Comparison of 802.15.4 radio modules

IEEE 802.15.4 Module

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 modules only, not radio chips. A ready-to-use module is a complete system with MCU, transceiver, and antenna on a printed circuit board. While most of the modules in this list are ZigBee, ISA100.11a, or WirelessHART modules, some don't 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	EasyBee summary datasheet	Texas Instruments CC2420 datasheet errata	integral		18 mA	20 mA	0 dBm		26 mm x 20 mm	Mar, 2008	?	ZigBee stack
Embit	EMB-TRX169PA, 169 MHz webpage	CC1120 datasheet	U.FL connector	<1 µA	400 mA @ +27 dBm	27 mA (full sens.)	27 dBm	-122 dBm	16 mm x 26 mm	2013	UART, SPI, JTAG	Wireless M-Bus stack
Microchip Technology	MRF24J40MA datasheet	MRF24J40 datasheet	PCB trace	2 µA	23 mA	19 mA	0 dBm	–94 dBm	17.8 mm x 27.9 mm	Jun, 2008	SPI	Microchip ZigBee MiWi MiWi 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 Data sheet	CC2530 Data sheet	32 MHz 8-bit 8051	8 kB	256 kB	Printed Trace	1 µA	34 mA	25 mA	4 dBm	-90 dBm	11 mm x 19 mm	July, 2012	UART, SPI	AIR-ZNP, based on TI Z-Stack
	A2530R24C Data sheet					U.FL connector		34 mA	25 mA	4 dBm	-90 dBm
	A2530E24A Data sheet					Printed Trace		130 mA	28 mA	15 dBm	-95 dBm
	A2530E24C Data sheet					U.FL connector		106 mA	28 mA	13 dBm	-95 dBm
Atmel	ZigBit 2.4 GHz (ATZB-24-B0) datasheet	AT86RF230 datasheet	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 x 13.5 mm x 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) datasheet					balanced dual chip antenna		18 mA	19 mA	-17 dBm to 3 dBm	-101 dBm	24 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.0 mm
	ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-U0) datasheet					RF output		50 mA	23 mA	Up to 20 dBm	-104 dBm	38 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.0 mm
	ZigBit 2.4 GHz Amplified (ATZB-A24-UFL) datasheet					U.FL connector		50 mA	23 mA	Up to 20 dBm	-104 dBm	38 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.0 mm
	ZigBit 700/800/900 MHz (ATZB-900-B0) datasheet	AT86RF212 datasheet				RF output		26 mA	11 mA	Up to 11 dBm	–110 dBm	24 mm x 13.5 mm x 2.8 mm
California Eastern Laboratories	ZICM357SP2 datasheet brochure	EM357 datasheet 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 x 16.6 mm	Apr, 2012	UART, SPI, TWI	ZigBee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO
	ZICM357SP0 datasheet brochure	EM357 datasheet 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 x 16.6 mm	Apr, 2012	UART, SPI, TWI	ZigBee PRO stack: EmberZNet PRO
	ZICM3588SP0 data sheet	SiLabs EM3588 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 x 16.6 mm	Mar, 2014	UART, SPI, I²S	CEL ZigBee Stack Synapse SNAP Stack
Digi International	Series 1 XBee manual	Freescale MC13193^[1] datasheet	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 x 27.61 mm	Dec, 2006	UART	ZigBee stack, DigiMesh network protocol
	Series 1 XBee-PRO manual	Freescale MC13193^[1] datasheet	8-bit 689S08A HCS08	4 kB	60 kB		10 µA, 50 µA	250 mA, 340 mA, 180 mA	55 mA	18 dBm, 10 dBm	–100 dBm	24.38 mm x 32.94 mm	Dec, 2006		ZigBee stack, DigiMesh network protocol
	Series 2 XBee ZB manual	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet 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 x 27.61 mm	Apr, 2008		Ember ZNet
	Series 2 XBee-PRO ZB manual	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet	16-bit 12 MHz RISC	5 kB	128 kB		10 µA	295 mA, 170 mA	45 mA	17 dBm, 10 dBm	–102 dBm	24.38 mm x 32.94 mm	Apr, 2008		Ember ZNet
Dresden elektronik	deRFmega128-22M00 2.4 GHz datasheet	ATmega128RFA1 datasheet	8-bit ATmega	16 kB	128 kB	Chip ceramic antenna	< 1 µA	18 mA	18 mA	+3 dBm	-98 dBm	23.6 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm	2012	JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO	MAC stack ZigBee (BitCloud) 6LoWPAN Atmel
	deRFmega128-22M10 2.4 GHz datasheet					RF pads		18 mA	18 mA	+3 dBm	-98 dBm	19.0 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm
	deRFmega128-22M12 2.4 GHz datasheet					RF pads		198 mA	22 mA	+22 dBm	–105 dBm	21.5 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm
