Deal: Itron and Accent
From Coverage at Smart Grid Blog
Itron has selected Accent to supply a developed integrated circuit for its OpenWay CENTRON smart meter product line.
The design will integrate ARM Cortex-M3 processor technology, a complete ZigBee wireless solution (RF, baseband and protocol stack), as well as an LCD driver and on-chip embedded flash memory to deliver best-in-class performance, highly reduced BOM and lowest system cost.
Powerful processing capability combined with broad range analogue, digital and RF hardware peripherals will enable a single processor core solution for communication, control as well as user application software, thus eliminating the need for multiple processors while significantly reducing power consumption, the company explained.
