MCU Wireless Microcontrollers

The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro starter kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the ATmega256RFR2 microcontroller. The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATmega256RFR2-XSTK starter kit includes the Atmel I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

If all you need is just the MCU evaluation board, the ATmega256RFR2-XPRO evaluation kit is available and does not include extension boards.

This kit will be available at the end of April. To be notified when the kit is available, you can register at the Atmel Store by clicking on the "Buy Tool" button.

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A complete starter kit and development system for the 8-bit and 32-bit AVR microcontrollers that gives designers a quick start to develop code on the AVR, with advanced features for prototyping and testing new designs.

The AVR device connects to the STK600 using an innovative routing and socketcard sandwich system, which routes the signals from the device to the appropriate hardware.

Note that a routing card and socket card for the specific device would need to be purchase separately.

The system consists of a generic socketcard, on which the AVR device is inserted, and a device specific signal routing card, which routes the signals from the socket pins to the different functions on the STK600 main board dependant on the device. This design simplifies hardware setup when switching from one AVR device to another, since all connections from the device to the motherboard are determined by the routing card, a custom board for each device. The routing system is purely passive; no electronic components route the signals, so all I/O pins are directly accessible on the connectors with no altering of the electrical behavior.

The kit offers access to all device pins, and several useful hardware functions such as pushbuttons, LEDs, and dataflash to create a complete system for prototyping and testing new designs. Free AVR Studio or AVR32 Studio lets designers write and compile firmware in either assembly or C language, and download the code to the target AVR device.

The board also has adjustable voltage supply and adjustable clock to the target AVR device. The VCC level and clock frequency can be adjusted on the fly from AVR Studio or AVR32 Studio, giving designers the ability to test the performance at different voltage levels and clock frequencies with just the click of a button.

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The ATmega128RFA1 evaluation kit accelerates development, debugging, and demonstration of IEEE 802.15.4-compliant wireless applications. The kit contains two evaluation boards for the Atmel ATmega128RFA1 device, which covers the 2.4GHz ISM bands for use with the STK600 Starter Kit.

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The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro evaluation kit is ideal for evaluation and prototyping with the ATmega256RFR2 microcontroller. The ATmega256RFR2 Xplained Pro board is available as an evaluation kit or starter kit. Extension boards can also be individually purchased.

The ATmega256RFR2-XPRO evaluation kit does not include extension boards.

For a complete and ready to go package, the ATmega256RFR2-XSTK starter kit includes the Atmel I/O1 Xplained Pro, OLED1 Xplained Pro, and PROTO1 Xplained Pro extension boards.

This kit will be available at the end of April. To be notified when the kit is available, you can register at the Atmel Store by clicking on the "Buy Tool" button.

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The ATmega256RFR2 evaluation kit demonstrates the unique performance of the latest Atmel 2.4GHz System-on-chip solution, ATmega256RFR2. The kit is the hardware platform for evaluating complete wireless system solutions including wireless stacks such as IPv6/6LoWPAN, ZigBee RF4CE and ZigBee PRO. The kit is also an ideal platform evaluation and development of various proprietary sytems using low level drivers or the new Atmel Lightweight Mesh Stack.

The kit contains two radio controller boards (RCB) assembled with the ATmega256RFR2. The RCB is powered by two AAA batteries and forms a fully functional and portable wireless node. The kit also includes a sensor terminal board (STB) for connection to a PC/laptop, and one Key Remote Control Board enabling demo/evaluation of remote control applications like ZigBee Remote Control and ZigBee Light Link.

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The evaluation kit integrates a 2.4GHz transceiver, on-board Atmel picoPower AVR application processors, and LCD display. The included ATmega1284PV runs the communication while the ATmega3290PV handles the LCD. With best-in-class sensitivity, the AT86RF230 transceiver ensures the longest range for wireless products.

The board accelerates development, debugging, and demonstration for a wide range of low power IEEE802.15.4, 6LoWPAN, and ZigBee wireless network applications.

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The I/O1 Xplained Pro provides a light sensor, temperature sensor, and microSD card. It connects to the extension headers of any Xplained Pro board.

