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zPoint Products' Complete Solutions

Introduction to zPoint Products' Complete Solutions

zPoint Products is a division of Techsol, a North American (NAFTA) corporation specializing in low-cost embedded technology design and board fabrication. We offer a variety of products and programs that will save you money installing Building Automation Systems using our proven ZigBee-powered platform to mitigate risks. In addition, our solutions provide both energy cost savings and increased comfort and convenience for your customers.

ZigBee Combo Platter

Top of ZigBee Combo Platter board

This is a board with a mix of common I/O to use as a base for an installation.
Additional I/O can be added with zPoints or with another of these boards.

Please see the following press release for more information: zPoint Products Releases a ZigBee "Wireless Control" Experimenter's Kit

Features:

  • High-power RF (or normal) Jennic ZigBee module.
    Default is normal power module.
  • 3 Analog inputs (0-5 volts) adapted to 0-2.2 volts for the Jennic MCU
    Onboard Temperature sensor installed.
    Optional Humidity and Light sensor available.
  • 4 Digital pins that can be configured as inputs or outputs
  • 4 Relay outputs, with normally open contacts
    Can drive Omega Solid-state Relays
  • Wide-range input SMPS from 8-30 VDC IN to +5 VDC internal
  • Separate 3.3-volt ANALOG and DIGITAL supplies internally
  • Can fit into a plastic case (for office/spa environment)
  • can fit into an all-metal enclosure for industrial applications

Medallion Communications Gateway Products

One of the benefits of having Techsol as a parent company, is that zPoint Products has available the Communications Products that you need!
These are our Gateway Products.
There are currently 3 products in this lineup:

  • Gateway 1, powered by an ARM-7 Medallion, shipping since 2004
  • Gateway 2, powered by an ARM-9 Medallion, shipping since 2005
  • Gateway Express, a custom, single-board design, shipping in Q2 2006

Just click here for more information on zPoint Products's Gateway products.

Building Automation Display Products

zPoint Products has ready-to-run computer-plus-display packages to accelerate your product development.

TPC-57 Touch Panel Computer

Touch Panel Computer with 5.7 inch LCD

zPoint Products has another 200 MHz Industrial Grade Computer with:

  • QVGA (320x240) Color LCD Panel with CFL Backlight and optional Touch-panel
  • Switching power supply operates from 14 to 30 volts (AC or DC) in.
  • Low-power 10-BaseT Ethernet interface
  • GPIO for push-buttons, etc.
  • 2 x RS-232 serial interfaces on DE-9 connectors
  • 1 x RS-485 serial interface on terminal strip
  • 2 x ultra-efficient SMPS feeding 5-volts for logic and display, and 12-volts for the back-light inverter
  • High-quality 16-bit Audio Out (for MP3s, Announcements, etc.)
  • 4 channels of 4-20 mA Analog Sensor Inputs
  • and digital inputs and outputs, pre-configured to drive opto-couplers (with LED drive power)
  • There is a low-power Real-Time Clock with Battery Backup (RTC)
  • There is a Header for external I2C devices, with +5-volt Power and Ground
  • There's a Memory Card Connector for SD or MMC cards
  • Of course, there are Dual USB Host ports (USB-A connector)
  • plus a USB Device (Gadget) port (USB-B connector)
  • And, like all Medallion CPU Module powered devices, it ships with Linux 2.6 plus drivers pre-installed!

all packaged into a space barely 4.5" x 7" x 1.25"
Power consumption 8 watts or less (depending on CPU speed and display mode).

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