Amiho Technology and Rohm Semiconductor announce the launch of their latest Evaluation Kit, designed to get customers up and running rapidly with sub-GHz radio design. The kit contains two nodes based on Amiho's AM060 868 MHz Wireless M-Bus radio modem module. This design features the Rohm Lapis ML7345 radio transceiver.
The AM060 module delivers high sensitivity, is neatly contained in Amiho’s compact footprint (17.8 x 20.3 mm), is pre-loaded with Amiho’s fully-featured Wireless M-Bus software stack and drivers, has on-board power saving features and is ready for deployment in volume production. In addition, with security a major concern for today’s smart networks, it includes AES128 encrpytion with AES256 to follow.
“Amiho’s application of our radio transceiver is a great demonstration of the benefits of our technology,†said Hiroshi Kume, Senior Product Manager at Rohm Semiconductor. “The radio has a built-in packet engine that enables the MCU to stay in low power mode for longer, increasing battery life.â€
“We make life easier for our customers and help them get their new products to market quickly and efficiently,†explains Managing Director David Blumstein. “This new evaluation kit is a perfect starter kit to get your smart meter or other IoT device communicating easily with Wireless M-Bus compliant modules.â€
The AE060 evaluation kit is available from Amiho or Rohm. Key features include: Amiho’s complete Wireless Meter-Bus radio module with fully featured Wireless M-Bus-compliant protocol stack; Compact footprint 20.3 x 18.7 mm; Universal evaluation board suitable for all Amiho products; AES128 encryption/decryption; Accessible on-board Renesas RL78 MCU; Rohm Lapis ML7345 radio transceiver ; and M-Bus packet engine for low power operation.
