[REQUEST] EmberZNet 7.0.0.0 (7.0.0.x) Zigbee Coordinator firmware images?

[Hedda]

FYI, Silicon Labs have now released Silicon Labs Zigbee EmberZNet SDK 7.0.0.0 (and matching Gecko SDK 4.0.0 for it)

https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/release-notes/emberznet-release-notes-7.0.0.0.pdf

http://docs.silabs.com/zigbee/7.0

Silabs EmberZNet SDK 7.0.0.0 for Zigbee is new but guessing it does not contain much news other than EFR32MG24 support.

So perhaps EmberZNet Zigbee NCP 7.0.0.0 should not be used for production just yet, but it would be nice as option to test with.

Gecko SDK Suite 4.0 release is also the first time Silicon Labs posted Gecko SDK Suite to a publicly available repository on GitHub:

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/tree/gsdk_4.0/protocol/zigbee

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases/download/v4.0.0/demo-applications.zip

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases/download/v4.0.0/documentation.zip

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases/download/v4.0.0/gecko-sdk.zip

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases/download/v4.0.0/pintool.zip

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.0.zip

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/archive/refs/tags/v4.0.0.tar.gz

Update: Looks like it was released publicly on purpose.

https://community.silabs.com/s/article/Notes-on-the-recent-Simplicity-Studio-version-5-3-0-0-release?language=en_US

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases

Link to 4.0 ALSO seems to work through:

https://docs.silabs.com/gecko-platform/4.0/

[Hedda]

FYI, Silicon Labs now announced the EFR32MG24 (EFR32 MG24) SoCs and Silabs EFR32xG24 development kits + radio boards:

https://news.silabs.com/2022-01-24-Silicon-Labs-Brings-AI-and-Machine-Learning-to-the-Edge-with-Matter-Ready-Platform

https://www.silabs.com/wireless/zigbee/efr32mg24-series-2-socs

https://www.cnx-software.com/2022/01/24/silicon-labs-bg24-and-mg24-2-4-ghz-wireless-mcus-quadruple-ai-performance-at-a-fraction-of-the-energy/

Looking at specs MG24 won't make a much better Zigbee coordinator than MG21 (but maybe better router / end devices?) unless have several hundreds of Zigbee 3.0 devices or will use a single firmware that has both a Zigbee stack and a Thread/Matter stack?

• EFR32MG24 come with higher RAM memory, with 128 or 256 KB variants, (compared to 64 or 966 KB variants of EFR32MG21).
• EFR32MG24 flash storage has been increased to 1536 KB or 1024 KB, (compared 512, 768, or 1024 KB in the EFR32MG21).
• Interestingly their similar ARM Cortex-M33 core runs at 78 MHz compared the 80 MHz core in the EFR32MG21
• New feature is an integrated AI/ML accelerator NPU for edge interference to potentially lower devices power consumption.
• EFR32BG24 and EFR32MG24 SoCs are already shipping today to Alpha customers, with mass deployment slated for April 2022.

New "EFR32xG24 Pro Kit +10 dBm" + "EFR32xG24 Pro Kit +20 dBm" dev boards and EFR32xG24 radio boards coming coon:

No news on FCC/CE cerified MGM240 (MGM240P and MGM240L) modules based on EFR32MG24 to replace MGM210 modules.

https://www.silabs.com/wireless/zigbee/efr32mg24-series-2-modules

[Hedda]

@NilsBohr Any news/updates on EFR32MG2x (EFR32MG21, EFR32MG22, or EFR32MG24) based refreshed products from Elelabs?

FYI, MGM240 (MGM240P and MGM240L) radio modules meant to be used in commercial products now look to be available:

https://www.silabs.com/wireless/zigbee/efr32mg24-series-2-modules

https://fccid.io/QOQ-GM240P

https://fcc.report/FCC-ID/QOQ-GM240P/

https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/data-sheets/mgm240p-datasheet.pdf

Part Number | MCU | Core Frequency (MHz) | Flash | RAM | Cryptography | Secure Vault | Output Power Range (dBm) | GPIO | Temperature Range ºC | Package Type | Antenna | Package Size (mm) -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- MGM240PA22VNA  | ARM Cortex-M33 | 78 | 1536 | 256 | AES-128 AES-256  ECC  SHA-1  SHA-2 | Mid | -24  10 | 26 | -40  105 | PCB | Built-in | 12.9x15.0x2.2 MGM240PA32VNA | ARM Cortex-M33 | 78 | 1536 | 256 | AES-128 AES-256  ECC  SHA-1  SHA-2 | Mid | -33.7  19.9 | 26 | -40  105 | PCB | Built-in | 12.9x15.0x2.2 MGM240PA32VNN | ARM Cortex-M33 | 78 | 1536 | 256 | AES-128 AES-256  ECC  SHA-1  SHA-2 | Mid | -33.7  19.9 | 26 | -40  105 | PCB | RF-Pin | 12.9x15.0x2.2 MGM240PB22VNA| ARM Cortex-M33 | 78 | 1536 | 256 | AES-128 AES-256  ECC  SHA-1  SHA-2 | High | -24  10 | 26 | -40  105 | PCB | Built-in | 12.9x15.0x2.2 MGM240PB32VNA | ARM Cortex-M33 | 78 | 1536 | 256 | AES-128 AES-256  ECC  SHA-1  SHA-2 | High | -33.7  19.9 | 26 | -40  105 | PCB | Built-in | 12.9x15.0x2.2 MGM240PB32VNN | ARM Cortex-M33 | 78 | 1536 | 256 | AES-128 AES-256  ECC  SHA-1  SHA-2 | High | -33.7  19.9 | 26 | -40  105 | PCB | RF-Pin | 12.9x15.0x2.2

Silicon Labs have now also released those evaluation radio boards based on them that are meant to be used with Silicon Labs development boards from their starter kits.

https://www.trustedparts.com/en/part/silicon-labs/XGM240-RB4316A

xGM240P radio module board = XGM240-RB4317A (20dBm).

https://www.silabs.com/development-tools/wireless/xgm240-rb4317a-xgm240p-module-radio-board

xGM240L radio module board = XGM240-RB4316A (10dBm).

https://www.silabs.com/development-tools/wireless/xgm240-rb4316a-xgm240p-module-radio-board

PS: Noted that those new radio module boards were expected to be called MGM240P and MGM240L but look like they will instead be marketed as Silabs xGM240x Series 2 Modules, specifically "xGM240P Broad-based Module" and "xGM240L Lighting Module".

[Hedda]

FYI, Silicon Labs Gecko SDK (GSDK) Version 4.0.2.0 contains Zigbee EmberZNet SDK 7.0.2.0 bug-fix release (which uses EZSP v8):

https://github.com/SiliconLabs/gecko_sdk/releases/tag/v4.0.2

https://www.silabs.com/documents/public/release-notes/emberznet-release-notes-7.0.2.0.pdf