Linear Technology’s SmartMesh IPTM wireless-sensor-networking products now provide the ability to program Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) applications directly on the embedded ARM Cortex-M3, running Micrium’s µC/OS-II real-time operating system. Users no longer need a separate processor for sensor interface and edge data analytics, reducing the cost, footprint, and power consumption of the integrated wireless-sensor node. Application development time is accelerated with a library of reference-code and source-code examples. Based on 6LoWPAN, SmartMesh IP mesh networking products include a precompiled networking stack that delivers >99.999% network reliability at ultralow power. This is particularly important for IIoT applications, where wireless-sensor networks (WSNs) may be deployed in harsh and remote environments.
The On-Chip Software Development Kit (SDK) provided with the LTC5800-IPM (system-on-chip) and
Applications written within the SDK may read and control peripherals, process data, and send and receive wireless messages.
Linear Technology’s Dust Networks product group develops low power and reliable standards-based wireless-sensor-networking products. Dust Networks products are field proven, with over 45,000 customer networks deployed in 120 countries. With an average power consumption of less than 50 µA in heavy usage applications, SmartMesh IP and SmartMesh WirelessHART products deliver over 10 year battery life, enabling wireless sensor nodes to be placed anywhere. Since all SmartMesh products include precompiled network stacks and dynamic mesh optimization software, developers can focus on rapid industrial IoT application development and rely on Dust Networks’ man-years of mesh networking expertise embedded in every product.
The On-Chip SDK is now available as part of the SmartMesh IP product line.
