jennic.com.
About The ZigBee Alliance:
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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