Renesas Electronics America and Link Labs Develop Long-Distance Radio Module for Machine-to-Machine and Internet of Things Systems
Visit Link Labs / Renesas Booth Booth #153 at Internet of Things World 2015 to Learn More About the LL-RLP-20 Module
Renesas Electronics America, a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced a collaboration with Link Labs, a provider of wide-area, low-power IoT networks for business and government , to develop the Link Labs LL-RLP-20 radio module, featuring the Renesas RX111 microcontroller (MCU) and the Semtech SX1276 LoRa™ long distance radio transceiver technology. The module is designed to offer wide range, energy efficient, and cost-effective deployment, and is ideally suited for integration in products like security monitoring devices, agricultural monitors, parking sensors, home automation and smart meters.
Link Labs and Renesas will demonstrate an IoT Enabler with the LL-RLP-20 radio at Internet of Things World, booth #153. The event will take place May 12-13 at Moscone Center in San Francisco.
“Collaboration is key to developing a strong IoT ecosystem, and we are pleased to team up with Link Labs, an emerging star in the IoT and M2M market,” said Vin D’Agostino, Vice President General Purpose Unit, Renesas Electronics America Inc. “Link Labs’ Symphony Link system and the LL-RLP-20 module take full advantage of the flexibility of our RX111 MCU and offer a balance of range, interference immunity, and energy consumption, that make it ideal for low-power connected sensors and edge nodes in an IoT infrastructure.”
“Symphony Link is a powerful alternative to Zigbee or other mesh networks that consume a lot of power, require large batteries or a constant power source, and deliver poor range,” says Link Labs CEO Brian Ray. “Combined with the superior performance and ultra-low power consumption of Renesas’ RX111 MCU and the ease of use of e2studio IDE, we’ve developed a powerful radio module that enables the cost-effective deployment of large point-to-multipoint networks for use with M2M and other IoT systems.”
About the LL-RLP-20
The Link Labs LL-RLP-20 radio module is an FCC/IC and ETSI/CE certified, compact, low-power, bidirectional radio module for the 915 MHz ISM Band and the 868 MHz ETSI frequency band. The LL-RLP-20 achieves a maximum sensitivity of -141 dBm with a maximum output power of +19 dBm resulting in a link budget of 160 dB and achieves ranges of more than 15 km in rural environments and 2-5km in a dense urban environment.
The LL-RLP-20 features Link Labs’ Symphony Link protocol, which allows very large point-to-multipoint networks to be deployed at a cost that is a fraction of cellular M2M or a mesh network alternative. The radio module also features the low-power RX111 MCU, which offers low sleep current, a small physical footprint, and multiple peripherals. The RX family's complex instruction set allows for DSP-like flexibility to perform encryption/decryption algorithms to secure the wireless protocol. The RX111 MCU also features the ability to read/write to the DataFlash without stopping the main processor execution.
Link Labs offers several gateway and base station systems that work with the LL-RLP-20 module, offering OEMs a wide selection of solutions that will greatly shorten time to market for new Internet of Things (IoT) and M2M products.
The LL-RLP-20 is available for immediate evaluation, via www.link-labs.com or through Future Electronics. Developer kits include easy-to-set up demonstrations and example code for quick prototyping.
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About Renesas Electronics Corporation
Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723), the world’s number one supplier of microcontrollers, is a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions including microcontrollers, SoC solutions and a broad-range of analog and power devices. Business operations began as Renesas Electronics in April 2010 through the integration of NEC Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723) and Renesas Technology Corp., with operations spanning research, development, design and manufacturing for a wide range of applications. Headquartered in Japan, Renesas Electronics has subsidiaries in 20 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.renesas.com.
About Link Labs
Link Labs, a wireless networking hardware and software company based in Annapolis, MD, is focused on making long-range, low-power IoT/M2M networks a reality. Link Labs designs and builds modules, gateways, and base stations available for worldwide distribution. Link Labs also supports and operates Low Power Wide Area M2M networks for smart city solution providers, and is a member of the LoRa Alliance. For more information, visit www.link-labs.com.
Semtech and LoRa are registered marks of Semtech Corporation.
Renesas Electronics America Media Contact:
Jessica Kerr
Voce Communications, a Porter Novelli Company
(415) 975-2200
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Link Labs Media Contact:
Melissa Chadwick
Merritt Group, Inc. on behalf of Link Labs
(571) 382-8513
chadwick@merrittgrp.com