	deRFmega256-23M00 2.4 GHz datasheet	ATmega256RFR2 datasheet	8-bit ATmega	32 kB	256 kB	Chip ceramic antenna	< 1 µA	19 mA	11 mA	+3.5 dBm	-98 dBm	23.6 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm	2013	JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO
	deRFmega256-23M10 2.4 GHz datasheet					RF pads		19 mA	11 mA	+3.5 dBm	-98 dBm	19.0 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm
	deRFmega256-23M12 2.4 GHz datasheet					RF pads		233 mA	17 mA	23 dBm	–104 dBm	21.5 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm
	deRFsam3-23M10-2 2.4 GHz datasheet	ATSAM3S4A datasheet AT86RF232 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 x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm		JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, USB
	deRFsam3-13M10 868, 915 MHz datasheet	ATSAM3S4A datasheet AT86RF212 datasheet	32-bit ARM Cortex-M3	48 kB	256 kB	RF pads	< 6 µA	50 mA	37 mA	+5 or +10 dBm	–110 dBm	21.5 mm x 13.2 mm x 3.0 mm		JTAG, UART, I²C, ADC, SPI, GPIO, USB
	deRFusb-23E00 2.4 GHz deRFusb-23E06 2.4 GHz datasheet	ATSAM3S4B datasheet AT86RF231 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 x 23.0 mm x 8.7 mm	2012	USB, optional: JTAG, Debug
	deRFusb-23E00 JTAG 2.4 GHz deRFusb-23E06 JTAG 2.4 GHz datasheet	ATSAM3S4B datasheet AT86RF231 datasheet								+3 dBm	-97 dBm	63.5 mm x 19.0 mm x 9.5 mm		USB, JTAG, Debug
	deRFusb-13E00 868, 915 MHz deRFusb-13E06 868, 915 MHz datasheet	ATSAM3S4B datasheet AT86RF212 datasheet								+9 dBm	-106 dBm	71.0 mm x 23.0 mm x 8.7 mm		USB, optional: JTAG, Debug
	deRFusb-13E00 JTAG 868, 915 MHz deRFusb-13E06 JTAG 868, 915 MHz datasheet	ATSAM3S4B datasheet AT86RF212 datasheet								+9 dBm	-106 dBm	63.5 mm x 19.0 mm x 9.5 mm		USB, JTAG, Debug
Embit	EMB-WMB169PA, 169 MHz webpage datasheet brochure	MSP430F534x 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 x 22 mm	2012	UART, SPI, JTAG	Wireless M-Bus stack
	EMB-WMB868, 868 MHz webpage datasheet brochure	MSP430F534x 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 x 22 mm	2012	UART, SPI, JTAG	Wireless M-Bus stack
	EMB-Z2530PA, 2.4 GHz webpage datasheet brochure	CC2530 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 x 22 mm	2011	UART, SPI, JTAG	TIMAC (IEEE 802.15.4), ZStack (ZigBee)
	EMB-ZRF212B, 868 MHz, 915 MHz webpage datasheet brochure	ATxmega128D3 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 x 22 mm	2013	UART, SPI, JTAG	Atmel Lightweight Mesh, Atmel MAC (IEEE 802.15.4), Atmel BitCloud (ZigBee PRO)
	EMB-ZRF231PA, 2.4 GHz webpage datasheet brochure	ATxmega256A3U 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)
NXP	JN5168-001-M00 Data sheet	JN5168 Data sheet	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 x 30 mm	2013	UART, SPI	JenNet stack ZigBee stack
	JN5168-001-M03 Data sheet					U.FL connector		15 mA	17 mA	2.5 dBm	-95 dBm	16 mm x 30 mm
	JN5168-001-M05 Data sheet					U.FL connector		35 mA	22 mA	9.5 dBm	-96 dBm	16 mm x30 mm
	JN5168-001-M06 Data sheet					U.FL connector		175 mA	22 mA	22 dBm	-100 dBm	16 mm x30 mm
Nivis, LLC.	VersaNode 210 datasheet	MC13224V datasheet	32-bit ARM7	96 kB	128 kB	MMCX Connector	15 µA	60 mA	21 mA	10 dBm	-98 dBm	20 mm x 25 mm	2009	UART, SPI	Nivis ISA100.11a
Nivis, LLC.	VersaNode 220 datasheet	MC13224V datasheet	32-bit ARM7	96 kB	128 kB	MMCX Connector	15 µA	60 mA	21 mA	10 dBm	-98 dBm	20 mm x 25 mm	2010	UART, SPI	Nivis WirelessHART
Panasonic	PAN4555 datasheet	MC1321x datasheet	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 x 16.4 mm x 2.2 mm	2008	UART, SPI	Freescale Beestack Synapse SNAP Stack
	PAN4561 brochure	MC13213 datasheet	8-bit MC9S08GT HC08	4 kB	60 kB	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 x 15 mm	Jan, 2009	UART, I²C	Freescale Beestack Synapse SNAP Stack
	PAN4570 datasheet	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet	16-bit 12 MHz RISC	5 kB	128 kB	SMD RF out, ceramic antenna or U.FL	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 x 20 mm x 2.8 mm	2006	UART, SPI, I²C	Ember ZNet Stack
Radiocrafts	RC2200 datasheet	Texas Instruments CC2420 datasheet 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 x 29.2 mm x 3.5 mm	2008	UART, SPI, JTAG, ISP	Texas Instruments Z-stack or any third-party ZigBee stack
	RC2201 datasheet			8 kB	128 kB		1.3 µA	27 mA	30 mA
