October 24, 2011 – 6:16 pm
By Jon Adams – The first industrial revolution, initiated in England in the mid-1700s, and the concept of standardized, interchangeable parts, developed millenia before but made broadly practical in the 19th century, were the foundation blocks of today’s industrialized world. Standardization is vital to growth. The wireless revolution has already begun, standing on the backs [...]
September 12, 2011 – 5:53 pm
By Jon Adams – Medical devices are cutting cords to improve care – it’s a brave new world with great opportunity and unseen risks! Whether in the home or at the hospital, wireless is improving the ability to deliver care. Devices are smaller, more portable, and capable of delivering better and more complete data which helps [...]
August 17, 2011 – 12:52 pm
By Jon Adams and Matt Maupin – ZigBee wireless networking technology is powering the smart grid revolution, and there are a couple of recent press mentions that cement this point. One is the recent announcement of the new Consortium for SEP2 Interoperability, the other is a prediction from InStat, a major market analysis firm, that the [...]
August 13, 2011 – 10:22 am
By Jon Adams – Security through obscurity is not security at all. And developing and deploying care devices without adequate and well-vetted, standards-based security measures, is a recipe for disaster. While what this “researcher” performed was a limited attack, the news demonstrates that inappropriate security measures for connected health care devices can injure or potentially [...]
August 11, 2011 – 7:56 am
By Mike Dow – Smart Energy 2.0 Profile, which will be certified by a new open consortium with initial membership of the HomePlug Alliance, ZigBee Alliance, WiFi Alliance, and HomeGrid Forum, is really big news. This announcement marks the beginning of a growing trend of “uber” profiles – “a profile to rule them all” – at [...]
By Mike Dow
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Also posted in Freescale, Smart Energy, The Embedded Beat
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Tagged bluetooth, Freescale, Multi-PHY/MAC, PHY/MAC, RF4CE, SEP 2.0, Smart Energy, Smart Energy 2.0 Profile, WiFi, ZigBee
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By Jon Adams Connected medical devices are part of the future of health care. And unless it’s a piece of “big-iron” equipment like a CT scanner or MRI machine, wireless is quickly becoming the preferred method for getting data from the device to the data repository, loved ones or the care provider. But there’s wireless [...]
By Jon Adams
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Also posted in Freescale, Medical by Design, The Embedded Beat
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Tagged 802.15.4, FCC, Federal Communications Commision, green technology, group care, Health Care, healthcare, hospital, IEEE, ZigBee
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Over two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and nearly 1 out of every 2 people are living with at least one chronic disease. The average age of the population is creeping upwards, partly from lower birth rates but also because people are living longer. The cost to the nation of health care continues to [...]
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