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There’s
something about ZigBee technology that makes a wireless designer’s
heart beat faster. Perhaps it’s having the ability to control
numerous devices remotely from one location that’s so appealing
about wireless technology. Or maybe it’s simply an aversion
to wire clutter and a penchant for mobility that has designers
so spirited about it. Whatever that “something” may be, most
designers can’t resist a new opportunity to work with top-notch
wireless components like Freescale’s MC13191/92/93 RF transceivers.
The
enthusiasm shown for the 2004 Freescale Wireless Design Challenge
is a case in point. The moment we announced the start of the
contest, dozens of prospective entrants began brainstorming
innovative MC13191/92/93-based wireless designs. Only hours
later, project number requests for many of these designs were
streaming in at a steady pace. In less than a week’s time,
the design community was abuzz with excitement over the contest,
and scores of designers were already hard at work on their
projects.
Well,
now is the moment everyone’s been waiting for. It’s time to
recognize the standouts. Congratulations to all of the winners,
especially Mitchell Levinn, who has been awarded the Grand
Honor for his NozzleMon system.
Grand
Honor
Mitchell Levinn
NozzleMon
First
Honor
David Kanceruk
Pump-Eye
Richard Wotiz
Electronic Scarecrow
Second
Honor
Bill Bishop
Magic
Wah: Wireless Musical Expression Pedal
Steve Kranish
Musical Gloves
Third
Honor
Richard
Haskell, Eric McGrath, and Kevin Van Sickle
WIPES:
Wireless Identification of Persons using Ethereal Signatures
Leonid Shvarzberg
RC Helicopter Downlink Telemetry
Module
Honorable
Mention
Jacob
Adriaens and Seapahn Megerian
HAXOR:
Home Automation and Observation Remote
Radu Constantinescu
Hi-Fi Preamplifier with ZigBee
Remote Control
Thomas Dvorak
GPS Surveyor
Earl Foster,
Charles Fricker, and Tom Morgan
Zigbee Wireless Swimming Trainer
Themi Kotsiras
Virtual Interactive Boxing
Ethan Leland
Robot Localization and Control
Stephen Morgret
RC Battleship
Huifang Ni,
Xinmin Xie, Jingxi Zhang, and Yang Zhang
Emaze
Huifang Ni,
Jingxi Zhang, and Yang Zhang
Nintendo Virtual Joystick
Jay Schroff
ZigBee Motorcycle
Carl Smith
The Everything is OK Alarm
William Wittig
PageAlert: A Remote Sensing
System
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