DC9000 SmartMesh IP
Starter Kit
The DC9000 SmartMesh IP ™ Starter Kit provides all the tools for evaluating SmartMesh
®
network performance with respect to your
application needs, including high reliability, ultralow power, scalability and ease of installation. This accelerates device integration and
application software development.
The DC9000 Starter Kit includes five motes, or nodes (DC9003A-B), to enable you to quickly deploy a multi-hop mesh network in the RF
environment specific to your application. The StarGazer evaluation software graphical user interface (GUI) allows you to quickly see the
mesh network form, as well as key performance statistics, such as data reliability and latency.
The DC9003A-B Evaluation/Development Mote Modules feature easy-to-probe signal pins. In addition, the starter kit provides access to
both manager and mote software application programming interfaces (APIs) over USB to enable application software development.
The DC9000 Starter Kit operates in the 2.4000GHz to 2.4835GHz international license-free frequency band. Starter kits and demo boards
are for evaluation purposes only. It remains the customer’s responsibility to verify proper and reliable operation in the actual end application.
About SmartMesh IP
SmartMesh IP is built for Internet Protocol (IP) compatibility, and is based on 6LoWPAN and 802.15.4e standards. The SmartMesh IP
product line achieves unsurpassed levels of networking resilience and reliability with advanced network management and compre-
hensive security. SmartMesh IP enables unmatched low power consumption, even in harsh, dynamically changing RF environments.
Cost-effective, IP-compatible and widely applicable, SmartMesh IP serves an extensive range of applications, such as energy
management, building automation, renewable energy and other implementations in smart infrastructure that call for ultralow power.
Wireless Mesh Network, Wired Reliability
L, LT, LTC, LTM, Linear Technology, the Linear logo, Dust, Dust Networks, Eterna and SmartMesh are registered trademarks and the Dust Networks logo,
Manager-on-Chip, Mote-on-Chip, and SmartMesh IP are trademarks of Linear Technology Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
SmartMesh IP Network Manager
anchors the SmartMesh IP product
line. It provides core networking
functionality, enabling the network to
achieve unsurpassed levels of resil-
ience, reliability and scalability, with
advanced network management and
comprehensive security features.
DC2274 USB Network Manager
incorporates the LTP5902-IPR
SmartMesh IP Embedded Manager
and provides a USB connection for
both power and software access to the
manager API UART port.
SmartMesh IP Networks are populated
by motes, the nodes on the network.
Based on the Dust
®
breakthrough
Eterna
®
technology, the motes are
ultralow power, extending battery
life to years and many times that of
competing products. In addition to extra
long battery life, the motes feature an
advanced array of features.
DC9003A-B Evaluation/Development
Mote incorporates the LTC5800-IPM
SmartMesh IP Mote-on-Chip™, a chip
antenna and a CR2032 coin cell.
When connected to a DC9003A-B
Evaluation/Development Mote, the
DC9006 Eterna interface card provides
a USB connection for both power
and software access to the mote API
UART port. The DC9006 comes with
a DC9004 adapter card (not pictured)
enabling the DC9006 to connect to
the 10-pin programming and CLI
header recommended for customer
designs. Please see www.linear.com/
solutions/3102 for more details.
DC9006 Eterna Interface Card
DC9003A-B SmartMesh IP
Evaluation/Development Mote
DC2274 SmartMesh IP
USB Network Manager
To purchase the SmartMesh IP Starter Kit, please contact your local Linear Technology sales representative, or visit
www.linear.com/demo/DC9000.
SmartMesh IP Components
Part Number Description
Starter Kit
DC9000 SmartMesh IP Starter Kit—includes the following:
n
One USB Network Manager (DC2274)
n
Five Evaluation/Development Motes (DC9003A-B)
n
One Eterna Interface Card (DC9006), Which Includes a DC9004 Adaptor Card
n
Additional CR2032 Batteries
n
Cables
Additional Managers, Motes and Interface Cards
DC2274 SmartMesh IP USB Network Manager, 100 Node Capacity
DC9001 SmartMesh IP Evaluation/Development Manager
DC9003A-B SmartMesh IP Evaluation/Development Mote
DC9006 Eterna Interface Card. Includes a DC9004 Adaptor Card
DC2126A Wireless Temperature Sensor with Solar Battery Life Extender
www.linear.com/dc9000 n 1-800-4-LINEAR
0515c
