GreenPeak
Technologies, a leading ultra-low power RF communications
semiconductor company for the smart home, announces the general
availability of its GP510 communication controller chip, supporting all
communication between ZigBee
RF4CE enabled devices and the set-top box or gateway. The GP510 is
GreenPeak’s answer to the increasing market demand for making the
set-top box the ZigBee RF4CE hub for the home.
Facilitating the transition from traditional IR for the set-top box to
ZigBee RF4CE communication technology, the GP510 system-on-chip has been
developed as a low cost RF4CE solution designed for the new generation
ZigBee set-top boxes. The GP510 combines GreenPeak’s unique competitive
advantages and is optimized for low cost BOM while providing superior
range and reliability.
Superior Wi-Fi interference robustness in combination with patented
antenna diversity technology results in approximately twice the reliable
range (compared to similar systems with only one antenna) in a crowded
wireless 2.4 GHz environment, enabling full home coverage. The
integrated RF filtering simplifies the RF design complexity which
enables low cost single layer applications using simple PCB antennas
requiring no shielding and a minimum number of external components.
The MAC and network layer are integrated for efficient data
communication management and the embedded ZigBee RF4CE network layer
enables fast and simple integration. The chip is fully compliant with
the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, providing robust spread spectrum data
communication with a highly secure encrypted data flow.
A complete suite of interfaces to the main processor is available (SPI,
TWI or UART-based).
“The market for ZigBee RF4CE is ramping quickly and we see the remote
control/set-top box market now growing into the millions per month. The
GP510 is GreenPeak’s answer to this increasing demand and delivers an
optimized architecture for the new generation set-top box. The set-top
box is increasingly becoming the internet gateway into the home,
combining the distribution of entertainment content as well as
management data from sense and control applications for the smart home,”
says Cees
Links, Founder and CEO of GreenPeak Technologies.
GP510 development kits are available to assist OEMs to evaluate the
GP510, to facilitate their integration and to allow a simple
implementation of ZigBee RF4CE technology in the set-top box for a quick
time to market.
ZigBee and ZigBee RF4CE are trademarks of the ZigBee Alliance. GreenPeak
is committed to ZigBee standard offerings as the superior solution for
the rapidly evolving “Internet of Things” market.
ZigBee is the open communication standard for sensor and control
networks driven and adopted by major operators in the market and is
complementary to both Wi-Fi (because of its ultra-low power and long
battery life) as well as to Bluetooth (because of its better range and
networking capabilities).
About GreenPeak Technologies
GreenPeak Technologies is a fabless semiconductor company and is a
leader in ZigBee silicon solutions for the smart home.
GreenPeak is headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands and has offices
in Belgium, Japan and Korea.
GreenPeak is backed by venture capitalists: Gimv (Belgium), DFJ Esprit
(UK), Robert Bosch Venture Capital (Germany) and Allegro Investment Fund
(Belgium).
GreenPeak has won the prestigious 2012 Red Herring Top 100 Europe award
and is recognized as a leader in developing new wireless technologies
for consumer electronics and smart home applications, demonstrating
rapid growth and adoption by major customers.
For more information, please visit www.greenpeak.com.
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