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This table lists production ready-to-use modules only, not radio chips. A ready-to-use module is a complete system with MCU, transceiver, and antenna on a printed circuit board. While most of the modules in this list are ZigBee, ISA100.11a, or WirelessHART modules, some don't 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.

Transceiver-only modules

These modules don't include a processing unit. They are generally lower in price and enable the integrator to choose any MCU solution. However, potentially more work is required for integrating the MCU and module.

Manufacturer Module Transceiver Chip Antenna Sleep TX RX TX Power Sensitivity PCB Size Released Interfacing Protocol stacks
Uniband U-Force

manual

UZ2400

manual, errata

PCB trace 2 µA 24 mA 20 mA 0 dBm -96 dBm 28.5 mm x 14 mm Oct, 2007 SPI Microchip ZigBee
Uniband U-Power500

manual

3 µA 54 mA 26 mA 11 dBm -101 dBm 48.3 mm x 14 mm Oct, 2007 Microchip ZigBee
Uniband U-Power1000

manual

SMA connector 154 mA 32 mA 22 dBm -101 dBm 36 mm x 14 mm Oct, 2007 Microchip ZigBee
Microchip MRF24J40MA

datasheet

MRF24J40 datasheet PCB trace 2 µA 23 mA 19 mA 0 dBm -94 dBm 17.8 mm x 27.9 mm Jun, 2008 Microchip ZigBee MiWi MiWi P2P
FlexiPanel Ltd EasyBee summary datasheet Chipcon CC2420 datasheet errata integral 18 mA 20 mA 0 dBm 26 mm x 20 mm Mar, 2008 ZigBee stack

Integrated MCU and transceiver modules

Manufacturer Module SOC/SIP Chip MCU core RAM Flash Antenna Sleep TX RX TX Power Sensitivity PCB Size Released Interfacing Firmware options
Atmel ZigBit 2.4 GHz (ATZB-24-B0) datasheet AT86RF230 datasheet 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 x 13.5 mm x 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) datasheet balanced dual chip antenna 24 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.0 mm
ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-U0) datasheet RF output 50 mA 23 mA Up to 20 dBm -104 dBm 38 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.0 mm
ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-UFL) datasheet U.FL connector
ZigBit 700/800/900 MHz (ATZB-900-B0) datasheet AT86RF212 datasheet RF output 26 mA 11 mA Up to 11 dBm -110 dBm 24 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.8 mm
California Eastern Laboratories ZICM357SP2 datasheet brochure EM357 datasheet brochure 32 bit, ARM Cortex-M3 12 kB 192 kB PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna 1 uA 58 mA 34 mA 20 dBm -103 dBm 23.9 mm x 16.6 mm Apr, 2012 UART, SPI, TWI ZigBee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO
ZICM357SP0 datasheet brochure EM357 datasheet brochure 32 bit, ARM Cortex-M3 12 kB 192 kB PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna 1 uA 31 mA 30 mA 8 dBm -100 dBm 23.9 mm x 16.6 mm Apr, 2012 UART, SPI, TWI ZigBee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO
ZICM2410P0 datasheet brochure ZIC2410 datasheet brochure 8-bit 8051 8 kB 96 kB PCB Trace Antenna or U.FL connector 0.3 µA 44 mA 35 mA 6.1 dBm -97 dBm 25.4 mm x 34.3 mm Mar, 2009 UART, SPI, I²S CEL ZigBee Stack Synapse SNAP Stack
ZFSM-101 datasheet brochure Freescale MC13192 datasheet 8-bit HC08 MC9S08GT60 4 kB 60 kB PCB trace 3.0 µA, <1 µA 150 mA 42 mA 20 dBm -92 dBm 25 mm x 36 mm May, 2008 UART Freescale Beestack
ZFSM-201-1 datasheet brochure Freescale MC13224V datasheet 32-bit ARM7 96 kB 128 kB PCB Trace Antenna or MMCX connector 1.1 µA 193 mA 30 mA 20 dBm -100 dBm 25.4 mm x 36.5 mm Jun, 2008 UART, SPI, JTAG, I²S, I²C, keyboard
ZAXM-201 datasheet brochure Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet 16-bit 12 MHz RISC 5 kB PCB Trace Antenna (optional MMCX connector) 1 µA 170 mA 37 mA -97 dBm 25 mm x 33 mm 2009 UART, SPI, I²C Ember Znet Pro 3.1
ZALM-301 datasheet brochure Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM260 network processor factsheet datasheet UART, SPI
ZMXM-400 datasheet brochure TI CC2430 datasheet errata 8 bit, 8051 8 kB 5 µA 50 mA 27 mA 10 dBm -92 dBm 23 mm x 29 mm May, 2008 UART Chipcon Z-stack
ZMXM-401 datasheet brochure 130 mA 20 dBm
Nivis, LLC. VersaNode 210 datasheet MC13224V datasheet 32-bit ARM7 96 kB 128 kB MMCX Connector 15 µA 60 mA 21 mA 10 dBm -98 dBm 20 mm x 25 mm 2009 UART, SPI Nivis ISA100.11a
VersaNode 220 datasheet 2010 Nivis WirelessHART
Radiocrafts RC2200

