An 802.15.4 radio module is a small device used to communicate wirelessly with other devices according to the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol.
This table lists production ready-to-use certified modules only, not radio chips. A ready-to-use module is a complete system with a transceiver, and optionally an MCU and antenna on a printed circuit board. While most of the modules in this list are Zigbee, Thread, ISA100.11a, or WirelessHART modules, some do not contain enough flash memory to implement a Zigbee stack and instead run plain 802.15.4 protocol, sometimes with a lighter wireless protocol on top.
Transceiver-only modules
These modules only include the RF transceiver and do not include a microprocessor. As a result, the protocol stack will need to be handled by an external IC. They are lower in price than modules which contain a microprocessor and enable the integrator to choose any microprocessor. However, potentially more work is required for integrating the MCU and module.
The following table lists vendor by alphabetical order: Manufacturer Module Transceiver Chip Antenna Sleep TX RX TX Power Sensitivity PCB Size Released Interfacing Protocol stacks FlexiPanel Ltd EasyBeeEasyBee summaryLinkMatik-232 datasheet Texas Instruments CC24202.4 GHz IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee-ready RF Transceiver datasheetCC2420 Errata Note 001, rev. 1.0 integral 18 mA 20 mA 0 dBm 26 mm × 20 mm Mar, 2008 ? Zigbee stack Embit EMB-TRX169PA, 169 MHz CC1120CC1120High performance Sub-1 GHz wireless transceiver for narrowband systems datasheet U.FL connector <1 μA 400 mA @ +27 dBm 27 mA (full sens.) 27 dBm -122 dBm 16 mm × 26 mm 2013 UART, SPI, JTAG Wireless M-Bus stackM-Bus stack Microchip Technology MRF24J40MAMRF24J40MA Data Sheet MRF24J40MRF24J40 Data Sheet PCB trace 2 μA 23 mA 19 mA 0 dBm –94 dBm 17.8 mm × 27.9 mm Jun, 2008 SPI Microchip Zigbee MiWiMiWi MiWi P2PMiWi P2P
Integrated MCU and transceiver modules The following table lists vendor by alphabetical order:
Manufacturer Module SOC/SIP Chip MCU core RAM Flash Antenna Sleep TX RX TX Power Sensitivity PCB Size Released Interfacing Firmware options Anaren A2530R24A CC2530data sheet 32 MHz 8-bit 8051 8 kB 256 kB Printed Trace 1 μA 34 mA 25 mA 4 dBm -90 dBm 11 mm × 19 mm July, 2012 UART, SPI AIR-ZNP, based on TI Z-Stack A2530R24C U.FL connector A2530E24A Printed Trace 130 mA 28 mA 15 dBm -95 dBm A2530E24C U.FL connector 106 mA 28 mA 13 dBm -95 dBm Atmel ZigBit 2.4 GHz (ATZB-24-B0) AT86RF230 8-bit ATmega 1281v 8 kB 128 kB RF output < 6 μA 18 mA 19 mA -17 dBm to 3 dBm -101 dBm 18.8 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm 2009 UART, USART, SPI, I²C, JTAG BitCloud - Zigbee PRO, Wireless MCU Software, BitCloud stack, SerialNet, OpenMAC ZigBit 2.4 GHz (ATZB-24-A2) balanced dual chip antenna 24 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-U0) RF output 50 mA 23 mA Up to 20 dBm -104 dBm 38 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.0 mm ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-UFL) U.FL connector ZigBit 700/800/900 MHz (ATZB-900-B0) AT86RF212 RF output 26 mA 11 mA Up to 11 dBm –110 dBm 24 mm × 13.5 mm × 2.8 mm California Eastern Laboratories ZICM357SP2 EM357EM357 datasheetEM357 brochure 32 bit, ARM Cortex -M3 12 kB 192 kB PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna 1 μA 58 mA 34 mA 20 dBm –103 dBm 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm Apr, 2012 UART, SPI, TWI Zigbee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO ZICM357SP0 EM357EM357 datasheetEM357 brochure 32 bit, ARM Cortex -M3 12 kB 192 kB PCB Trace Antenna or RF Port for External Antenna 1 μA 31 mA 30 mA 8 dBm –100 dBm 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm Apr, 2012 UART, SPI, TWI Zigbee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO ZICM3588SP0 SiLabs EM3588EM3588 brochure 32 bit, ARM Cortex -M3 64 kB 512 kB PCB Trace Antenna or U.FL connector 2.4 μA 44 mA 30 mA 8 dBm –100 dBm 23.9 mm × 16.6 mm Mar, 2014 UART, SPI, I²S CEL Zigbee Stack Synapse SNAP Stack Digi International Series 1 XBeeSeries 1 XBee manual Freescale MC13193 8-bit 689S08A HCS08 4 kB 60 kB integrated Whip, chip or U.FL connector, RPSMA connector 10 μA, 50 μA 45 mA 50 mA 0 dBm –92 dBm 24.38 mm × 27.61 mm Dec, 2006MaxStream First to Offer ZigBee Certified Wireless Modules UART Zigbee stackZigbee stack Series 1 XBee-PROSeries 1 XBee-PRO manual 250 mA, 340 mA, 180 mA 55 mA 18 dBm, 10 dBm –100 dBm 24.38 mm × 32.94 mm Series 2 XBee ZBSeries 2 XBee ZB manual Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250EM250 factsheetEM250 datasheet 16-bit 12 MHz RISC 5 kB 128 kB 1 μA 40 mA, 35 mA 40 mA, 38 mA 3 dBm, 1 dBm –96 dBm, –95 dBm 24.38 mm × 27.61 mm Apr, 2008Apr, 2008 Digi to Release ZigBee® PRO Feature Set on Popular XBee® Product Line Ember ZNetEmber ZNet Series 2 XBee-PRO ZBSeries 2 XBee-PRO ZB manual 10 μA 295 mA, 170 mA 45 mA 17 dBm, 10 dBm –102 dBm 24.38 mm × 32.94 mm Dresden elektronik deRFmega128-22M00 2.4 GHz ATmega128RFA1 8-bit ATmega 16 kB 128 kB Chip ceramic antenna < 1 μA 18 mA 18 mA +3 dBm -98 dBm 23.6 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm 2012 JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIOMAC stack Zigbee (BitCloud) 6LoWPAN Atmel deRFmega128-22M10 2.4 GHz RF pads 19.0 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm deRFmega128-22M12 2.4 GHz 198 mA 22 mA +22 dBm –105 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm deRFmega256-23M00 2.4 GHz ATmega256RFR2 8-bit ATmega 32 kB 256 kB Chip ceramic antenna < 1 μA 19 mA 11 mA +3.5 dBm -98 dBm 23.6 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm 2013 JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO deRFmega256-23M10 2.4 GHz RF pads 19.0 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm deRFmega256-23M12 2.4 GHz 233 mA 17 mA 23 dBm –104 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm deRFsam3-23M10-2 2.4 GHz ATSAM3S4A AT86RF232AT86RF232 datasheet 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 48 kB 256 kB RF