Practical Robust
“To realize the huge potential of wireless sensor networking, design engineers need to be able to build complex networks easily without years of specialist programming experience. With ANT, network construction is that simple. The ANT protocol allows nodes to be added in an ad hoc manner – avoiding the need to reconfigure the whole network. We call this whole approach ‘Practical Wireless Networking’.”
Brian Macdonald, Director - ANT Wireless
ANT is a 2.4GHz practical wireless networking protocol and embedded system solution specifically designed for wireless sensor networks (WSN) that require:
- ultra low power - runs on a coin cell for years of operation;
- highly resource optimized - fits into a compact sized memory;
- network flexibility and scalability - self-adaptive and able to do practical mesh,
- easy to use with low system cost - operates independently with a single chip
Proven with millions of deployed nodes, ANT™ is perfectly suited for any kind of low data rate sensor network topologies - from peer- to-peer or star, to practical mesh - in personal area networks (PAN) which are well suited for sports, fitness, wellness and home health applications. As well ANT is a practical solution for local area networks (LAN) for homes and industrial automation applications.
Engineered for Efficiency
ANT has been designed to simplify network development and optimize network operational efficiency. ANT-powered network nodes can operate for years on coin cells compared to days or months for other technologies such as Bluetooth and ZigBee.
Rich in capabilities, ANT provides:
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reliable data communications
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flexible and adaptive network operation
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cross-talk immunity