Electronics Weekly
The ATR2406 targets applications include consumer products such as remote controls for toys, infotainment systems, set-top boxes, headsets and game consoles.
Other industrial applications such as electronic point of sales terminals and diagnosis telemetry systems could also benefit, said the supplier.
The IC is manufactured using a silicon germanium BiCMOS technology and packaged in a QFN32 plastic package (5x5mm). The low-IF receiver architecture enables low external bill of material costs.
Receiver sensitivity is -93dBm and output power is up to 4dBm, allowing link ranges of up to 70m. The transceiver supports data rates of 72, 144, 288, 576 and 1,152kbit/s and offers receiver signal strength indication (RSSI) as well as a digital clock recovery.
The ATR2406 interfaces with Atmel’s AVR flash microcontrollers and allows for the design of a complete chipset solution for ISM applications. While being operated alongside the AVR, the average current consumption in low-data rate applications is less than 5mA when operated in burst-mode.
Samples are available now, pricing starts at $1.80 (100k quantities). High-volume production will start in August 2004. A complete evaluation kit including reference designs and RF protocol firmware to simplify the design are available. The development kit ATR2406-DEV-KIT is priced at $500 and can be ordered via Atmel’s local sales offices.
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