Tiny ANT Powerful Enough for Mighty Train

ANT’s ultra-low power wireless solution chosen to monitor brake efficiency.

“We selected the ANT™ RF technology for our self-powering Train Brake Health Monitoring System," stated Tim Gipson, Director, Digital Systems Midé Technology Corporation.  "Unlike ZigBee, the ANT-based solution allows direct connections between low powered end devices, without router or coordinator devices in between, at extremely low levels of power consumption. On our Volture™ energy scavenger power budget, ANT allowed our design space to go from standalone data loggers to a persistently networked, collaborative sensor mesh supporting up to over 65,000 nodes.”

ANT is a wireless network protocol + RF solution designed and intended for use in ultra-low power personal area network applications. ANT delivers wireless connectivity to applications such as active sport, wellness home health and industrial monitoring. ANT emphasizes micro-watt power consumption, small physical footprints and low-cost product performance.