Gainspan, a Wi-Fi sensor company, has unveiled a wireless sensor network solution. The core feature is that it has an extended battery life of 5 to 10 years.
The GainSpan GS1010 SoC offers flexibility to support a wide range of products and applications with an embedded 802.11b/g radio, two 32-bit ARM7 microcontrollers, real-time clock (RTC) and power management unit, FLASH and SRAM memories along with multiple I/Os, and support for location awareness.
“Enabling users to leverage Wi-Fi for sensor applications with years of battery life makes GainSpan solutions unique in the market place,” said Vijay Parmar, President and CEO of GainSpan. “Our solutions represent a breakthrough in the world of wireless sensor networks, enabling sensors and other devices with up to 10 years of battery life with all the benefits afforded by a solution based on mature standards.”
This Wi-Fi system called GainSpan GS1010 SoC is an ultra low-power System-on-a-Chip (SoC) that leverages the widely deployed Wi-Fi with existing management systems as well as SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) industrial and building automation systems. Gainspan has incorporated flexible semiconductors and software to meet broad range of applications and enable customers to implement alterations according to their specific needs.
GainSpan solutions are designed to support a broad range of applications and can be incorporated into products that may be used in:
• Industrial motor monitoring
• Buildings, to save energy, improve indoor air quality and safety
• Food and drug manufacturers, to monitor temperature of goods
• Utilities, to automatically read meters and monitor infrastructure
• Monitor street and traffic lights
• Bridges, to verify their safety
• Mining, to accurately track real-time movements of miners
• Data centers, to monitor and control temperatures and energy usage
• Hospitals, to track patients, wheelchairs, diagnostic equipment, and staff
The Gainspan GS1010 SoC December 2007, and is priced at $15.00 in 10,000 unit quantities.
via: Daily Wireless
