Near Field Communication,Bluetooth, ZigBee and ANT+

= Test yourself, answer these questions=
 * What is NFC?
 * What are the primary uses of NFC?
 * What are the NFC data transmission rates?
 * What is the difference between an NFC-enabled device and an NFC tag?
 * What is RFID?
 * What are some of the most common applications for RFID?
 * Differences between wireless/RF technologies: NFC, RFID,Bluethooth, Zigbee, ANT
 * What is Bluetooth?
 * What is the range of Bluetooth?
 * What is the data transmission rate of Bluetooth?
 * What is a ZigBee standard?
 * What are the typical applications promoted by the ZigBee Alliance?
 * What is the typical communication range of ZigBee?
 * What is ANT+?
 * What are the typical applications of ANT+?
 * What is the typical communication range of ANT+?

= Presentations =

NFC/RFID

 * [[Media:RFID_NFC_introduction.pdf]] (by Ali Zaher)
 * [[Media:RFID_NFC_introduction_with comments.pdf]]

ANT+, Bluetooth, Zigbee

 * [[Media:Wireless_technologies.pdf]] (by Thomas Aasebø)

= Lecture notes =


 * [[Media:UNIK4700-L6H12.pdf]]
 * Comparison_of_Wireless_Protocols
 * Video: mms://lux.unik.no/UNIK4700-JN/UNIK-20121005.wmv