NORWOOD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Analog
Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) announced today that Elster
has selected ADI's ADF7241 smart metering solution for use in gas and
electricity meters that Elster is designing as part of a nationwide
energy efficiency initiative sponsored by the British government. Under
the Smart Metering Implementation Programme, more than 50 million smart
gas and electric meters will be installed in all homes and small
businesses across the U.K. by 2020. ADI's ZigBee®-based ADF7241 smart
metering solution, which includes the ADF7241 transceiver and a ZigBee
network protocol stack provided by Exegin Technologies Ltd., will
provide the wireless connectivity for Elster's meters. Elster is one of
the world's largest electricity, gas and water measurement and control
providers.
"Elster selected ADI's ADF7241 smart metering solution because of the
performance, design flexibility and product future-proofing it
provides," said Joerg Klatte, head of Smart Meter Solutions at Elster
Gas. "ADI is providing a uniquely flexible package that allows Elster to
use a ZigBee software stack for both 2.4-GHz and 868-MHz bands. In
particular, it enables Elster to maximize the battery lifetime of our
smart gas meters while achieving better than state-of-the-art radio
performance."
A smart meter accurately measures how much energy is consumed or
generated, and communicates with the local utility company for power
monitoring, billing, and other purposes. ADI's ADF7241 solution enables
smart gas, electric and water meters to provide improved customer
billing accuracy and advanced power quality monitoring, which reduce
operating costs for the utility company.
"ADI's radio technology combined with Exegin's ZigBee stack offers a
smart metering solution that supports multiple PHY devices in a single
PAN, including 868 MHz and 2.4 GHz in the United Kingdom's dual-band
radio solution," said Leslie Mulder, president of Exegin. "This is ideal
for smart meters installed in Great Britain because it provides an
agnostic approach that offers maximum flexibility with the stack
operating as a coordinator, router, or end-device."
About Analog Devices' Smart Metering Solution
The key component in ADI's smart metering solution is the ADF7241 low
power, 2.4-GHZ RF transceiver. The integrated, low-power ADF7241
RF transceiver supports the IEEE 802.15.4 PHY protocol at 250 kbps on a
single chip. The transceiver's low-power consumption of 19 mA in receive
mode and 21.5 mA in transmit mode makes it effective for battery-powered
systems, such as wireless sensor networks, automatic meter reading,
industrial wireless control, wireless audio and video, consumer
electronics and ZigBee applications. In combination with Exegin's ZigBee
PRO stack, the solution can be deployed once for use on multiple bands
for multiple applications.
About Elster
Elster is one of the world's largest electricity, gas and water
measurement and control providers. Its offerings include metering,
distribution monitoring and control, advanced smart metering, demand
response, networking and software solutions, and numerous related
communications and services - key components for enabling consumer
choice, operational efficiency and conservation. Its products and
solutions are widely used by utilities in the traditional and emerging
smart markets.
About Analog Devices
Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on
which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest
growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged
industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal
conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 100,000 customers,
representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Analog Devices
is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and
manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices is
included in the S&P 500 Index.
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Analog Devices, Inc.
Linda Kincaid, 781-937-1472
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Source: Analog Devices, Inc.
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