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Comparison of 802.15.4 radio modules

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Comparison of 802.15.4 radio modules

An 802.15.4 radio module is a small device used to communicate wirelessly with other devices according to the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol.

IEEE 802.15.4 Module

This table lists production ready-to-use certified modules only, not radio chips. A ready-to-use module is a complete system with a transceiver, and optionally an MCU and antenna on a printed circuit board. While most of the modules in this list are Zigbee, Thread, 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 only include the RF transceiver and do not include a microprocessor. As a result, the protocol stack will need to be handled by an external IC. They are lower in price than modules which contain a microprocessor and enable the integrator to choose any microprocessor. However, potentially more work is required for integrating the MCU and module.

The following table lists vendor by alphabetical order:

More information Manufacturer, Module ...
Manufacturer Module Transceiver Chip Antenna Sleep TX RX TX Power Sensitivity PCB Size Released Interfacing Protocol stacks
FlexiPanel Ltd EasyBee[1][2] Texas Instruments CC2420[3][4] integral 18 mA 20 mA 0 dBm 26 mm × 20 mm Mar, 2008  ? Zigbee stack
Embit EMB-TRX169PA, 169 MHz[5] CC1120[6] U.FL connector <1 μA 400  mA @ +27 dBm 27 mA (full sens.) 27 dBm -122 dBm 16 mm × 26 mm 2013 UART, SPI, JTAG Wireless M-Bus stack[7]
Microchip Technology MRF24J40MA[8] MRF24J40[9] PCB trace 2 μA 23 mA 19 mA 0 dBm –94 dBm 17.8 mm × 27.9 mm Jun, 2008[10] SPI Microchip Zigbee
MiWi[11]
MiWi P2P[12]
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The following table lists vendor by alphabetical order:

