Crossbow MICAz Mote Receives ARIB Certification in Japan19 January 2005
Crossbow Technology, Inc. (www.xbow.com), the leading end-to-end solutions supplier in wireless sensor networks and the largest manufacturer of Smart Dust wireless sensors, announced today that its Japanese partner Sumitomo Precision Products had achieved ARIB (Association of Radio Industries and Businesses) certification from TELEC (Telecom Engineering Center) for the Japanese version of the Crossbow MICAz(TM) Mote, the MPR2400J.
TELEC is the official radio laboratory for the Japanese government radio regulatory office. TELEC was chartered by the Japanese Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and has been made a Designated Certification Agency under the provisions of the Radio Law, as well as a Designated Calibration Agency.
This Japanese certification is in addition to Crossbow's announcement that the MICAz had received FCC (Federal Communications Commission) certification in the United States in October 2004.
The MPR2400J includes a special housing to prevent modifications, according to the Japanese regulations, and is one of the first pieces of equipment using a Chipcon radio chip CC2420 that has received official certification in Japan. The new housing allows the MPR2400J to be attached to different Mote sensor boards, expanding the user flexibility for a wide variety of applications. The certification includes the use of the higher gain beam antennas as an option in case larger area communications are desired.
For more information about the MPR2400J, please contact sales@SmartDust.jp.
Crossbow has a 10-year history of delivering sensors for applications and industries with the most stringent performance requirements in the harshest of environments. Crossbow's wireless mesh networking products, also known as Smart Dust, are being used to improve agricultural efficiency and growth, monitor and secure industrial plants and buildings, save environmentally sensitive lands, preserve national landmarks, mitigate earthquake and fire damages, and secure and protect the nations' natural resources. Crossbow is also a leading supplier of inertial sensor systems for aviation, land and marine applications and other instrumentation sensors.
The MICAz is ZigBee Ready
Crossbow is a member of the ZigBee Alliance, an association of companies working together to enable reliable, cost-effective, low-power, wirelessly networked, monitoring and control products based on an open global standard. In fact, Crossbow's MICAz Mote, launched in summer 2004, was among the first to be ZigBee ready. The goal of the ZigBee Alliance is to provide the consumer with ultimate flexibility, mobility, and ease of use by building wireless intelligence and capabilities into every day devices. ZigBee technology will be embedded in a wide range of products and applications across consumer, commercial, industrial and government markets worldwide. For the first time, companies will have a standards-based wireless platform optimized for the unique needs of remote monitoring and control applications, including simplicity, reliability, low-cost and low-power. Additional information can be found at www.zigbee.org.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Crossbow has distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company received its ISO 9001/2000 Certification in May 2002, its FAA Certification for the AHRS500GA in January 2003 and its FCC Certification for the MICAz in October 2004. Contact Crossbow at 408-965-3300, e-mail info@xbow.com or visit Crossbow on the Web at www.xbow.com.
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Crossbow Technology, Inc.
Kathy Bentaieb, 408-965-3368
kbentaieb@xbow.com
Source: Business Wire
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