Group buy: Broadcom "Wiced Sense" Internet of Things Development Kit
Bill Liles
lilesw at gmail.com
Fri Sep 5 21:02:28 CDT 2014
I would like to order two. Thank you.
Bill NQ6Z
Sent from my iPad
> On Sep 3, 2014, at 12:53 PM, Karl W4KRL <W4KRL at arrl.net> wrote:
>
> Andre' and I are making a group buy of the Broadcom "Wiced Sense" Internet of Things Development Kit. The item costs $20 plus prorated shipping expected to be less than $3 per unit. Pickup will be at Tacos. Please e-mail the reflector by Saturday, September 6 if you are interested.
>
> Details:
> The Wiced Sense consists of a small Bluetooth Smart - also known as Bluetooth 4.0 powered by a coin cell battery with six low powered onboard micro electro-mechanical systems sensors (MEMS):
> Gyroscope for motion control, gaming and GPS;
> Accelerometer for impact and vibration recognition;
> E-compass to enable position detection, motion activation and map rotation;
> Barometer for smartwatches and weather stations;
> Humidity and
> Temperature sensor for heating, ventilation and smart home devices.
> Bundled with it is an accompanying smartphone app that Broadcom claims can be connected and running development programs in minutes.
>
> Using the development kit, users are able to create firmware for products that don't exist yet, exponentially speeding up the process from concept to market.
>
> Example use cases include APRS, weather station, data logging, wireless gesture control of a radio, or a pet tracker that sounds an alarm if your pet leaves a certain area, but the important thing is that the only limit is the developer's imagination. The main purpose of the device is to help developers create brand new ideas and test them without the need for expensive prototypes.
>
> The Wiced Sense is compatible with both iOS and Android phones, and offers full encryption, certificate signing and verification.
>
> Product data at:
>
> http://www.broadcom.com/products/wiced/sense/
>
>
> 73 Karl W4KRL
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