ALT5801

Description

The ALT5801 is a compact 5.8 GHz ISM band wireless transceiver module which implements the full ZigBee / IEEE 802.15.4 feature set. It is designed for OEMs who wish to quickly and easily add a robust 5.8 GHz wireless link to their product, leveraging rich networking functionality.

The key advantage of the ALT5801 is that it allows utilization of the license-free 5.8 GHz ISM band, enhancing wireless link reliability by avoiding crowding and unique sources of interference present in 915 MHz and 2.45 GHz ISM bands.

Product Datasheet

AT01PD01R0D.pdf (540 kB, June, 2009) Download

Tools and Software

Altan provides an array of development tools and software for the ALT5801, to streamline the evaluation and integration process.

These tools include 3 evaluation modules and a packet sniffer tool:

ALT5801-EM-MSP430-1

• Stand alone operation, based on Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller
• Data and sample firmware (1306 kB, October 14, 2009) Download

ALT5801-EM-USB-1

• USB interface
• Data and sample software (15.0 MB, October 14, 2009) Download

ALT5801-EM-RS232-1

• RS-232 interface
• Data and sample software (1428 kB, October 24, 2009) Download

ALT5801-DK-SNIFFER-1

• For analysis of ALT5801 wireless communications traffic

In addition, your evaluation can utilize Texas Instruments demonstration applications including:

• Z-Tool
• eZ430RF2480 Sensor Monitor