ZigBit Amp Development Kit

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ZigBit™ Amp Development Kit (ZDK Amp) is a comprehensive set of tools supporting rapid design, prototyping and deployment of wireless solutions based on innovative ZigBit Amp hardware platform. The kit provides you with everything you need to create market-ready wireless systems and applications, including:

• Template applications to bootstrap application development and customization
• Support of embedded programming for OEM applications with direct access to BitCloud stack through its ANSI C API
• Complete set of evaluation tools, including range measurement, serial configuration interface, and wireless sensor networking demo application
• Full support of 3rd-party sensors selected by developer with source code for the hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
• Convenient reference drivers and APIs for UART, I2C, ADC, and 1-wire peripherals
• Intuitive development environment from Atmel, including embedded debugging feature with Atmel JTAG in-circuit debugger

ZigBit Amp Development Kit comes in two editions

• ZigBit Amp Development Kit Lite gives you access to standard evaluation and development tools and comes with 45 days of complimentary support. This option is good for product demonstration, platform evaluation and quick application prototyping.
• ZigBit Amp Development Kit Complete comes with 1 year of professional support which provides users with continuous software updates, dedicated design-in support, and RF design assistance. It's ideal for customers engaged in a full cycle of developing, prototyping, and launching innovative products made possible by MeshNetics ZigBit wireless platform. It also features early software release access, and additional sample applications, including sources for WSN Demo application, examples of API use, and more.

ZDK edition	Lite	Complete
Support Duration	45 days	1 year
Hardware Design Support	+	+
RF Design Support	+	+
Software Development Support	+	+
Early Software Release Access1	-	+
Access to Gerber Files2	-	+
Access to bootloader source code3	-	+
Additional Sample Applications4	-	+
SerialNet Extensions5	-	+
Support Channel	Email
Part Number	ZDK-A1281-PN-LTE (New: MNZB-DKL-A24)	ZDK-A1281-PN-CPT (New: MNZB-DKC-A24)
	$399	$899

1. Early software release access covers technology previews and demos, preliminary datasheets, and advance product announcements.
2. MeshBean Amp Gerber files greatly expedite custom PCB design-in and accelerate TTM for customer's specific products based on ZigBit Amp modules and peripherals used within MeshBean Amp development platform such as USB extension, sensor adaptations and others.
3. Access to serial bootloader source code is essential in building custom tools for serial and OTA upgrades.
4. Additional sample applications include sources for (1) the embedded portion of WSN Demo, featuring the most comprehensive example of a typical data acquisition scenario, (2) smaller examples of API use, which may be used as application "building blocks", (3) sample applications featuring integration of ZigBit w/ 3-rd party sensors.
5. SerialNet Extensions allow customer to extend the AT command set with their own commands. This software simplifies commissioning, eases software design-in, and allows customers to control 3-rd party sensors of their choice via AT commands.

The ZigBit Amp Development Kit Content:

• 2 x MeshBean Amp development boards
• 2 x ZigBit Amp OEM modules mounted on MeshBean Amp boards
• 2 x USB cables
• 2 x external interface cables
• 1 x software & documentation CD

SerialNet: Serial AT Commands for Easy Application Prototyping

• Layered on top of IEEE 802.15.4/ZigBee PRO BitCloud stack
• Allows programming and configuration of ZigBit modules and MeshBean Amp board through an AT-command serial interface
• Allows easy evaluation of BitCloud stack features
• No embedded programming experience required
• Provided as a default firmware image on all ZigBit modules

WSN Monitor: Software for Sensor Networks Visualization

• Visualizes typical data acquisition scenario
• Allows easy evaluation of range and network performance, incl. self-healing feature
• Supports visualization of network topologies
• Allows remote network configuration from your PC
• The embedded WSN controller is available as a firmware image

MeshNetics’ Wireless Sensor Network Monitor shows the network topology, sensor data and the signal quality between the nodes. The WSN Monitor automatically generates network topology diagrams as network nodes are detected and added to the system. These nodes are then regularly monitored, with any sensor data received automatically displayed in charts and tables on a PC screen. MeshNetics WSN Monitor features an XML-based framework for rapid customization of user interfaces and measured sensor parameters. A sample application demonstrates a building monitoring solution that features real-time capture and display of temperature and light levels read from remote ZigBee sensors.

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