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An 802.15.4 radio module is a small device used to communicate wirelessly with other devices according to the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol.
This table lists production ready-to-use certified modules only, not radio chips. A ready-to-use module is a complete system with a transceiver, and optionally an MCU and antenna on a printed circuit board. While most of the modules in this list are Zigbee, Thread, ISA100.11a, or WirelessHART modules, some do not contain enough flash memory to implement a Zigbee stack and instead run plain 802.15.4 protocol, sometimes with a lighter wireless protocol on top.
These modules only include the RF transceiver and do not include a microprocessor. As a result, the protocol stack will need to be handled by an external IC. They are lower in price than modules which contain a microprocessor and enable the integrator to choose any microprocessor. However, potentially more work is required for integrating the MCU and module.
The following table lists vendor by alphabetical order:
Manufacturer | Module | Transceiver Chip | Antenna | Sleep | TX | RX | TX Power | Sensitivity | PCB Size | Released | Interfacing | Protocol stacks |
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FlexiPanel Ltd | EasyBee [1] [2] | Texas Instruments CC2420 [3] [4] | integral | 18 mA | 20 mA | 0 dBm | 26 mm × 20 mm | Mar, 2008 | ? | Zigbee stack | ||
Embit | EMB-TRX169PA, 169 MHz [5] | CC1120 [6] | U.FL connector | <1 μA | 400 mA @ +27 dBm | 27 mA (full sens.) | 27 dBm | -122 dBm | 16 mm × 26 mm | 2013 | UART, SPI, JTAG | Wireless M-Bus stack [7] |
Microchip Technology | MRF24J40MA [8] | MRF24J40 [9] | PCB trace | 2 μA | 23 mA | 19 mA | 0 dBm | –94 dBm | 17.8 mm × 27.9 mm | Jun, 2008 [10] | SPI | Microchip Zigbee MiWi [11] MiWi P2P [12] |
The following table lists vendor by alphabetical order:
Manufacturer | Module | SOC/SIP Chip | MCU core | RAM | Flash | Antenna | Sleep | TX | RX | TX Power | Sensitivity | PCB Size | Released | Interfacing | Firmware options |
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Anaren | A2530R24A | CC2530 [13] | 32 MHz 8-bit 8051 | 8 kB | 256 kB | Printed Trace | 1 μA | 34 mA | 25 mA | 4 dBm | -90 dBm | 11 mm × 19 mm | July, 2012 | UART, SPI | AIR-ZNP, based on TI Z-Stack |
A2530R24C | U.FL connector | ||||||||||||||
A2530E24A | Printed Trace | 130 mA | 28 mA | 15 dBm | -95 dBm | ||||||||||
A2530E24C | U.FL connector | 106 mA | 28 mA | 13 dBm | -95 dBm | ||||||||||
Atmel | ZigBit 2.4 GHz (ATZB-24-B0) | AT86RF230 | 8-bit ATmega 1281v | 8 kB | 128 kB | RF output | < 6 μA | 18 mA | 19 mA | -17 dBm to 3 dBm | -101 dBm | 18.8 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm | 2009 | UART, USART, SPI, I²C, JTAG | BitCloud - Zigbee PRO, Wireless MCU Software, BitCloud stack, SerialNet, OpenMAC |
ZigBit 2.4 GHz (ATZB-24-A2) | balanced dual chip antenna | 24 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm | |||||||||||||
ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-U0) | RF output | 50 mA | 23 mA | Up to 20 dBm | -104 dBm | 38 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm | |||||||||
ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-UFL) | U.FL connector | ||||||||||||||
ZigBit 700/800/900 MHz (ATZB-900-B0) | AT86RF212 | RF output | 26 mA | 11 mA | Up to 11 dBm | –110 dBm | 24 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.8 mm | ||||||||
California Eastern Laboratories | ZICM357SP2 | EM357 [14] [15] | 32 bit, ARM Cortex -M3 | 12 kB | 192 kB | PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna | 1 μA | 58 mA | 34 mA | 20 dBm | –103 dBm | 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm | Apr, 2012 | UART, SPI, TWI | Zigbee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO |
ZICM357SP0 | EM357 [16] [17] | 32 bit, ARM Cortex -M3 | 12 kB | 192 kB | PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna | 1 μA | 31 mA | 30 mA | 8 dBm | –100 dBm | 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm | Apr, 2012 | UART, SPI, TWI | Zigbee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO | |
ZICM3588SP0 | SiLabs EM3588 [18] | 32 bit, ARM Cortex -M3 | 64 kB | 512 kB | PCB Trace Antenna or U.FL connector | 2.4 μA | 44 mA | 30 mA | 8 dBm | –100 dBm | 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm | Mar, 2014 | UART, SPI, I²S | CEL Zigbee Stack Synapse SNAP Stack | |
Digi International | Series 1 XBee [19] | Freescale MC13193 [20] | 8-bit 689S08A HCS08 | 4 kB | 60 kB | integrated Whip, chip or U.FL connector, RPSMA connector | 10 μA, 50 μA | 45 mA | 50 mA | 0 dBm | –92 dBm | 24.38 mm × 27.61 mm | Dec, 2006 [21] | UART | Zigbee stack [22] |
Series 1 XBee-PRO [23] | 250 mA, 340 mA, 180 mA | 55 mA | 18 dBm, 10 dBm | –100 dBm | 24.38 mm × 32.94 mm | ||||||||||
Series 2 XBee ZB [24] | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 [25] [26] | 16-bit 12 MHz RISC | 5 kB | 128 kB | 1 μA | 40 mA, 35 mA | 40 mA, 38 mA | 3 dBm, 1 dBm | –96 dBm, –95 dBm | 24.38 mm × 27.61 mm | Apr, 2008 [27] | Ember ZNet [28] | |||
Series 2 XBee-PRO ZB [29] | 10 μA | 295 mA, 170 mA | 45 mA | 17 dBm, 10 dBm | –102 dBm | 24.38 mm × 32.94 mm | |||||||||
Dresden elektronik | deRFmega128-22M00 2.4 GHz | ATmega128RFA1 | 8-bit ATmega | 16 kB | 128 kB | Chip ceramic antenna | < 1 μA | 18 mA | 18 mA | +3 dBm | -98 dBm | 23.6 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | 2012 | JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO | MAC stack Zigbee (BitCloud) 6LoWPAN Atmel |
deRFmega128-22M10 2.4 GHz | RF pads | 19.0 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | |||||||||||||
deRFmega128-22M12 2.4 GHz | 198 mA | 22 mA | +22 dBm | –105 dBm | 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | ||||||||||
deRFmega256-23M00 2.4 GHz | ATmega256RFR2 | 8-bit ATmega | 32 kB | 256 kB | Chip ceramic antenna | < 1 μA | 19 mA | 11 mA | +3.5 dBm | -98 dBm | 23.6 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | 2013 | JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO | ||
deRFmega256-23M10 2.4 GHz | RF pads | 19.0 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | |||||||||||||
deRFmega256-23M12 2.4 GHz | 233 mA | 17 mA | 23 dBm | –104 dBm | 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | ||||||||||
