Contiki Turns Ten

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Posted by timothy on Sunday March 10, 2013 @05:38AM from the better-than-the-internet-of-ding-a-lings dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The first release of Contiki, the open source operating system, was announced ten years ago today on Slashdot. From its inception, Contiki has been all about connecting 'unexpected things' to the Internet, including things like Lego bricks and Apple II computers. Today, Contiki is still going strong and is now being used in the Internet of Things, where it is connecting things like thermostats to smartphone apps throughout Europe."

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This will be the year!!! by thomasdz · 2013-03-10 05:41 · Score: 5, Funny

2013 will be known as the Year of the Contiki Desktop! mark my words.

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1. Re:This will be the year!!! by fph+il+quozientatore · 2013-03-10 05:48 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  More like "the year of the Contiki refrigerator".
  
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2. Re:This will be the year!!! by Runaway1956 · 2013-03-10 06:48 · Score: 1
  
  Yeah, I've been wondering how to connect my refrigerator to the internet. And my toaster, washer, dryer, vacuum, my car, my mower, chain saw - everything!
  What could go wrong? It's not like there are any threats to SCADA that are connected to the internet, is there?
  
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3. Re:This will be the year!!! by StarWreck · 2013-03-10 08:03 · Score: 2
  
  As far as I can tell they stopped updating the desktop version, as seen on the Commodore 64, very early in development.
  
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4. Re:This will be the year!!! by citizenr · 2013-03-10 15:10 · Score: 1
  
  Contiki Desktop!
  still better than Ubuntu
  
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5. Re:This will be the year!!! by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 19:13 · Score: 0
  
  As long as it's an Einstein refrigerator!
did it hook by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 06:02 · Score: 0

moms rabbit to dads device?
Create the next internet by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 06:04 · Score: 0

register contiki@mars.milkyway.org.universe.0001 today!
1. Re:Create the next internet by peragrin · 2013-03-10 07:09 · Score: 0
  
  Ah but I want to to live in milkyway.org.universe.0042 They already have the answers.
  
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2. Re:Create the next internet by dwye · 2013-03-10 14:07 · Score: 1
  
  Ah but I want to to live in milkyway.org.universe.0042 They already have the answers.
  Just not the Questions.
Question: can it handle IPv6 by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 06:25 · Score: 1

Just wondering
1. Re:Question: can it handle IPv6 by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 06:35 · Score: 5, Informative
  
  "Contiki provides powerful low-power Internet communication. Contiki supports fully standard IPv6 and IPv4, along with the recent low-power wireless standards: 6lowpan, RPL, CoAP. With Contiki's ContikiMAC and sleepy routers, even wireless routers can be battery-operated."
  http://contiki-os.org/#about
2. Re:Question: can it handle IPv6 by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 12:14 · Score: 0
  
  Have you read Contiki's website? Just wondering.
where does contiki fit in with bluetooth LE? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 06:49 · Score: 0

I'm working on a project with a sensor and a radio. Contiki sounds like they promise to be perfect for it. We have selected Bluetooth le because it is supported by iOS devices. Did we choose the right tech?
1. Re:where does contiki fit in with bluetooth LE? by iamwahoo2 · 2013-03-10 16:15 · Score: 2
  
  Contiki is primarily aimed at 802.15.4 devices. As far as I am concerned, Bluetooth LE is a hackish attempt to make it compete in the same space as 802.15.4. I think that your average 802.15.4 radio consumes less power for the same range & throughput as a bluetooth LE. Also, you have the advantage being able to create more advanced sensor networks. Of course, BLE has the huge advantage of being able to piggyback along with existing bluetooth to get on all the phones and tablets.
Yes, but... by pigiron · 2013-03-10 08:03 · Score: 1

"it is connecting things like thermostats to smartphone apps throughout Europe."
Has it reached Polynesia yet?
Thingsquare by ChrisMP1 · 2013-03-10 08:07 · Score: 1

Holy crap, that website does not miss a single fucking buzzword.

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1. Re:Thingsquare by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 08:35 · Score: 0
  
  They do miss a few buzzwords like "memory requirement", "processor speed", "power consumption".
2. Re:Thingsquare by lisaparratt · 2013-03-10 08:45 · Score: 2
  
  Perhaps because for such a massively multiplatform RTOS such an architecture specific question can't be answered in a meaningful way?
3. Re:Thingsquare by DamnStupidElf · 2013-03-10 09:38 · Score: 2
  
  10KB of RAM, 30KB of ROM. That should also tell you what the processor and power requirements are. Anything with that amount of memory is running at a few MHz and sipping milliwatts.
4. Re:Thingsquare by OolimPhon · 2013-03-11 00:24 · Score: 1
  
  That sounds like the Z80s I have in the back of my cupboard...
Interview with Contiki's creator, Adam Dunkels by angry+tapir · 2013-03-10 10:03 · Score: 4, Informative

Shameless plug: I had a pretty extensive chat late last year with the guy who Contiki. You can read it here.
1. Re:Interview with Contiki's creator, Adam Dunkels by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 14:48 · Score: 0
  
  With the guy who Contiki what? I think you might be missing a word or two there guy.
2. Re:Interview with Contiki's creator, Adam Dunkels by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-10 22:58 · Score: 0
  
  Did he Contiki you?
Kontiki the computer company by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-11 00:32 · Score: 0

Wonder if these people ever heard about Kontiki 100 the Norwegian computer and what happened to them. Not sure using just replacing K with C will suffice.
Internet of Things? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-11 02:05 · Score: 0

Internet of Twat more like.
Good OS for a raft by the_arrow · 2013-03-11 03:28 · Score: 1

I'll think I'll use it on a raft, then sail over the Pacific Ocean.

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1. Re:Good OS for a raft by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-11 10:48 · Score: 0
  
  I konnot kondone this sort of post.