More information Manufacturer, Module ...
Manufacturer Module SOC/SIP Chip MCU core RAM Flash Antenna Sleep TX RX TX Power Sensitivity PCB Size Released Interfacing Firmware options
Anaren A2530R24A
CC2530[13] 32 MHz
8-bit 8051		 8 kB 256 kB Printed Trace 1 μA 34 mA 25 mA 4 dBm -90 dBm 11 mm × 19 mm July, 2012 UART,
SPI		 AIR-ZNP, based on TI Z-Stack
A2530R24C U.FL connector
A2530E24A Printed Trace 130 mA 28 mA 15 dBm -95 dBm
A2530E24C U.FL connector 106 mA 28 mA 13 dBm -95 dBm
Atmel ZigBit 2.4 GHz
(ATZB-24-B0)		 AT86RF230 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 × 13.5 mm × 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)		 balanced dual chip antenna 24 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm
ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified
(ATZB-A24-U0)		 RF output 50 mA 23 mA Up to
20 dBm		 -104 dBm 38 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm
ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified
(ATZB-A24-UFL)		 U.FL connector
ZigBit 700/800/900 MHz
(ATZB-900-B0)		 AT86RF212 RF output 26 mA 11 mA Up to
11 dBm		 –110 dBm 24 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.8 mm
California Eastern Laboratories ZICM357SP2 EM357[14][15] 32 bit,
ARM Cortex
-M3		 12 kB 192 kB PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna 1 μA 58 mA 34 mA 20 dBm –103 dBm 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm Apr, 2012 UART,
SPI,
TWI		 Zigbee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO
ZICM357SP0 EM357[16][17] 32 bit,
ARM Cortex
-M3		 12 kB 192 kB PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna 1 μA 31 mA 30 mA 8 dBm –100 dBm 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm Apr, 2012 UART,
SPI,
TWI		 Zigbee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO
ZICM3588SP0 SiLabs EM3588[18] 32 bit,
ARM Cortex
-M3		 64 kB 512 kB PCB Trace Antenna or U.FL connector 2.4 μA 44 mA 30 mA 8 dBm –100 dBm 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm Mar, 2014 UART,
SPI,
I²S		 CEL Zigbee Stack
Synapse SNAP Stack
Digi International Series 1 XBee[19] Freescale MC13193[20] 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 × 27.61 mm Dec, 2006[21] UART Zigbee stack[22]
Series 1 XBee-PRO[23] 250 mA, 340 mA, 180 mA 55 mA 18 dBm,
10 dBm		 –100 dBm 24.38 mm × 32.94 mm
Series 2 XBee ZB[24] Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250[25][26] 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 × 27.61 mm Apr, 2008[27] Ember ZNet[28]
Series 2 XBee-PRO ZB[29] 10 μA 295 mA, 170 mA 45 mA 17 dBm,
10 dBm		 –102 dBm 24.38 mm × 32.94 mm
Dresden elektronik deRFmega128-22M00 2.4 GHz ATmega128RFA1 8-bit
ATmega		 16 kB 128 kB Chip ceramic antenna < 1 μA 18 mA 18 mA +3 dBm -98 dBm 23.6 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm 2012 JTAG, UART,
I²C,
ADC,
SPI,
GPIO		 MAC stack
Zigbee (BitCloud)
6LoWPAN
Atmel
deRFmega128-22M10 2.4 GHz RF pads 19.0 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm
deRFmega128-22M12 2.4 GHz 198 mA 22 mA +22 dBm –105 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm
deRFmega256-23M00 2.4 GHz ATmega256RFR2 8-bit
ATmega		 32 kB 256 kB Chip ceramic antenna < 1 μA 19 mA 11 mA +3.5 dBm -98 dBm 23.6 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm 2013 JTAG, UART,
I²C,
ADC,
SPI,
GPIO
deRFmega256-23M10 2.4 GHz RF pads 19.0 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm
deRFmega256-23M12 2.4 GHz 233 mA 17 mA 23 dBm –104 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm
deRFsam3-23M10-2 2.4 GHz ATSAM3S4A[30]
AT86RF232[31]		 32-bit
ARM Cortex
-M3		 48 kB 256 kB RF pads < 6 μA 45 mA 41 mA +3 dBm -100 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm JTAG, UART,
I²C,
ADC,
SPI,
GPIO,
USB
deRFsam3-13M10 868, 915 MHz ATSAM3S4A[32]
AT86RF212[33]		 50 mA 37 mA +5 or +10 dBm –110 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm JTAG,
UART,
I²C,
ADC,
SPI,
GPIO,
USB
deRFusb-23E00 2.4 GHz
deRFusb-23E06 2.4 GHz		 ATSAM3S4B[34]
AT86RF231[35]		 32-bit
ARM Cortex
-M3		 48 kB 256 kB Chip ceramic antenna 32 mA 51 mA 45 mA +3 dBm -97 dBm 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 8.7 mm 2012 USB, optional: JTAG, Debug
deRFusb-23E00 JTAG 2.4 GHz
deRFusb-23E06 JTAG 2.4 GHz		 63.5 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.5 mm USB, JTAG, Debug
deRFusb-13E00 868, 915 MHz
deRFusb-13E06 868, 915 MHz		 ATSAM3S4B[36] br> AT86RF212[37] +9 dBm -106 dBm 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 8.7 mm USB, optional: JTAG, Debug
deRFusb-13E00 JTAG 868, 915 MHz
deRFusb-13E06 JTAG 868, 915 MHz		 63.5 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.5 mm USB, JTAG, Debug

