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Bye, bye GPS – Welcome Glonass

This week I was visiting customers to present the latest GNSS modules. These hybrid GNSS modules are able to receive GPS and Glonass satellites in parallel. We received 17 channels. Just have a look at the video (37 sec).

Dark blue bars = GPS satellites with fix
Light blue bars = Glonass satellites with fix
1 orange bar [...]

Bluetooth Low Energy Proximity Tag – Reference Design

Complete reference design for Bluetooth Low Energy proximity tag
You will never have to search  for your smartphone again. You will never forget your smartphone in the pub. Just locate your key fob by using your smartphone easily. Use your smartphone to locate your wallet. Get security by automatically locking your laptop by distance [...]

GNSS module supports GPS (US), Glonass (Russia), Galileo (EU), Compass (China), QZSS (Japan)

GNSS module features

GNSS systems: GPS (US), Glonass (Russia), Galileo (EU)*, Compass (China)*, QZSS (Japan) *
Dead Reckoning: Odometer pulse, Gyro, CAN bus DWP*
* by firmware update
Differential GPS: RTCM104, SBAS (WAAS, Egnos)
Assisted GPS support: ST Self-Trained Assisted GPS (ST-AGPS) 5 days, GPStreamTM 7 days
Channels: 32
Ultra High Sensitivity -162 dBm(Tracking)
Cold start sensitivity -146dBm
Power consumption: 80 – 150mW (depending [...]

Will Google’s 6LoWPAN marry Microsoft’s human antenna?

When will this big wedding come true?
Microsoft showed that electromagnetic noise can be used to identify the position of a person in a room, what the person is doing, and even where a hand is placed on a wall. Microsoft’s vision is to dim the light. First applications could be game controllers. More about [...]

Licence free C compliers to generate code for 6LoWPAN modules

Primary support will be given for Crossworks for ARM http://www.rowley.co.uk/arm/index.htm .
Rowloy offers several 30 day licences, which can be extended. You will not buy a pig in a poke.

USD 1500 — Commercial License
USD 300 — Educational License
USD 150 — Personal License

USD 150,- for a personal licence is not too expensive. The alternative are complilers on [...]

6LoWPAN module on 868/915 MHz with IPsec security

The 6LoWPAN module enables secure low-power wireless IPv6 communication for sensors and small devices. It comes with user-programmable, royalty-free 6LoWPAN stack with mesh routing capability. 6LoWPAN is an Internet Engineering Task Force standard to develop wireless, low-power sensors and devices on IP communication. Your low-power network on 6LoWPAN can easily be integrated into an existing [...]

Bluetooth Low Energy – temperature – demo design

Temperature Demo design on  Bluetooth Low Energy
Functionality of Bluetooth Low Energy design

Measures and transmits temperature to a peer device
CR2032 coin cell battery
Years of battery life
Disconnected model
< 15 mA peak
< 200 μA advertise mode average
0.5 μA Idle mode

I have seen it live and made videos on Bluetooth Low Energy [...]

The smallest GPS module with embedded GPS antenna?

Is that really the smallest GPS module with embedded GPS antenna?
GPS module Unique Features

Extremely tiny form factor 9.6 x 14.0 x 1.95 mm -> I found no smaller GPS module
Low power consumption: 68 mW@ 1.8 V -> I found no other GPS module with lower power consumption
Only 125uA in average consumption -> I found no [...]

Will Google´s Open Source Radio protocol on 6LoWPAN replace ZigBee and Z-Wave?

Google promised to release open source code for a 868/915 MHz wireless mesh protocol. It will be a low cost alternative to Zigbee or Z-Wave. It shall require less than 16 Kbytes RAM and 32 Kbytes flash. The target of the bill of material is 30 percent less than Zigbee Pro. The Google protocol will [...]

Android smartphone with ANT+ radio for automatic lock of GSM/GPS tracker

State of the art Android smartphones of Sony Ericsson supports the radio link called ANT+. Sony Ericsson launched five different mobile phones with ANT+ radio inside on the 6th of January 2011 at CES in Las Vegas. The APIs you can download free of charge at http://www.thisisant.com/pages/developer-zone/android-api
Below is a list of the existing mobile phones [...]