According to the company, it is optimized for wireless solutions in the unlicensed industrial, scientific and medical frequency bands where low power consumption to enhance battery life is of prime importance. The RFM TRC104 enables two-way wireless communications in a range of applications including residential and commercial security, active RFID, medical telemetry, industrial and consumer computer peripherals, and consumer electronics.
It also includes a development kit, DR-TRC104-2400-DK, to enable the engineers fast track their designs. The kit includes (2) TRC104 RFICs, (2) TRC104 development boards, (2) USB 2.0 cables, (2) 2xAA battery packs, (4) AA batteries, (2) 9 V batteries, (2) antennas with standard SMA connector, (2) universal power supplies, and a program CD containing RFM design assistant program and product manual.
Farlin Halsey, vice president of product marketing at RF Monolithics (RFM), said: The hallmark of RFM’s reputation is delivering the absolute lowest power RF products in the market, whether it’s RF OEM modules and boxed radios, RF components, or subsystem short-range radios like the new TRC104. With the release of the new TRC104, RFM further secures its solid reputation for delivering best-in-class low-power radio products.
In October 2008, RF Monolithics expanded its Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN) portfolio of products by introducing a line of industrial-grade 2.4 GHz wireless mesh networking products – the XDM2140 2.4 GHz RF transceiver module and the companion XG2400E gateway. These products enable original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to build wireless sensing solutions for the global market specifically for applications requiring better than 99.9% data reliability.
