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How to Implement Bluetooth Faster . . .

Anders Mölleranders.moller@comtec.sigma.se

The Business Person´sPerspective

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Sigma - Your Partner for Bluetooth Wireless Technology Application Development

Solution Provider

Distributor of Bluetooth Application Tool Kit by Ericsson

Distributor of Bluetooth Host Stack by Ericsson

Bluetooth Academy

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Sigma increases presence and activity in the industry

Member of the WAP Forum

Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG)

Member of the Mobile Applications Initiative

Member of the UMTS Forum

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Why Bluetooth will become a necessity in many products

Consumer expectancy.

Product “networking”.

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Basic steps of Bluetooth implementation

Feasibility study. To go ahead or not?

Create project plan and decision parameters.

What to do inhouse/what to outsource.

Build & test prototype.

Acquire / develop profile, application, host stack SW.

Acquire BT module.

Embed BT in product.

Qualify product with SIG.

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Qualification

Qualify product with SIG.

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Qualification tips

Preparation

Use prequalified Bluetooth Components/IP.

Involve a BQB early on.

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Why is “time to market” so important?

Short development time usually means:

- lower overall cost

- faster “time to market”

- faster “break even”

The sooner your BT product hits the market:

- the more publicity your brand gets

- the more market share you get

- this tends to perpetuate (you stay on top)

Bluetooth growth is expected to be explosive ...

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Expected Bluetooth volumes

Source, Merrill Lynch, Bluetooth handbook 1.1

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Subscribers/Volume

1996 1998 2000 2002 20040

200

400

600

800

1,000

(mill

ion

s)

Fixed

Mobile

Internet(Fixed/Mobile) Mobile Internet

Bluetooth wireless technology

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How to shorten “time to market”

learn more

use development tools

use ready-made components, tested and prequalified

choose suppliers/partnerswith wide, practical Bluetooth experience

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Learn more ...

Internet:www.bluetooth.comwww.palowireless.com/bluetooth

Bluetooth Academy:www.comtec.sigma.se

Taiwan: March 19, 2001 Tokyo: April 2, 2001

Shanghai: May 21, 2001

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Use development tools ...

HW PCB Design

HW PCBPrototype

1 to n iterations t

SW Driver Routines

HW PCBand..

Timeline:

..SW Driverintegration

SW, Appl and Bluetooth Appl,Integration and Validation

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Timeline:HW Proto

Board

HW PCBPrototype/

FPGA

SW Driver Routines

HW PCB/FPGA

iteration

HW Target Systemdevelopment

SW, Appl and Bluetooth Appl,Integration and Validation

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Application Tool Kit SW Applications

Starter Kit and Audio applications

Professional Development Kit and HW development + embedded 1 CPU

Solution

Integrator platform and SOC – HW and SW + test tools integration for Silicon development

Development Tools – Different purposes

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Suite of Tools

Bluetooth Starter Kit

Professional Development Kit(“Blue Unit”)

Bluetooth Application Tool kitBluetooth Application & Training Tool kit

Software

Integrator Platform (EBCP)

HCI ToolboxHCI Toolbox

Log AnalyzerLog Analyzer

Script EngineScript Engine

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Choosing suppliers/partners ...

Use suppliers that can help you in several areas

Use suppliers with practical Bluetooth experience

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Summary

Consumer expectancy & product “networking” will make BT a necessity in many products.

“Time to market” is important for competitive and cost reasons+ expected rapid growth in BT area.

Development time can be shortened in several ways:

- learn more

- use development tools

- use components “off the shelf” and prequalified

- choose partners with wide, practical BT experience

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Anders Mölleranders.moller@comtec.sigma.se

Thank you for your interest.

For more information please visit:www.comtec.sigma.se