Crossbow Technology, Inc. leader in Smart Dust; Smallest Mote in commercial market, MICA2DOT, compatible with SkyeTek world's smallest RFID Reader.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2004 Crossbow Technology, Inc. the leading full solutions supplier in the wireless sensor networking arena and the only manufacturer of smart dust wireless sensors, announced today that SkyeTek, Inc. has created the world's smallest RFID reader (SkyeRead(TM) M1-Mini), specifically designed to connect to Crossbow's wireless sensor network mote (reMOTE) A wireless receiver/transmitter that is typically combined with a sensor of some type to create a remote sensor. Some motes are designed to be incredibly small so that they can be deployed by the hundreds or even thousands for various applications (see smart dust). , MICA2DOT. "Now there's a direct bridge between RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. and Smart Dust technology," says Mike Horton, 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. . "Crossbow has been at the forefront of creating smaller, smarter, wireless sensing devices that operate autonomously from, but can also communicate with, other external systems. The combination of having the smallest wireless commercial grade mote in the market with the smallest wireless RFID tag in the world will revolutionize what ubiquitous computing really means." The MICA2DOT is Crossbow's third generation mote module used for enabling low-power, wireless, and sensor networks. Like the SkyeRead(TM) M1-Mini, the MICA2DOT measures just 1 inch in diameter by 0.25 inch thin, the size of a quarter as (shown above), and because the MICA2DOT is wireless, it fits practically anywhere. The MICA2DOT is a plug and play module that runs on TinyOS, a powerful and flexible open source operating system that allows users to customize their application without expensive licensing fees or software cost. Battery life for the MICA2DOT can last up to 7 years on a coin cell battery. With active two way "smart" tags, the MICA2DOT is used for temperature and environmental monitoring and data logging in hard to reach places. It is also used to create smart badges and can be tailored for wearable computing. Designed to mate directly with Crossbow Technology's MICA2DOT, the SkyeRead(TM) M1-Mini, the world's smallest RFID reader, extends local RFID read/write capability to Crossbow's wireless sensor network (smart dust) technology and specifically to Crossbow's MICA2DOT. SkyeTek is the leading provider of advanced low-cost RFID reader technology and is the maker of the SkyeRead(TM) M1-Mini. The SkyeRead(TM) M1-Mini is a low-profile RFID device that reads/writes industry standard 13.56MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RFID tags and smart labels including ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 15693, ISO14443, ISO18000, and EPC (1) (Entertainment PC) See HTPC. (2) (Electronic Product Code) A standard code for RFID tags administered by EPCglobal Inc. (www.epcglobalinc.org). (TM). Read distance is 6 cm (approximately 2.5 inch) with internal antenna, up to 13 cm (approximately 5 inch) with a simple external antenna. About Crossbow Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc (www.xbow.com) is the leading full solutions supplier in the wireless sensor networking arena and the only manufacturer of smart dust wireless sensors. Crossbow has for years been at the forefront of creating and deploying smaller, smarter, wireless sensing devices and mesh networking platforms for large-scale defense, environmental, agricultural, industrial monitoring and control, building automation, security and asset tracking applications. Crossbow's open architecture, TinyOS-based platform, enables highly intelligent multi-sensing devices to dynamically and reliably self-organize to efficiently capture and send detailed physical data anywhere, anytime. Crossbow is also a leading supplier of inertial sensor systems for aviation, land and marine applications and other instrumentation sensors. The company has shipped over 500,000 of its smart dust and other advanced sensors to over 1,000 customers including select Fortune 100 and other leading industrial, defense, technology, civil engineering and manufacturing companies. Named one of the Top 50 Companies to Watch by Electronic Business Magazine in 2000, the company's strategic partners include Intel Corporation (INTC INTC Intel (NASDAQ symbol) INTC Intercept INTC Interrupt Controller ). 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 distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company received its ISO 9001/2000 Certification in May 2002 and its FAA Certification for the AHRS AHRS Attitude Heading Reference System AHRS Attitude and Heading Reference System AHRS Attempted Hours (educational transcript) AHRS Altitude Heading Reference System AHRS Army Human Resources System AHRS Automatic Heading Reference System 500GA in January, 2003. |
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