Embit		 EMB-WMB169PA, 169 MHz[38] [39][40] MSP430F534x[41] 16 bit MSP430 10 kB / 8 kB / 6 kB 128 kB / 96 kB / 64 kB RF Pads, U.FL Connector <2 μA 57 mA@
+15dBm		 27 mA (full sens.) up to
30 dBm		 -122 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2012 UART,
SPI,
JTAG		 MSP430F534x[42]
EMB-WMB868, 868 MHz[43][44] [45] MSP430F534x[46] 16 bit MSP430 10 kB / 8 kB / 6 kB 128 kB / 96 kB / 64 kB RF Pads, U.FL Connector <2 μA 57 mA@ +15dBm 27 mA (full sens.) 15 dBm -122 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2012 UART,
SPI,
JTAG		 Wireless M-Bus stack[47]
EMB-Z2530PA, 2.4 GHz[48][49] [50] CC2530[51] 8 bit 8051 8 kB 256 kB PCB Antenna, U.FL Connector, Wire Antenna opt <1.1 μA 135 mA@ +20dBm 28 mA 20 dBm -100 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2011 UART,
SPI,
JTAG		 TIMAC (IEEE 802.15.4),[52] ZStack (Zigbee)[53]
EMB-ZRF212B, 868 MHz, 915 MHz[54][55] [56] ATxmega128D3[57] 8/16 bit AVR XMEGA 8 kB 128 kB Ceramic Antenna, U.FL Connector, RF pads 1.3 μA 17 mA@ +5dBm 10 mA 10 dBm –110 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2013 UART,
SPI,
JTAG		 Atmel Lightweight Mesh,[58]
Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4),[59]
Atmel BitCloud (Zigbee PRO)
EMB-ZRF231PA, 2.4 GHz[60][61] [62] ATxmega256A3U[63] 8/16 bit AVR XMEGA 16 kB 256 kB PCB Antenna, U.FL Connector, RF pads <1.1 μA 132 mA@ +20dBm 24 mA 20 dBm -105 dBm 29 mm x 22 mm 2011 UART,
SPI,
JTAG		 Atmel Lightweight Mesh,[64]
[Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4),[65]
Atmel BitCloud (Zigbee PRO)
FlexiPanel Ltd Pixie[66][67] Texas Instruments CC2420[68] [69] PIC18LF4620 4 kB 64 kB integral 2 μA 25 mA 0 dBm Mar, 2008 UART,
SPI		 Microchip Zigbee
Pixie Lite[70][71] PIC18LF2520 1.5 kB 32 kB
Kirale Technologies KTWM102-11 Microchip ATSAMR21E19A 32-bit
ARM Cortex -M0+		 32 kB 256 kB
+
512 kB		 on-board chip 5 μA 17 mA 19 mA 4 dBm -104 dBm 16.6 mm × 11.4 mm × 2.2 mm 2018 UART,
USB,
JTAG		 KiNOS Thread Certified Stack[72]
Atmel
KTWM102-21 W.FL connector
MMB Networks Z357PA40 Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357[73] 32-bit
ARM Cortex
M3		 12 kB 192 kB on-chip, 512 kB on-board U.FL, on-board chip ceramic 0.65 μA 175 mA at 20 dBm TX power 32 mA 20 dBm max.,
software programmable		 -106 dBm 34.2 mm × 15 mm × 2.88 mm 2015 UART and
SPI		 Ember's (now Silicon Labs')
EmberZNetPRO[74] with MMB's
RapidConnect family of firmware
NXP JN5168-001-M00[75] JN5168 32 MHz
32-bit
RISC		 32 kB 256 kB on board 0.15 μA 15 mA 17 mA 2.5 dBm -95 dBm 16 mm × 30 mm 2013 UART,
SPI		 JenNet stack
Zigbee stack
JN5168-001-M03[76] U.FL connector
JN5168-001-M05[77] U.FL connector 35 mA 22 mA 9.5 dBm -96 dBm 16 mm x30 mm
JN5168-001-M06[78] U.FL connector 175 mA 22 mA 22 dBm -100 dBm
Control Data Systems VersaNode 210[79] MC13224V 32-bit ARM7 96 kB 128 kB MMCX Connector 15 μA 60 mA 21 mA 10 dBm -98 dBm 20 mm × 25 mm 2009 UART,
SPI		 Control Data Systems ISA100.11a
Panasonic PAN4555 MC1321x 8-bit MC9S08GT HC08 4 kB 60 kB 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 × 16.4 mm × 2.2 mm 2008 UART,
SPI		 Freescale Beestack
[Synapse SNAP Stack
PAN4561 MC13213 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 × 15 mm Jan, 2009 UART,
I²C
PAN4570[80] Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250[81][82] 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 × 20 mm × 2.8 mm 2006 UART,
SPI,
I²C		 Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250[83]
Radiocrafts RC2200[84] Texas Instruments CC2420[85] [86] 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 × 29.2 mm × 3.5 mm 2008 UART,
SPI,
JTAG,
ISP		 Texas Instruments Z-stack[87]
or any third-party
Zigbee stack
RC2201[88] 8 kB 1.3 μA
RC2202[89] 2 kB 32 kB 23 mA 26 mA
RC2204[90] 4 kB 64 kB 23 μA, 1.3 μA 27 mA 30 mA
RC2201HP[91] 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 × 35.6 mm × 3.5 mm Jan 2008[92]
RC2300[93] Texas Instruments CC2430
(CC2431
for location
engine option)

[94][95]

