Atmel MCU Wireless Solutions - Introduction

Low-power Wireless Solutions
Wireless applications are based on three components; a microcontroller, a radio, and firmware. Atmel offers a well balanced blend of microcontrollers, transceivers and firmware for wireless applications. With certified IEEE 802.15.4, ZigBee®, and 6LoWPAN standards-based technologies your design will address the unique needs of low-cost, low-power, low data rate wireless control and sensor network applications. Atmel's high performance RF transceivers offer industry best range and robustness. Adding cutting edge technology and performance from our low power microcontrollers, Atmel provides a versatile platform for a wide range of wireless applications.

• Best RF performance
• Lowest power consumption
• Lowest system Cost
• Flexible system solution
  • Widest MCU offering
  • Widest RF offering
  • Certified hardware
  • Certified firmware

A wireless application is based on three components; microcontroller, radio and firmware. Atmel offers a well balanced blend of microcontrollers, transceivers and firmware for wireless applications. Atmel's high performance RF transceivers offer industry best range and robustness. By adding cutting edge technology and performance from the low power AVR microcontrollers, Atmel provides a versatile platform for a wide range of wireless applications.

Extreme Link Budgets
Efficient wireless applications require high performance and low power components. With Atmel's transceivers you get the undisputed best link budget in the industry today. This means the best sensitivity and longest range for your products!

• 2.4 GHz with up to 3 times the communication range
• 800/900 MHz with an extreme 120 dB link budget (-110 dBm receiver sensitivity/+10 dBm transmit power)

Atmel MCU Wireless Solution offers flexibility through the AVR family of 8-bit RISC microcontrollers with flash memory densities ranging from 1 KB to 256 KB, AVR32 UC3 32-bit microcontrollers, and the Atmel Smart ARM devices. With free and certified software you can easily select the preferred device suited for your design.