Atmel Launches New UHF Industrial ASK/FSK Transceiver Evaluation Kit Wireless BlackBird

Heilbronn, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the
availability of its stand-alone ASK/FSK transceiver evaluation kit
ATAB542x. The Wireless BlackBird kit is designed to demonstrate the
excellent RF capabilities of the ATA542x transceiver series including
the transceivers' communication flexibility when paired with Atmel's
ATmega3290 microcontroller.

The ATA542x (ATA5423/25/28/29) series is a highly integrated UHF
ASK/FSK multi-channel half-duplex transceiver family that offers the
worldwide lowest power consumption for RF transmission applications.
The transceivers are specially developed to meet industrial and
consumer demands for RF low-cost transmission systems including 2-way
remote controls, power metering, security, home automation, active
RFID tags etc. The ATA542x series supports the 315 MHz, 345 MHz, 433
MHz, 868 MHz, and 915 MHz frequency bands.

The ATAB542x kit is designed for an immediate out-of-the-box
experience. Industrial or consumer system designers can discover,
without any additional PC connection, the powerful capabilities of
the ATA542x series when partnered with Atmel's ATmega3290. This kit
is also suitable for new users, who can rapidly be brought up to
speed using the step-by-step Quick Start card provided.

The Wireless BlackBird evaluation kit consists of two 2" x 3.5" PC
boards, each with one ATA542x transceiver, custom LCD display,
external antenna, ISP and UART headers, miniature joystick, and 2 AA
batteries. Using the two transceiver boards, a communication link can
be established within seconds to easily demonstrate functions such as
RSSI links, temperature and light sensoring, and frequency hopping.

Availability and Pricing. The Wireless BlackBird evaluation kit is
now available at US $149 each and can be ordered from Atmel's
official distributors (see
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/general/contact.asp).

Footnote
ASK = Alternating Shift Keying
FSK = Frequency Shift Keying
LCD = Liquid Cristal Display
RFID = Radio Frequency IDentification
RSSI = Received Signal Strength Indication
UART = Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
UHF = Ultra High Frequency

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory
and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's
broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is
able to provide the electronics industry with complete system
solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications,
computing and automotive markets.

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Information

Product information on Atmel's ASK/FSK Transceiver evaluation kit
may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools.asp?family_id=651, for more
information on Atmel's ASK/FSK transceiver ATA542x series go to:
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/devices.asp?family_id=651

Press Contacts
Dr. Susanne van Clewe,
Marcom Manager Communications and Automotive Products
Phone: +49-7131-67-2081, Email: susanne.van-clewe@hno.atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

Web site: http://www.atmel.com

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Contact:
Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Manager Communications and Automotive
Products, +49-7131-67-2081, susanne.van-clewe@hno.atmel.com, or Helen
Perlegos, Public Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com,
both of Atmel Corporation