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La Ciotat, 14th January 2010
NEWSTEO launches a new range of product for external sensor to power: the LGW
NEWSTEO, specialist of wireless measure, increases its wireless sensor range with new products dedicated to sensors which must be fed. Thanks to NEWSTEO technology, the sensor is directly fed by the battery of the logger while taking the measure, and thus does not need additional power supply source. The sensor’s heating time, with a programmable duration configurable from RF Monitor software, is integrated in these new products. Then, the measurements are either transmit by radio to the supervision centre (a computer or a PLC), or stored in the product internal memory for a later download
The main technical characteristics of these LGW family products are:
- The transmission operates on free ISM Band 868 MHz.
- The radio range is up to 800m.
- Output for the power supply of the sensor (several possibilities form 3 to 24 volts with 100mA)
- Several years of autonomy thanks to the supplied Lithium Thyonil battery.
- Waterproof strong IP65 case (made of aluminium)
- A single waterproof and strong M12 connector for the sensor connection (output for power supply and input for measures).
- Operating temperature: from -40°C to +85°C.
Thanks to this new range, NEWSTEO has already interfaced, for his customers, different kinds of sensors: pyranometers (measures the solar radiation), net radiometer, air velocity sensor with hot wire technology, analogical accelerometer, etc…
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La Ciotat, November 17th, 2009
Newsteo adds a new radio diagnostic tool to its RF Monitor software
Newsteo continues developing its RF Monitor monitoring software to facilitate the installation of products on the field. From the Premium version of the software, the cheapest one, the following tools are now available:
• Calibration Tool, for customers who wish to calibrate their product: multipoint calibration with linear or logarithmic regression for all types of sensor.With all these convenient tools, Newsteo differs from other wireless solutions providers in the ease of installation of its products and assistance to installers.
• Range test Tool: this tool allows testing the radio range of remote products during the installation phase. Through preprogrammed radio exchanges between the product to install and the radio receiver key placed on the PC, the RF Monitor software gives a note indicating the quality of radio exchanges. The installer can then adjust the positioning of its product for the best possible transmission.
• And, recently, testing tool for radio band occupancy: the installer can now know the use of each channel of the 868 MHz radio band in Europe (915 MHz in the USA). Thus, if a nearby site occupies one of the authorized channels, the installer can before the deployment of products take this into account and move to another channel in the 8 available.
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La Ciotat, October 22th 2009
Newsteo presents its identification and traceability solutions at RFID Solutions exhibition
Newsteo will exhibit at Traceability - RFID Solutions – Progilog Exhibition at Paris on November 25th & 26th, 2009 Hall 8, Booth B45. On this occasion, Newsteo presents its solutions for identifying, locating and tracing, based on active RFID technology.
Compared to solutions based on this same technology, Newsteo main assets are the following:
- A selling price fixed at the lowest, to allow a quick and mass deployment - Products optimized in terms of autonomy and radio range
- A very strong adaptability to be closer to the customer needs:o The ability to tailor the mechanical products to take into account the constraints of fixing, integration, miniaturization, waterproofness...- The solution also allows the implementation of systems locating, both indoors (warehouses ...) and outdoors.
o Possibility to add sensors: measure of temperature, humidity, shock ...
Newsteo hopes through RFID Solutions exhibition presenting its products to new partners and customers.
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The Newsteo RF Monitor software already ready for Windows 7 launch
The proprietary RF Monitor software is the heart of the Newsteo solution. Installed on the supervision PC, it manages Newsteo radio products, which allow temperature, humidity, strain ... wireless measure. RF Monitor displays the transmitted measurements and stores them as database. The software also allows on the field setting of the products.
Already compatible with Windows XP and Vista, RF Monitor has also been tested with the release candidate of Windows 7. With this validation, Newsteo facilitates the implementation and use of its software for customer led to change their computers.
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La Ciotat, June 2nd, 2009
Newsteo launches a new range of products designed to be connected to any type of sensor operating in harsh industrial environment.
Based on its experience in wireless measurement systems, Newsteo markets today a new range of products specifically designed for industrialists already having their measurement system and wishing to migrate quickly toward a wireless solution.
While “wireless” is now present everywhere in individual households, the industrialist did not yet have access to this new technology. With its new industrial wireless range, Newsteo provides the solution to this lack.
