Atmel Corp. is collaborating with H&D Wireless to deliver an IEEE802.11b+g Wi-Fi solution for Atmel’s 32-bit AVR microcontrollers. In this collaboration, H&D Wireless will provide the SPB104 Wi-Fi extension board, which is easily connected to the AVR32 UC3 evaluation kits through the SD card socket. This collaboration results in the industry’s most power efficient Wi-Fi solution, with an overall power consumption five times lower than any other similar solution on the market.
“Many customers are demanding embedded Wi-Fi solutions in their 32-bit MCU applications,” said Haakon Skar, product marketing director for AVR32 at Atmel. “To address these needs, Atmel has partnered with H&D Wireless to enable Wi-Fi capability in Atmel’s 32-bit AVR MCUs. To enable Wi-Fi capabilities of the AVR32 UC3 microcontroller, a customer only needs an ATEXTWIFI evaluation board, an AVR32 EVK1104 or EVK1105 evaluation kit, and to download a free AVR32 Software Framework 1.5 version which includes all Wi-Fi drivers and the full TCP/IP stacks. With picoPower technology, AVR32 is the world’s most energy efficient microcontroller on the market, using less energy in all active and standby modes than other competing products.”
Atmel’s picoPower technology meets the toughest requirements in modern microcontrollers. By combining ten years of low-power research and development into picoPower technology for AVR microcontrollers, AVR32 MCUs can achieve the industry's lowest power consumption with 0.48mW/MHz in active mode, 1.5µA with RTC running and below 100nA in shutdown mode.
“As a wireless solutions leader, we are thrilled to provide a Wi-Fi solution to a leading microcontroller provider,” said Pär Bergsten, CEO of H&D Wireless. “We have developed a best-in-class Wi-Fi solution with a focus on low power consumption and a small form factor. The solution we are announcing today will enable a faster time-to-market for Atmel’s customers.”
H&D Wireless’ modules offer Wi-Fi capability for the 802.11b+g spectrums with a throughput of 1Mbps to 54Mbps. The device offers a 150µW sleep power consumption, 2.4 years of battery life, 220mW RX power and an interface compatible to SDIO and SPI. In addition, the RF power output is 7-8dB higher than the average on the market at +17.5dBm.
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