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February 25, 2013

Atmel Showcases Smart, Connected Applications From the Lab to the Digital Living Room at Embedded World 2013

May 30, 2012

Atmel First to Achieve Certification for ZigBee Light Link, Golden Units for Lighting Reference

March 23, 2012

Atmel to Showcase Power-Efficient Microcontroller Solutions for Industrial and Consumer Applications at ESC DESIGN West 2012

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Atmel® offers a suite of free proprietary and certified IEEE 802.15.4-compliant software stacks, like Lightweight Mesh, IEEE 802.15.4 MAC, ZigBee RF4CE, ZigBee® PRO, and ZigBee Public Profiles for Smart Energy (ZSE), Home Automation (ZHA), Building Automation (ZBA) and Light Link (ZLL). As result, choosing Atmel gives you a head start with ready to use wireless solutions and the shortest time to market.

Device Family	Summary Benefits	Applications	Technologies	Key Parameters

Lightweight Mesh	Easy to use proprietary low power wireless mesh network protocol.	Remote control, alarms and security, automatic meter reading (AMR), home and commercial building automation, toys and educational equipment	Proprietary
Details 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. Learn More

IEEE 802.15.4 MAC	Provides basic data transport API and star network (single-hop transmission) functionality.	Point-to-point networks, wire replacement, generic and/or proprietary remote controls, industrial applications	IEEE 802.15.4-compliant
Details The IEEE 802.15.4 standard defines the protocol and compatible interconnection for data communication devices using low data rate, low power and low complexity, short-range radio frequency (RF) transmissions in a wireless personal area network (WPAN). Atmel developed the MAC stack software for different target platforms (microcontroller and board) and RF transceivers based on a new architecture. This allows easy portability across various Atmel platforms and transceivers, and configurability to improve resource usage. Learn More

RF4Control - ZigBee RF4CE	Provides a full-featured software framework and API for RF4CE compliant, fully-interoperable devices	Consumer electronics, infrared TV remote control replacement, wireless game pads, wireless input devices	ZigBee RF4CE-compliant ZigBee Remote Control Profile
Details Atmel RF4Control is a full-featured ZigBee RF4CE-compliant platform. The ZigBee RF4CE standard enhances the IEEE 802.15.4 standard by providing a simple networking layer and standard application profiles that let you create a multi-vendor interoperable solution for consumer electronics (CE). The RF4Control software package supports all the Atmel RF Single-chip solutions and Radio Transceivers, and extends standard-compliant 2.4GHz operation by supporting the same functionality and features for the 900MHz frequency band. Atmel also offer a ready-to-use reference implementation for the ZigBee Remote Control profile which will go on top of the ZigBee RF4CE stack. Learn More

BitCloud - ZigBee PRO	Provides advanced data transport API, supports multi-hop mesh network functionality with multiple security modes, large networks and runtime self-healing and self-configuration.	Multi-hop wireless sensor networks, security, asset tracking, proprietary metering, warehouse and parking automation	ZigBee PRO ZigBee 2007 compliant	100K+ Flash 6K+ RAM
Details BitCloud PRO is Atmel’s full-featured, 2nd generation embedded ZigBee PRO certified platform for megaAVR® and ARM®. The stack provides a software development platform for reliable, scalable, and secure wireless applications running on Atmel wireless platforms. Learn More

BitCloud Profile Suite	Provides a full-featured software framework and API for ZigBee Smart Energy, Home Automation, Building Automation and Light Link-compliant devices	Meters, thermostats, in-home display units, lighting fixtures, lighting controls, switches, smart appliances	ZigBee Smart Energy ZigBee Home Automation ZigBee Building Automation ZigBee Light Link	128K+ Flash 12K+ RAM
Details BitCloud Profile Suite is Atmel’s ready-to-use framework for rapid development of ZigBee certified products, based on the IEEE 802.15.4 compliant BitCloud ZigBee PRO stack. The suite includes a complete set of fully functional reference implementations of ZigBee Smart Energy (ZSE), ZigBee Building Automation (ZBA) and ZigBee Home Automation (ZHA) device types. Learn More