Freescale’s RF Entertainment Control Platform for Home Entertainment Devices

Freescale introduced its RF entertainment control platform, designed to revolutionize the way consumers remotely control their home entertainment devices. Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 global standard, Freescale's entertainment control platform and network layer were developed with the consumer in mind. This comprehensive platform enables advanced control capabilities, such as two-way communication between entertainment devices. It eliminates the need for line-of-sight control and provides the foundation for a universal remote control for any consumer electronic component.

Freescale's RF entertainment control platform is taking center stage this week at the FTF Americas Technology Lab.

The consumer electronics industry has used IR technology for more than 30 years. As plasma and LCD screens grow in size and popularity, IR technology is facing limitations in its ability to effectively control these larger devices. In addition, all communication from an IR-based remote control unit must be in line-of-sight of the device and within a short distance.

Freescale is actively driving the RF entertainment control platform to become a global industry standard. The standard is expected to be publicly available in 2008.

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