Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-07

Happy New Year to everybody. http://ow.ly/RDjo # M2Mapps: #weather station in http://tr.im/GDfi T: -2°C, #RH: 94%, P: 1011hPa W: 1.4m/s #source #code on #GPRS #… http://ow.ly/16fyVB # M2Mapps: #weather in http://tr.im/GDfi T: -3.4°C, #RH: 95% P: 1009hPa W: 2m/s #Python #code on #GSM module http… http://ow.ly/16fE3o # Hospital in Germany is using an iPod Touch […]

Shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs Will Increase 20% in 2010

The market for short range wireless ICs is forecast to expand this year; total shipments of Bluetooth, NFC, UWB, 802.15.4 and Wi-Fi ICs will increase approximately 20% compared to 2009. “Bluetooth ICs still lead the short-range wireless IC market,” says ABI Research industry analyst Celia Bo. “Unit shipments are expected to exceed 58% of the total short-range wireless IC shipments in 2010. Wi-Fi ICs rank second place in this market, making up approximately 35% of the total shipments, with the rest of the shipments accounted for by NFC, UWB and 502.15.4 ICs.”

Wireless Sensor Network IC Shipments Bounce Back in 2010; 645 Million Forecast for 2015

LONDON – September 1, 2010 Demand for wireless sensor networks is showing significant growth following a period in which adoption was impacted by the economic downturn. In 2009, 802.15.4 chipset shipments were down almost 30% compared with the previous year. But according to the latest ABI research report on the WSN market, a strong uplift […]

Is RFDP8 better than BlueTooth, ZigBee, WLAN and other protocols?

RF Digitals RFDP8 proprietary patent-pending frequency agility protocol operates in the internationally accepted 2.4 GHz band. The RFDP8s leading-edge advanced algorithm is not burdened by a heavy-weight stack as is BlueTooth, ZigBee, WLAN and other protocols, which are well suited for cross-manufacturer interoperability. The RFDP8 protocol is highly robust and effective where there is a […]

uC 8051 is dead – Long live the 8051 inside Nordic ISM modules

Creating Radio Applications on 8051 with the Keil C51 C Topics of the application note • Development using nRFgo SDK • Setup of Keil compiler • Getting started with your first application • Debugging your application with Keil compiler • Developing with nRF devices nRF24LE1 – Ultra low power wireless System-on-Chip solution with mixed signal […]

Unlimited number of nodes with and without network mode

A picture tells more than thousand words: • 16 bit CRC data accuracy verification built-in • 32 bit unique factory ESN in every module (4 billion combination security) • Flexible network modes, including broadcast and individual addressing • Switch on/off, logic, remote-control without the need for an external controller • Switch nodes individually addressable without […]

Ultra low power wireless module on single coin battery

• Runs on a single coin cell for years • WiFi interference tolerant • Bluetooth interference tolerant • Zigbee interference tolerant • Very low cost • No external parts required • No RF layout required • Easy and ready-to-use, hand-held, eval and application boards available • Ultra small 15mm x 15mm footprint • Fully contained, […]