專有協議可以降低簡單傳感器網絡的成本嗎？

　　行業標準，如ZigBee放大器和藍牙智能是最知名的協議目前正在設計成智能生活和家庭自動化設備，如照明和暖氣控制，計量，安全和安全系統。然而，其他選項可供設計師，包括一些專有的協議，可以提供優勢，如更短的學習曲線，成本較低，功耗低，適合電池供電的家電。

　　專有的無線協議中，德克薩斯儀器SimpliciTI?是一個簡單的協議設計的小型RF網絡具有低數據速率和低功耗的要求，需求。它的目的是支持對等拓撲結構，使用接入點（AP）在一對一的連接，或作為一個星形拓撲的中心。因此，SimpliciTI是被設計來分享傳感器數據如占用系統的有力競爭者，光和/或溫度控制的智能照明信息。它還可以支持通信設備，如射頻遙控器，包括車庫門開啟器，以及智能儀表，安全設備，如氣體傳感器和煙霧探測器，安全傳感器，以及各種其他設備

　　SimpliciTI has some important attractions for embedded designers. For one， the network protocol is provided as source code under a free license without royalties. It also imposes minimal demand for system resources， requiring less than 8KB of Flash and 1KB of RAM depending on configuration. At the same time， however， it allows versatile network topologies suitable for connecting various types of devices such as sensors， actuators and RF tags， thereby enabling designers to fulfill numerous use cases. By supporting direct device-to-device communication， as well as simple star topologies using an AP capable of storing and forwarding messages， it has capabilities similar to those of Bluetooth Smart. In addition， by also allowing range extenders， SimpliciTI provides some of the attractive features of mesh networking protocols such as ZigBee or the forthcoming standardized Bluetooth mesh. The range is allowed to be extended up to four hops using these extenders. Figure 1 shows how SimpliciTI peers， APs and range extenders are able to support a wide range of smart-building or home-automation tasks as part of a wireless sensor network.