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Fresh updates on wireless networks standards and new technologies
March 10, 2010 at 11:59 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Z1 is a general-purpose development platform that is committed to accelerate the development speed and expandability of your applications or proof of concepts. Intended for researchers, developers, enthusiasts and hobbyists, in the Z1 you will find a compatible platform with the successful Tmote™-like family of motes with out-of-the-box support for TinyOS and 6LoWPAN. Thanks to the powerful combination of Texas Instruments’ 2nd-generation MSP430f2617+CC2420 transceiver, you may increase the battery life and program size of your next WSN applications and seamlessly migrate your previous applications by simply recompiling. Furthermore, the 54-pin expansion connector surely will not turn you down in those high pin count applications where you may need more peripherals from your MCU.
For more information, visit www.zolertia.com
March 5, 2010 at 3:01 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies, creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, residential, commercial, and consumer electronics applications, announced two of its popular standards, ZigBee Home Automation and ZigBee Remote Control, are now available for public download.
Since 2005, ZigBee standards have been downloaded more than 100,000 times, demonstrating a strong public interest in using the alliance’s open-source standards and developing applications that provide new ways to control for businesses and consumers. Public availability of the ZigBee profiles helps drive the proliferation of ZigBee worldwide, signifying the true open and global nature of the alliance’s work.
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March 1, 2010 at 12:19 am · Filed under Uncategorized
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has launched a public forum to solicit comments on the nation’s evolving smart electric power grid — specifically the size, shape and requirements of a consumer interface with the smart grid.
According to the OSTP, the Executive Branch wants to know options: all the possibilities available to consumers interfacing with a smart grid that can provide enough information for choice, control and optimization of energy use.
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March 1, 2010 at 12:18 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd’s new report “6LoWPAN: The Wireless Embedded Internet” to their offering.
“It is stunningly thorough and takes readers meticulously through the design, con?guration and operation of IPv6-based, low-power, potentially mobile radio-based networking.” Vint Cerf, Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google
This book provides a complete overview of IPv6 over Low Power Wireless Area Network (6LoWPAN) technology
In this book, the authors provide an overview of the 6LoWPAN family of standards, architecture, and related wireless and Internet technology. Starting with an overview of the IPv6 Internet of Things, readers are offered an insight into how these technologies fit together into a complete architecture. The 6LoWPAN format and related standards are then covered in detail. In addition, the authors discuss the building and operation of 6LoWPAN networks, including bootstrapping, routing, security, Internet ingration, mobility and application protocols. Furthermore, implementation aspects of 6LoWPAN are covered.
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February 24, 2010 at 3:06 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
IBM and Johnson Controls, today announced a new relationship to create a new era of smarter buildings. Together, the companies will team to provide a Smart Building Solution that can improve operations and reduce energy and water consumption in buildings worldwide.
Building on an existing relationship formed between the two organizations in 2007 to create energy efficient datacenters, this new offering benefits any building or portfolio of buildings. Johnson Controls will combine its global leadership in energy efficiency and sustainable services and technologies with IBM’s global leadership in software, hardware and services. The result will help clients address the growing pressure they face to improve energy and asset management performance across their enterprises.
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February 19, 2010 at 10:53 am · Filed under Uncategorized
– From Zach Shelby’s blog
I gave a book release seminar on Dec 6th at the Centre for Internet Excellence in Oulu, Finland. Thanks to the great hosts, we are now releasing the entire seminar in a really professional format on-line. The seminar gave a good overview of 6LoWPAN and the general contents of the book, covering about half of the course material slides and lasts for 80 minutes. Enjoy!
See video here.
February 19, 2010 at 10:51 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Watteco SAS, a leading System on Chip (SoC) manufacturer of Ultra Power Line Communication (PLC) for energy efficiency and intelligent home control applications and Coronis, a leading global designer and developer of OEM wireless solutions for ultra-low-power (ULP) and long-range sensor monitoring networks today announced they are collaborating to design a compact, low-cost gateway. The gateway merges both Watteco’s Watt Pulse Communications (WPC®) and Wavenis® wireless technologies.
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February 19, 2010 at 10:50 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Once upon a time, comparing to Zigbee was a must-to-do for any emerging technologies doing wireless sensor network. Z-Wave did that; ANT did that; WirelessHart did that; Dash7 has done that and is continue doing that. All have proved to be successful to some extent, Z-wave in home area network, ANT in sports and fitness, WirelessHart in industrial control, Dash7 is active RFID. Isn’t comparison to competitor an effective marketing activity?
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February 19, 2010 at 10:39 am · Filed under Uncategorized
Security is as important in smart object networks as it is in traditional computer networks, if not more so. By leveraging well-established security mechanisms and networking standards, and adapting them appropriately for resource-constrain ed environments, we can enhance the security of smart objects, their data and the networks in which they participate. In this white paper we discuss smart object applications and relevant threats, evaluate various approaches to securing against specific threats, offer some practical guidelines for building security into smart object networks, and finally tackle some common misconceptions about securing these devices.
Download white paper here.
February 11, 2010 at 6:13 pm · Filed under Uncategorized
IBM today announced new POWER7™ systems designed to manage the most demanding emerging applications, ranging from smart electrical grids to real-time analytics for financial markets. The new systems incorporate a number of industry-unique technologies for the specialized demands of new applications and services that rely on processing an enormous number of concurrent transactions and data while analyzing that information in real time.
IBM’s new POWER7 systems, which build on the company’s 12-point revenue share gains since 2004 in the $14 billion UNIX market (1), can manage millions of transactions in real time and analyze the associated volumes of data typical of emerging applications. A smart electrical grid requires per-the-minute data to deliver electricity where it is needed most, in real time, while helping customers monitor their energy consumption in real time to avoid or reduce usage during the most expensive peaks each day. A major U.S. utility moving to a smart grid pilot is moving from processing less than one million meter reads per day in a traditional grid, to more than 85 million reads per day in a smart grid. The utility needs to collect, analyze, and present all that information to its nearly five million customers in real time versus the overnight batch processing of a traditional electrical grid which delivers monthly billing statements.
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