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New Chips Enable 2.4 GHz Sensor Networks

Posted by michael on from the background-chatter dept.

mindless4210 writes "Oki announced today that the world's first fully compliant IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee chip has been developed. The technology promises to start a new generation of wireless sensor networks, utilizing the unlicensed 2.4 GHz spectrum. The new IC integrates the digital circuit-based MAC and PHY with the analog circuit-based RF onto a single chip. The company also developed a kit which enables fast production of sensor networks which could control air conditioning, lighting, fire alarm systems, and many other applications. The low power consumption of the chip enables multi-year operation with only dry-cell batteries."

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  1. This is news for nerds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Whatever.

    1. Re:This is news for nerds? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Good post and it is something that needs to be said

      unfortunately, I'm sure that you will get modded into the ground for your truism

  2. Nipples by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nipples

  3. FP about FP by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    First post of first posts...i PWN all

  4. Re:Split by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In one way I'm scared for how this could be used to trample privacy rights, or abused in myriad ways. On the other hand, the implications for my home media, climate control, and the like is certainly enticing....
    I guess it's just a matter of who makes it, and what it's made/marketed for....

    Add in a little whinning about the Bush administration and you'd win. "Win what?", you ask. Nothing. You'd just win.

  5. "ZigBee" by Khakionion · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ah, ZigBee...I can't fucking resist...argh...I hate myself. Move ZigBee! You know what you doing! Move all ZigBee! For Great Justice.

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    OMG! Wau!
  6. I wonder... by Power+Everywhere · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...if these will stall out at 2.4 GHz like Intel did.

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    BLING BLING. Meet the architecture that's changing everything.

  7. Unlicensed? by imidazole2 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "...utilizing the unlicensed 2.4 GHz spectrum..."

    Unlicensed? So basically if I use this device, the FCC could come knocking on my door?

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    -Imidazole2
  8. Re:Probably unrelated... by ebayman · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lol thanks a million A+++++++++++++++++++ transaction would read again

  9. You 1ns3nsitive clod? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Official GNNA irc of programming Tangle of fatal munches the most

  10. I thank 7ou for your time by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    survey which resound as fiiting