Introduction to the DASH7 technology and purpose of the Alliance

1. WELCOME
to
Introduction to DASH7 Technology
Hosted by the DASH7 Alliance
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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2. Agenda
• Intro to DASH7 Alliance
– Paul Ritchie, DASH7 Alliance Executive Director
• DASH7 Market Overview
– Pat Burns, President, DASH7 Alliance
• DASH7 Tech Overview
– JP Norair Applications Engineer Savi Technology
Norair, Engineer,
• DASH7 Automotive Case Study
– Sharon Barnes, CEO RFind Systems
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• Q&A
• Closing & Thank You
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3. DASH7 Alliance Background
The DASH7 Alliance is a consortium of leading RFID
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industry players, gathered to advance the use of DASH7
wireless sensor networking technology
More than 30 organizations, manufacturers, systems
integrators, developers, regulators, academia, and end-
users are working together to promote the use of DASH7
The DASH7 Alliance is officially established in 2009 as a
non-profit
non profit 501c6 California corporation
Website www.dash7.org
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4. Goals of the DASH7™ Alliance
• Promote cross-vendor interoperability among device vendors
building products to the ISO 18000-7 standard
• D l improvements and extensions t th ISO 18000-7
Develop i t d t i to the 18000 7
standard.
• Work to ensure that products claiming DASH7™ capabilities
DASH7
comply with DASH7™ specifications.
• Encourage the development of products using DASH7™
technology.
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• Educate consumers and enterprises, globally, about DASH7™
technology
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5. DASH7 Alliance Org Chart
Board of Directors
Charter
Members
Steering Principal
Advisory Board Members
Committee
Associate
Members
Outreach Technology Test and Certification
Working Group Working Group Working Group
Feed Ideas
Alliance Provides Stability & Neutrality,
Membership Provides Voice & Volunteer Resources
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6. You Are Invited
Join the DASH7 Alliance!
• Open Membership
• Leadership Opportunities
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• Non‐Profit Technical Advisory Board
• Annual Meeting: Feb 2‐3, 2010 in San Juan,
Puerto Rico
• Email paul@dash7.org or visit www.dash7.org
for more details
for more details
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7. DASH7 Market Overview
DASH7 Market Overview
• Pat Burns
Pat Burns
– President, DASH7 Alliance
– Head of Licensing & Alliances @ Savi Technology
Head of Licensing & Alliances @ Savi Technology
– Located in Mountain View, CA
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Contact: pat@dash7.org
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8. Based on the ISO 18000-7 standard
433 MHz, Globally Available
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28K bps
Range of 1 km +
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Sensor, Encryption, 2-Hop Capabilities
10-Year Battery Life
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DASH7 is to the ISO 18000‐7 standard as WiFi is to the IEEE 802.11 standard
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9. Which Frequency is Best?
Each frequency has advantages and disadvantages …
(low energy)
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11. DASH7 Occupies Low Power/Low
Bandwidth Application Space
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12. DASH7: Mandated By
the U S D D A d
th U.S. DoD And All
NATO Militaries
Jan 2009:
J 2009 $429 Milli DASH7
Million
Award by DoD
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13. Smarter Cars: DASH7-Based Tire
Pressure M it i Systems
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Mandating DASH7‐based TPMS can save 2 billion gallons of gasoline annually in the U.S.
The DASH7 Alliance is leading the way by working with industry to harmonize existing
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proprietary 433 MHz TPMS solutions around DASH7
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14. Smarter Homes: DASH7-Based Home
Automation Systems
We envision a world with DASH7‐enabled measurement and control
systems that can communicate reliably through walls and help us
systems that can communicate reliably through walls and help us
manage electricity, water, waste, natural gas, and more.
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15. Smarter Irrigation With DASH7
DASH7‐enabled moisture sensors will help farmers better manage water consumption
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16. Mobile Phones Will Enable “Just-In-Time”
Wireless Sensor Networks
DASH7 + Mobile Phones Reduced Need for Costly, Fixed Wireless Reader
DASH7 + Mobile Phones = Reduced Need for Costly, Fixed Wireless “Reader”
Infrastructure
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17. Things You
Things Vaccine
Did That
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Need In a
Freeze or Overheat
During Transit?
Pandemic …
Adding DASH7 temperature loggers to
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shipments of high‐priced biologics can
isolate supply chain weaknesses and
strengthen pandemic preparedness
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18. Was The Boating License Renewed?
