Project Analog - March 2008 - (Page 8) Wireless Design Choices By Preston Hunt USB-Implementers Forum / Beaverton, OR www.usb.org 802.11, Bluetooth, Wireless USB, WiNet, and ZigBee are top wireless contenders Contents Viewpoint Wireless Communication Using IrDA® Wireless Design Choices Advanced Communication Solutions for Lighting Analog news T he prevalence of wireless products on the market today clearly indicates that consumers see much value in the convenience and new capabilities that the technology can bring to their lives. For some products, such as cell phones or GPS receivers, the choice of wireless technology is mostly predetermined by factors outside the product designer’s control. For many other products, however, a plethora of wireless choices exists, including the 802.11 variants (a, b, g, and n), Bluetooth, WiMedia-based ultra-wideband protocols (such as Certified Wireless USB and WiNet), ZigBee, and numerous proprietary approaches. The choice of wireless radio methods is based upon many factors: Data throughput, range, power consumption (battery life), 8 · ProjeCt ANALog · mAr 08 antenna size/location, maturity of the technology, industry support, licensing, intellectual property issues, bill of materials and manufacturing cost, and installed base. Regulatory and legal issues are also paramount. Given all of these concerns, how can designers decide which wireless technologies are best suited for their products? The decision to use a proprietary or non-standards-based wireless technology is often tempting, and is sometimes appropriate for certain self-contained applications. However, there are so many benefits to be gained from using a standardsbased approach that proprietary solutions should only be considered in the rarest of circumstances. Adopting a standards-based approach lets manufacturers focus on their products without having Microchip analog page Interface products overview Sample center microchipDIRECT Reference designs/ app notes Technical training http://www.usb.org http://www.microchip.com http://www.microchip.com/analog http://www.microchip.com/analog http://www.microchip.com/interface http://www.microchip.com/interface http://sample.microchip.com/Default.aspx?testCookies=true http://www.microchipdirect.com/catalogselection.aspx?returnURL=default.aspx http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1469&filter1=function&redirects=appnotes http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1469&filter1=function&redirects=appnotes http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1423
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Project Analog - March 2008 Project Analog - March 2008 Contents Viewpoint About Project Analog Sponsor Wireless Communication Using the IrDA® Standard Protocol Wireless Design Choices Advanced Communication Solutions for Lighting Putting 10-GbE PHY Options Into Perspective Ease Into the Flexible CANbus Network Technology and Drivers for Mobile WiMAX Analog News—Analog News from Multiple Sources Enter to Win an iPhone Contact Project Analog Sponsor Treelink Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) Project Analog - March 2008 Project Analog - March 2008 - Project Analog - March 2008 (Page 1) Project Analog - March 2008 - Contents (Page 2) Project Analog - March 2008 - Viewpoint (Page 3) Project Analog - March 2008 - About Project Analog Sponsor (Page 4) Project Analog - March 2008 - Wireless Communication Using the IrDA® Standard Protocol (Page 5) Project Analog - March 2008 - Wireless Communication Using the IrDA® Standard Protocol (Page 6) Project Analog - March 2008 - Wireless Communication Using the IrDA® Standard Protocol (Page 7) Project Analog - March 2008 - Wireless Design Choices (Page 8) Project Analog - March 2008 - Wireless Design Choices (Page 9) Project Analog - March 2008 - Wireless Design Choices (Page 10) Project Analog - March 2008 - Advanced Communication Solutions for Lighting (Page 11) Project Analog - March 2008 - Advanced Communication Solutions for Lighting (Page 12) Project Analog - March 2008 - Putting 10-GbE PHY Options Into Perspective (Page 13) Project Analog - March 2008 - Putting 10-GbE PHY Options Into Perspective (Page 14) Project Analog - March 2008 - Putting 10-GbE PHY Options Into Perspective (Page 15) Project Analog - March 2008 - Putting 10-GbE PHY Options Into Perspective (Page 16) Project Analog - March 2008 - Ease Into the Flexible CANbus Network (Page 17) Project Analog - March 2008 - Ease Into the Flexible CANbus Network (Page 18) Project Analog - March 2008 - Ease Into the Flexible CANbus Network (Page 19) Project Analog - March 2008 - Technology and Drivers for Mobile WiMAX (Page 20) Project Analog - March 2008 - Technology and Drivers for Mobile WiMAX (Page 21) Project Analog - March 2008 - Technology and Drivers for Mobile WiMAX (Page 22) Project Analog - March 2008 - Technology and Drivers for Mobile WiMAX (Page 23) Project Analog - March 2008 - Analog News—Analog News from Multiple Sources (Page 24) Project Analog - March 2008 - Contact Project Analog Sponsor (Page 25) Project Analog - March 2008 - Treelink (Page 26) Project Analog - March 2008 - Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) (Page 27) Project Analog - March 2008 - Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) (Page 28) Project Analog - March 2008 - Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) (Page 29) Project Analog - March 2008 - Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) (Page 30) Project Analog - March 2008 - Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) (Page 31) Project Analog - March 2008 - Microchip Advanced Parts Selector (MAPS) (Page 32)
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