From: David Sainty <david.sainty@dtsp.co.nz>
To: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Possible bluez sensor net application
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 14:06:17 +1200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A6E5D19.2070408@dtsp.co.nz> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9e4733910907271847w4a10b658x571148965788b5cf@mail.gmail.com>
Jon Smirl wrote:
> I need to get data from about 200 sensors in to a central Linux system
> wirelessly. I'm attracted to using Bluetooth for this since I can buy
> the radios so cheaply.
>
> Power is not a problem in the sensor nodes. The sensors have a basic
> microcontroller in them. I can add a HCI Bluetooth chip (BC4-ROM).
> Alternatively I can look at something like a BC4+flash module.
>
> Or is Bluetooth totally unsuited to this application
Maybe check out ZigBee?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-07-28 2:06 UTC|newest]
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2009-07-28 1:47 Possible bluez sensor net application Jon Smirl
2009-07-28 2:06 ` David Sainty [this message]
2009-07-28 3:18 ` Jon Smirl
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