FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tim Smith
OutCast Communications
+1 415 392 8282
dust@outcastpr.com
DUST NETWORKS MEETS DEMAND FOR HIGHLY RELIABLE
WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKING FOR INDUSTRIAL MONITORING AND CONTROL
SmartMesh-XT Enables OEMs to Accelerate Time-to-Market for
Wireless Solutions
Hayward, Calif., – June 6, 2006 – Dust Networks,
(www.dustnetworks.com),
the leading provider of highly reliable, ultra low-power embedded wireless sensor networking
systems, today announced their new SmartMesh-XT™ wireless sensor networking system.
SmartMesh-XT is designed to enable OEMs to deliver wireless solutions that meet stringent
industrial requirements for reliability, low power consumption, and ease of installation.
Dust Networks' SmartMesh-XT family of products consists of motes and managers in both the
900 MHz and 2.4 GHz bands. The 900 MHz products include the M1030 mote and PM1230 embedded
manager, and the 2.4 GHz standards-based products - which use IEEE 802.15.4 radios - include
the M2135 mote and PM2130 embedded manager.
“Our customers are experiencing growing demand for monitoring and control solutions
enabled by wireless mesh networking technology.” said Joy Weiss, CEO of Dust Networks.
“With our new standards-based SmartMesh-XT family of products, we are delivering
the reliability and low-power consumption necessary for the industrial and building
automation markets. We have also simplified the design-in process to meet the rapid
customer adoption of our technology.”
Industrial Strength Performance, Unprecedented Reliability
SmartMesh-XT is optimized for enterprise-class applications in industrial and building
settings, and meets the tough specifications for harsh environments found in oil
refineries, food processing plants, wastewater facilities, pharmaceutical plants, power
plants, and other locations. Features include a rugged design for Class I Division 1
environments, vibration resistance, and an industrial temperature range of -40 to +85°C.
To deliver high reliability and low-power consumption, SmartMesh-XT utilizes the
industry-leading Time Synchronized Mesh Protocol (TSMP), pioneered by Dust Networks.
TSMP, a media access and networking protocol, is designed to ride on top of standard,
off-the-shelf radio chips. Every mote in a TSMP-based network acts as a router,
enabling simplified network installation and extremely high reliability. As a result,
SmartMesh-XT products achieve > 99.9% reliability in the face of harsh RF environments,
and battery-operated motes typically live for more than 5-10 years. The key components
of TSMP include:
- Frequency Hopping
- Time Synchronization
- Full-mesh Routing
- Self-healing
- Self-organizing
- Security
“Manufacturers in the process industries require high reliability from wireless
measurement systems,” said Harry Forbes, Senior Analyst from ARC Advisory Group. “Plant
experience with wireless field devices has shown that full mesh network layers like TSMP, though
still being standardized, have out-performed other network technologies in terms of reliability
and applicability to real-world commercial and industrial applications. The available market for
wireless is roughly 60-80% of today's process field devices, and reliable networks like TSMP will
make this possible.”
Easy OEM Integration Accelerates Time-to-Market
Dust Networks' SmartMesh-XT products reduce development risk and accelerate time-to-market by
providing complete networking functionality in proven, self-contained modules that are easy to
integrate. SmartMesh-XT includes an embedded manager which allows OEM customers to build
differentiated controllers and gateways that take advantage of reliable TSMP-based wireless
networking, as well as fully integrated mote modules that can be readily incorporated into
remote sensors and field devices. The SmartMesh-XT embedded manager board includes embedded
networking software, interfaces to host systems, and advanced algorithms that continually
optimize network performance and reliability to accommodate changing RF and environmental
conditions. All SmartMesh-XT products can be integrated into industrial equipment or
building automation systems providing new revenue streams and new applications for equipment
vendors in these markets.
Committed to Standards
The SmartMesh-XT family of products includes motes that use IEEE 802.15.4 standard radios
for the global market in the 2.4 GHz band. Dust Networks is actively working with equipment
vendors, end users and industry associations, including the wireless HART working group of the
HART Communications Foundation and ISA's SP-100, to develop wireless networking standards
that meet the requirements of industrial monitoring and control, enabling the widespread
adoption of wireless sensor networking technology.
About Dust Networks
Dust Networks, a leader in the wireless sensor networking market, provides embedded wireless sensor
networking products to OEMs in the industrial automation, building automation and defense markets.
The Dust Networks SmartMesh® family of wireless products combines time-synchronized mesh networking
technology and standards-based motes to provide networks with unmatched reliability and extremely
low-power consumption. Dust Networks enables its OEM customers to offer monitoring and control
solutions that provide unprecedented access to information, resulting in improved operations, safer
work environments, and competitive advantage. Dust Networks partners with industry and standards
groups such as ISA, the HART Foundation, and WINA to ensure that wireless sensor networking technology
is easy to implement and interoperable. For more information, please visit www.dustnetworks.com.
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