pads < 6 μA 45 mA 41 mA +3 dBm -100 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, USB deRFsam3-13M10 868, 915 MHz ATSAM3S4A AT86RF212AT86RF212 datasheet 50 mA 37 mA +5 or +10 dBm –110 dBm 21.5 mm × 13.2 mm × 3.0 mm JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, USB deRFusb-23E00 2.4 GHzdeRFusb-23E06 2.4 GHz ATSAM3S4B AT86RF231AT86RF231 datasheet 32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 48 kB 256 kB Chip ceramic antenna 32 mA 51 mA 45 mA +3 dBm -97 dBm 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 8.7 mm 2012 USB, optional: JTAG, Debug deRFusb-23E00 JTAG 2.4 GHzdeRFusb-23E06 JTAG 2.4 GHz 63.5 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.5 mm USB, JTAG, Debug deRFusb-13E00 868, 915 MHzdeRFusb-13E06 868, 915 MHz ATSAM3S4B br> AT86RF212AT86RF212 datasheet +9 dBm -106 dBm 71.0 mm × 23.0 mm × 8.7 mm USB, optional: JTAG, Debug deRFusb-13E00 JTAG 868, 915 MHzdeRFusb-13E06 JTAG 868, 915 MHz 63.5 mm × 19.0 mm × 9.5 mm USB, JTAG, Debug Embit EMB-WMB169PA, 169 MHzMHz Wireless M-Bus ready moduleEMB-WMB169PA datasheetEMB-WMB169PA brochure MSP430F534xMSP430F534x datasheet 16 bit MSP430 10 kB / 8 kB / 6 kB 128 kB / 96 kB / 64 kB RF Pads, U.FL Connector <2 μA 57 mA@ +15dBm 27 mA (full sens.) up to 30 dBm -122 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2012 UART, SPI, JTAG MSP430F534xWireless M-Bus stack EMB-WMB868, 868 MHz868 MHz Wireless M-Bus ready moduleEMB-WMB868 datasheetEMB-WMB868 brochure MSP430F534xMSP430F534x datasheet 16 bit MSP430 10 kB / 8 kB / 6 kB 128 kB / 96 kB / 64 kB RF Pads, U.FL Connector <2 μA 57 mA@ +15dBm 27 mA (full sens.) 15 dBm -122 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2012 UART, SPI, JTAG Wireless M-Bus stackWireless M-Bus stack EMB-Z2530PA, 2.4 GHzGHz ZigBee-ready and 802.15.4-ready moduleEMB-Z2530PA datasheetEMB-Z2530PA brochure CC2530CC2530 datasheet 8 bit 8051 8 kB 256 kB PCB Antenna, U.FL Connector, Wire Antenna opt <1.1 μA 135 mA@ +20dBm 28 mA 20 dBm -100 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2011 UART, SPI, JTAG TIMAC (IEEE 802.15.4),TIMAC (IEEE 802.15.4) ZStack (Zigbee)ZStack (Zigbee) EMB-ZRF212B, 868 MHz, 915 MHzEMB-ZRF212BEMB-ZRF212B datasheetEMB-ZRF212B brochure ATxmega128D3ATxmega128D3 datasheet 8/16 bit AVR XMEGA 8 kB 128 kB Ceramic Antenna, U.FL Connector, RF pads 1.3 μA 17 mA@ +5dBm 10 mA 10 dBm –110 dBm 29 mm × 22 mm 2013 UART, SPI, JTAG Atmel Lightweight Mesh, Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4), Atmel BitCloud (Zigbee PRO) EMB-ZRF231PA, 2.4 GHzEMB-ZRF231PAEMB-ZRF231PA datasheetEMB-ZRF231PA brochure ATxmega256A3UATxmega256A3U datasheet 8/16 bit AVR XMEGA 16 kB 256 kB PCB Antenna, U.FL Connector, RF pads <1.1 μA 132 mA@ +20dBm 24 mA 20 dBm -105 dBm 29 mm x 22 mm 2011 UART, SPI, JTAG Atmel Lightweight Mesh, [Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4), Atmel BitCloud (Zigbee PRO) FlexiPanel Ltd PixiePixie summaryPixie datasheet Texas Instruments CC2420Texas Instruments CC2420 datasheetTexas Instruments CC2420 errata