Micrel and Zilog are working together on a technology partnership. The collaboration involves developing subsystem level module products targeted at motion sensor, TV remote and RF point-to-point cable replacement markets. Micrel is expected to provide the RF chips with Zilog supplying the microcontrollers and system software. The MICRF505 is a true single chip, frequency shift keying (FSK) transceiver intended for use in half-duplex, bidirectional RF links. The multi-channeled FSK transceiver is intended for UHF radio equipment in compliance with the North American Federal Communications Commission (FCC) part 15.247 and 249, as well as the European Telecommunication Standard Institute (ETSI) specification, EN300 220.
The MICRF506, a true single chip FSK transceiver solution, is designed to operate in the unlicensed 433MHz ISM band. The chip supports data rates up to 200kbps and is part of Micrel's recently launched RadioWire(TM) family covering the low UHF band. The chip is aimed at the automotive, alarm and security, telemetry and Personal Area Network (PAN) and advanced toy markets and is suited for a wide variety of applications including gas, water and energy meters; home, building and security monitors; industrial controls, wireless headset and sports equipment, and remote control and game pads.
The Z8 Encore! XP F1680 Microcontroller Series is a family of highly integrated, low voltage/low power, high performance 8-bit mixed-mode Flash microcontrollers designed for use in a variety RF solutions such as RFID readers, remote controls and automatic meter readers. The Z8 Encore! XP Z81680 Microcontroller Series, based on a 20 MHz register-based eZ8 CPU core with memory-to-memory arithmetic operation, includes up to 24 Kbytes Flash memory with in-circuit programming capability, up to 2 Kbytes register RAM and 256 Bytes EEPROM capability, a built-in internal precision oscillator with programmable output from 43.2 kHz to 11 MHz and multiple serial interfaces including two LIN UARTs, SPI, and I2C. This series is also a low power series, supporting 1.8-3.6 V operation with very low ACTIVE, HALT and STOP mode currents, and many power saving features.
