SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 25, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a
leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions,
today announced the company's BitCloud ZigBee PRO Software
Development Kit (SDK) has achieved the prestigious Golden Unit
status for the ZigBee PRO r21 standard. As an approved Golden Unit,
the Atmel BitCloud solution will be used by ZigBee testhouses to
verify standard compliancy for all future ZigBee 3.0 products. This
guarantees superior interoperability for Atmel customers designing
the latest connected lighting, security and comfort control
products for smart home applications.
With improved security, interoperability and ease-of-use, the
Atmel BitCloud SDK provides a comprehensive set of tools to quickly
design and develop wireless products compliant to ZigBee LightLink
and ZigBee Home Automation Profiles, as well as the upcoming ZigBee
3.0 standard. The BitCloud SDK includes full-featured reference
applications, ZigBee PRO stack libraries and API, user
documentation, and implements reliable, scalable and secure
wireless solution that supports large mesh networks of hundreds of
devices, and is optimized for ultra-low power consumption with up
to 15 years battery life.
BitCloud ZigBee PRO SDK fully supports Atmel | SMART SAMR21
devices, a single-chip solution integrating Atmel's Atmel | SMART
ARM® Cortex®-M0+-based MCU and
high-performance IEEE 802.15.4 RF transceiver available as a
standalone component or production-ready certified modules. The
Atmel BitCloud is also compatible with the Atmel AVR®
ATmega256RFR2 wireless MCU, an ideal hardware platform delivering
the industry's lowest power consumption at 12.5mA in active receive
mode, combined with receiver sensitivity at 101dBm.
"Intelligence, wireless connectivity and security are key
elements to enable the anticipated growth of the Internet of Things
market," said Pierre Roux, director
of wireless solutions, Atmel Corporation. "Achieving the
prestigious Golden Unit Status for our BitCloud SDK ensures
designers that our wireless solutions are world class and will
cater next-generation solutions for this smart, connected world. We
are excited to achieve this certification again."
The 'Golden Unit' status for the BitCloud ZigBee PRO SDK was
tested at TUV Rheinland, a qualified ZigBee test lab and a world
leader in compliance testing and certification.
More Atmel Information
Atmel BitCloud ZigBee PRO SDK:
www.atmel.com/BitCloud
Atmel Single-Chip Wireless Solutions:
http://www.atmel.com/products/Wireless/802154/single-chip_solutions.aspx
Atmel Wireless 802.15.4 Solutions:
http://www.atmel.com/products/wireless/802154/default.aspx
Atmel Wi-Fi Solutions:
http://www.atmel.com/products/wireless/wifi/default.aspx
Atmel YouTube Channel: www.atmel.com/youtube
Embedded Design Blog: http://blog.atmel.com/
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About Atmel
Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the
design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch
solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and
radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's
broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel
provides the electronics industry with complete system solutions
focused on industrial, consumer, communications, computing and
automotive markets.
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