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Synapse SNAP Pro Supports Battery-Powered Mesh Routing
Synapse Releases Sleepy Mesh Scripts to Allow Mesh Routing for SNAP Pro-Based Networks
| Source: Synapse Wireless, Inc.
HUNTSVILLE, AL--(Marketwire - June 18, 2008) - Synapse®, the technical leader of
easy-to-use, intelligent, wireless control and monitoring mesh networks,
today introduced Sleepy Mesh, the new battery-powered mesh routing
capability, to its SNAP® Pro high-performance, low-power, 802.15.4
wireless mesh networking protocol.
This out-of-the-box capability helps developers avoid the single
point-of-failure vulnerability of special, powered routers that must always
remain awake, while at the same time maximizing battery life.
Sleepy Mesh allows an entire mesh network to go through alternating periods
of low-power sleeping and medium-power wakefulness, thus conserving power.
This is very important for extending the life of battery-powered nodes and
for reducing the maintenance cost of frequent battery replacement. During
sleep mode, all nodes sleep for the entire cycle duration, resulting in a
measured current draw of only 1.5-2.5 uA per node.
Sleepy Mesh routing works by electing a leader node to control the
wake/sleep cycle for the network. In the event that a leader node loses
contact, a new leader is automatically elected from the remaining nodes and
the process continues uninterrupted. Thus, AC-powered routers or special
coordinator nodes are not required. And since there is no predetermined
point of coordination, the network layout does not have to be predefined
based on where routers would have to be located.
The power of SNAP Pro, with its easy-to-use scripting language, is again
demonstrated with the advent of low-power mesh routing with Sleepy Mesh.
The features of Sleepy Mesh are available today to Synapse customers by
simply downloading the software from the Synapse Customer Support Forum
(http://forums.synapse-wireless.com/). This is one of many powerful
capabilities, provided at no cost, to the growing family of SNAP Pro users.
About Synapse Wireless, Inc.
Synapse is a privately held, Huntsville, Alabama company dedicated to
developing easy-to-use, intelligent, wireless control and monitoring mesh
networks that are low-power, high-performance, self-forming, instant-on,
and self-healing. The Synapse SNAP® Pro and Portal® Pro Product Lines
enable energy savings, increased productivity, reduced maintenance costs,
and amazing convenience to users without requiring embedded programming
skills. Because this technology is wireless, it is easy and inexpensive to
install and provides rapid return on investment to our customers. Synapse
also provides custom design support for OEMs through its Solutions Now
service. As a member of the ZigBee Alliance and with RF Engine™ modules
having achieved ZigBee® Compliant Platform (ZCP) certification, Synapse
will also provide comprehensive design and implementation support for full
ZigBee stack or customized wireless applications. Synapse's experienced
software and hardware engineers help customers implement wireless network
solutions quickly and reliably.
For more information visit our website: www.synapse-wireless.com.
All Synapse products are patent pending.