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Archive for August, 2010

ZigBee module: Full Function D…

ZigBee module: Full Function Device & Reduced Function Device operation with IEEE 802.15.4 compliant PHY / MAC layers http://ow.ly/2sZpA

RFID enabled data logger desig…

RFID enabled data logger design http://ow.ly/2sZnS

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-26

GSM-location by TA http://ow.ly/2ojxj #
Your individual antenna design for GSM modules http://ow.ly/2smOE #
Wild Ducks is at OSCON | Symbian Blog – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2oJGm #

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Wild Ducks is at OSCON | Symbi…

Wild Ducks is at OSCON | Symbian Blog – Mozilla Firefox http://ow.ly/2oJGm

Technical comparison of ANT, ZigBee and Bluetooth

Market name
ANT
ZigBee
Bluetooth

Standard
Proprietary
IEEE802.15.4
IEEE802.15.1

Application
PANs and WSNs
PANs and WSNs
PANs

Host resources (kByte)
2(0 with SensRcore™)
100
250

Battery life (with coin-cell battery)§
3+ years
4 to 6 months*
1 to 7 days*

Max. network size (nodes)
2^32
2^64
7

Over the air transmission rate (kbit/s)
1000
250
1000

Required PCB area (mm2)
125
Depends on architecture
Depends on architecture

Range (metres)
1 to 30
1 to 100+
1 to 10+

Success metrics
Ultra-low power, cost
Power, cost
Cost, convenience

Supported networks
Peer-to-peer, star, tree, mesh
Peer-to-peer, star, tree, mesh
Peer-to-peer, [...]

Beagle Board with UMTS / 3G modem extension

The goal of the Wild ducks project is to run Symbian on off-the-shelf hardware. This page describes the hardware side of the project.
All the large pieces can be bought online on a fairly small budget. We had to build a few cables ourselves to fit the pieces together. This will be described in detail.

Your individual antenna design for GSM modules

Your individual antenna design for GSM modules http://ow.ly/2smOE

GSM-location by TA

GSM-location by TA http://ow.ly/2ojxj

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-19

Fastrax Introduces Always Location-Aware GPS Modules with an Battery-Saving Mode http://ow.ly/2oJTL #
Low power network module with IP-addresses http://ow.ly/2nVzB #
Build Your Own Phone… | Symbian Blog http://ow.ly/2otWZ #
GPS Ceramic Chip Antenna
http://ow.ly/2nVBe #
Single-chip ANT ultra-low power wireless network solution http://ow.ly/2nVCN #
ZigBee module on 868.3 MHz (EU) and 902 MHz to 928 MHz (North America) http://ow.ly/2nVJw #
Soldering Service [...]

Soldering Service for Telit BGA GE865, GE864 and GE863

Soldering Service for Telit BGA GE865, GE864, GE863  http://ow.ly/2oMwZ