Crossbow Introduces IRIS Wireless Product Line.Three Times the Radio Range at Half the Power Consumption SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Crossbow Technology, Inc. (www.xbow.com), a leading supplier of wireless sensor technology and inertial MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. sensors for navigation and control, announced today the release of IRIS[TM], a new family of ultra low-power, long-range wireless sensor network “WSN” redirects here. For the metasyntax, see Wirth syntax notation. A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a wireless network consisting of spatially distributed autonomous devices using sensors to cooperatively monitor physical or environmental conditions, such as products. The IRIS platform features the following: * Wider coverage area, with up to three times the radio range of comparable devices using IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. 802.15.4 compliant radios * Ultra low-power consumption with half the sleep current of previous products for longer battery life * Optimized for richer applications with twice the program memory of previous products * Class-leading performance provided at compelling new price points, as low as $29 per unit for volume purchases of the "postage stamp" form factor "IRIS gives customers the best of both worlds in their wireless sensor network deployments -- long range and low power consumption in a single product," said Mike Horton, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. . "Customers no longer have to make the tradeoff between power and coverage area in developing wireless monitoring and control applications." The new IRIS product line includes the IRIS OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and Module, IRIS Mote, and IRIS OEM Design Kit. The IRIS OEM Module is a 24mm x 24mm "postage stamp" module optimized for fast, seamless integration of low-power, wireless mesh-networking into OEM hardware designs. Once customers complete their evaluation, they transition from engineering prototype to volume production using this surface-mount, stamp-size module. The IRIS Mote includes an IRIS OEM Module, sensor expansion port and battery holder. It speeds up wireless sensor network evaluation with its integrated form factor. "The IRIS Mote provides the most versatility for evaluating a wide range of sensors," said Ralph Kling, Chief Architect of Crossbow. "Customers can choose from a complete line of sensors from Crossbow and third parties that provide inputs such as light, humidity, barometric pressure, and temperature, as well as sophisticated data such as acoustic, magnetic, global positioning and acceleration signals." The IRIS OEM Design Kit features a complete solution for prototyping and development. It includes MoteWorks[TM], a fully integrated software platform, OEM Reference Designs, OEM Modules, OEM Module Programmer, OEM Debug Pod, sensor/data acquisition boards, and an Ethernet base station for connecting to a PC or LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. . The new IRIS product line will be available starting in late Q2, and fully supported in Crossbow's MoteWorks development environment. The IRIS OEM Module will be available at $29 per module in order sizes of 1,000 units. Advance sales inquiries may be directed to sales@xbow.com. Crossbow is demonstrating IRIS at the Information Processing in Sensor Networks ("IPSN IPSN International Product Safety News IPSN Information Processing in Sensor Networks ") and Fourth International TinyOS Technology Exchange ("TTX TTX Tetrodotoxin (poison from the Puffer Fish) TTX Teletex TTX Table Top Exercise TTX True Type Xml TTX Teletext 4") conferences in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 26-28. To learn more about wireless sensor network applications using Crossbow's various Mote platforms, see Crossbow's new blog site at http://xbow.typepad.com, which is also being launched today. About Crossbow Technology Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading end-to-end solutions supplier of wireless sensor networks and inertial sensor systems. Crossbow has shipped over 500,000 sensors to over 1000 customers, including select Fortune 100 companies, for diverse applications such as industrial automation, building monitoring, home automation, environmental control, defense, security and asset tracking. Crossbow is leading the revolution for connecting the physical world with the digital world through wireless sensor networks. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Crossbow has offices in China, Japan and Switzerland and distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company is privately held. Its major investors include the Cambria Group, Cisco Systems, Intel Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, and Paladin Paladin archetypal gunman who leaves a calling card. [TV: Have Gun, Will Travel in Terrace, I, 341] See : Wild West Capital. For more information, visit www.xbow.com. Crossbow Technology is a registered trademark of Crossbow Technology, Inc. Copyright [c] 2007 Crossbow Technology, Inc. All rights reserved |
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