With its new range, named LGS, Newsteo offers different recorders / transmitters to convert any sensor into wireless sensor:
• LGS34: interfacing any 4-20 mA sensor
• LGS35: for 0-10 V sensor, with a version to interface -50mV to +50 mV sensors with an accuracy of ± 1.6 µV.
• LGS31: interfacing any potentiometrical sensor
• LGS39: logic interface (impulse sensor)
With this range of products, most sensors of the market can turn into wireless sensor: crackmetre, displacement, pressure, level, gas, rain gauge, flow meter, photoresistance, albedo meter, UV meter, potentiometer for angular measurement...
The installer simply plugs the sensor into the provided connector. Once the operation made, the Logger sends the measurements by radio to the supervision centre or store them in its embedded memory (Data Logger function). Installation and maintenance of the sensor are thus simplified.
The product has been optimized for use in difficult environment:
• IP65 aluminium enclosure (can be used outdoors) with its fixing system,
• Waterproof and robust M12 connector for connection to the sensor
• Half-wave antenna to increase the range,
• Large battery capacity (replaceable),
• Logger can be used from -40 ° C to + 85 ° C;
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La Ciotat (France), January 8, 2009
Newsteo raises €770 Thousands funding to accelerate its growth.
Newsteo, an innovative supplier of telemetry, traceability and audio wireless solutions, announces today that it has secured €770 Thousands in a first round of investment. This operation has just been concluded through investments from:
• The Business Angels club: “Méditerranée Investissements” (Nice)
• The Business Angels club: “Grand Delta Angels” (Avignon)
• Sofipaca (Venture Capital arm of Crédit Agricole bank), by conversion of its Convertible Bonds granted in June 2007.
• 2 cofounders and managers Franck Przysiek and Philippe Guènebaud.
"Newsteo’s solutions and business model immediately seduced us," said Michel Weil of Méditerranée Investissements."The team is dynamic and ambitious, the projects are promising. We are very pleased to support this company and are confident that it will become one of the big names in their domains.”
"In these gloomy economic days, it is a sign of strong confidence given to us by our new financial Partners and a great endorsement of Newsteo’s progress and strategy. With this capital increase, we can enhance the marketing and sales of our existing solutions, while strengthening our technology leadership by continuing investment in research and development" concludes Philippe Guènebaud, President of Newsteo.
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La Ciotat (France), December 17th, 2009
Newsteo launches the Newsteo Logger for Thermocouple
Newsteo, provider of wireless data transmission solutions, launches a new line of Loggers for any type of thermocouple: J, K, T, and others on request. These devices are designed to measure extreme temperatures in industry, with up to ± 0.3 ° C accuracy.
The thermocouple sensor is easily connected to the Newsteo Logger for radio transmissions of the measures to the distant supervision PC. All the advantages of Newsteo wireless technology are present in this new product:
- Instantaneous data transfer to the receiver or safe storage into the Logger for later download,
- Two-ways communication:
• PC to the Newsteo Logger Thermocouple for setting (thresholds, frequency of measurement, radio channel ...)
• Newsteo Logger to PC for measure transmission
- Radio transmission on the 868 MHz ISM band to ensure a radio range of 1 km in open field
The product has been optimized for use in difficult environment:
• IP65 aluminium enclosure (can be used outdoors),
• Half-wave antenna to increase the range,
• Large battery capacity (replaceable),
• Logger can be used from -40 ° C to + 85 ° C;
Several long-time Newsteo customers have immediately endorsed this expected new solution and use it daily.
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La Ciotat (France), November 17, 2008
Newsteo adds a new feature to its Tracker: the calculation of the energy of shocks.
The Newsteo Tracker is a device that measures and records up to 6 months conditions of goods transportation . Equipped with multiple sensors, the sophisticated intelligent agent continuously monitors:
- Temperature
- Humidity
- Dew point
- Luminosity (allowing to know that a package has been opened)
- The height of a free fall
- 3 axis Shocks
During the trip, these time-stamped data are stored into the product’s memory. At the arrival of the good, they are downloaded by radio transmission to a PC and a PDF report is automatically created. In a few seconds, the recipient of the package knows if it has suffered from shocks, if the cold chain has been broken ... without even having to open the package.
