Analog Devices’ Radio System-on-chip Enables Power-efficient Wireless Connectivity

Analog Devices, Inc. introduced a SoC (system-on-chip) device that integrates all of the RF (radio frequency) transmit and receive functions, data conversion, and processing elements required to enable a fully programmable radio. Designed for a range of remote, battery-powered wireless sensor network (WSN) applications, including utility meters, medical telemetry systems, building automation, asset tracking and security systems, the ultra-low-power ADuCRF101 radio SoC features a 12-bit ADC (analog-to-digital converter), a 32-bit microprocessor core, on-chip SRAM and FLASH memory and an ISM-band radio transceiver. 

The ADuCRF101 radio SoC extends ADI’s precision analog microcontroller portfolio, which now includes an ultra-low-power offering based on the Cortex-M3 processor, to support the demanding design requirements of today’s remote sensing and measurement applications. Design engineers can visit ADI’s EngineerZone, an open technical support forum where they can ask questions, share knowledge and search for answers to questions regarding precision analog microcontrollers.“By combining converter technology, low-power 32-bit processing, large on-chip memory and high-performance RF communications in a single 9-mm × 9-mm package, the ADuCRF101 provides a radio SoC at a performance level not previously available to battery-powered WSN applications,” said James Caffrey, Converter Group marketing and applications director, Analog Devices. “By delivering a solution based on an open-source ARM® Cortex™-M3 processor, combined with evaluation hardware and software tools, the Analog Devices platform simplifies design and reduces development time for our customers who are designing wireless data-acquisition products.”