Wireless
New ultra-compact, low power printer AP1310-DC provides the ideal solution for mobile applications
Able Systems Limited has announced the availability of its new AP1310-DC portable mini-printer. The AP1310-DC is ideal for a wide range of mobile applications, having been specifically designed and approved to be powered directly from a vehicle battery, or any DC power source in the range 9 to 36V.
Low-cost ZigBee antennas offer multiple configuration options
CTi Ltd, the specialist antenna manufacturer, has launched two new series of low-cost ZigBee antennas which provide designers with a wide choice of configuration options. Both series of antennas are suitable for use with any IEEE 802.15.4 standard 2.4 GHz ZigBee wireless system, and can accommodate vertically and horizontally polarised signals. Typical ZigBee wireless applications include environmental monitoring and control in homes and building...
Avago Technologies Introduces New Smaller, High Performance WCDMA Band 1 Duplexer
Avago Technologies today announced two ultra-small, WCDMA duplexers with industry-best performance levels. The company is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. Using new and improved FBAR (film bulk acoustic resonator) technology, Avago's miniaturized ACMD-7602/ACMD-7612 duplexers deliver best in class transmit and receive insertion loss for UMTS band 1 handsets, femtocells, an...
Antennas from RF Solutions optimized for low power, short range telemetry, Wi-Fi and computer systems
RF Solutions has announced the availability of its new range of high quality 2.4Ghz antennas specifically designed and manufactured for operation with low power, short range telemetry systems, Wi-Fi and computer systems. The use of these antennas gives optimum range and reliability to a wide range of applications.
RF Transceivers from Analog Devices for Mobile WiMAX Applications
Analog Devices has introduced RF-to-digital baseband transceivers designed to enable the IEEE 802.16d/e mobile WiMAX standard for mobile communications devices, such as cell phones, personal digital assistants, and handheld multimedia devices. WiMAX terminals enable wireless broadband connectivity with dramatically lower installation costs than competitive wired solutions. As WiMAX evolves from a fixed-line protocol to one that increasingly ser...
PMC-Sierra launches highly integrated WiMAX MIMO RF IC solutions
PMC-Sierra has introduced its first WiMAX RF IC solutions for Femtocell base stations, Customer Premises Equipment, and Mobile Station designs. The PM8800 WiZIRD 2Tx/2Rx is said to be the industry’s most integrated WiMAX RF IC solution with full 2Tx/2Rx Multiple In/Multiple Out (MIMO) capability to support a maximum downlink data rate of 63Mbit/s per sector and a peak uplink data rate of 28Mbit/s per sector in a 10MHz channel.
TI Introduces 2.4 GHz and Sub-1 GHz RF System-on-Chip Solutions for Low-Power Wireless Applications
Texas Instruments has introduced a pair of RF system-on-chip solutions designed for low-power and low-voltage wireless applications used in the 2.4 GHz and sub-1 GHz frequency bands. The CC2510 and CC1110 combine TI’s state-of-the-art RF transceivers (CC2500 and CC1101) with an industry-standard enhanced 8051 microcontroller, 8/16/32 kB of in-system programmable flash memory, 1/2/4 kB of RAM and many other powerful features – all inside a sm...
Texas Instruments Celebrates Five Years of Wireless Single-Chip Innovation
In five years, Texas Instruments Incorporated has launched more than a dozen wireless single-chip solutions, ranging from the world’s first single-chip cell phone modem to multi-radio connectivity devices, and continues to shape and define the rapidly changing wireless landscape. Increasingly, handset manufacturers require highly integrated, scalable solutions that address a multitude of consumer requirements around the globe. TI initially addr...
Micro-power, dual operational amplifier extends battery life and accuracy of portable devices
The AD8506 low-power CMOS dual operational amplifier with rail-to-rail inputs and output is designed for portable applications, including battery-powered patient monitors, remote sensors, handheld instrumentation and other mobile equipment that require precision measurement at low voltage levels with minimal power consumption. Featuring a novel circuit architecture, the AD8506 maintains high linearity by minimizing distortion through its power su...
Development of low-power wireless systems made easier by TI
Texas Instruments has announced a tool for designing embedded systems that combines ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontrollers with wireless communications. At the low cost of $49, TI’s new eZ430-RF2500 development tool, packaged in a convenient USB stick form factor, offers two radio frequency -enabled microcontroller target boards and a PC debugging interface that may be used to develop stand-alone wireless projects. Developers will now find i...