After 2 years of growing sales, the Newsteo Tracker is already recognized as one of the most complete and less expensive product of the market of goods transportation monitoring. In recent weeks, it has been enriched with a new functionality, the calculation of the shock energy in Joules / Kg. When a shock is detected, the Newsteo Tracker measures the acceleration of the shock and its duration. From those 2 elements, it deduces the shock energy. This element adds crucial information, especially when the product undergoes a long shock but of low intensity. For example, a product that falls onto a stairs will rebound several times before stopping. The maximum peak acceleration (in g) could be relatively low, but the overall energy of the shock should be much greater and potentially more destructive. This energy will be measured by the Newsteo Tracker, contrary to the other products of the market.
The Newsteo Tracker is dedicated to the market of transport of fragile equipments (electronic devices, laboratory instruments, work of art...), pharmaceutical sensible equipment (vaccines, drugs, blood ...), food ... It also allows packing designers and users to test the performance and quality of their protection packaging.
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La Ciotat (France), July 23th, 2008
Newsteo will be present at RF&Hyper trade show
The wireless data transmission technology of Newsteo is now well-known by several industrials who use it in their environment. Thus, with a lot of successful experiences in technical environments, Newsteo will be present at RF&Hyper trade show, on the 30th of September, the 1st and the 2nd of October 2008, at Paris Nord Villepinte.
This year, RF&Hyper Europe takes place together with Electronic Forum, Mesurexpo, Opto and Vision show. This big event will give the opportunity to Newsteo to meet more potential partners in order to enlarge its presence on multiple-markets and to diversify its applications. At the same time, Newsteo will show its last products range for Telemetry and Traceability, with solar power supply, GSM/GPRS data transmission and GPS positioning.
After the wireless adoption by private individuals, it’s industrials’ turn to adopt this technology thanks to Newsteo Telemetry solutions.
Newsteo Company would be happy to welcome you on booth 2 S 049.
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La Ciotat (France), July 19th, 2008
Newsteo develops the first communicating block for Karver.
Newsteo, specialized in wireless data transmission, has developed for Karver a radio communication system adapted for sailor blocks. This system enables navigators to improve in real time adjustments and to minimize also risks of damage by supervising loads applied on each rope.
For this wireless block, Newsteo Company has optimized each details of its technology:
A first prototype of the wireless block was on display at the nautical trade show of Paris on December 2007. It will be soon inserted in the Karver catalog after a trial period. Currently, Karver equips sailboats of the America Cup, the Volvo Ocean Race and many Open 60’ Class mono and multihulls, with blocks, furlers, and custom hardware.
Through this project, Newsteo has proved one more time, its capacity to adapt its wireless technology according to customers’ requirements.
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La Ciotat (France), May 12th 2008
Newsteo announces the launch of its radio bridge for RS232 serial port
The Newsteo wireless solution already contains remote tokens (temperature, humidity, shock sensors…) communicating with a supervision PC. As of today, the communication between the token and the PC was performed through a radio bridge, so called RF-to-USB Key, connected to the USB port of the PC.
Now, with the new RF-to-RS232 key, it becomes possible for the Newsteo Tokens to communicate with programmable logic controllers (PLC) or other on-board computers (OBC) only equipped with RS232 serial ports.
The main characteristics of this new Key are as follows:
• Works with all existing Telemetry or Tracking Newsteo products,
• Robust casing compliant with industrial and transportation environments,,
• Possibility to fix the RF-to-RS232 Key on the host machine thanks to embedded attachments,
• RF connector for different types of antenna according to the wished range,
• Communication speeds: 115 200 baud or 125 000 baud available,
• Radio communication protocol identical to the RF-to-USB key,
• Quick and easy software migration of the driver of the Key onto target PLC or OBC (Newsteo supplies source code examples for free and software development kit)
• External power supply (input: 5 Volts to 60 Volts).
With this new serial Key, Newsteo keeps on expanding its product line to address markets that were not yet covered by its unbeatable radio solutions.
Newsteo also prepares a Radio-to-ETHERNET bridge for multi-site or multi-buildings infrastructures, to be launched in the fall.
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La Ciotat, February 21th 2008
Newsteo launches its new monitoring software with RF MONITOR PREMIUM database.