deRFsam3-23M10-2 2.4 GHz | ATSAM3S4A [30] AT86RF232 [31] | 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 | 48 kB | 256 kB | RF pads | < 6 μA | 45 mA | 41 mA | +3 dBm | -100 dBm | 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, USB | |||
deRFsam3-13M10 868, 915 MHz | ATSAM3S4A [32] AT86RF212 [33] | 50 mA | 37 mA | +5 or +10 dBm | –110 dBm | 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm | JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, USB | ||||||||
deRFusb-23E00 2.4 GHz deRFusb-23E06 2.4 GHz | ATSAM3S4B [34] AT86RF231 [35] | 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 | 48 kB | 256 kB | Chip ceramic antenna | 32 mA | 51 mA | 45 mA | +3 dBm | -97 dBm | 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 8.7 mm | 2012 | USB, optional: JTAG, Debug | ||
deRFusb-23E00 JTAG 2.4 GHz deRFusb-23E06 JTAG 2.4 GHz | 63.5 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.5 mm | USB, JTAG, Debug | |||||||||||||
deRFusb-13E00 868, 915 MHz deRFusb-13E06 868, 915 MHz | ATSAM3S4B [36] br> AT86RF212 [37] | +9 dBm | -106 dBm | 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 8.7 mm | USB, optional: JTAG, Debug | ||||||||||
deRFusb-13E00 JTAG 868, 915 MHz deRFusb-13E06 JTAG 868, 915 MHz | 63.5 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.5 mm | USB, JTAG, Debug | |||||||||||||
Embit | EMB-WMB169PA, 169 MHz [38] [39] [40] | MSP430F534x [41] | 16 bit MSP430 | 10 kB / 8 kB / 6 kB | 128 kB / 96 kB / 64 kB | RF Pads, U.FL Connector | <2 μA | 57 mA@ +15dBm | 27 mA (full sens.) | up to 30 dBm | -122 dBm | 29 mm × 22 mm | 2012 | UART, SPI, JTAG | MSP430F534x [42] |
EMB-WMB868, 868 MHz [43] [44] [45] | MSP430F534x [46] | 16 bit MSP430 | 10 kB / 8 kB / 6 kB | 128 kB / 96 kB / 64 kB | RF Pads, U.FL Connector | <2 μA | 57 mA@ +15dBm | 27 mA (full sens.) | 15 dBm | -122 dBm | 29 mm × 22 mm | 2012 | UART, SPI, JTAG | Wireless M-Bus stack [47] | |
EMB-Z2530PA, 2.4 GHz [48] [49] [50] | CC2530 [51] | 8 bit 8051 | 8 kB | 256 kB | PCB Antenna, U.FL Connector, Wire Antenna opt | <1.1 μA | 135 mA@ +20dBm | 28 mA | 20 dBm | -100 dBm | 29 mm × 22 mm | 2011 | UART, SPI, JTAG | TIMAC (IEEE 802.15.4), [52] ZStack (Zigbee) [53] | |
EMB-ZRF212B, 868 MHz, 915 MHz [54] [55] [56] | ATxmega128D3 [57] | 8/16 bit AVR XMEGA | 8 kB | 128 kB | Ceramic Antenna, U.FL Connector, RF pads | 1.3 μA | 17 mA@ +5dBm | 10 mA | 10 dBm | –110 dBm | 29 mm × 22 mm | 2013 | UART, SPI, JTAG | Atmel Lightweight Mesh, [58] Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4), [59] Atmel BitCloud (Zigbee PRO) | |
EMB-ZRF231PA, 2.4 GHz [60] [61] [62] | ATxmega256A3U [63] | 8/16 bit AVR XMEGA | 16 kB | 256 kB | PCB Antenna, U.FL Connector, RF pads | <1.1 μA | 132 mA@ +20dBm | 24 mA | 20 dBm | -105 dBm | 29 mm x 22 mm | 2011 | UART, SPI, JTAG | Atmel Lightweight Mesh, [64] [Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4), [65] Atmel BitCloud (Zigbee PRO) | |
FlexiPanel Ltd | Pixie [66] [67] | Texas Instruments CC2420 [68] [69] | PIC18LF4620 | 4 kB | 64 kB | integral | 2 μA | 25 mA | 0 dBm | Mar, 2008 | UART, SPI | Microchip Zigbee | |||
Pixie Lite [70] [71] | PIC18LF2520 | 1.5 kB | 32 kB | ||||||||||||
