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 |