Development boards and devices deRFnode and deRFgateway
The versatile development boards deRFnode and deRFgateway are optimally tuned
to the existing radio modules of dresden elektronik. Equipped with temperature, light
and acceleration sensors they can be employed for measurement tasks in home
and industrial environments.
With on board Ethernet (deRFgateway only), USB, sensors, LEDs and user buttons,
the boards are suited for evaluation and development of IEEE 802.15.4 based wire-
less sensor networks using ZigBee or 6LoWPAN protocols, but also for the immedi-
ate implementation in an end user application.
The version with female connector for all plug-
gable deRF modules gives the user a high fle-
xibility in terms of processor type and perfor-
mance as well as the frequency range. Since all
deRF modules are pin compatible the user can
select the best match or even change easily
during the development process. The transiti-
on from 2.4 GHz to sub GHz, the change from
AVR to ARM processor or the exchange of the
chip ceramic antenna with an external antenna
has never been easier. For higher volumes, a
version for all solderable deRF modules is also
available.
The power to deRFnode and deRFgateway is
either supplied by USB, an AC adapter or 3xAA
batteries. As programming interface, the stan-
dard JTAG connections for ARM and AVR are
present together with other standard interfaces
like SPI, UART and I2C. Additional sensors for
special measurement tasks can be connected
using the 34 pin expansion header.
The Ethernet connection opens up a wide field of applications, such as a ZigBee
gateway, IPv4/IPv6 access to 6LoWPAN networks as well as back end connections
in widely spread sensor networks. Due to the relatively high current consumption of
the Ethernet transceiver a deRFgateway is poorly suited as a sleeping end device.
For this purpose, the particularly power saving deRFnode has been developed. The
strict low power design of the deRFnode and all its components makes it especially
useful for end devices. On battery operation it can easily reach a life time of several
years. Due to its extremely low current consumption of only a few µA the board can
even be powered by Energy Harvesting.
Both development boards will be available with a case and for an external antenna.
The plain boards are part of the new development kits for 6LoWPAN, ZigBee and
ARM7.
Benefits
compact and versatile evalua-
tion board with rich features
ready to use for most applica-
tions without hardware changes
perfectly tuned to all
deRF radio modules
easy transition between frequency
ranges, processors and antennas
optionally available with case
fully supported by the IEEE
802.15.4 MAC stack with
source code examples
for each board feature
easily extendable with own
sensors/pheriperals using the
34 pin expansion header
Contact
dresden elektronik
ingenieurtechnik gmbh
Enno-Heidebroek-Str. 12
01237 Dresden | GERMANY
wireless@dresden-elektronik.de
www.dresden-elektronik.de
North America Representative:
america-sales@dresden-elektronik.de
Visit our Online-Shop:
www.dresden-elektronik.de
Distributed by:
DigiKey | MSC | Unitronic
06-2012
Key Features
70 x 68 x 33 mm (without case) / 85 x 81 x 40 mm (with case)
support all solderable & pluggable deRF radio modules
AC adapter / DC / USB / battery powered
Ethernet interface (only at deRFgateway with deRFarm7)
temperature, light and acceleration sensors
buttons and LEDs
4MBit Flash for firmware update/user data
standard JTAG-connector for ARM and AVR
I2C, SPI and UART interfaces are available
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