GreenPeak has introduced a low power wireless radio transceiver design for home remote control devices.
The company has developed a set of reference designs for 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4-compliant modules for integration into TVs, DVDs and set-top boxes.
GreenPeak is a fabless semiconductor company based in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
It specialises in the development of low power RF transceivers based on the IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee wireless networking standard, incorporating energy harvesting to facilitate battery-free operation.
Based on the firm’s Emerald GP500C communication controller, the module is designed to be low power. “For RF remote controls equipped with the communication controller, a single watch type battery can outlast the life time of the remote,” claimed the company.
The reference designs will be delivered with a protocol stack of less than 4kbyte. They are also based on a single layer low cost PCB with integrated antennas, which will reduce the cost of bill of materials.
“The new RF communication controller opens a market for low cost, reliable high speed RF remote controls, as IEEE 802.15.4 remote controls will allow a completely new way to use a remote control,” said Cees Links, CEO of GreenPeak.
The reference designs for remote controls will be launched at the CES show in Las Vegas.