Talon Communications Presentation

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1 Talon Communications Presentation Wireless Product Development It s s what we do!

2 Company Overview Location: San Diego, CA Founded: 2002 Phone: (858) Website: Talon Communications William Craig, Vice President of Sales Direct: (858)

3 Unique Domain Knowledge and Experience Low Power Radios from 300MHz to 2.4GHz: ZigBee TM / IEEE Bluetooth / Bluetooth Low Energy WiFi Cellular M2M Proprietary Sensors Integration in Demanding Environments: Altimeters: GPS + barometric pressure Inertial Navigation, Dead Reckoning 3 Axis Accelerometers Pressure, Temperature Magnetic Compass Tailored Data Protocols: Data aggregation of real time motion events Rapidly changing data events Efficient continuous sampling Data manipulation for meaningful results Software code development Ultra low Power Designs: Coin cell batteries Micro amp or lower levels Display technology Low cost solutions Body Area Networks (BAN) Production and Manufacturing 3

4 Industry Alliances and Technology Partners Industry Alliances Technology Partners Coin Cell Powered MCU s and Radios Low Power ARM MCU s and ZigBee Radios Solid State Batteries Energy Harvesting Video and Audio Compression Ultra Low Power Proprietary and Bluetooth Radios Smart Energy Connectivity Low Power MCU s ZigBee Stack Low Power Radios 4

5 Talon Market Segments (2006 to 2012) Sports Trainer Hygiene Monitor Blood Alcohol Compliance BAN Sensor Variometer Blast Dosimeter Urban Warrior Radio Low Power RF Modules Smart Energy In-Home Displays 5

6 Talon Communications Engineering Skills Engineering Skill System Engineering Industrial Design/ Mechanical Design Hardware Design RF Design Software Engineering Examples of Work Performed High Level Design (HLD), Use Cases Major Component Analysis / Selection Power, cost, RF, form factor Analysis Software and Hardware Architecture Enclosure Concept Development Mechanical Design, SLA Samples Steel Mold, Production ABS Plastics Initial Prototype PCB, debug Final Optimized PCB form factor RF Topology and PCB Design, Tuning Antenna Selection/Design, Tuning Event Driven Power Efficient Code Standards based networks including ZigBee, ANT+, Bluetooth LE, 6LowPAN, and emerging standards Proprietary protocol solutions for Star and Mesh Configurations 6

7 Hand Hygiene Monitoring System Medical Hand Hygiene Compliance Device Uses alcohol sensor for detecting and reporting when caregiver s hands have/have not been washed recently. Motion sensor in doorway Badge Nurses station Base Station Records database Talon took the design concept from the whiteboard and delivered a turnkey, production ready system. Talon provided: Complete system architecture HW, SW and Industrial design Designed badge with alcohol sensor, radio, charger stand and Access Point Designed room sensor orbs with (Talon invented) motion detection system Developed base station with matching radio interface and central database Provided production for field trials radio link 7

8 Blood Alcohol (BAC) Compliance Device Law Enforcement BAC Reporting Device Medical grade Fuel Cell Alcohol Sensor GPS M2M Cell Modem Bluetooth Radio Camera The customer had this product under development with another company for 16 months with no end in sight. Talon agreed to build the device in 10 weeks. Talon provided: Complete system architecture (no re use of the original device) HW, SW for camera, Bluetooth, GPS, M2M Cell Modem, Fuel Cell Alcohol sensor Mechanical Design Alcohol Sensor calibration and testing Medical grade alcohol sensor replacing the original consumer grade device Interface to Bluetooth Smart Phone Manufacturing test suite and transfer to Contract Manufacturer 8

9 Coin Cell Powered Wireless BAN Sensors Medical Electronic Bandage Shiver Detector Shiver Sensors 1 2 Shiver Sensor shown actual size Access Point USB GHz star network utilizing a Talon proprietary protocol stack PC Talon designed from scratch a robust ultra low power electronic bandage for detecting shivering in critical care patients. Talon provided: Complete system architecture HW, SW for sensors and access point A sensor designed around a CR1620 coin cell to continuously transmit 50 samples/second motion data for 4 days Minimum weight (2.7g) and size (21mm 2 ) using latest technology Talon custom radio protocol for absolute lowest power consumption 9

10 Soldier Worn Blast Dosimeter and Damage Calculator Body Worn Blast Detector / Calculator 27.2 mm Talon took over this project from a large defense contractor following their 1 year development effort. The original device proved the concept but was analog based and failed to perform reliably from unit to unit. Pressure Sensor CR2032 coin cell PCB with 32 bit ARM microcontroller/dsp, High Speed Radio and RFID Talon provided: Complete Digital Signal Processing (DSP) system architecture enabling extremely low unit to unit variability DSP algorithm development and verification using MATLAB Coin cell operation of 2 5,000 events per day. Wireless reader for data event download 10

