Fully Embedded Wi-Fi Module measures 30 x 18 mm.
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Accelerating and facilitating application development of low-power sensor and actuator solutions, RTX4100 enables devices, machines, and other systems to connect directly to Internet for range of M2M applications. Module can be integrated into devices to support wireless standards, including 802.11 b/g/n; employs Energy Micro EFM32 Gecko MCU and Qualcomm Atheros AR4100 Wi-Fi System-in-Package; can use existing infrastructure, and works out-of-the-box with applicable cloud services.
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RTX Launches World's Smallest Fully Embedded Wi-Fi Module
Aalborg, Denmark & San Jose, California - RTX, a leading provider of wireless communications solutions has announced that it is launching the world's smallest fully embedded Wi-Fi module, the RTX4100, together with Energy Micro at the Embedded World exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany at the end of February.
The RTX4100 Wi-Fi module allows fast and easy application development of low power sensor and actuator solutions - enabling devices, machines and other systems to connect directly to the Internet for a wide range of emerging machine to machine (M2M) applications. Embedding Wi-Fi directly inside a device makes installation extremely simple as it can use existing infrastructure and works "out of the box" with applicable cloud services.
The module is ideal for application development due to its small footprint, high efficiency and low power consumption, which is achieved through the use of the Energy Micro EFM32 Gecko MCU and the Qualcomm Atheros AR4100 Wi-Fi System-in-Package.
Peter Mariager, chief technology officer at RTX, comments, "Our Board Support Package and application framework makes rapid and efficient development possible, and the customer can choose from a range of different libraries to rapidly enable e.g. emerging white goods and smart energy applications to be integrated using a zero-cost tool chain."
"The RTX4100 Wi-Fi module can be integrated into devices to support various wireless standards including 802.11 b/g/n. The module features a built-in and an external antenna."
Energy Micro's worldwide vice president of sales and marketing, Andreas Koller, comments, "EFM32 Gecko microcontrollers are a perfect fit for the low power wireless applications made possible with RTX's Wi-Fi module. We are delighted that RTX has achieved such a significant low power advantage by integrating our energy friendly Gecko MCU into their module."
At a time when the growth of the Internet-connectable M2M market is soaring, RTX's new Wi-Fi module will meet the demand for small low-cost and low-power products.
Jesper Mailind, CEO of RTX, comments, "The small RTX4100 Wi-Fi module, measuring just 30x18 mm, reduces the complexity involved in advanced Wi-Fi application designs. Developers can bring their product to market faster using less energy and space compared to existing solutions. This is really an important step forward for M2M communication worldwide."
Adam Lapede, senior director of product management, Qualcomm Atheros, comments: "This module is an expansion of the Qualcomm Atheros ecosystem that leverages the AR4100 low power 802.11n Wi-Fi, enabling use of small foot print, low cost, and low power microcontrollers for the 'Internet of Things' application space."
The RTX4100 Wi-Fi device and a demonstration with an embedded Twitter client can be seen at Embedded World on the Energy Micro stand in Hall 1, stand 1-523 between 28th Feb and 1st March 2012.
About Energy Micro
Energy Micro is a global provider of energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers based on the ARM® Cortex(TM) processor core. Consuming a quarter of the energy of competing products, the company's ultra low power EFM32 Gecko MCUs and EFR4 Draco radios target energy sensitive applications, including smart metering, building automation, security systems portable health and fitness equipment and smart accessories. The products are supported by Energy Micro's Simplicity Studio, an easy-to-use software console helping to reduce embedded system development times by a half. Energy Micro is backed by leading Nordic venture partners, Northzone Ventures and Investinor. Further information is available at www.energymicro.com
About RTX
RTX designs and produces advanced wireless solutions for global clients across a variety of markets, including solutions for Enterprise PBX and VoIP communications, professional audio, consumer gaming, home automation, and smart metering. In addition, RTX provides a range of customizable ATE solutions for production testing of wireless devices. Since its founding in 1993, RTX has undertaken more than 700 projects incorporating technologies such as Bluetooth(TM), Wi-Fi, DECT, CAT-iq and VoIP. RTX is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic stock exchange, is headquartered in Denmark, and has offices in Hong Kong and the US. Further information is available at www.rtx.dk
For further information please contact:
Curtis Schmidek
President
RTX America Inc.
sales@rtxamerica.com
Tel. + 1 (408) 441-8600
