Marvell has announced the Marvell 88MZ100 ZigBee microcontroller
system on a chip (SoC) for home automation and LED lighting
control applications historically found in four separate
chips:
Certified ZigBee Pro stack and IEEE802.15.4-2003 / 2006
transceiver.
32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 microcontroller running at 32- or
64 MHz with Marvell's proven peripheral IPs and up to 31
GPIOs that enable rich microcontroller applications.
On-chip DC / DC converter, which can directly take battery
input from 2 to 3.6 volts.
In package 512 KB serial flash with QSPI interface to the
ARM Cortex-M3.
Marvell has also announced the new 88MC200 Wi-Fi microcontroller
SoC which, together with Marvell's Avastar 88W878x 802.11n
Wi-Fi SoC and comprehensive Smart Energy software stack,
is designed to provide a highly cost-effective, flexible
and easy-to-use hardware/software solution for a range devices
and appliances such as refrigerators to thermostats.
"Original equipment manufacturers of smart energy
devices and lighting need an integrated solution that combines
a microcontroller and wireless connectivity for the correct
balance of performance, power consumption and wireless networking
that enables these devices to be controlled and accessed
from anywhere at any time," said Yonghua Song, vice
president of Central Engineering at Marvell Semiconductor,
Inc. "Marvell's 88MZ100 is a total system solution
that enables superior smart LED lighting control for the
mass market. This easy-to-install solution is manufacture-ready
for both consumer and commercial audiences at a low bill
of materials cost."
The 88MZ100 ZigBee gateway acts as an adaptor that facilitates
control of both ZigBee and Wi-Fi enabled smart devices using
a standard IP network infrastructure.
The 88MZ100 is touted to offer best-in-class coexistence
performance in the 2.4GHz ISM band where Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
devices reside and offers high sensitivity of -104dBm .
The 88MZ100 ZigBee software stack features a set of host
APIs that provide users full control of the home lighting
via the Marvell Wi-Fi / ZigBee Gateway reference design.
Using ZigBee's cost-effective green and global wireless
networking standard, the 88MZ100 and Marvell Wi-Fi/ZigBee
gateway enable consumers to control their household devices
from their mobile phone, connected consumer electronics
device or dedicated website through an intuitive user interface
(UI).
Key specifications of Marvell 88MZ100:
48 pin QFN package, 31 GPIOs, out of which 29 support external
IRQ
32 MHz crystal with on-chip clock generation
ARM Cortex-M3 core, running at 32MHz or 64MHz with software
programmability
512KB in-package QSPI serial flash with 1MB option
160KB configurable code/data RAM
DMA with six configurable channels for peripheral data transfer
Serial communication port: 2 UART, 2 SPI and 2 I2C
Two general purpose 32 bit timer modules, each supporting
5 PWM channels
RTC / WDT
16-bit Analog to Digital Converter with configurable throughput
up to 250ksps and conversion range from 0 to 3.6V; 8 single
channels or 4 differential channels
10-bit 500 ksps Digital to Analog Converter, 2 single channels
or 1 differential channel
Two Analog Comparator with programmable speed/current
On-chip temperature sensor
On-chip battery monitoring
Hardware 16 bit CRC and 128 bit AES engine shared between
MAC and applications
Marvell 88MC200 Overview:
Key specifications of 88MC200:
32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 microprocessor
On Chip DC / DC converter to lower BOM cost
QFN / LQFP / 64 / 80 / 100 pin packaging
In-package QSPI Flash
QSPI interface for external Serial Flash support
QSPI (1) SSP / SPI / I2S (2), I2C (3), UART (4)
GPIOs (up to 60)
SDIO; USB OTG FS with integrated PHY
Multi-channel PWMs
ADC (2 x 16 bit), DAC (2 x 10 bit)
Analog comparators (2)
128-bit AES hardware engine
Marvell is displaying the devices powered by the 88MZ100
SoC and the 88MC200 microcontroller at the 2012 Consumer
Electronics Show (CES) in booth No. 30542 located in the
South Hall 3 on the upper level.