Users of Newsteo products can now take advantage of this new feature strongly requested for all "live" and "post-processing" monitoring applications: a database, with advanced sorting and research functions. It has been added to the existing supervision software RF MONITOR and all measures, transmitted by wireless products, are now stored in the new database.
The Newsteo data-loggers, allowing the transmission of wireless data from different kinds of sensors (temperature, humidity, 0-10 V or 4 / 20 mA sensors …), still send in real-time or delayed time their measures to a PC equipped with the RF Monitor Premium software. On the same PC, users of Newsteo solutions can now take advantage of a powerful seamless database allowing them:
• To visualize on the same screen the data of all their loggers
• To sort the data by date / type of sensor / value of the measures / alarms…
• To generate automatic graphs
• To print charts, summaries of warnings, curves…
• …
This database is already available in its PREMIUM version tailed for single-machine installations, and forthcoming GOLD version for larger installations with multiple remote access (LAN or Web) monitoring. It will also soon be labelled 21 CFR part 11, standard of the American Food and Drug Administration, often required in the pharmaceutical market.
The upgrade towards PREMIUM version will be freely offered to all existing Newsteo customers, and, from now, will also be included in all versions of Newsteo evaluation kits (Logger, Tracker, Builder, Token…).
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La Ciotat, February 19th 2008
Newsteo announces the availability of its Very High Range Repeater
Newsteo sells wireless systems allowing the transmission of physical data (temperature, humidity, pressure…) and identifier for wireless tracking or localization of persons or vehicles on a site. These products are already able to communicate directly to a PC for remote supervision in an area of one kilometre radius in open field. However, despite this already significant radio coverage, some major industrial sites require several kilometres radius coverage.
Newsteo customers can now buy the Newsteo Repeater. This product can increase the range of the Newsteo wireless network by collecting data from more distant new installed products, while continuing without any intervention to communicate with those already deployed.
The Repeater is available into 2 versions:
• With a solar panel power: the product is self-sufficient, resistant to rain, UV and dust, and therefore perfect for outdoor uses.
• With a conventional AC power for indoor uses.
The communication and the easy use, between the PC and wireless products, remain unchanged:
• Bidirectionnel communication,
• Data transmission from the product to the PC
• Setting of the product from the PC
• The communication channel is automatically set: the product, depending on its position, either directly communicates with the PC, either through the Repeater.
Everything happens automatically, and no configuration is required from the user of the network.
The Newsteo Repeater is available for sale and has already been tested by several clients in outdoor installations requiring important radio range.
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La Ciotat, November 8th 2007
The Newsteo Builder approved by the Lafarge Research and Development teams
For several months, Newsteo has performed long duration and “in-the-field” tests of the Newsteo Builder, a revolutionary device which analyzes internal conditions and behaviour of the concrete’s setting and curing.
The Newsteo Builder is a brand new measuring device that integrates several types of sensors. It is directly put in the concrete (foundations, walls, pillars…), in which it is completely integrated. Once covered by fresh concrete, it starts to store and time stamp the measurements of temperature, humidity and distortion, all recorded for several years. At user request, it transmits the stored measures through-out the concrete, by radiofrequency. No cables are needed, the user just needs to be positioned near the building with a reception PC equipped with the Newsteo RF-to-USB key and Newsteo RF Monitor software to receive data, store them in a database and then analysis them.
The Newsteo Builder is unique in the world and is protected by patent.
With this product, the building professionals can now precisely check stages of maturation and cure of the concrete that determine the strength and behaviour in use. Tested and validated in close collaboration with the Research Centre of Lafarge, this product has been incorporated this summer into the foundations of an experimental building of the world leader in building materials. After these very encouraging initial tests, Lafarge has launched a second test campaign by incorporating this time Newsteo Builders into the walls.
Newsteo is now looking for distributors to market the product in Europe and the rest of the world.
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La Ciotat, September 26th, 2007
Newsteo launches a new radio telemeter, the LOG242, for a quick and simple connection of any 4-20 mA and 0-10 Volts sensors
The Newsteo telemetry solutions transform any sensor into wireless one. They are made of:
• A radio telemeter : it is directly connected to the sensor
• The RF-to-USB key: it is the link between the PC and all the remote telemeters
• The RF Monitor: this software, running on a PC, allows setting, control and collection of data from any radio telemeter.