datasheet

Chipcon CC2420 datasheet errata 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 x 29.2 mm x 3.5 mm 2008 UART, SPI, JTAG, ISP Chipcon Z-stack or any third-party ZigBee stack
RC2201

datasheet

8 kB 1.3 µA
RC2202

datasheet

2 kB 32 kB 23 mA 26 mA
RC2204

datasheet

4 kB 64 kB 23 µA, 1.3 µA 27 mA 30 mA
RC2201HP datasheet 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 x 35.6 mm x 3.5 mm Jan 2008
RC2300 datasheet Chipcon CC2430 (CC2431 for location engine option)

datasheet errata

8-bit 8051 300 µA, 0.9 µA, 0.6 µA 27 mA 27 mA 0 dBm 12.7 mm x 25.4 mm x 2.5 mm Jul 2008 UART, SPI, proprietary serial debugging interface
RC2301 datasheet
RC2302 datasheet 32 kB
RC2304 datasheet 64 kB
Jennic JN5139-xxx-M00 Product brief JN5139 Product brief 16 MHz 32-bit RISC 96 kB 192 kB on board 2.6 µA 37 mA 37 mA 2.5 dBm -96 dBm 18 mm x 30 mm Jun 2008 UART, SPI JenNet stack ZigBee stack
JN5139-xxx-M01 Product brief SMA connector
JN5139-xxx-M03 Product brief U.FL connector
JN5139-xxx-M02 Product brief SMA connector 125 mA 45 mA 19 dBm -100 dBm 18 mm x41 mm
JN5139-xxx-M04 Product brief U.FL connector
STMicroelectronics SPZB250 datasheet SN250 datasheet 16-bit XAP2b 5 kB 128 kB Integrated murata antenna 2 µA 36 mA 36 mA 3 dBm -92 dBm 26.5 mm x 16.4 mm Aug, 2008 UART, SPI, I²C Ember Znet
SPZB260 datasheet SN260 network processor datasheet 1 µA -95 dBm 25 mm x 13.7 mm SPI
RF Monolithics ZMN2405 datasheet Chipcon CC2430 datasheet errata 8-bit 8051 8 kB 128 kB RFIO pad 3 µA 28 mA 27 mA 0 dBm -92 dBm 30.5 mm x 21.2 mm 2008 UART, SPI, ZigBee stack, RFM’s CSM standard module application profile
ZMN2430 datasheet 25 mm x 20.3 mm
ZMN2430A datasheet built-in -2 dBm -90 dBm 25 mm x 26.9 mm
ZMN2405HP datasheet RFIO pad 130 mA 33 mA 17 dBm -95 dBm 40.6 mm x 21.2 mm
ZMN2405HPA datasheet built-in 15 dBm 47 mm x 21.2 mm
ZMN2430HP datasheet RFIO pad 17 dBm 30.48 mm x 25 mm
ZMN2430HPA datasheet built-in 15 dBm 36.83 mm x 25 mm
Radios, Inc. MXR-EM20 datasheet Ember 2420 datasheet 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 x 18.4 mm Oct, 2005 SPI ZigBee stack
RadioPulse LM2400-C/R/S datasheet MG2400-F48 datasheet errata 8-bit 8051 4 kB 64 kB SMA connector (LM2400-S) or receptacle type connector (LM2400-C/R) 13 µA 35 mA 29 mA 7 dBm -99 dBm 33 mm x 25 mm Nov, 2006 UART ZigBee stack
LM2400-PC/PR/PS datasheet SMA connector (LM2400-PS) or receptacle type connector (LM2400-PC/PR) 18 µA 95 mA 14 dBm 38 mm x 27 mm
Crossbow Technology IRIS (XM2110CA) brochure, datasheet ATmega128L + AT86RF230 datasheet 8-bit ATmega1281 8 kB 128 kB internal 8 µA 10 mA, 13 mA, 17 mA 16 mA -17 dBm, -3 dBm, 3 dBm -101 dBm 58 mm x 32 mm x 7 mm Apr, 2007 UART, SPI, I²C, 51-pin expansion connector ZigBee stack, Moteworks platform