	RC2202 datasheet			2 kB	32 kB		1.3 µA	23 mA	26 mA
	RC2204 datasheet			4 kB	64 kB		23 µA, 1.3 µA	27 mA	30 mA
	RC2201HP 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 x 35.6 mm x 3.5 mm	Jan 2008
	RC2300 datasheet	Texas Instruments CC2430 (CC2431 for location engine option) datasheet errata	8-bit 8051				300 µA, 0.9 µA, 0.6 µA	27 mA	27 mA	0 dBm		12.7 mm x 25.4 mm x 2.5 mm	Jul 2008	UART, SPI, proprietary serial debugging interface
	RC2301 datasheet
	RC2302 datasheet				32 kB
	RC2304 datasheet				64 kB
RF Monolithics	ZMN2405 datasheet	Texas Instruments CC2430 datasheet errata	8-bit 8051	8 kB	128 kB	RFIO pad	3 µA	28 mA	27 mA	0 dBm	-92 dBm	30.5 mm x 21.2 mm	2008	UART, SPI,	ZigBee stack, RFM's CSM standard module application profile
	ZMN2430 datasheet					RFIO pad				0 dBm	-92 dBm	25 mm x 20.3 mm
	ZMN2430A datasheet					built-in				–2 dBm	–90 dBm	25 mm x 26.9 mm
	ZMN2405HP datasheet					RFIO pad		130 mA	33 mA	17 dBm	-95 dBm	40.6 mm x 21.2 mm
	ZMN2405HPA datasheet					built-in				15 dBm		47 mm x 21.2 mm
	ZMN2430HP datasheet					RFIO pad				17 dBm		30.48 mm x 25 mm
	ZMN2430HPA datasheet					built-in				15 dBm		36.83 mm x 25 mm
Radios, Inc.	MXR-EM20 datasheet	Ember 2420 datasheet	8-bit ATmega128L	4 kB	128 kB	RF on pin	20 µA	17.4 mA	19.7 mA	0 dBm	–94 dBm	25.4 mm x 18.4 mm	Oct, 2005	SPI	ZigBee stack
Synapse	SM220UF1 datasheet	ATmega128RFA1 datasheet	8-bit ATmega	16 kB	128 kB	PCB Antenna and U.FL connector	0.4 µA	20 dBm: 150 mA 6 dBm: 55 mA	22 mA	20 dBm	–103 dBm	29.8mm x 19mm	2013	UART, SPI, I²C	Synapse SNAP Stack
FlexiPanel Ltd	Pixie summary datasheet	Texas Instruments CC2420 datasheet errata	PIC18LF4620	4 kB	64 kB	integral	2 µA	25 mA		0 dBm			Mar, 2008	UART, SPI	Microchip ZigBee
FlexiPanel Ltd	Pixie Lite summary datasheet	Texas Instruments CC2420 datasheet errata	PIC18LF2520	1.5 kB	32 kB	integral	2 µA	25 mA		0 dBm			Mar, 2008	UART, SPI	Microchip ZigBee
Telegesis Ltd	ETRX2 brochure datasheet	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet	16-bit 12 MHz RISC	5 kB	128 kB	integrated, U.FL connector or 50Ω pad	1 µA, 1.5 µA	35.5 mA, 41.5 mA, 28 mA	35.5 mA, 37.5 mA	3 dBm, 5 dBm	−94 dBm, −95 dBm, −98 dBm, −99 dBm	37.75 mm x 20.45 mm	2008	SIF, UART, I²C, SPI	Ember ZNet Stack
	ETRX2-PA brochure datasheet					integrated, U.FL connector or 50Ω pad	0.8 µA, 1.5 µA, 3 µA, 3.5 µA	56 mA, 63 mA, 106 mA, 120 mA, 121 mA	37 mA	0 dBm, 10 dBm, 18.5 dBm, 17.5 dBm	−92 dBm, −93 dBm, −96 dBm, −97 dBm	37.75 mm x 20.5 mm	2009	SIF, UART, I²C, SPI
	ETRX2USB brochure datasheet					integrated	32 mA, 27 mA, 26 mA	55 mA, 62 mA	62 mA	3 dBm, 18 dBm			2008	SIF
	ETRX351 brochure datasheet	Silicon Labs (former Ember) EM351 factsheet datasheet	32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 Processor	12 kB	128 kB	Integrated chip antenna or U.FL coaxial connector	<1 µA	31 mA	22 mA	8 dBm	−102 dBm	25 mm x 19 mm	2011
	ETRX357 brochure datasheet	Silicon Labs (former Ember) EM357 factsheet datasheet	32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 Processor	12 kB	192 kB	Integrated chip antenna or U.FL coaxial connector	<1 µA	31 mA	22 mA	8 dBm	−102 dBm	25 mm x 19 mm	2011
Sena Technologies	ProBee-ZE10 Product Brief datasheet	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM250 factsheet datasheet	16-bit 12 MHz RISC	5 kB	128 kB	Integrated chip, U.FL connector, RPSMA Connector	≤ 2 µA	190 mA	45 mA	20 dBm	–102 dBm	51.7 mm x 23.0 mm x 11.15 mm	2010 Oct	UART	Ember ZNet Stack
Sena Technologies	ProBee-ZE20S DIP/SMD Product Brief datasheet	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357 factsheet datasheet	32-bit ARM Cortex -M3 Processor	12 kB	192 kB	Integrated chip,U.FL connector,RPSMA Connector	< 1 µA	33 mA	28 mA	8 dBm	-100 dBm/Max.-102 dBm	SMD Size: 31.6 mm X 18.6 mm, DIP Size 32.8 mm X 21.0 mm	2011 Oct	UART	Ember ZNet Stack
MMB Research	Z357PA10 datasheet	Ember (now Silicon Labs) EM357 Overview 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	205 mA at 20 dBm TX power	28 mA	20 dBm max., software programmable	~ -100 dBm	34.73 mm x 28.43 mm x 4.45 mm		UART and SPI	Ember's (now Silicon Labs') EmberZNetPRO with MMB's RapidSE (for Smart Energy) or RapidHA (for Home Automation) software

