ZigBit 900 Development Kit

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ZigBit™ 900 Development Kit (ZDK) is a comprehensive set of tools supporting rapid design, prototyping and deployment of wireless solutions based on innovative ZigBit 900 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

The ZigBit 900 Development Kit Content:

• 3 x MeshBean 900 development boards
• 3 x ZigBit 900 OEM modules mounted on MeshBean 900 boards
• 3 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 software stack
• Allows programming and configuration of ZigBit 900 modules and MeshBean 900 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.