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News Release from: Daintree Networks | Subject: SNA software
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2008
Netrwork software joins the ZigBee Pro
league
Daintree's SNA provides the industry's most comprehensive solution for both the development and deployment of IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee systems.
The latest Sensor Network Analyzer (SNA) software from Daintree Networks provides full support for the recently ratified ZigBee Pro specification, Smart Energy (AMI) application profile and ZigBee Commissioning Cluster Daintree's SNA provides the industry's most comprehensive solution for both the development and deployment of IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee systems
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Previous versions of the SNA have included pre-release Pro functionality, but with release 2.2, Daintree is providing the real deal", says Zachary Smith, Daintree Networks CTO and Technical Editor of the ZigBee Network Specification.
"Designers and developers can now start taking advantage of the improved scalability, security and other benefits that Pro provides".
"And the SNA can help them to get up and running quickly, by providing decodes of all messages, visualisation and troubleshooting tools to show what is going on in the network and help quickly locate and resolve problems, and up-to-date implementations of all of the good things the ZigBee Alliance provides including specifications, application profiles and clusters".
In addition to ZigBee Pro, the 2.2 release of the Sensor Network Analyzer provides support for the latest releases of the ZigBee Commissioning Cluster and the Home Automation (HA) and Smart Energy (previously called AMI) application profiles.
The SNA has also expanded its support for developer kits to include boards from the One RF ZigBee Demo Case as capture devices, and Ember EM250 development kit as both capture and "active analysis" devices.
This release of the SNA, with its implementation of ZigBee Pro and the Smart Energy Profile, was recently used by test houses and vendors during ZigBee Pro platform compliance testing, and is currently part of ZigBee Alliance testing activities in support of the new Smart Energy Profile.
The Sensor Network Analyzer, which runs on Microsoft Windows Vista, XP or 2000, is used by 802.15.4 and ZigBee technology leaders around the world, and also plays an essential role in ZigBee interoperability events, where it is used as the primary platform-independent means of visualising, recording and verifying conformance to ZigBee specifications and test plans.
Release 2.2 is available for both the Professional and Standard editions of the Sensor Network Analyzer.
Existing SNA users with current support subscriptions can access a no-charge upgrade to their existing version.
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