SENA BLOG

Contents

1. PreBee Products Brief

2. PreBee Features

3. Comparison of Parani & ProBee Solutions

1. PreBee Products Brief

- Fully supports ZigBee®/ZigBee Pro wireless connectivity

- Integrated 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4-compliant coprocessor

- Various antenna options according to users’ requirement, up to 1.6km with optional 5 dBi dipole antenna

- Supports RS232 serial communication with up to 115kbps baud rate

- Supports various self management features wirelessly such as firmware upgrade and system configuration by using modem AT command set

- Enhanced portability: standard & extended battery pack

- Easy to use Windows configuration tool available

- Supports remote configuration and remote firmware upgrade using both Cloning and Pass-thru methods

- Enhanced data reliability based on unique data transmission algorithm

- Enhanced RF data rate

- Supports rich neighborhood device scanning and monitoring using AT commands

2. PreBee Features

2.1. Features

Feature(s)	ProBee
OEM Module	ZE10
Serial Adapter	ZS10
USB Adapter	ZU10
ZigBee Chipset	EM250 / Ember
Antenna Option	Chip , RPSMA , U.FL
Configuration	AT Command
Remote Firmware Upgrade	O
Transmit to Sink	O
Data Reliability*	100%
RF Data Rate*	18Kbps** (50Kbps***)
Sending Public Profile Command	X
Customizing F/W	X

*            Refer to Test Result

**          Tested with Data Transmission Algorithm Enabled (Refer to Test Result)

***        Tested with Data Transmission Algorithm Disabled (Refer to Test Result)

Enhanced data reliability based on unique data transmission algorithm

Enhanced RF data rate

2.2. Performance Test Result

2.2.1. Test Environment

Nodes                : Coordinator(ZC) – Router(ZR)

Hop                    : 1

Baudrate             : 115,200

Flow Control       : H/W

Data Sent            : 1,024,000 bytes

Data Transfer      : Bi-Directional

3. Comparison of Parani & ProBee Solutions

3.1. Bluetooth and ZigBee Features

Feature(s)	Bluetooth	ZigBee
Power Profile	Days	Years
Nodes	7	65,536
Range	Relatively Short	Relatively Long
Extendability	No	Yes
Data Rate	1Mbps	250Kbps
Application Focus	Cable Replacement	Monitoring & Control
Optimized For	Low Cost, Convenience	Low Cost, Low Power, Scalability

Bluetooth has strong point in Data Rate

ZigBee has strong point in Network.

3.2. The IEEE 802 Wireless Space

3.3. Features of Parani and ProBee Solutions

Feature(s)	Parani (Bluetooth Product)	ProBee (ZigBee Product)
RF Performance Tested	80Kbps	18Kbps* (50Kbps**)
Data Streaming	Yes	No
Pre-equipped Devices	Cellphone, PDA, PC	None
Dynamic Connection	Yes	No
Range	Up to 5Km with 9dBi Patch Antenna	Up to 1.6Km with 5dBi Dipole Antenna
Extendability	No	Yes
Price	Cheap	Cheaper
Network Capacity	4 (28***)	65,536
Network Topology	Star Network	Mesh Network
Communication	One-to-One Limited Many-to-One	Many-to-Many
Sleep Current	Low	Much Lower
GPIO	No	Yes
Application	CNC, Proximate Marketing	Sensor Network

*            Tested with Data Transmission Algorithm Enabled (Refer to Test Result)

**          Tested with Data Transmission Algorithm Disabled (Refer to Test Result)

***        Supported at Parani-MSP1000

The strong points of Parani series

- Data rate

- Can communicate with the equipment in which Bluetooth is already installed.

The strong points of ProBee series

- Supporting Dynamic Connection

- Various network configurations are possible

- Supporting GPIO

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