Electronics Weekly
“This software stack, and corresponding BitCloud 4.0 software development kit [SDK], is ideal for the design of home automation, commercial lighting, smart energy and IoT applications, said the firm. “Together with the zigbee PRO 2015 feature set, developers can expect to find features such as low-latency suitable for RF remote applications, mesh networking for large networks such as lighting applications, and the Green Power benefits of an energy harvesting switch.”
PRO Green Power enables energy harvesting battery-less devices to securely join a network.
“With both our hardware and SDK, we’re able to provide functionality for a range of applications from large-scale commercial lighting to ultra-low power battery-less devices,” said Microchip v-p of wireless Steve Caldwell.
BitCloud 4.0 SDK enables application development on the Atmel SAM R21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit, which has an ARM Cortex M0+ microcontroller with integrated 2.4GHz 802.15.4 compliant radio.
Support for Zigbee Light Link and Home Automation device types is included.
“When used with the newly certified software stack, the SDK provides a complete zigbee certified development platform,” said Microchip.
The firm has two Zigbee development platforms:
- SAM R21 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit (ATSAMR21-XPRO)
- SAM R21 zigbee Light Link Evaluation Kit (ATSAMR21ZLL-EK)
