dash7 technical overview webinar
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A technical overview of the DASH7 protocolTRANSCRIPT
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DASH7TM Technical Overview Webinar
Hosted by the DASH7 Alliance
December 2, 2009
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Agenda & Speaker Intro
• Intro to DASH7 Alliance– Paul Ritchie, DASH7 Executive Director
• “DASH7ology 101”– JP Norair, Applications Engineer, Savi Technology
• Case Study: Evigia & DASH7– Rob Hower, Director Integration Engineering, Evigia
• DASH7 Standardization & Certification– Ryad Semichi, Director Standards Technology, Savi Technology
• Q&A– Please email questions to [email protected]
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A non-profit consortium advancing the use
of DASH7 wireless sensor networking
technology with more than 30 participants
from across the globe
www.dash7.org
The DASH7 Alliance
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Goals of the Alliance
1. Improve and extend the ISO 18000-7 standard
2. Certify DASH7 product compliance and interoperability
3. Educate the marketplace
4. Encourage development of new DASH7 innovations
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Robert W. Hower
Evigia Systems, Inc.
www.evigia.com
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DASH7 Product Engineering
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Evigia Background
• Low-power wireless sensor development
• Custom integrated circuits and MEMS
• Small, low-cost, low-power systems
• Why DASH7
– Improved range
• transmission in the presence of metal/concrete (433 MHz)
– Longer battery life
– International Standard
• Northrup Grumman – Evigia team selected as
one of four teams for RFID III contract
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Product Development
• Core commands
– DASH7 hardware platform
– Base required commands
– Additional commands to improve performance for customer
• Flexible hardware designs• Extended memory, sensors, serial connection
• Different form factors
• Modifiable layers
– Hardware
– Protocol layer
– Software interface
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Full suite of DASH7 products
• 6 tags• License plate tag
– Minimal commands low cost
• Asset Tag
– Database low memory
• Asset Tag with non-replaceable battery
– Small form factor
• Data rich tag
– Large memory, USB interface
• Sensor tag
– Sensors, memory, alarm readout
• Container security tag
– Breach sensors
• 2 readers• Hand held
– Portable, barcode scan
• Fixed/transportable
reader
– High functionality
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DASH7 products
• Designed for rugged conditions
– Wide temperature range, weather, shock/vibration
• Range 300 – 500 ft
• Reliability
• 4+ year battery life
• Interoperability
– Communications between any DASH7 compliant tags and
readers
• Low EMI
– Certified for any aircraft
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DASH7 & Standards
Ryad Semichi
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Standards: from DASH7 to ISO
Requirements DASH7 ISO
Outreach TechnologyTest
&
Certification
JTC1/SC31
WG4
RFID
TC104:Freight
Containers
Industry
Consortiums
Market
Research
SDO’s
Best
practices
Publications
Development
priorities.
New Features
Extension &
Core Specs
Whitepapers
New Features
Performance
Enhancements
Conformance &
Interoperability
Test Methods
Certification
Program
WG5
RTLS
WG6
MIIM
WG7
Security
ISO Contributions:
-Technical reports, Whitepapers,
DASH7 Specifications
-Implementation guides
- Industry Reports & Requirements
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Standards development cycle
(*): http://www.iso.org/iso/standards_development/processes_and_procedures/deliverables/deliverables_schema-2.htm
Products
DASH7
Ratified
PublicationsCertified
+
Active ISO
Participation+
< 6 months
(*)ISO Development Cycle: Average time from proposal to publication
18 to 24 months
=
Accelerated Standards
roadmap to :
- Meet today’s needs with
today’s expertise and solutions.
- encourage innovation
- enrich and extend feature set
- enable faster time to market
DASH7 is committed to
introducing all of its technical
specifications to ISO.
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DASH7 Certification
Applications Solutions Features Technology
Providers
Vertical & Regional Markets
DASH7 Test and Certification (in development): Supporting market growth
Increased DASH7 adoption
Test procedures:
- Documented
- Automated
- Executed the same
way around the world
Test Centers:
- Accredited
- Audited
- Operating as a global
network
- Collaborating and
supporting Manufacturers
Certification:
- Per product
-Global and across industries.
- Meets compliance &
interoperability requirements
- Delivered by the DASH7
Alliance.
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DASH7 is a Membership Org
• Open Membership
– 3 levels: Charter, Principal & Associate
• Non-Profit Technical Advisory Board
• Major Opportunity to Influence A Very Strategic Wireless
Technology
• Email [email protected] or visit www.dash7.org for more details
• Members Only meeting scheduled for Feb. 2-3, 2010 in San Juan,
Puerto Rico.