Pre-Certified IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee-Compliant USB Dongle Developers Kit Launched

Mountain View, CA and Surrey, England -- Integration Associates, manufacturer of analog solutions for wireless and wireline data communications, and of the OEM 802.15.4/ZigBee USB Dongle, has further expanded its EZLink wireless product line to include a USB Dongle Developers Kit for 802.15.4/ZigBee product development.

The Dongle Development Kit (IA DAUB-DK1 2400) comprises of two IEEE 802.15.4 2.4GHz radios with USB interfaces for connection to PC or embedded platforms. The dongle when used in conjunction with the supplied certified ZigBee stack dll is the newest addition to Integrations range of ZigBee Compliant Platform and is suited for developing ZigBee Network Capable and ZigBee logo products.

The dongles can be used as full members of any IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee network or as test/commissioning tools to assist in the creation and debugging of new IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee products or networks.

In addition to the two dongles that are supplied with the kit is a CD-ROM containing source code for a number of basic projects including examples of an instant messenger application operating between the two (or more) dongles, and a fully compliant ZigBee lighting controller.

The ZigBee dongle kits are available as part of the development systems from many vendors in the ZigBee Alliance, directly through Integration or from Nu Horizons.

SOURCE: Integration Associates