Dust Networks SmartMesh IA-510 D2511, Manager'S Manual

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NTRODUCTION
What is a SmartMesh Network?
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Motes are ultra low-power wireless transceivers that receive serial data from
attached sensors and use an onboard radio to send the packets to neighboring
motes. These motes pass the packet on to other motes—and, in a series of “hops”
deliver the data to the SmartMesh manager. Motes run SmartMesh software and are
designed as a simple-to-integrate wireless modules.
SmartMesh Network Features
SmartMesh networks provide a simple, reliable way to monitor and control processes
and equipment. Using redundant, multi-hop networking and ultra low-power hardware,
SmartMesh networks offer unprecedented access to information about the physical
world.
SmartMesh networks are:
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Easy to Install
—They are self-configuring, battery-powered networks that require
no site survey or wireless expertise to install.
Benefit: You can deploy a SmartMesh Network within hours, not days.
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Reliable —
They provide redundant, self-healing routing that approaches the
reliability of a wired network.
Benefit: You have the reliability of a wired network with the flexibility of wireless.
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Manageable —They provide network-wide quality-of-service metrics and control
commands that simplify network management.
Benefit: You can manage multiple networks from a single PC. No device-level
coding or management is needed.
SmartMesh Manager’s Role
The D2511 manager provides configuration, management, and gateway functionality
for a network of SmartMesh IA-510 motes. At its core, the D2511 manager utilizes the
SmartMesh IA-510 embedded manager (PM2511), which includes a wireless
transceiver, processor and memory, embedded networking software, and multiple
interfaces to host systems, including PPP and Ethernet.
SmartMesh IA-510 managers host well defined application interfaces (via both XML
API and serial API) that allow programmatic access to network control commands,
performance statistics, and connectivity details. In addition, the D2511 manager offers
administrative interfaces via its Web-based Admin Toolset utility and text-based
command line interface (CLI).