Silicon Labs and Synapse RF Engine Module

The Synapse RF Engine^® Module combines Silicon Labs’ Si1000 wireless microcontroller (MCU) with the award-winning Synapse SNAP^® network operating system from Synapse Wireless^®, Inc. The jointly developed module makes it easy to deploy scalable, ultra-low-power and small-footprint wireless mesh networking solutions for smart metering, building automation, lighting control, personal medical devices, asset tracking systems and other wireless applications.

The Si1000 MCU-based Synapse RF Engine provides a turnkey hardware/software solution that developers can deploy immediately in their end products. It also offers an easy-to-use development platform for those who want to migrate their wireless designs to high-volume applications using the Si1000 MCU running SNAP as embedded firmware.

Silicon Labs Si1000 Wireless MCU

The Si1000 wireless MCU, a member of the Si10xx wireless MCU family, combines a 25 MHz 8051 core, EZRadioPRO^® sub-GHz RF transceiver, 64 kB of flash and a 10-bit ADC — all in a compact 5 mm x 7 mm package. The Si10xx family offers market-leading RF performance with the highest output power and sensitivity and lowest power wake-up transition. The industry’s most power-efficient wireless MCU solution, the Si10xx family provides the lowest current in common modes of operation (active, sleep and deep-sleep mode).

Synapse SNAP Network Operating System

Synapse’s SNAP network operating system is an Internet-enabled, instant-on mesh networking software solution that runs on a wide range of popular processing platforms. SNAP’s small memory footprint (only 45 kB) leaves more space for user applications. SNAP can support up to 16 million nodes in a single peer-to-peer mesh network. Developers can develop applications quickly and easily using SNAP’s high-level, English-like Python language. No embedded programming experience is required.

 

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