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Europe-based Wireless Products
Benefit from AeroComm's New Long-range 868MHz RF Module
August 1, 2005
Lenexa, Kansas, USA
AeroComm Inc., global supplier
of complete wireless solutions for industrial and commercial OEMs,
announces its 868MHz spread spectrum transceiver for products
delivered to Europe. AeroComm is one of a few select companies
to gain approval for an RF solution that operates in this highly
restricted European band. On the date of its release, more than
twenty expectant manufacturers have already designed the AC4868
transceiver into their products.
Built to provide OEMs with license-free RF communications over
long distances — up to 15 kilometres — AC4868 becomes
the essential, affordable alternative to products operating in
the saturated 433MHz band. Priced at hundreds of dollars less
than competing solutions, it is the only fully certified 868MHz
transceiver to deliver up to 250 milliwatts of output power (EIRP)—the
maximum allowed in Europe. Hence AC4868 is ideally suited for
highly industrial applications where reliable long-range deployment
is crucial.
AeroComm's robust transparent protocol (RF232™) — which
enables seamless cable-to-transceiver replacement — has been
embedded into AC4868s to support a host of communication architectures:
point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, or peer-to-peer. AC4868's
dynamic serial firmware manages difficult over-the-air issues,
such as error detection, multi-path concerns, link verification,
and interference.
As with all of AeroComm's transceiver products, the AC4868 module
will operate over the industrial temperature range of -40°
to +85° C. Full "CE" approval lets OEMs to use the
transceiver in mobile and fixed product applications without additional
licensing. AC4868 will also accept a wide input voltage range
of 3.3 to 5.5V. Flexible data rates reach 76,000 bits per second.
"AeroComm designed the AC4868 with the European OEM in mind,"
said Randy Macke, AeroComm's International Sales Manager. "The
module is not only extremely low cost - making it a genuinely
practical alternative to 433MHz radios - but it also simplifies
the integration process by enabling wireless product development
without further licensing requirements."
"Using higher levels of circuit integration, AC4868 employs
our already acclaimed AC4490 900MHz module's form factor-maximizing
our economies-of-scale and allowing us to pass significant cost
savings on to the OEM", added John Eckart, AeroComm's Vice
President of Sales. "In fact, global suppliers are often
excited to learn that all of our AC4000-series modules are plug-compatible,
from 2.4GHz to 900MHz and now 868MHz. Now manufacturers can design
globally and comply locally."
The transceiver modules are aimed at designers/manufacturers of
industrial or commercial products that currently use alternative
methods of communication, such as infrared, serial/wired, memory
card download, or other less sophisticated wireless means. AC4486s
are suitable for a wide range of applications including vending,
meter reading, gaming, signage, automotive, recreation, point
of sale, fleet management, lighting control and security. Pricing
starts at under $85, with volume pricing as low as $60.
About AeroComm
AeroComm has played a major
role in the RF industry for over a decade with consistent technological
advances in both performance and price. The company's robust proprietary
technology, manufacturing and testing guarantee reliable communication,
while lower frequencies and fewer parts allow for reduced prices.
AeroComm's comprehensive development tools and personal engineering
support help OEMs reduce R&D schedules, expenses and uncertainties
while accelerating time to market.
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