Wi–Fi Sensor Network SoC Delivers Security, Manageability and Convenience benefits with Up To 10 year Battery Life

Date: 25/6/2010

- new Technology Leverages Existing Wi-Fi Infrastructure and Enables Energy Savings and Efficiency Improvements for End Users

The last few years have seen Gainspan firmly establish itself as a leading innovator in the Wi-Fi sensor network space. The company’s GS1010 ultra low-power System-on-a-Chip (SoC) solution leverages the widely deployed Wi-Fi (IEE 802.11) network infrastructure while providing 5-10 years of extended battery life for sensors and other connected devices. GainSpan's semiconductor and software solutions deliver the security, manageability, and convenience benefits of Wi-Fi along with longevity needed for applications such as temperature monitoring for energy management, condition monitoring of industrial equipment in manufacturing plants or streetlights in metro areas.

GainSpan's GS1011 chip contains an 802.11 radio, media access controller (MAC), baseband processor, on-chip flash memory and SRAM, and an applications processor in a single package. It offers a highly scalable, reliable, manageable and secure wireless link to meet the growing demand of wireless sensor networks to utilize the accepted and available IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) infrastructure, enabling designers to deploy sensor systems using standard tools and knowledge base, and seamlessly integrate with existing management systems, including enterprise network management systems, as well as existing SCADA industrial and building automation systems. Additionally, the GS1011’s power management feature provides years of battery life and enables a new class of Wi-Fi products and applications that improve indoor and outdoor air quality, reduce energy consumption, cut costs and improve operational efficiencies.

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"While wireless sensor networks have seen steady growth in recent years their market potential has been hindered by power consumption issues and lack of mature standards based solutions”, said Ismosys MD Nigel Watts. “GainSpan's semiconductor and software solutions are designed to flexibly support a broad range of applications and enable customers to easily tailor systems to their specific needs at a low total cost of ownership and high return on investment”.

The GS1011 low power Wi-Fi solution is ideal for use in industrial and commercial building automation and process monitoring applications. In addition, the chip provides additional capabilities such as location awareness that make it an ideal solution for asset tracking in logistics and supply chain applications.