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Introduction to Z-Wave 800 Series
The Z-Wave 800 series is the latest edition of the world's most popular IoT wireless protocol for smart home applications. Download this article to learn more about its key features and benefits.
Z-Wave 800 Module Common Specs
Supported Protocols
- Z-Wave
- Z-Wave Long Range
Wireless System-on-Chip
- Sub-GHz radio
- TX power up to +14 dBm
- 32-bit ARM Cortex®-M33 with DSP instruction and floating point unit
- 512 kB flash program memory
- 64 kB RAM data memory
- Embedded Trace Macrocell (ETM) for advanced debugging
Receiver Performance
- -110 dBm sensitivity at 9.6 kbps FSK, 868 MHz
- -110 dBm sensitivity at 40 kbps FSK, 868 MHz
- -108.8 dBm sensitivity at 100 kbps GFSK, 868 MHz
- -109.4 dBm sensitivity at 9.6 kbps FSK, 915 MHz
- -109.7 dBm sensitivity at 40 kbps FSK, 915 MHz
- -108.3 dBm sensitivity at 100 kbps GFSK, 915 MHz
- -110.9 dBm sensitivity at 100 kbps O-QPSK, 915 MHz
Current Consumption
- 4.8 mA RX current at 9.6 kbps FSK, 868 MHz
- 4.8 mA RX current at 100 kbps GFSK, 868 MHz
- 4.8 mA RX current at 9.6 kbps FSK, 915 MHz
- 4.8 mA RX current at 100 kbps GFSK, 915 MHz
- 5.1 mA RX current at 100 kbps O-QPSK, 915 MHz
- 10.7 mA TX current at 0 dBm, 915 MHz
- 20.8 mA TX current at +10 dBm, 915 MHz
- 30.0 mA TX current at +14 dBm, 915 MHz
- 42 µA/MHz in Active Mode (EM0) at 39.0 MHz
- 0.16 µA Shutoff Mode current (EM4)
Operating Range
- 1.8 to 3.6 V
- -40 to +85°C
Dimensions
- 6.5 mm x 6.5 mm
Security
- Hardware Cryptographic Acceleration for AES128/192/256, ChaCha20-Poly1305, SHA-1, SHA-2/256/384/512, ECDSA +ECDH(P-192, P-256, P-384, P-521), Ed25519 and Curve25519, J-PAKE, PBKDF2
- True Random Number Generator (TRNG)
- ARM® TrustZone®
- Secure Boot (Root of Trust Secure Loader)
- Secure Debug Unlock
- DPA Countermeasures
- Secure Key Management with PUF
- Anti-Tamper
- Secure Attestation
MCU Peripherals
- 12-bit 1 Msps or 16-bit 76.9 ksps SAR Analog to Digital Converter (ADC)
- 2 x Analog Comparator (ACMP)
- 2 x Digital to Analog Converter (VDAC)
- Low-Energy Sensor Interface (LESENSE)
- Up to 34 General Purpose I/O pins with output state retention and asynchronous interrupts
- 8 Channel DMA Controller
- 12 Channel Peripheral Reflex System (PRS)
- 4 x 16-bit Timer/Counter with 3 Compare/Capture/PWM channels
- 1 x 32-bit Timer/Counter with 3 Compare/Capture/PWM channels
- 32-bit Real Time Counter
- 24-bit Low Energy Timer for waveform generation
- 2 x Watchdog Timer
- 2 × Enhanced Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (EUSART)
- 1× Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART/SPI/SmartCard (ISO 7816)/IrDA/I2S)
- 2 x I2C interface with SMBus support
- Integrated Low-Energy LCD Controller supporting up to 80 segments
- Die temperature sensor
Securing Your IoT Product
IoT security is key to protecting company brands, end user privacy and commercial viability of products. Vulnerabilities can be exploited through both remote Internet attacks and physical hands-on-attacks.
Developers using the Silicon Labs Z-Wave 800 Module (ZGM230S) family have access to the highest level of IoT security provided by Secure Vault.
Z-Wave 800 Security Features
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Part Number | Z-Wave Long Range | Secure Vault | Flash (kB) | RAM (kB) | Sensitivity (dBm) | Package Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mid | 512 | 64 | -110.9 | SiP | ||
High | 512 | 64 | -110.9 | SiP |
Z-Wave 800 Series Development Kit

Z-Wave 800 Series Development Kit
Z-Wave 800 Pro Kit

Z-Wave 800 Pro Kit
ZGM230S Z-Wave SiP Module Radio Board

ZGM230S Z-Wave SiP Module Radio Board
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