With the LOG242, manufacturers and integrators of sensors with 4-20 mA and 0-10 Volts outputs can easily suppress the cables which traditionally connect their sensors to the supervision centre (Programmable Logic Controller, Computer…) and by doing so, save expenses in cabling and maintenance. They get to a safer easier cheaper solution to deploy.
Moreover, a very convenient tool, integrated into the RF Monitor software, allows the quick calibration of the sensor.
With the LOG242, Newsteo adds a new component to its global wireless solution and offer to its customers a seamless transition to wireless solutions. An evaluation kit, made of a LOG242, the RF Monitor software, including the calibration tool, and the RF-to-USB key is available on order.
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La Ciotat (France), July 4th 2007
The venture capital company SOFIPACA invests in Newsteo while OSEO repeats its support.
Newsteo, new actor in wireless data and voice transmission, has closed a first financing round with SOFIPACA.
Thanks to these additional financial resources, Newsteo intends to speed up the product developments and the commercialization of its various innovating products. Philippe Guènebaud, CEO of Newsteo, underlines “we thus strengthen our links with the CREDIT AGRICOLE bank (head office of SOFIPACA) which supports our company since its creation. SOFIPACA was very soon interested in investing into our project and it is a chance to have them closed to us for the next steps”. For SOFIPACA, “Newsteo combines experienced team and dynamism. We think that its current range of products will have a fast success. Concerning products in development, they are extremely promising.”
Moreover, Newsteo has also received a special “loan for innovative company” from OSEO (so-called “Prêt Participatif à l’Amorçage” in french), intended to help new companies in their growth phase while they are about to close a financing round. This financial lever has just been created and Newsteo is the first company getting benefit from it in the Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur region. Philippe Guènebaud adds “OSEO, which already supports Newsteo for setting up and recruitment, confirms the trust placed in our company”.
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La Ciotat (France), June 4th, 2007
NEWSTEO MOVES !
NEWSTEO SAS
1822, chemin de la Clare
83270 ST CYR SUR MER
France
NEWSTEO SAS
ZI ATHELIA IV
93 avenue des Sorbiers
13600 LA CIOTAT
France
Tel. / Fax : +33 4 42 01 82 23
Since its creation, Newsteo is in continuous evolution. Its line of products has been developed in order to meet customers’ requirements more efficiently and to ease the migration of the industrial world to the wireless technology. This development was accompanied by an increase of the company’s manpower and consequently to this strong growth, Newsteo has moved in new buildings based in the technology park « Athélia » of La Ciotat (13) near Marseille. The address, phone number and fax number are thus modified but the headquarters address remains unchanged. All the Newsteo team thanks you for taking into account these changes.
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Saint Cyr Sur Mer, February 19, 2007
Newsteo launches a range of wireless loggers for the monitoring of the storage and transport conditions of goods.
In order to help the industrialists to supervise the storage and transport conditions of their goods, Newsteo developed an innovating range of intelligent loggers.
The Newsteo™ Tracker makes it possible to measure and record the temperature, moisture, light and shocks (on 3 axes) which undergoes goods during its transport. For the fist time in the world, it is even able to detect and determine the height of a possible free fall. These data are recorded, with several months of total autonomy, by Newsteo Tracker. On arrival of the goods, the recipient can immediately and remotely know, by radio restitution through the container, and without unwrapping his goods, if it has been transported under conditions in conformity with its requirements. A PDF protected file is automatically generated with recorded periodic and alerts values (by column and graphs). Owners and conveyors of perishable or fragile goods (food, medical, fragile objects such as works of art) are the first interested ones by this very useful product.
The Newsteo™ Logger makes it possible to supervise temperature and moisture of a medium. It is of permanent wireless connection to a supervision PC (by radio transmission). Every measure going beyond the preset temperature or moisture thresholds alerts the remote supervisor PC in real time. All the professionals, having to store goods under specific conditions of temperature and moisture, are attracted by this very efficient product (storage of cooled or frozen food, medical stocks…).
Thanks to these two innovative wireless solutions, positioned at unusual aggressive prices, Newsteo hopes to quickly take a lead in the market of the traceability, together with the professionals anxious to supervise their goods.
