ZeroG Wireless delivers extended operating temperature Wi-Fi modules for industrial apps

SUNNYVALE, USA: ZeroG Wireless Inc., a leading innovator in low-power embedded Wi-Fi design, today announced sample availability of Wi-Fi modules operating over an extended temperature range, between -20 to 85 degrees C, meeting the requirements of most industrial applications.

The ZG2101ME, an enhancement to the commercial temperature range of the ZG2101MC, enables a broad array of industrial, scientific and medical applications to benefit from Internet connectivity.

ZeroG Wireless designed the Wi-Fi modules using ZeroG's low-power, single-chip Wi-Fi transceiver, a chip optimized for low-resource, low-power embedded systems. To lower overall customer design cost ZeroG has partnered with leading MCU companies to create development kits with enhanced software and hardware, easing the development process for embedded Wi-Fi.

"The introduction of an extended temperature product for industrial applications that operate in more demanding environments is a key step forward in accelerating the expansion of the Internet of things," said Tim Colleran, vice president of marketing, ZeroG Wireless.

Initial samples of the extended temperature range ZG2101ME are available now on ZeroG's online store at www.zerogwireless.com. Production quantities will be available in March 2010 via ZeroG's distributors and partner web sites.

Development kits for the commercial temperature ZG2100MC, are currently available for Microchip and Freescale via their respective web sites and distributors. Pricing for the extended temperature modules is $34.50 in 100 unit quantities.

Internet of Things
The "Internet of Things" is a network in which the Internet reaches out into the real world of physical objects. The phrase describes the technologies and research disciplines that make this network possible.

With nearly every powered device capable of connecting to the Internet, the potential for commercial and personal use is unbounded. New products and new business models will flourish. ZeroG Wireless refers to this dramatic shift in communication, to "person to machine" and "machine to machine," as the 4th Age of Wireless -- the Internet of Things.