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The OLED1 Xplained Pro provides a 128x32 OLED display, 3 LEDs and 3 push buttons. It connects to the extension headers of any Xplained Pro board.

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The PROTO1 Xplained Pro provides easy prototyping on the Xplained Pro platform. It connects to the extension headers of any Xplained Pro board and can be used as a gateway to other Xplained Pro extension boards with its own Xplained Pro extension header.

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The REB212BSMA-EK demonstrates the unique performance and rich feature set of the Atmel® 700/800/900MHz RF transceiver AT86RF212B combined with the leading edge ATxmega256A3 microcontroller. The REB212BSMA-EK contains two sets of Radio Extender Board (REB), Controller Base Board (REB-CBB) and USB cables to enable PC connectivity.

The REB is assembled with an AT86RF212B and one SMA antenna, demonstrating the unrivaled RF performance of the AT86RF212B in the sub-1GHz regional frequency bands. The REB connected to the REB-CBB forms a fully functional, battery powered wireless node.

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The REB231ED-EK demonstrates the unique performance and rich feature set of the 2.4GHz RF transceiver AT86RF231 combined with the leading edge ATxmega256A3 microcontroller. The REB231ED-EK contains two sets of Radio Extender Board(REB), Controller Base Board (REB-CBB) and RS232 cable to enable PC connectivity.

The REB is assembled with an AT86RF231 and two ceramic antennas, demonstrating the unrivaled hardware based Antenna Diversity feature to improve radio link robustness in adverse RF environments. The REB connected to the REB-CBB forms a fully functional, battery powered wireless node.

The kit is supported by Atmel BitCloud stack - a ZigBee PRO certified platform - and Atmel BitCloud Profile Suite - a certified testing and development solution for public application profiles like ZigBee Smart Energy and Home Automation. The kit is thus an ideal platform for design and prototyping of ZigBee-compliant wireless applications. The REB-CBB boards are also equipped with serial DataFlash, which enables seamless evaluation of over-the-air upgrade functionality provided by BitCloud.

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The REB231FE2-EK demonstrates the unique performance and rich feature set of the Atmel 2.4GHz radio transceiver AT86RF231 combined with the leading edge ATxmega256A3 microcontroller. The reference design utilizes the SE2431L RF front end module to demonstrate industry leading link budget of more than 125dB.

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The Atmel REB232ED-EK demonstrates the unique performance and feature set of the Atmel® 2.4GHz radio transceiver AT86RF232 combined with the leading edge Atmel ATxmega256A3 microcontroller.

AT86RF232 is a feature-optimized wireless transceiver for consumer applications in the unlicensed 2.4GHz ISM band. It is ideal for, low complexity, peer-to-peer wireless applications like remote controls, health and fitness devices, toys, game controllers, and others. Radio transceiver features like hardware accelerators for IEEE 802.15.4 signal processing or advanced features like AES and antenna diversity can easily be evaluated with the REB232ED-EK kit. In addition it serves as a reference design for derived product developments.

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The REB233SMAD-EK demonstrates the unique performance and rich feature set of the 2.4GHz RF transceiver AT86RF233 combined with the leading edge ATxmega256A3 microcontroller. The REB233SMAD-EK contains two sets of Radio Extender Board(REB), Controller Base Board (REB-CBB) and USB cable to enable PC connectivity.

The REB is assembled with an AT86RF233 and two SMA antennas, demonstrating the unrivaled hardware based Antenna Diversity feature to improve radio link robustness in adverse RF environments. The REB connected to the REB-CBB forms a fully functional, battery powered wireless node.

The kit is supported by Atmel BitCloud stack - a ZigBee PRO certified platform - and Atmel BitCloud Profile Suite - a certified testing and development solution for public application profiles like ZigBee Smart Energy and Home Automation. The kit is thus an ideal platform for design and prototyping of ZigBee-compliant wireless applications. The REB-CBB boards are also equipped with serial DataFlash, which enables seamless evaluation of over-the-air upgrade functionality provided by BitCloud.

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The RF4CE-EK Evaluation Kit demonstrates the unique performance of the latest Atmel 2.4GHz System-on-Chip solution ATmega128RFA1. The kit is the hardware platform for evaluating the ZigBee RF4CE stack including the ZigBee Remote Control profile and the ZigBee PRO stack including the ZigBee Light Link profile.

