NXP Semiconductors announced the launch of its new best-in-class, low power and long range JN5169 wireless microcontroller and accompanying smart home and smart lighting solutions, featuring certified ZigBee LightLink, Home Automation, GreenPower software stacks and, the first in the market, a NFC-commissioning option that allows users to connect systems intuitively with just one tap. An on-chip +10 dBm power amplifier within JN5169 doubles the connectivity range of NXP’s existing smart home products.
The solution features the ability to connect with 250 nodes allowing for it to be deployed in a wide range of uses in homes and industrial environments. ZigBee 3.0 and Thread ready, JN5169 also features a new toolchain for software development allows up to 15% code size reductions and features extensive debugging capabilities. Intuitive one-touch commissioning using NFC connectivity ensures that the devices can be easily yet securely paired without sending network details ‘over-the-air’, thus strongly reducing the threat of hacking.
To support JN5169, NXP is launching three new design references for white, tunable white and RGB(W) color lamps, which reduce the total build cost of smart lighting solutions up to 25%. With 512kB embedded flash memory, there is enough memory available on the product to enable Over-The-Air software upgrades, meaning that expensive external flash memory is no longer required, leading to additional cost savings. The lamp reference designs are complemented by wireless switches, remotes, wall panels, sensors, smart plugs and gateways as well as control by cloud services from NXP and its eco-system partners.
Other key features of JN5169 include:
- 14 mA receive current allowing to reduce the standby power of bulbs down to an ultralow 100 mW
- Only 20 mA transmit current at +10 dBm which is at least 40% lower than other products in the market thus maximizing battery life of wireless nodes
- The use of low cost 85°C crystals for smart bulbs instead of more expensive 125°C specified crystals enabled by innovative circuit and software techniques
The new JN5169 product is already being adopted by leading players in the smart lighting market, including TCP Inc. and Leedarson.
