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Admiral Microwaves Ltd
is pleased to present California Eastern Laboratories:

CEL and its design, development and certification partner
LS Research offer a variety of drop-in RF transceiver modules for ZigBee and other low cost, low power IEEE 802.15.4 data transmission applications. They’re ideal for office and building automation including HVAC, lighting control and security systems.

    FreeStar Series ZFSM-100       Matrix Series ZMXM-400
    Freescale™-based                   Texas Instruments™-based

    Apex Series ZAXM-200           Apex LT Series ZALM-300
    Ember™ EM250                     Ember™ EM260
    ZigBee platform                     Network processor IC

Please click here to visit the California Eastern Laboratories website or please contact us to discuss your requirement

FreeStar Series ZFSM-100

Freescale™-based FreeStar modules feature an onboard 100mW power amplifier that provides much better range performance than standard ZigBee implementations; over 4000 feet, line of sight. FreeStar modules support point-to point, point-to-multipoint, and mesh networks.

  • Freescale™ MC13192 Transceiver IC and MC9S08GT60 microprocessor.
  • UPG2301TQ-E1-A – High efficiency and gain PA
  • UPG2214TK-E2-A – Low insertion / high isolation switch
  • Up to 100mW output power
  • 4000+ ft range, line of sight
  • Low power consumption: 125mA @ 10mW output, 150mA @ 100mW
  • 2.4 to 3.6V input
  • 8 general purpose I/O ports
  • Simple UART interface
  • FCC, IC and CE certified
     Data Sheet          Brochure

Matrix Series ZMXM-400

Texas Instruments™-based Matrix modules are designed to support peer-to-peer, star, and mesh networks. CEL offers both High Power (100 mW) and Low Power (10 mW) versions of the Matrix module, each offers Dynamic Power Configuration (DPC), enabling the user to customize the power out as conditions dictate.

  • Texas Instruments™ CC2430 Transceiver IC
  • UPG2301TQ-E1-A – High efficiency and gain PA (Matrix 100 mW only)
  • NE3508M04-T2-A – Super low noise figure and high associated gain Amplifier (Matrix 10 mW only)
  • UPG2214TK-E2-A – Low insertion / high isolation switch
  • Dynamic Power Configuration
  • Up to 4000 ft of range
  • Low 50mA power consumption @ 10mW output
  • 2.1 to 3.6V input
  • 17 general purpose I/O ports
  • Simple UART interface
  • FCC, IC, CE and ETSI certified
     Data Sheet          Brochure

Apex Series ZAXM-200

Apex modules are based on the Ember™ EM250 ZigBee platform. They combine Ember’s transceiver IC and 16-bit microprocessor with an onboard 100mW Power Amplifier. Apex modules provide over 4000 feet of range — and are unique in that they deliver constant RF output power across the 2.1 to 3.6V voltage input. This helps ensure performance you can count on, over the entire life of the battery.

  • Ember™ EM250 platform
  • UPG2250T5N-E2-A – High efficiency and gain PA
  • UPG2214TK-E2-A – Low insertion / high isolation switch
  • 16-bit onboard microprocessor
  • Designed for EmberZNet networks
  • 1mW to 100mW output, software configurable
  • 4000+ ft of range, line of sight
  • 130mA power consumption @ 100mW output
  • 2.1 to 3.6V input
  • 16 general purpose I/O ports
  • DMA,–SP1, I2C and UART interfaces
  • FCC certified
  • CE certification is in process
     Data Sheet          Brochure

Apex LT Series ZALM-300

Apex LT modules are based on the Ember™ EM260 network processor IC. An SPI-based microprocessor interface gives you the flexibility to choose an external microprocessor based on your application’s needs. The Apex LT includes an onboard 100mW Power Amplifier, providing over 4000 feet of range. It is designed to deliver constant RF output power across the 2.1 to 3.6V voltage input, ensuring consistent performance over the entire life of the battery.

  • Ember™ EM260 platform
  • UPG2250T5N-E2-A– High efficiency and gain PA
  • UPG2214TK-E2-A – Low insertion / high isolation switch
  • SPI or UART interface to
  • external microprocessor
  • Designed for EmberZNet networks
  • 1mW to 100mW output, software configurable
  • 4000+ ft of range, line of sight
  • 130mA power consumption @ 100mW output
  • 2.1 to 3.6V input
  • FCC certified
  • CE certification is in process
     Data Sheet          Brochure

About California Eastern Laboratories:

C.E.L’s philosophy is to provide RF Modules highest quality and reliability. The importance of quality and reliability is emphasized at the earliest possible stage of product planning and development to ensure only the highest quality products are available to the market. C.E.L's qualification programs meet the most stringent industry requirements and may be custom tailored to meet their customers’ needs.

Admiral Microwaves Ltd can assist in offering parts that are fully RoHS compliant, please view the links below for more details:

Freestar EU RoHS Compliance Letter      Matrix EU RoHS Compliance Letter