The RF4CE-EK contains two Radio Controller Boards (RCB) assembled with the ATmega128RFA1 and a SMA connector at the RF port. The RCB is powered by two AAA batteries and forms a full functional and portable wireless node.

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The evaluation kit speeds development, debugging, and demonstration for IEEE 802.15.4-compliant wireless applications.

This FCC-certified kit contains evaluation boards for Atmel AT86RF212 and the AT86RF23x families of RF transceivers, which cover the regional 700/800/900MHz and worldwide 2.4GHz ISM bands for use with the STK600. The kit includes two USB adapters equipped with 32-bit AVR UC3A microcontrollers for standalone point-to-point or packet sniffer operation.

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Atmel 2.4GHz evaluation and starter kit speeds development, debugging, and demonstration of a wide range of low-power IEEE 802.15.4, 6LoWPAN, and ZigBee wireless network applications.

The kit includes two AVR Raven boards with a 2.4GHz transceiver, on-board picoPower AVR application processors with LCD display, and one USB stick with a 2.4GHz transceiver to allow USB connections to a PC. It also includes a PC software package for wireless network setup, control, analysis, and over-the-air programming.

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The starter kit accelerates development, debugging, and demonstration for a wide range of low power wireless applications including IEEE 802.15.4, 6LoWPAN, and ZigBee networks.

The kit includes one USB stick with a 2.4GHz transceiver and a USB connector. The included AT86RF230 transceiver's high sensitivity supports the longest range for wireless products. The AT90USB1287 incorporates fast USB On-the-Go.

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The RF231USB-RD serves as a reference design showcasing the unique performance and rich feature set of the Atmel® AT86RF231 2.4GHz radio transceiver combined with the leading edge ATSAM3S4B microcontroller. The reference design is made available in an easy to use USB stick form factor, and comes pre-flashed with a boot loader and a full set of documentation stored on the onboard external 2Gbit flash memory.

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The amplified IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee module with unique RF design achieves a rare combination of industry-leading range performance and low power consumption. Its small footprint of less than a square inch makes integration easy.

A built-in UFL antenna connector enables rapid design-in and supports different external antennas for many applications.

The amplified IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee module with unique RF design achieves a rare combination of industry-leading range performance and low power consumption. Its small footprint of less than a square inch makes integration easy.

The module's non-balanced RF output minimizes the bill of materials and shortens time to market. Embedded 802.15.4/ZigBee software ensures standards-based wireless connectivity for a wide range of applications.

The low-power 802.15.4/ZigBee module combines an impressive set of features in just under half a square inch of space.

Based on a solid combination of the popular ATmega1281V MCU and the latest Atmel AT86RF230 radio transceiver, this module offers superior radio performance with exceptional ease of integration. It eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming RF development and shortens time to market. Embedded 802.15.4/ZigBee software ensures standards-based wireless connectivity for a wide range of applications.

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Ultra-compact, low-power, high-sensitivity, 784/868/915MHz 802.15.4/ZigBee OEM module eliminates the need for costly and time-consuming RF development. The module also minimizes the bill of materials, and shortens time to market for a wide range of standards-based wireless applications.

Embedded 802.15.4/ZigBee software ensures wireless connectivity.

Atmel® Lightweight Mesh software stack is an easy to use proprietary low power wireless mesh network protocol. It has been designed to address the needs of a wide range of wireless connectivity applications, including: 

• Remote control
• Alarms and security
• Automatic Meter Reading (AMR)
• Home and commercial building automation
• Toys and educational equipment

The Lightweight Mesh software stack is designed to work with all Atmel IEEE® 802.15.4 transceivers and SoCs. Currently the stack works with AVR®-based MCUs, but given its extreme portability and low resource requirements, it can be run on almost any Atmel MCU.

QTouch Library is a set of pre-compiled binaries for supported AVR and Atmel ARM-based microcontrollers. The library supports both QTouch and QMatrix acquisition methods.

