Another breakthrough! Phyplus PHY62 series chips obtain CSA ZigBee compatible platform certification!
Date：2021-07-28
Author： Phyplus
Shanghai, China, August 3, 2021 – On July 14, 2021, the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA, formerly ZigBee Alliance) updated the list of ZigBee certified products on its official website. The high-performance ZigBee 3.0 protocol stack independently developed by Phyplus Technologies, PHYPLUS-zb-stack, appeared in the ZigBee compatible platform certification list, which means that Phyplus's PHY62 series system-level chips have met the alliance's requirements in terms of the combination of radio transceiver and network protocol stack software, protocol underlying software and other technical indicators, and can realize various functions based on the ZigBee 3.0 protocol. Phyplus has previously obtained the SIG-Mesh and BLE 5.2 certifications from the Bluetooth Technology Alliance. The ZigBee compatible platform certification issued by CSA is another milestone for the series in the field of AIoT.
ZigBee is an open, low-power, short-range wireless communication protocol that allows a large number of smart products to interconnect with each other through a stable mesh network. The underlying layer uses the media access layer and physical layer of the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, the globally common 2.4GHz frequency, and the zigbee PRO standard network layer protocol. The maximum transmission rate is 250Kbit/s and the minimum is 20Kbit/s. The transmission distance is about 10-75M. It has obvious advantages in interoperability, stability, reliability, low power consumption, security, scalability, and versatility in the AIoT scenario.
With its top RF performance (-99dBm@1Mbps) and outstanding low power consumption, Phyplus's PHY62 series AIoT Bluetooth system-level chip has achieved nearly 100 million units shipped in the IoT market. Relying on the industry's top wireless networking performance to support a wide range of applications, it achieves ultra-low power consumption performance and multi-mode RF transceiver through excellent design, and is equipped with a rich IO interface to meet the design requirements based on ZigBee wireless communication technology in smart lighting, smart electrical, smart sensing and other equipment products.
Phyplus has been working in the field of AIoT wireless networking communication protocol stack for many years and has profound and unique insights into the characteristics and performance requirements of Mesh networking. Whether it is a large-scale network or a small local area network, Phypluswei's PHY6226 ZigBee chipset and protocol stack software can provide customers with excellent quality and performance experience.
ZigBee chips, with their characteristics of short distance, low complexity, low power consumption and low cost, have a wide range of applications in PC peripherals (mouse, keyboard, game joystick), consumer electronic devices (remote control devices on TV, VCR, CD, VCD, DVD and other devices), home intelligent control (lighting, gas metering control and alarm, etc.), toys (electronic pets), medical care (monitors and sensors), industrial control (monitors, sensors and automatic control equipment), etc.
In the future, ZigBee will also have the opportunity to make a big splash in the "fragmented" smart home field. As Phyplus Technologies' marketing department mentioned in an internal document: "We never think that there will be an absolute 'winner' among WiFi, BLE Mesh and ZigBee. Just like cities need elevated roads and sidewalks, the integration of smart homes will be an organic integration based on various practical needs... For chip manufacturers, while maintaining the technical depth in their advantageous fields, they should also smell the new opportunities brought by 'diversified needs'."
Yang Zhongqi, head of Phyplus Technologies Software R&D Center, also said that in the smart home market, on the one hand, platform players are promoting multiple standards and accelerating the construction of their own ecosystems; on the other hand, a large number of terminal manufacturers are trying to quickly enter the market with a single standard. As the "link" between the platform and terminal devices, multi-mode chips that integrate ZigBee and BLE Mesh functions in the future will be able to more quickly match the emerging needs of the market and provide a better development experience for the AIoT player group.
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