Wavefront

RF front-end for OEM integration using Wavenis wireless technology
Wavefront™ OEM boards are for integrators whose wireless designs have specific low-power and long-range requirements, but who wish to benefit from an optimized RF platform that's easy to integrate using a separate microcontroller.
The Wavefront board includes the Wavenis transceiver, with the Wavenis connectivity stack and custom application running on the host's microcontroller. By supporting the leading low-power microcontrollers, this solution gives OEMs and manufacturers a cost-effective way to deploy innovative ultra-low-power and long-range wireless products for WSN and M2M applications.


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Wavefront RF OEM boards can be connected to the market's leading low-power microcontrollers via a simple serial-type connection. Offering the cost savings often associated with single-chip RF solutions, this solution includes Coronis programming tools to merge your firmware application on top of the Wavenis connectivity stack.

  • Fully configurable ultra-low-power wireless solution for custom devices
  • Ideal for high product volumes
  • Wavenis RF front-end with SPI/GPIO connections to host CPU
  • Operates in 868, 915 or 433 MHz (license-free ISM bands)
  • Approximate range: up to approximately 1 km (25 mW or 10 mW boards)(1)

(1)Line-of-sight range (LOS)

General features
  • Industrial Wavenis RF board with transceiver
  • Wavenis protocol stack implemented in separate application CPU
  • 25mW and 10 mW versions
  • 50 ohm RF port for antenna connection
  • Extreme power efficiency: 12µA average operating current with 1s access time
  • SPI link for connection to MCU platform
  • Embedded EEPROM
    • 2 kB standard (8 kB optional)
    • 128 Bytes used for Wavenis parameters
    • R/W access through SPI
  • Power
    • 2.3V embedded linear voltage regulator
    • V_in: 2.4V min < 3V typical <6V max
    • I_peak_RX: 17mA typical (full run)
    • I_peak_TX: 45mA typical (50mA max)
    • I_sby = 0.5µA typical
  • Temperature range
    • Operating -20° to +70°C (-4° to +158°F)
    • Storage -40° to +85°C (-40° to +185° F)
  • Dimensions
    • 30 x 28 x 7 mm (1.2 x 1.1 x 0.27 in)
Wavenis connectivity stack
  • Fully customizable parameters
  • Complete Wavenis API
  • Stack uses 8-32 kB flash code depending on Wavenis feature set and microcontroller
  • Compatible with Microchip PIC18, Texas Instruments MSP430, ARM7 (check with us for others)
RF features
  • Wavenis operates in license-free ISM 433 MHz, 868 MHz and 915 MHz frequency bands
  • ETS300-220 / FCC15.247 certified