DASH7 ushers In A New Era of Wireless Rights & Entitlements Monitoring For Federal,
State, & Local Governments, replacing manual and paper based systems
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19. Ecosystem
Semiconductor & Non‐Profit &
End Users
Mission: Device Integrators Academia
1. Interoperability
Testing &
Certification
2. New Features
For ISO 18000-7
3. Promote DASH7
In New Markets
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20. Container Security & Sensing
Initiative
• New effort by the DASH7 Alliance to
harmonize approaches to container security
& the use of sensors using DASH7
• Many container types being addressed
• Container Intrusion Detection
• Electronic Seals
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21. DASH7 Technical Overview
• JP Norair
– Co-Chair, Technical Working Group, DASH7
Alliance
– Applications Engineer @ Savi Technology
– Located in Mountain View CA
View,
– jpnorair@savi.com
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22. DASH7 Power Advantage
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23. DASH7 Is Long Range
At 433 MHz, DASH7 inherently has:
• 6x the outdoor range of 2.45 GHz
(WiFi, Bluetooth, ZigBee)
DASH7
• 2x the outdoor range of 900 MHz
• 10 - 100x the indoor range of either
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24. 433 MHz vs. 900 MHz
1 km
1 mW
In order to offer the same performance as DASH7,
900 MHz technologies require:
- A power-hungry multi-hop system with 4x the data rate
- or alternatively 10x the infrastructure.
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25. 433 MHz vs. 2.45 GHz
1 km
1 mW
In order to offer the same performance as DASH7,
2.45 GHz technologies require:
- A power-hungry multi-hop system with 12x the data rate
- or alternatively 100x the infrastructure.
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26. Goal of DASH7
Technology Development
BUILD ON THE STRENGTHS OF 433 MHz!
BUILD ON THE STRENGTHS OF 433 MHz!
• Long range relaxes need for multi hopping
multi-hopping
Long
Range • Strong signal propagation improves link
reliability, relaxing need for extensive link
eli bilit el ing fo e ten i e
redundancies, such as mesh networking.
• DASH7 communication elements (MAC,
i ti l t (MAC
Low Low
PHY, Protocol) can thus be optimized to
Power Latency
minimize latency and power consumption.
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27. 433 MHz Approved Nations
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28. Developer Tools for DASH7
TI CC430 & Kit
msp430.com
msp430 com
Open Source DASH7 Library STM32 “SmartSensor” Kit:
for Microcontrollers ST Microelectronics &
opentag.sourceforge.net Arira Design
g
ariradesign.com/hdk.php
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29. DASH7 Automotive Applications
DASH7 Automotive Applications
• Sharon Barnes
Sharon Barnes
– Co‐Chair, Outreach Working Group, DASH7
Alliance
– CEO @ RFind Systems
– Located in Kelowna BC
Located in Kelowna, BC
– sbarnes@rfind.com
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30. Objectives
1) Ensure that the needs of the automotive
sector are identified and reflected in the
submissions by DASH7 to the ISO 18000-7
18000 7
standard
2) Raise awareness and encourage the use of
DASH7-based technology in automotive
DASH7 b d h l i i
applications
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31. Applications in Automotive
In‐bound Logistics
• Knowing:
– When parts and
sub‐assemblies
leave the factories
– When they arrive in
Central Depot
– Where in Central
Where in Central
Depot they are
located
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32. Applications in Automotive
Line Management / WIP
• Measuring:
– Dwell time
– Completion time
Completion time
– Where something is
Where something is
removed from the
line
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33. Applications in Automotive
Yard Management
• Providing:
– Ease of locating
– Virtual fencing
Virtual fencing
– Shrinkage control
Shrinkage control
– Brand
authentication
– P d t f t
Product safety
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34. Plans for 2009/2010
1) Launch Automotive Working Group
2) Educate key automotive manufacturers on the ISO
18000-7 standard and DASH7
3) Begin work to identify the needs of automotive with
respect to the ISO 18000-7 standard
4) Speak at key automotive conferences
5) Secure relationships with key industry groups: JAIF,
Odette, AIAG JAMA/JAPIA
Odette AIAG, JAMA/JAPIA, SAE
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35. Questions & Answers
Questions & Answers
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36. You Are Invited
Join the DASH7 Alliance!
• Open Membership
• Dec 1st Deadline for 50% Off
Dec 1 Deadline for 50% Off
• Leadership Opportunities
• Non Profit Technical Advisory Board
Non‐Profit Technical Advisory Board
• Major Opportunity to Influence A Very Strategic
Wireless Technology
Wireless Technology
• Email paul@dash7.org or visit www.dash7.org
for more details
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37. Thank You
Thank You
• Contact:
– Paul Ritchie
• paul@dash7 org
paul@dash7.org
– Website
• www dash7 org
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