PIC18LF4620 4 kB 64 kB integral 2 μA 25 mA 0 dBm Mar, 2008 UART, SPI Microchip Zigbee Pixie LitePixie Lite summaryPixie Lite datasheet PIC18LF2520 1.5 kB 32 kB Kirale Technologies KTWM102-11 Microchip ATSAMR21E19A 32-bit ARM Cortex -M0+ 32 kB 256 kB + 512 kB on-board chip 5 μA 17 mA 19 mA 4 dBm -104 dBm 16.6 mm × 11.4 mm × 2.2 mm 2018 UART, USB, JTAG KiNOS Thread Certified Stack Atmel KTWM102-21 W.FL connector MMB Networks Z357PA40 Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357EM357 datasheet 32-bit ARM Cortex M3 12 kB 192 kB on-chip, 512 kB on-board U.FL, on-board chip ceramic 0.65 μA 175 mA at 20 dBm TX power 32 mA 20 dBm max., software programmable -106 dBm 34.2 mm × 15 mm × 2.88 mm 2015 UART and SPI Ember's (now Silicon Labs') EmberZNetPROEmberZNetPRO with MMB's RapidConnect family of firmware NXP JN5168-001-M00JN5168-001-M00 data sheet JN5168 32 MHz 32-bit RISC 32 kB 256 kB on board 0.15 μA 15 mA 17 mA 2.5 dBm -95 dBm 16 mm × 30 mm 2013 UART, SPI JenNet stack Zigbee stack JN5168-001-M03JN5168-001-M03 data sheet U.FL connector JN5168-001-M05JN5168-001-M05 data sheet U.FL connector 35 mA 22 mA 9.5 dBm -96 dBm 16 mm x30 mm JN5168-001-M06JN5168-001-M06 data sheet U.FL connector 175 mA 22 mA 22 dBm -100 dBm Control Data Systems VersaNode 210VersaNode 210 datasheet MC13224V 32-bit ARM7 96 kB 128 kB MMCX Connector 15 μA 60 mA 21 mA 10 dBm -98 dBm 20 mm × 25 mm 2009 UART, SPI Control Data Systems ISA100.11a Panasonic PAN4555 MC1321x 8-bit MC9S08GT HC08 4 kB 60 kB RF out or ceramic antenna 0.25 μA, 1.9 μA, 36 μA, 1.6 mA 36.5 mA 37 mA –4 dBm, 0 dBm –92 dBm 12.2 mm × 16.4 mm × 2.2 mm 2008 UART, SPI Freescale Beestack [Synapse SNAP Stack PAN4561 MC13213 SMD RF out, ceramic antenna or U.FL 1.6 mA, 50 μA, 16 μA, 2 μA 202 mA 45 mA 20 dBm –105 dBm 35 mm × 15 mm Jan, 2009 UART, I²C PAN4570PAN4570 datasheet Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheetEmber (now Silicon Labs) EM250 datasheet 16-bit 12 MHz RISC 5 kB 128 kB 1 μA, 1.5 μA 35.5 mA, 41.5 mA, 28 mA 35.5 mA, 37.5 mA 3 dBm, 5 dBm, –32 dBm –97 dBm 26.5 mm × 20 mm × 2.8 mm 2006 UART, SPI, I²C Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250Ember ZNet Stack Radiocrafts RC2200RC2200 RC2200 datasheet Texas Instruments CC2420Texas Instruments CC2420 datasheetTexas Instruments CC2420 errata 8-bit ATmega128 4 kB 128 kB integrated, MMCX connector or RF on pin connector 23 μA, 1.3 μA 27 mA 30 mA 0 dBm -94 dBm 16.5 mm × 29.2 mm × 3.5 mm 2008 UART, SPI, JTAG, ISP Texas Instruments Z-stackTexas Instruments Z-stack or any third-party Zigbee stack RC2201RC2201 datasheet 8 kB 1.3 μA RC2202RC2202 datasheet 2 kB 32 kB 23 mA 26 mA RC2204RC2204 datasheet 4 kB 64 kB 23 μA, 1.3 μA 27 mA 30 mA RC2201HPRC2201HP datasheet 8-bit ATmega1281 8 kB 128 kB integrated or RF-on-pin connector 40 μA, 2 μA 140 mA 28 mA 17 dBm -92 dBm 16.5 mm × 35.6 mm × 3.5 mm Jan 2008Press Release Radiocrafts launches high power 2.45 GHz RF module designed for ZigBee™ RC2300RC2300 datasheet Texas Instruments CC2430 (CC2431 for location engine option)