 8-bit 8051 300 μA, 0.9 μA, 0.6 μA 27 mA 27 mA 0 dBm 12.7 mm × 25.4 mm × 2.5 mm Jul 2008[96] UART,
SPI,
proprietary serial
debugging interface
RC2301[97]
RC2302[98] 32 kB
RC2304[99] 64 kB
Monolithics ZMN2405 Texas Instruments CC2430 [100]
[101]		 8-bit 8051 8 kB 128 kB RFIO pad 3 μA 28 mA 27 mA 0 dBm -92 dBm 30.5 mm × 21.2 mm 2008 UART,
SPI,		 Zigbee stack, RFM's CSM standard module application profile
ZMN2430 25 mm × 20.3 mm
ZMN2430A < built-in –2 dBm –90 dBm 25 mm × 26.9 mm
ZMN2405HP RFIO pad 130 mA 33 mA 17 dBm -95 dBm 40.6 mm × 21.2 mm
ZMN2405HPA built-in 15 dBm 47 mm × 21.2 mm
ZMN2430HP RFIO pad 17 dBm 30.48 mm × 25 mm
ZMN2430HPA built-in 15 dBm 36.83 mm × 25 mm
Radios, Inc. MXR-EM20[102] Ember 2420 [103] 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 × 18.4 mm Oct
2005		 SPI Zigbee stack
Synapse SM220UF1[104] ATmega128RFA1 8-bit
ATmega		 16 kB 128 kB PCB Antenna and U.FL connector 0.4 μA 20 dBm: 150 mA

6 dBm: 55 mA

 22 mA 20 dBm –103 dBm 29.8mm × 19mm 2013 UART,
SPI,
I²C		 Synapse SNAP Stack
[Talon Communications Oasis[105][106] NXP
(formerly Freescale) KW22D512V		 Cortex-M4 64 kB 512 kB U.FL, MMCX or edge connect to external trace PIFA 4uA 111 mA 24 mA 20 dBm -108 dBm 25mm × 20mm × 2.7mm Feb
2015		 JTAG,
UART,
I²C,
ADC,
SPI,
GPIO,
PWM,
USB		 SMAC
Sierra mangOH IoT[107] RP-SMA, Chip 45mm × 22.3mm × 2.7mm May 2016 JTAG,
UART,
SPI,
GPIO,
USB
Telegesis Ltd ETRX2 Ember
(now Silicon Labs)
EM250[108][109]		 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 × 20.45 mm 2008 SIF,
UART,
I²C,
SPI		 Ember ZNet Stack[110]
ETRX2-PA 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 × 20.5 mm 2009
ETRX2USB integrated 32 mA, 27 mA, 26 mA 55 mA, 62 mA 62 mA 3 dBm,
18 dBm		 2008 SIF
ETRX351 Silicon Labs
(former Ember)
EM351		 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 × 19 mm 2011
ETRX357[[111] Silicon Labs
(former Ember)
EM357		 192 kB
Sena Technologies ProBee-ZE10[112][113] Ember
(now Silicon Labs)
EM250[114][115]		 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 × 23.0 mm × 11.15 mm 2010
Oct		 UART
ProBee-ZE20S DIP/SMD[116] Ember
(now Silicon Labs)
EM357		 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 × 18.6 mm, DIP Size: 32.8 mm × 21.0 mm 2011
Oct
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List of Zigbee company acquisitions

  • 2016, Apr - Cypress acquires Broadcom's IoT Business
  • 2016, Jan - Silicon Labs acquires Telegesis
  • 2016, Jan - Microchip acquires Atmel
  • 2015, Dec - NXP acquires Freescale Semiconductor
  • 2012, Jul - Murata acquires RF
  • 2012, May - Silicon Labs acquires Ember
  • 2011, Dec - Linear technology acquires Dust Networks
  • 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.

  • Adaptive Network Solutions (Atmel chipset at 900 MHz)
  • Air Micro (RadioPulse chipset)
  • Develco
  • Develco Products
  • Joymax (Jennic chipset)
  • LS Research ProFLEX01, SiFLEX02
  • Merlin Wireless (Ember chipset)
  • Spectec (TI chipset)
  • Synapse Wireless
  • Telit (TI Chipset, TinyOne 2400MC, ZE50-2.4, ZE60-2.4)
  • UConnect (TI Chipset)
  • ZMDI (ZMDI chipset at 900 MHz)

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