At the Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference: RF Monolithics Presents Hands-On Session on Battery-Powered

At the Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference: RF Monolithics Presents Hands-On Session on Battery-Powered Wi-Fi for Sensor Networking

RF module applications expert Ryan Anderson of RF Monolithics, Inc. (RFM) presented a session entitled “Battery-Powered Wi-Fi for Sensor Networking – A Hands-On Session” at the single-day Real-Time & Embedded Computing Conference (RTECC) in the Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, MA, on May 25, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. Also at the conference, RFM l exhibited its RF modules products that provide wireless connectivity for sensor data collection in a wide variety of wireless sensor networking applications.

As a senior technical support engineer for RFM, Mr. Anderson understands the challenges design engineers face when incorporating RF modules into applications. Session attendees learned how they can get years of battery life and take advantage of existing Wi-Fi access points to deliver low-cost, reliable, and secure wireless sensor network products. They received hands-on experience with:

• RFM’s battery-powered 802.11 Wi-Fi RF Module – the WSN802G

• Getting a Wi-Fi network up and running in minutes using the RFM WSN802GDK developer kit

• A live wireless sensor networking demonstration for a temperature-monitoring application

Attendees who brought a WSN802GDK developer kit with them to the RTECC show were afforded one-on-one time with Ryan Anderson during the exhibit. WSN802GDK developer kits can be purchased from RFM distributors that include Avnet Memec, Digi-Key, Mouser, and Nu Horizons.

About the RFM WSN802G Battery-Powered Wi-Fi Module. The WSN802G features RFM’s industry-leading module platform utilizing the GainSpan GS1011 SoC. By sleeping while maintaining access point association, the RFM WSN802G module wakes up periodically, or on interrupts and automatically transmits sensor data in mere milliseconds. No gateways are needed and with the routines built-in to the module, plus the analog and I/O, no other processor is needed to implement a versatile, easy-to-use wireless sensor.

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