When:
Thursday, April 6, 2006, 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Where:
Embedded Systems Conference 2006
McEnery Convention Center
San Jose, CA
Session WIR-901
http://www.embedded.com/esc/sv/
Who:
Andy Wheeler
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer
Ember Corporation
What:
Andy Wheeler will join Tim Gillman of San Juan Software for a two-part paper session covering wireless sensor networks. First, Andy Wheeler will show designers the proper implementation of the ZigBee protocol in a real-world application. Tim Gillman then takes a detailed look at the technical aspects of the ZigBee stack from the PHY and MAC layers up through the networking and security layers and into the application framework.
Papers included as part of the session are:
De-mystifying the Building of ZigBee Applications
Andy Wheeler, Ember Corporation
Understanding the ZigBee Stack and Application Profiles
Tim Gillman, VP Sales and Marketing, San Juan Software and Dave Hyder, Field Applications Engineer, San Juan Software
About Ember Corporation
Ember enables communication among embedded microcontrollers with standards-based wireless mesh networking semiconductors and software. Ember helps its customers to automate home appliances, lower energy consumption in buildings, keep borders and infrastructure secure, and control industrial processes, just to name four of the many diverse applications being developed by Ember’s more than 100 customers. Spun out of MIT in 2001, Ember is headquartered in Boston and has its radio development center in Cambridge, England, and distributors worldwide. Ember is a lead member of the ZigBee Alliance, and its platform is the National Technical Systems’ (NTS) “Golden Suite” for 802.15.4/ZigBee interoperability testing. For more information, please visit www.ember.com.
Stefanie Guzikowski
Beaupre & Co. Public Relations
Tel: (+1) 603-559-5836
Email: sguzikowski@beaupre.com
Ravi Sharma
Ember Corporation
Director of Marketing
Tel: (+1) 617-951-1236
Email: ravi.sharma@ember.com
