Greentech Lead America: Accent, a Smart Grid
semiconductor supplier of communications and metering technologies, has
launched three development kits for its ASMgrid2 standard product
family.
These new platforms showcase Accent’s one and two chip
Smart Meter solutions, enabling better functionality and bill-of-material
savings.
The company claims that each kit includes a software
suite, reference application examples, expandable hardware boards, and
industry-standard tool chain support for plug-and-play operation.
Moreover, communication standards supported include
ZigBee PRO, IEEE 802.15.4g, G3, PRIME, and IEEE P1901.2. The kits include a
test environment which with the ASMgrid2 software libraries will
speed a developer’s application certifications.
For breakthrough energy measurement capability, Accent’s
AEMET offers the industry’s widest dynamic range (10,000:1) available and
superior accuracy for IEC and ANSI Class 0.2 meters.
“Accent ASMgrid2 kits incorporate unprecedented
system capability tailored to the unique system needs of Smart Grid equipment
manufacturers. This has been done while also providing an easy-to-use
development environment to harness the advanced capabilities of the ASMgrid2 family
and complete software offerings,” said Federico Arcelli, CEO of Accent.
Backed by investors such as Sofinnova Partners and
Tallwood Venture Capital, Accent has global operations with offices in Italy,
China, France, and United States.
Accent’s ASMgrid product families integrate the
widest technology breadth supporting current and future Smart Grid standards to
provide equipment manufacturers off-the-shelf standard products plus complete
software platforms for rapid time to market and significantly lowered
production costs.