Las Vegas—Zensys has launched Z-WaveAV, an RF single-chip series for IR replacement in AV control.
Z-WaveAV single chips and modules are available in three main variants. The ZM4101 single chip includes all of the required RF coupling and passive components. The ZM4101 measures 8x8mm with a QFN56 form factor that makes it what the company says is the smallest RF SoC module in the industry.
The ZW0402av single chip is suited for ultra low cost RF remotes, yet still provides IR support of OEM's legacy AV devices. The ZW0403av is one of the smallest RF SoCs at 2.5x 2.5mm and is designed for use as RF interface in AV devices or as an RF modem in high-end remotes with large graphical displays.
Z-WaveAV single chips for advanced AV products offer a rich set of peripherals specialized for AV control. Easy AV device integration is accomplished using full speed USB 2.0 and multiple serial ports. Customers are offered configurable Z-WaveAV reference applications for rapid product integration, eliminating the need for costly firmware development projects for most devices.
The RF chips offer large 64 KByte (ZW0401) / 8 KByte (ZW0402av / ZW0403av) OTP, which reduces or even eliminates effort and risk to minimize code size to fit into the chip.
The Z-WaveAV protocol stack plus API are preloaded in ROM in the ZW0402av and ZW0403av. The chips support 2.4 GHz and sub-1-GHz bands and has the ability to avoid crowded 2.4 GHz band and eliminate interference risk.
Z-WaveAV is introduced at CES 2008 from January 7-10 in the Z-Wave Alliance booth #20419.
Zensys Inc.,
www.zen-sys.com/modules/Zensys/
