Partner programme to aid wireless integration

Jennic has launched a partner programme to help the company meet the diversity of requirements of the low power wireless sensor market.

Jennic has launched a partner programme to help the company meet the diversity of requirements of the low power wireless sensor market.

Customer applications range from remote building management, automatic meter reading and asset tagging to supply chain management, and so the delivery of semiconductor solutions based on the IEEE802.15.4 and ZigBee standards requires different skills and domain-specific knowledge.

Jennic's new partner programme will address this variety of needs and drive adoption of the technology.

The partner programme is designed to help OEMs reduce time to market and the cost of entry to the wireless sensor market.

Commenting on the need for such a programme, Jim Lindop, CEO and founder of Jennic, said: "With many analysts talking about growing adoption rates of distributed wireless sensing across a wide range of applications, we need to ensure that manufacturers have access to the hardware and software technology, as well as design and test capability".

"In addition, the requirements of different geographic areas must be addressed".

He added: "In contrast to the one-stop shop approach, our partner programme brings together a matrix of sector specialists to build the most suitable solutions for specific needs in each region".

"As part of this programme we are announcing the first of our agreements - with ZigBee network protocol stack providers, design houses, and network test tool providers".

"We will be adding more as we build up our partnerships network".

The initial members of the partner programme include ZigBee protocol stack provider Luxoft Labs; product design and development consultancies Pera and Scientific Generics; and wireless sensor network test equipment provider Daintree Networks.

Luxoft Labs, one of East Europe's largest design outsourcing companies, helps their customers and partners to create complete sensing and control solutions for machine-to-machine, building and industrial automation applications by providing enabling software, hardware designs and customisation services.

Luxoft Labs' ZigBee stack implementation is based on the TinyOS operating system optimised for low power and resource constrained devices.

Scientific Generics is a leading international product design and development consultancy based in Cambridge, and is expert in developing products that fundamentally change the competitive landscape.

Specific experience includes the development of integrated wireless solutions and the application of wireless sensor technology in the areas of tracking and location systems, metering systems and seismic monitoring systems.

Pera is one of the most successful innovation companies in Europe for leveraging European funding to help industry innovate, achieving step changes in productivity and cost reduction.

By developing market leading products and novel manufacturing processes, particularly in the area of wireless applications development, it helps UK and European sectors move further ahead of their global competition.

With over 50 years of manufacturing expertise Pera is recognised by industry and governments alike as one of Europe's most effective business support organisations.

Daintree Networks is a leading provider of test equipment for this sector, and its sensor network analyser is a powerful visualisation and analysis tool for the development and deployment of 802.15.4 and ZigBee based products.

Supporting direct connection to the JS24Z121-EK single chip evaluation system, the analyser works seamlessly with Jennic's development platform enabling developers to have ready access to a comprehensive analysis and test toolset.

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