11 Small Format Tactical Radio System Tactical Radio System Talon took the customer s requirements and quickly responded with a prototype for evaluation. Talon provided: Sub 1GHz radio in U.S, E.U, and China bands, for superior performance in harsh RF environments IP based 6LowPAN protocol integrated by Talon Communications ATMEL AT86RF212 Transceiver IEEE Radio system components Central data router (+30 dbm) Soldier mount (0 dbm) 2.7 x 1.6 x 0.3 Talon Communications designed: Hardware RF Firmware Mechanical

12 Extremely Accurate BAN Variometer Flight Vario featuring Visual and Audio Elevation Indication Talon designed the latest version (V2) of this flight variometer using the latest tiny GPS device and extremely accurate (<0.1 meter) barometric sensor. Talon provided: Complete system architecture (no re use of the V1 device) Specifications to Product Development Motion smoothing algorithms Very high volume beeper for windy environments Beeper algorithms for pleasant sound Production Manufacturing / Distribution 12

13 Smart View In Home Display Smart View In Home Display Talon developed ultra low power Smart View In Home Display with ZigBee stack. Electric Vehicle Charger SMART VIEW In Home Display Blinking LED Critical Alert Blinking LCD segments Display: 65 x 52 mm (3.28 diagonal) Solar Systems Smart Meters Talon provided: 2.4 GHz, ISM band, or cellular radio ZigBee TM SE and HA Profiles, ANT+ or proprietary protocol stack Extended interior range with included PA High level API s for easy system integration Segmented LCD with up to 112 addressable segments and icons Runs on 2 user replaceable AAA batteries Over one year of battery life Low cost, two piece ABS plastic body Dimensions 108 x 72 x 13 (mm)

14 ZigBee SE1.x RF Module FCC Certified 2.4GHz RF Module Microcontroller and GHz Radio Dual Antenna for Tx/Rx diversity 100mW PA/LNA for Increased range Talon developed low power IEEE compliant and FCC certified 2.4GHz RF Module. RF MOD has application to wide range of products to reduce development risk and Time To Market. Specifications: 2.4GHz ISM band at 250 kbits/s +20dBm (100mW) Max. Transmit Power Extended transmission range with PA Low power modes (0.85 μa typ. hibernate) MCU 24MHz 32 bit ARM7 core, 128 Kbyte FLASH, 96 Kbyte SRAM, 80 Kbyte ROM Serial UART interface Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI) with I2S and SPI Very small 25mm x 20mm x 1.7mm form factor AES 128 Encryption 3.0v to 3.6v Operation 14

15 24 HiMOD 2Mbps RF Module FCC Certified 2.4GHz RF Module Nordic nrf24lo+ 2.4GHz Radio Antenna options for SMA or Trace 100mW PA/LNA for Increased range Talon developed low power compliant and FCC certified the 24 HiMOD 2.4GHz RF Module at 2Mbps. 24 HiMOD has application to wide range of products to reduce development risk and Time To Market. Specifications: Global 2.4GHz ISM band over 126 Channels. 250Kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps modes Extended transmission range with PA +20dBm (100mW) Nominal Transmit Power +5dB Receiver Sensitivity increase with LNA Nominal 110dB Link Budget at 2Mbps Nominal 122dB Link Budget at 250Kbps Low Power Modes (<1μA hibernate) SPI Serial Interface (SMA) 27mm x 14mm x 10mm form factor (Trace Ant.) 42mm x 14mm x 1.7mm form factor 40 o C to +85 o C Operation 2.0v to 3.6v Operation 15

16 Personal Coach Training User Programmable Sports Training & Music Device Talon took the customer s product specification, bypassed the prototype stage and quickly created a viable product. ANT+ Heart Rate Strap 32 bit ARM MCU ANT+ radio, FLASH memory and Audio CODEC ipod Nano Talon provided: Complete system architecture All HW and SW including boot loader MCU and Audio CODEC optimized for power and cost Custom FLASH file system Coaching Commands (pre defined and user definable) Wireless ANT+ Interface to Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) Manufacturing test suite, support and transfer to China Contract Manufacturer 16

17 Why Talon Communications? Talon does the hard wireless engineering jobs! Talon is focused on low power Wireless Sensor Networks and M2M communications. 80% of our work is Low Power Wireless. Talon understands the technical challenges and delivers solutions. Body Area Network (BAN) experts. Talon takes concepts to early product reality. Talon will make your concept a reality! William Craig, Vice President of Sales william.craig@taloncom.com Direct: (858)

18 Talon Benefits Geographic presence for ease of product development Ultra low power for wireless applications, including BAN Proven software coding expertise Proven design experience in 300MHz to 2.4GHz bands Skilled with miniaturized electronics and board design Quick turn on proto boards and design validation 18