Sena ProBee Solution

Sena Technologies, Inc.Sena Technologies, Inc.

September , 2010September , 2010

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Contents

ProBee Features ProBee vs. Other Products Bluetooth vs. ZigBee Parani vs. ProBee

ProBee Features - 1

Fully supports ZigBee®/ZigBee Pro wireless connectivity Integrated 2.4GHz, IEEE 802.15.4-compliant coprocessor Various antenna options according to users' requirement, up to 1.6km

with optional 5 dBi dipole antenna Supports RS232 serial communication with up to 115kbps baud rate Supports various self management features wirelessly such as

firmware upgrade and system configuration by using modem AT command set

Enhanced portability: standard & extended battery pack

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ProBee Features - 2

Easy to use Windows configuration tool availableSupports remote configuration and remote firmware upgrade

using both Cloning and Pass-thru methodsEnhanced data reliability based on unique data transmission

algorithm Enhanced RF data rateSupports rich neighborhood device scanning and monitoring

using AT commands

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ProBee vs. Other Products - 1

Feature(s) Sena ProBee Digi XBee-ProS2 ZB Telegesis ETRX3

OEM Module ZE10 O O

Serial Adapter ZS10 O X

USB Adapter ZU10 O O

ZigBee Chipset EM250 / Ember EM250 / Ember EM357 / Ember

Antenna Option Chip , RPSMA , U.FL hip , RPSMA , U.CFL Chip , U.FL

Configuration AT Command AT Command , API AT Command , API

Remote Firmware Upgrade O X O

Transmit to Sink O X O

Data Reliability* 100% About 100% ?

RF Data Rate* 19Kbps (40Kbps**) 19Kbps ?

Sending Public Profile Command X O ?

Customizing F/W X *** O O* Test Result on Next Page** Tested with Data Transmission Algorithm Disabled / Test Result on Next Page*** Upon request, we provide customization service.

ProBee vs. Other Products - 2

Performance Test Nodes : Coordinator(ZC) – Router(ZR) Hop : 1 Baudrate : 115,200 Flow Control : H/W Data Sent : 1,024,000 bytes Data Transfer : Bi-Directional

Digi XBee-ProS2 ZB OEM ModuleXBee

Received(bytes)

Rate(%) Time Data Rate

(bps)Performance

(%)From To

ZC ZR 1,024,000 100 9m 14s 18,483.75 16.05

ZR ZC 1,024,000 100 9m 14s 18,483.75 16.05

ZE10 (Data Transmission Algorithm Enabled)ProBee

Received(bytes)

Rate(%) Time Data Rate

(bps)Performance

(%)From To

ZC ZR 1,024,000 100 8m 53s 19,212.01 16.68

ZR ZC 1,024,000 100 8m 53s 19,212.01 16.68

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ProBee vs. Other Products - 3

ZE10 (Data Transmission Algorithm Disabled)

ProBeeReceived(bytes)

Rate(%) Time Data Rate

(bps)Performance

(%)From To

ZC ZR 1,024,000 100 4m 15s 40,156.86 34.86

ZR ZC 1,024,000 100 4m 8s 41,290.32 35.84

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Sena ProBee is relatively fastest product in the market without sacrificing the reliability without data retransmission option!

ProBee vs. Other Products - 4 Long time Aging Test

Nodes : Coordinator(ZC) – Router(ZR) Hop : 1 Baudrate : 9,600 Flow Control : H/W Data Transfer : Bi-Directional

Digi XBee-ProS2 ZB OEM ModuleXBee

Received / Sent(bytes)

Rate(%) Time Data Rate

(bps)Performance

(%)From To

ZC ZR 47,371,140/ 47,381,529 99.98 14h 43m 9,391.02 97.82

ZR ZC 46,787,428/ 46,775,000 100.02 14h 43m 9,275.31 96.62

ZE10 (Data Transmission Algorithm Enabled)ProBee

Received / Sent(bytes)

Rate(%) Time Data Rate

(bps)Performance

(%)From To

ZC ZR 51,834,300/ 51,834,300 100.00 15h 9,598.94 99.99

ZR ZC 51,835,100/ 51,835,100 100.00 15h 9,599.09 99.99

Bluetooth vs. ZigBee - 1

Feature(s) Bluetooth ZigBee

Power Profile Days Years

Nodes 7 65,536

Range Relatively Short Relatively Long

Extendability No Yes (up to 65K nodes)

Data Rate 1Mbps 250Kbps

Application Focus Cable Replacement Monitoring & Control

Optimized For Low Cost, Convenience Low Cost, Low Power, Scalability

Data Rate (Mbps)

ZigBee802.15.4

15.4c802.15.3802.15.3cWPAN

WLAN

WMAN

WWAN

WiFi802.11

0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000

Bluetooth802.15.1

IEEE 802.22

WiMaxIEEE 802.16

IEEE 802.20

ZigBee standard uniquely fills a gap for low data rate applications

The IEEE 802 Wireless Space

Bluetooth vs. ZigBee - 2

Range

Parani vs. ProBee - 1

Feature(s) Parani ProBee

RF Performance Tested 80Kbps 19Kbps* (40Kbps**)

Data Streaming Yes No

Pre-equipped Devices Cellphone, PDA, PC None

Dynamic Connection Yes No

Range Up to 1Km with Patch Antenna

Up to 1.6Km with 5dBi Dipole Antenna

Extendability No Yes

* C-R (Only 2 Nodes), 1hop, Data Transmission Algorithm Enabled** Same condition as * but Data Transmission Algorithm Disabled

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Parani vs. ProBee - 2

Feature(s) Parani ProBee

Price Cheap Cheaper

Network Capacity 4 (28*) 65,536

Network Topology Star Network Mesh Network

Communication One-to-OneLimited Many-to-One Many-to-Many

Sleep Current Low Much Lower

GPIO No Yes

Application CNC, Proximate Marketing Sensor Networking

* Supported at Parani-MSP1000

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ProBee Key Advantage

Performance: Speed

Price

Power Consumption

Working Distance

Stability

Communication Reliability

Expandability

User-friendliness

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