MICAz (MPR2400) datasheet Chipcon CC2420 datasheet errata 8-bit ATmega128L 4 kB MMCX connector 15 µA 11 mA, 14 mA, 17.4 mA 19.7 mA -10 dBm, -5 dBm, 0 dBm -94 dBm 58 mm x 32 mm x 7 mm Sep, 2005
FlexiPanel Ltd Pixie summary datasheet Chipcon CC2420 datasheet errata PIC18LF4620 4 kB 64 kB integral 2 µA 25 mA 0 dBm Mar, 2008 UART, SPI Microchip ZigBee
Pixie Lite summary datasheet PIC18LF2520 1.5 kB 32 kB
Panasonic PAN4551 datasheet MC13193 datasheet 8-bit MC9S08GT60 HC08 4 kB 60 kB PCB pad, U.FL connector, internal 37 µA, 3 µA, 0.3 µA 31 mA, 22 mA 38 mA 0 dBm, -20 dBm -98 dBm 20 mm x 26 mm x 3 mm Oct, 2005 UART Freescale Z-Stack
PAN4555 datasheet MC1321x datasheet 8-bit MC9S08GT HC08 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 x 16.4 mm x 2.2 mm 2008 UART, SPI Freescale Beestack
PAN4561 brochure MC13213 datasheet 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 x 15 mm Jan, 2009 UART, I²C
PAN4570 datasheet Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet 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 x 20 mm x 2.8 mm 2006 UART, SPI, I²C Ember ZNet Stack
MeshNetics ZDM-A1281-B0 (MNZB-24-B0) datasheet AT86RF230 datasheet 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 x 13.5 mm x 2.0 mm 2008 UART, USART, SPI, I²C, JTAG BitCloud stack, SerialNet, OpenMAC
ZDM-A1281-A2 (MNZB-24-A2) datasheet balanced dual chip antenna 24 mm x 13.5 mm x 2 mm
ZDM-A1281-PN0 (MNZB-A24-U0) datasheet RF output 50 mA 23 mA 20 dBm -104 dBm 38 mm x 13.5 mm x 2 mm
ZDM-A1281-PN (MNZB-A24-UFL) datasheet U.FL connector
ZigBit 900 (MNZB-900-B0) datasheet AT86RF212 datasheet RF output 26 mA 11 mA 11 dBm -110 dBm 24 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.8 mm
Telegesis Ltd ETRX2 brochure datasheet Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet 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 x 20.45 mm 2008 SIF, UART, I²C, SPI Ember ZNet Stack
ETRX2-PA brochure datasheet 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 x 20.5 mm 2009
ETRX2USB brochure datasheet integrated 32 mA, 27 mA, 26 mA 55 mA, 62 mA 62 mA 3 dBm, 18 dBm 2008 SIF
ETRX351 brochure datasheet Silicon Labs (former Ember) EM351 factsheetdatasheet 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 x 19 mm 2011
ETRX357 brochure datasheet Silicon Labs (former Ember) EM357 factsheetdatasheet 192 kB
Digi International Inc. Series 1 XBee manual Freescale MC13193[1] datasheet 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 x 27.61 mm Dec, 2006 UART ZigBee stack, DigiMesh network protocol
Series 1 XBee-PRO manual 250 mA, 340 mA, 180 mA 55 mA 18 dBm, 10 dBm -100 dBm 24.38 mm x 32.94 mm
Series 2 XBee ZB manual Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet 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 x 27.61 mm Apr, 2008 Ember ZNet
