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WIRELESS DESIGN:
RFOS...the RF Optimal Solution

RFOS

RFOS is a complete hardware and software wireless (900Mhz ISM band) communication solution available under license for drop-in use in your product.

The RFOS design delivers low cost, low power, and long-distance wireless communication.

Venture Technologies' proprietary communication technology eliminates the wires and provides a fast, reliable communications connection that can maximize your product's power and versatility.

Key benefits

RFOS offers manifold benefits:

  • easy to integrate with your product
  • gets your wireless product to market quickly
  • eliminates man-years of HW and SW development
  • can be easily ported to a variety of microprocessors (C-language)
  • proven design with many deployed solutions
  • no RF experience or programming required

The first-generation RFOS design used our partner Micrel Semiconductors RF500 transceiver chip. The latest generation RFOS design is based on the Micrel RF505 and TI MPS430 microprocessor.

Key features

RFOS's key features include:

  • RF data rate: 60K baud
  • reliable communication
  • data packets acknowledged for guaranteed data integrity
  • buffers utilized to support data bursts
  • full duplex data link (half duplex rf link)
  • battery life up to five years
  • range up to 1 mile (higher power versions)
  • up to 1000 foot (line of sight) with 10mw base version
  • frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS)
  • 902-928 MHz radio communication using 50 channels
  • various network topologies supported
  • 2 units (cable replacement) point to point
  • star network (multi-point addressable)
  • linear network (available)
  • RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) (available)
  • serial communication interface supports up to 115K baud
  • FCC Part 15.247 compliant

RFOS can be used for point-to-point or network wireless data communications.

RFOS Sample Network Configuration

  • RFOS is cost effective as a separate module added to your product. It's equally or more cost effective as a platform that not only provides wireless communication but can also perform the custom control tasks required by your product.
  • The RFOS creators at Venture Technologies are embedded product design experts. We can integrate your remote sensor or measurement functionality into our design to create a very low cost unit.
  • RFOS includes a complete hardware design documentation package plus the embedded software binary object code.

RFOS Evaluation Board
RFOS Evaluation Board

Demo board sets available for qualification of the technology in your environment.
RFOS Brochure

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