Kirale Technologies | KTWM102-11 | Microchip ATSAMR21E19A | 32-bit ARM Cortex -M0+ | 32 kB | 256 kB + 512 kB | on-board chip | 5 μA | 17 mA | 19 mA | 4 dBm | -104 dBm | 16.6 mm × 11.4 mm × 2.2 mm | 2018 | UART, USB, JTAG | KiNOS Thread Certified Stack [72] Atmel |
KTWM102-21 | W.FL connector | ||||||||||||||
MMB Networks | Z357PA40 | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357 [73] | 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 | 12 kB | 192 kB on-chip, 512 kB on-board | U.FL, on-board chip ceramic | 0.65 μA | 175 mA at 20 dBm TX power | 32 mA | 20 dBm max., software programmable | -106 dBm | 34.2 mm × 15 mm × 2.88 mm | 2015 | UART and SPI | Ember's (now Silicon Labs') EmberZNetPRO [74] with MMB's RapidConnect family of firmware |
NXP | JN5168-001-M00 [75] | JN5168 | 32 MHz 32-bit RISC | 32 kB | 256 kB | on board | 0.15 μA | 15 mA | 17 mA | 2.5 dBm | -95 dBm | 16 mm × 30 mm | 2013 | UART, SPI | JenNet stack Zigbee stack |
JN5168-001-M03 [76] | U.FL connector | ||||||||||||||
JN5168-001-M05 [77] | U.FL connector | 35 mA | 22 mA | 9.5 dBm | -96 dBm | 16 mm x30 mm | |||||||||
JN5168-001-M06 [78] | U.FL connector | 175 mA | 22 mA | 22 dBm | -100 dBm | ||||||||||
Control Data Systems | VersaNode 210 [79] | MC13224V | 32-bit ARM7 | 96 kB | 128 kB | MMCX Connector | 15 μA | 60 mA | 21 mA | 10 dBm | -98 dBm | 20 mm × 25 mm | 2009 | UART, SPI | Control Data Systems ISA100.11a |
Panasonic | PAN4555 | MC1321x | 8-bit MC9S08GT HC08 | 4 kB | 60 kB | RF out or ceramic antenna | 0.25 μA, 1.9 μA, 36 μA, 1.6 mA | 36.5 mA | 37 mA | –4 dBm, 0 dBm | –92 dBm | 12.2 mm × 16.4 mm × 2.2 mm | 2008 | UART, SPI | Freescale Beestack [Synapse SNAP Stack |
PAN4561 | MC13213 | SMD RF out, ceramic antenna or U.FL | 1.6 mA, 50 μA, 16 μA, 2 μA | 202 mA | 45 mA | 20 dBm | –105 dBm | 35 mm × 15 mm | Jan, 2009 | UART, I²C | |||||
PAN4570 [80] | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 [81] [82] | 16-bit 12 MHz RISC | 5 kB | 128 kB | 1 μA, 1.5 μA | 35.5 mA, 41.5 mA, 28 mA | 35.5 mA, 37.5 mA | 3 dBm, 5 dBm, –32 dBm | –97 dBm | 26.5 mm × 20 mm × 2.8 mm | 2006 | UART, SPI, I²C | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 [83] | ||
Radiocrafts | RC2200 [84] | Texas Instruments CC2420 [85] [86] | 8-bit ATmega128 | 4 kB | 128 kB | integrated, MMCX connector or RF on pin connector | 23 μA, 1.3 μA | 27 mA | 30 mA | 0 dBm | -94 dBm | 16.5 mm × 29.2 mm × 3.5 mm | 2008 | UART, SPI, JTAG, ISP | Texas Instruments Z-stack [87] or any third-party Zigbee stack |
RC2201 [88] | 8 kB | 1.3 μA | |||||||||||||
RC2202 [89] | 2 kB | 32 kB | 23 mA | 26 mA | |||||||||||
RC2204 [90] | 4 kB | 64 kB | 23 μA, 1.3 μA | 27 mA | 30 mA | ||||||||||
RC2201HP [91] | 8-bit ATmega1281 | 8 kB | 128 kB | integrated or RF-on-pin connector | 40 μA, 2 μA | 140 mA | 28 mA | 17 dBm | -92 dBm | 16.5 mm × 35.6 mm × 3.5 mm | Jan 2008 [92] | ||||
RC2300 [93] | Texas Instruments CC2430 (CC2431 for location engine option) | 8-bit 8051 | 300 μA, 0.9 μA, 0.6 μA | 27 mA | 27 mA | 0 dBm | 12.7 mm × 25.4 mm × 2.5 mm | Jul 2008 [96] | UART, SPI, proprietary serial debugging interface | ||||||
RC2301 [97] | |||||||||||||||
RC2302 [98] | 32 kB | ||||||||||||||
RC2304 [99] | 64 kB | ||||||||||||||