Series 2 XBee-PRO ZB manual 10 µA 295 mA, 170 mA 45 mA 17 dBm, 10 dBm -102 dBm 24.38 mm x 32.94 mm
Redwire, LLC Redbee MC13224V 32-bit ARM7 96 KB 120 kB PCB 1.1 µA 30 mA 25 mA 6 dBm -100 dBm 1.25" x 1.5" x 0.3" July, 2009 UART bootloader Contiki, Freescale Beestack, GCC
Sena Technologies ProBee-ZE10 Product Brief datasheet Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheetdatasheet 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 x 23.0 mm x 11.15 mm 2010 Oct UART Ember ZNet Stack
ProBee-ZE20S DIP/SMD Product Brief datasheet Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357 factsheetdatasheet 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 X 18.6 mm, DIP Size 32.8 mm X 21.0 mm 2011 Oct
MMB Research Z357PA10 datasheet Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357 Overviewdatasheet 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 12 kB 192 kB on-chip, 512 kB on-board U.FL, on-board chip ceramic 0.65 µA 205 mA at 20 dBm TX power 28 mA 20 dBm max., software programmable ~ -100 dBm 34.73 mm x 28.43 mm x 4.45 mm UART and SPI Ember's (now Silicon Labs') EmberZNetPRO with MMB's RapidSE (for Smart Energy) or RapidHA (for Home Automation) software
Anaren A2530R24A manual datasheet TI CC2530 datasheet Printed Trace 34 mA 25 mA 4 dBm -90 dBm 11 mm x 19 mm Jul, 2011 UART and SPI AIR-ZNP based on TI Z-Stack
Anaren A2530R24C manual datasheet TI CC2530 datasheet U.FL Connector 34 mA 25 mA 4 dBm -90 dBm 11 mm x 19 mm Jul, 2011 UART and SPI AIR-ZNP based on TI Z-Stack
Anaren A2530E24A datasheet TI CC2530 datasheet Printed Trace 130 mA 28 mA 15 dBm -95 dBm 11 mm x 19 mm Jul, 2011 UART and SPI AIR-ZNP based on TI Z-Stack
Anaren A2530E24C manual TI CC2530 datasheet U.FL Connector 106 mA 28 mA 13 dBm -95 dBm 11 mm x 19 mm Jul, 2011 UART and SPI AIR-ZNP based on TI Z-Stack

List of ZigBee company acquisitions

  • 2012, May - Silicon Labs acquires Ember
  • 2010, Jul - NXP acquires Jennic
  • 2009, Feb - Atmel acquires Meshnetics
  • 2008, Nov - Telit acquires One RF technology
  • 2007, Aug - Texas Instruments acquires Integrated Circuit Designs
  • 2006, Jan - Texas Instruments acquires Chipcon (intention announced 2005-10 but deal completed 2006-01-24)
  • 2005, Jan - Chipcon acquires Figure 8

Other companies manufacturing 802.15.4 ready-to-use modules

The following is a list of companies producing modules yet to be added to the table.

Other notes

1) Flexipanel also makes UZBee and UZBee Plus modules which are Pixie modules in the USB key form factor.

2) There are not much verified information about PAN4561 firmware.

References

  1. ^ "XBee/XBee‐PRO Code Development" (PDF). Digi. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
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