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CrossBow announces WSN kits at starting $795! |
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 Crossbow Technology®, Inc. (www.xbow.com), today announced a family of kits for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) to accelerate technology evaluation, commercial application development and the set up of WSNs in educational teaching labs. The low cost of the kits together with the comprehensive bundling of all the elements required to get a wireless sensor network started will fuel the adoption of WSN in the market. Kudos to CrossBow!
For example, the WSN Starter kit includes - Two packaged wireless sensor nodes with temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, light and acceleration sensors
- One USB base station for connecting the wireless sensor network with a PC or the Internet
- Reliable mesh network firmware for self-forming, self-healing mesh sensor networks, pre-programmed into the sensor nodes and base station
- MoteView - PC based user interface for visualization and analysis of sensor and network data
- Extensible with additional sensor nodes and programmable through MoteWorks software platform
The other kits offered are:
WSN Professional Kit: Out-of-the-box evaluation and development kit, including - Six packaged wireless sensor nodes with temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, light and acceleration sensors
- One USB base station for connecting the wireless sensor network with a PC or the Internet
- One data acquisition board for connecting external sensors to the sensor nodes
- One USB programming board for reprogramming of the sensor nodes
- Reliable mesh network firmware for self-forming, self-healing mesh sensor networks, pre-programmed into the sensor nodes and base station
- MoteView - PC based user interface for visualization and analysis of sensor and network data
- Extensible with additional sensor nodes and programmable through MoteWorks software platform
WSN OEM Design Kit: Development kit for wireless sensor nodes for OEM applications, including: - Four wireless sensor nodes, comprised of OEM module based reference hardware boards and sensor/data acquisition boards
- One Ethernet base station including radio/processor board for connecting the wireless sensor network with a PC or the Internet
- Five OEM Edition radio/processor modules and hardware design documentation for OEM modules pin-outs and design files of reference board for custom hardware development
- One OEM Module socket programmer for stand-alone OEM module programming
- One USB pod for board programming and debug
- One data acquisition board for connecting external sensors to the sensor nodes
- Reliable mesh network firmware for self-forming, self-healing mesh sensor networks, pre-programmed into the sensor nodes and base station
- MoteView - PC based user interface for visualization and analysis of sensor and network data
- Programmable through MoteWorks software platform
WSN Classroom Kit: Packaged specifically for the classroom or teaching lab, including: - WSN hardware for ten work stations, comprised of 2 sensor nodes and 1 USB gateway each
- Curriculum development material including manual from Crossbow's renowned WSN training course and WSN reference book to aid in coursework and easy lab setup
- Classroom license of MoteWorks software platform including mesh network stack and gateway server middleware for sensor node software application development
- MoteView - PC based user interface for visualization and analysis of sensor and network data
Contact:Crossbow Technology, Inc
Susan Lee, +1-408-965-3308
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 06 March 2007 )
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