List of ZigBee company acquisitions

2016, Jan - Microchip acquires Atmel
2015, Dec - NXP acquires Freescale Semiconductor
2012, Jul - Murata acquires RF
2012, May - Silicon Labs acquires Ember
2011, Dec - Linear technology acquires Dust Networks
2010, Jul - NXP acquires Jennic
2009, Feb - Atmel acquires Meshnetics
2008, Nov - Telit acquires One RF technology
2007, Aug - Texas Instruments acquires Integrated Circuit Designs
2006, Jan - Texas Instruments acquires Chipcon (intention announced 2005–10 but deal completed 2006-01-24)
2005, Jan - Chipcon acquires Figure 8

Other companies manufacturing 802.15.4 ready-to-use modules

The following is a list of companies producing modules yet to be added to the table.

Adaptive Network Solutions (Atmel chipset at 900 MHz)
Air Micro (RadioPulse chipset)
Develco
Joymax (Jennic chipset)
LS Research ProFLEX01, SiFLEX02
Merlin Wireless (Ember chipset)
Spectec (TI chipset)
Synapse Wireless
Telit (TI Chipset, TinyOne 2400MC, ZE50-2.4, ZE60-2.4)
UConnect (TI Chipset)
ZMDI (ZMDI chipset at 900 MHz)

References

↑ "XBee/XBee‐PRO Code Development" (PDF). Digi. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

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