Category: Wireless M2M app examples

M2M applications based on wireless modules.

Android, Linux, QNX, Symbian and Windows in M2M applications

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I already started several projects on embedded Linux (GE863-Pro3 or UC864-G + BeagleBoard). One is for example a metering project for a customer in India. Development and manufacturing  is provided by a business partner of mine in Germany. The next higher level is based on BeagleBoard http://www.beagleboard.org. The BeagleBoard is an open source single board […]

Bluetooth low energy is an “always off” technology. Basically it stays in the lowest power modes

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Because power consumption is so low, coin cells will typically last a year or more. Bluetooth low energy chips can operate either as slaves or masters and which device takes what role is decided during the initial negotiation. There is no reason for a tag to be the proverbial one-trick pony. Design cycles will be short compared to proprietary solutions because the design team can concentrate its efforts on writing application layer code instead of the entire protocol stack. Sensing a means of making mobile phones even more indispensable, Nokia and other manufacturers are clearly on the Bluetooth low energy bandwagon. “We see it as part of the continued evolution to the Bluetooth chip set,” says Mika Sarén, Nokia’s Senior Technology Manager for Connectivity. When the specification is released, it will be supported in time for the first product release on Forum Nokia, the company’s web site for developers.

Beagle Board with UMTS / 3G modem extension

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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.