Atific, a finnish company, introduces the world’s first multi-radio platform for WSN.
The platform contains high performance embedded platform based on a FPGA chip, which can host several embedded processors in addition to traditional programmable HW logics. Besides, it uses 1 to 4 separate and independent digital radio modules and supports mesh networks.

It excels as a platform for heterogeneous protocol and application software and hardware development. The kit comes with a reference design, documentation, white paper with examples and source codes. See special prices for universities and product details here.

The wireless sensor device looks like a toy and is not much bigger than a person’s hand — yet it heralds a revolution that could save massive amounts of water and help keep the state’s agriculture industry afloat. The device, called a “nictor”, uses wireless sensor devices that have been developed in a laboratory at the University of Melbourne. The lab is part of the National ICT Australia group of research centres.

The wireless technology is at the heart of a system that gets water to the crop and farm on demand, not by a scheduled roster. The system uses water more efficiently than a conventional irrigation system and requires less water to be used. It’s the result of research that has been driven by John Langford, director of the university’s Melbourne Water Research Centre, and a team of specialists from various organisations.

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