Jennic is offering a 32-bit wireless microcontroller which supports the ZigBee PRO and IEEE802.15.4 standards.

The JN5148 is specified for system operating current consumption of 18mA when receiving, and 15mA transmitting at +3dBm.

With 128Kbytes Rom, 128Kbytes Ram and enhanced coding efficiency, the JN5148 has sufficient space for embedded application software and the ZigBee PRO protocol stack into a single chip.

It can also be used as a co-processor, enabling ZigBee PRO to be added easily and quickly to existing systems.

Programmable CPU clock speeds from 4 to 32MHz and the use of five separate power domains provide the ability to select low power or high performance up to 32 MIPS CPU operation for the JN5148 to be used across the full range of applications from low-power battery-backed networks to high I/O, processor intensive systems.

There is also a "Time of Flight" ranging engine integrated into the device for implementing location-based services for sensor networks by providing improved accuracy over conventional signal-strength based systems.

More information: www.jennic.com