The QTouch Library integrates

• The QT600 Example Project consisting of:
• • Example project for the ATtiny88 MCU board using the QTOUCH8 Panel
  • Example project for the ATxmega128A1 MCU board using the QTOUCH16 Panel
  • Example project for the ATmega324PA MCU board using the QMATRIX8x8 Panel
• Example Projects for SAM3N-EK (SAM3N Cortex M3 flash microcontroller)
• Example Projects for SAM3S-EK (SAM3S Cortex M3 flash microcontroller)

The example projects are available for both IAR and GCC compilers, and a precompiled hex or exe file is included for those who want to reflash the MCU boards without having to compile the projects themselves.

Atmel BitCloud is a full-featured ZigBee PRO stack supporting reliable, scalable, secure wireless applications running on Atmel wireless platforms. The design software is completely standard compliant with the ZigBee PRO certified platform.

The platform features flexible, easy to use developer tools, including optional C API and serial AT commands. The software supports large mesh networks of hundreds of devices, and is optimized for ultra low power consumption with 5 to 15 years battery life (application dependent).

Atmel BitCloud Profile Suite is a ready-to-use framework for rapid development of ZigBee certified products for ZigBee Smart Energy, Building Automation and Home Automation markets. The Profile Suite is based on the Atmel BitCloud - ZigBee PRO stack, a certified ZigBee Compliant Platform (ZCP) and includes a complete set of fully functional reference applications and extensive API documentation.

ZigBee Smart Energy (ZSE)
ZigBee Smart Energy offers utilities and energy service providers secure, easy-to-use wireless home area networks (HAN) for managing energy. Smart Energy gives utilities and their customers the power to directly communicate with thermostats, in premise displays and other smart appliances to better monitor and control a home's use of energy.

ZigBee Home Automation (ZHA)
ZigBee Home Automation is the global standard for control of appliances, lighting, environment, energy management, safety, and security. It supports a diverse ecosystem of service providers, original device manufacturers (ODM), and original equipmentmanufacturers (OEM) with a standards-based wireless solution for home and small office automation.

ZigBee Building Automation (ZBA)
ZigBee Building Automation is designed to integrate and centralize management of lighting, heating, cooling and security in industrial buildings. It reduces energy expenses through optimized Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) management. ZigBee Commercial Buildings Automation is also designed to extend and upgrade existing building infrastructure with minimal effort through the installation of wireless sensor and control networks.

ZigBee Light Link (ZLL)
ZigBee Light Link is designed to set a global standard for interoperable and very easy-to-use consumer lighting and control products, allowing consumers to gain wireless control over all their LED fixtures, light bulbs, timers, remotes and switches. This standard let consumers change lighting remotely to reflect ambiance, task or season, all while managing energy use and making their homes greener.

IEEE 802.15.4 MAC stack software for different target platforms (microcontroller and board) and RF transceivers. The configurable software allows easy portability across various platforms and transceivers and improves resource usage.

The ZigBee RF4CE standard enhances the IEEE 802.15.4 standard by providing a simple networking layer and standard application profiles to create multi-vendor, interoperable consumer electronics.

The RF4Control stack provides an API aligned to the RF4CE network primitives. It can be used from an application or via firmware. For example, it supports the public ZigBee Remote Controls (ZRC) profile as specified by the ZigBee Alliance, which is included in the RF4Control software download.

RF4Control supports the standards-compliant 2.4GHz band with the same functionality and features for the 900MHz band using AT86RF212.

One Collaborative Studio for Embedded Design

Atmel® Studio 6 is the integrated development platform (IDP) for developing and debugging Atmel ARM® Cortex™-M processor-based and Atmel AVR® microcontroller applications. The Atmel Studio 6 IDP gives you a seamless and easy-to-use environment to write, build and debug your applications written in C/C++ or assembly code. Atmel Studio 6 supports all 8- and 32-bit AVR; the new SoC wireless family; SAM3, SAM4 and SAM D20 microcontrollers; and connects seamlessly to Atmel debuggers and development kits. Additionally, the IDP now includes two new features designed to further enhance your productivity: Atmel Gallery is an online apps store built in to Studio 6, allowing you to purchase both in-house and third-party development tools and embedded software. Atmel Spaces is a collaborative workspace where you can securely share embedded design and track progress of projects with your peers.

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