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Nordic Semiconductor nRF9E5 transceivers underpin 868/915MHz wireless system supporting 500-plus coin cell powered tags at distances up to several kilometers
French wireless voice and data specialist Newsteo has developed a medium range 868/915 MHz ISM band active wireless platform with a reader-to-tag range from 10 m up to several kilometers, supporting 500+ tags communicating through up to 5 concrete walls, using proprietary RF transceivers from Nordic Semiconductor
Oslo , Norway - December 14, 2006 - Nordic Semiconductor ASA (OSE: NOD) today announced that French wireless voice and data specialist, Newsteo, has selected its nRF9E5 family of highly integrated 433/868/915MHz ISM band transceivers for use in its latest wireless product solution. The system comprises three parts: RF Tokens (using an nRF9E5 transceiver), RF-to-PC USB key transceiver (again equipped with an nRF9E5), and RF Monitor software used to configure, control and collate data collected by the Tokens.
Nordic's nRF9E5 is a true system-on-chip (SoC) comprising a fully integrated RF transceiver, 8051-compatible microcontroller (MCU) and a 4-input, 10-bit 80-kS/s (kSample per second) analogue-to-digital converter (ADC). The nRF9E5 operates in the popular European 433- and 868MHz ISM bands and the 915MHz band in North America, Australia and Israel. The device is an ultra-low-power, low-cost transceiver with a data rate of up to 50 kbit/s.
Newsteo's 12 gram RF Tokens can run for up to 5 years from a single CR2450 3-V lithium coin cell and come pre-certified eliminating the need for lengthy certification approval. The Tokens are supplied in a 44 by 30 by 10 mm cuboid form factor for discrete mounting on target equipment, walls or pipes. Each transceiver responds to a unique ID code to avoid communication clashes, and incorporates on-board security to prevent unauthorized access. Each RF Token can simultaneously host several different types sensor (for example, temperature, pressure, force, constraint, acceleration, flow, current and light), while an on-board Flash memory stores from 2,000 to 2 million measurements.
The RF-to-USB Key simultaneously controls and collects data from up to 500 Tokens at around 300 measurements per second over a range of 10 to 50 m for the standard antenna-on-PCB version (including transmission through two concrete walls). Range is boosted to 25 to 800 m with an enhanced 1D4-wave antenna (including transmission through five concrete walls), and up to several kilometers if used in conjunction with a Yagi antenna.
Newsteo's RF systems allow customers to switch cost effectively from hard-wired to wireless sensoring.
Applications include temperature and humidity sensoring in commercial greenhouses, cold chain logging and control and automation (for example of hotel room air conditioning systems), as well as intelligent sports applications (for example, logging runners in a marathon).
Newsteo selected the Nordic Semiconductor nRF9E5 for its wireless application for three reasons:
" The RF system-on-chip includes an 8051-compatible on-board MCU plus all inductors and filters. This allowed the company to implement all control functions into a single, compact RF Token package without having to design-in an external MCU. The device also has an SPI interface to make it easier to connect to an external EEPROM memory;
" The nRF9E5's low current consumption means that in many applications each Newsteo Token will last for up to 5 years before either the batteries or the Token are replaced. This is a particularly advantage because the Tokens tend to be used in applications where frequent battery replacement cycles would add to maintenance cost and simplicity-of-use.
" Nordic Semiconductor's ShockBurst TM transmission technology optimizes power consumption to maximize battery life. ShockBurst allows the transceiver to spend most of its time in an ultra-low power consumption sleep mode before periodically waking to transmit for a short period before returning back to the sleep mode. ShockBurst includes features for CRC computation in both transmit (TX) and receive (RX) modes, and address decoding in RX mode, greatly reducing the load on - and cost of - the MCU running the RF protocol. ShockBurst is also capable of buffering a payload of up to 32 Byte coupled with short startup times ideal for low-power, low duty-cycle use.
"The main aim of this system is to make a wireless sensor network extremely simple to implement without requiring the customer to have specialist software programming knowledge," says Philippe Guenebaud, Newsteo's co-President.
"We selected Nordic's nRF9E5 because it features ultra low power consumption, and has good range - even through concrete walls, good bandwidth, includes an integrated 8051 MCU and only requires a couple of external components to get up and running. This made it possible for Newsteo to exploit all the performance properties of the chip while adding its electronic and software design skills to deliver a brand new turnkey solution to its customers."