Monolithics | ZMN2405 | Texas Instruments CC2430 [100] [101] | 8-bit 8051 | 8 kB | 128 kB | RFIO pad | 3 μA | 28 mA | 27 mA | 0 dBm | -92 dBm | 30.5 mm × 21.2 mm | 2008 | UART, SPI, | Zigbee stack, RFM's CSM standard module application profile |
ZMN2430 | 25 mm × 20.3 mm | ||||||||||||||
ZMN2430A < | built-in | –2 dBm | –90 dBm | 25 mm × 26.9 mm | |||||||||||
ZMN2405HP | RFIO pad | 130 mA | 33 mA | 17 dBm | -95 dBm | 40.6 mm × 21.2 mm | |||||||||
ZMN2405HPA | built-in | 15 dBm | 47 mm × 21.2 mm | ||||||||||||
ZMN2430HP | RFIO pad | 17 dBm | 30.48 mm × 25 mm | ||||||||||||
ZMN2430HPA | built-in | 15 dBm | 36.83 mm × 25 mm | ||||||||||||
Radios, Inc. | MXR-EM20 [102] | Ember 2420 [103] | 8-bit ATmega128L | 4 kB | 128 kB | RF on pin | 20 μA | 17.4 mA | 19.7 mA | 0 dBm | –94 dBm | 25.4 mm × 18.4 mm | Oct 2005 | SPI | Zigbee stack |
Synapse | SM220UF1 [104] | ATmega128RFA1 | 8-bit ATmega | 16 kB | 128 kB | PCB Antenna and U.FL connector | 0.4 μA | 20 dBm: 150 mA 6 dBm: 55 mA | 22 mA | 20 dBm | –103 dBm | 29.8mm × 19mm | 2013 | UART, SPI, I²C | Synapse SNAP Stack |
[Talon Communications | Oasis [105] [106] | NXP (formerly Freescale) KW22D512V | Cortex-M4 | 64 kB | 512 kB | U.FL, MMCX or edge connect to external trace PIFA | 4uA | 111 mA | 24 mA | 20 dBm | -108 dBm | 25mm × 20mm × 2.7mm | Feb 2015 | JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, PWM, USB | SMAC |
Sierra mangOH IoT [107] | RP-SMA, Chip | 45mm × 22.3mm × 2.7mm | May 2016 | JTAG, UART, SPI, GPIO, USB | |||||||||||
Telegesis Ltd | ETRX2 | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 [108] [109] | 16-bit 12 MHz RISC | 5 kB | 128 kB | integrated, U.FL connector or 50Ω pad | 1 μA, 1.5 μA | 35.5 mA, 41.5 mA, 28 mA | 35.5 mA, 37.5 mA | 3 dBm, 5 dBm | −94 dBm, −95 dBm, −98 dBm, −99 dBm | 37.75 mm × 20.45 mm | 2008 | SIF, UART, I²C, SPI | Ember ZNet Stack [110] |
ETRX2-PA | 0.8 μA, 1.5 μA, 3 μA, 3.5 μA | 56 mA, 63 mA, 106 mA, 120 mA, 121 mA | 37 mA | 0 dBm, 10 dBm, 18.5 dBm, 17.5 dBm | −92 dBm, −93 dBm, −96 dBm, −97 dBm | 37.75 mm × 20.5 mm | 2009 | ||||||||
ETRX2USB | integrated | 32 mA, 27 mA, 26 mA | 55 mA, 62 mA | 62 mA | 3 dBm, 18 dBm | 2008 | SIF | ||||||||
ETRX351 | Silicon Labs (former Ember) EM351 | 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 Processor | 12 kB | 128 kB | Integrated chip antenna or U.FL coaxial connector | <1 μA | 31 mA | 22 mA | 8 dBm | −102 dBm | 25 mm × 19 mm | 2011 | |||
ETRX357[ [111] | Silicon Labs (former Ember) EM357 | 192 kB | |||||||||||||
Sena Technologies | ProBee-ZE10 [112] [113] | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 [114] [115] | 16-bit 12 MHz RISC | 5 kB | 128 kB | Integrated chip, U.FL connector, RPSMA Connector | ≤ 2 μA | 190 mA | 45 mA | 20 dBm | –102 dBm | 51.7 mm × 23.0 mm × 11.15 mm | 2010 Oct | UART | |
ProBee-ZE20S DIP/SMD [116] | Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357 | 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 Processor | 12 kB | 192 kB | Integrated chip, U.FL connector, RPSMA Connector | < 1 μA | 33 mA | 28 mA | 8 dBm | -100 dBm/Max. -102 dBm | SMD Size: 31.6 mm × 18.6 mm, DIP Size: 32.8 mm × 21.0 mm | 2011 Oct |
The following is a list of companies producing modules yet to be added to the table.
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