ANT/ANT+ Solutions Speed Low-Power Wireless Design

　　低功耗無(wú)線傳感器的設(shè)計(jì)，基于協(xié)議提供了實(shí)現(xiàn)互通節(jié)點(diǎn)網(wǎng)絡(luò)內(nèi)的靈活性和兼容性的專有方法優(yōu)點(diǎn)的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。雖然基于藍(lán)牙低能量標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的設(shè)計(jì)解決方案不斷涌現(xiàn)，但基于個(gè)人區(qū)域網(wǎng)絡(luò)（PAN）的低數(shù)據(jù)率應(yīng)用程序段中，Ant解決方案已成為普遍現(xiàn)象。在支持基于Ant的產(chǎn)品中的Ant / Ant +功能時(shí)，工程師們可以利用來(lái)自Ant、無(wú)線和松下等公司的模塊化解決方案和集成電路。

　　Ant是一種無(wú)線系統(tǒng)體系結(jié)構(gòu)，它結(jié)合了2.4 GHz ISM頻段無(wú)線網(wǎng)絡(luò)協(xié)議和嵌入式系統(tǒng)解決方案（見(jiàn)Ant協(xié)議基礎(chǔ)產(chǎn)品培訓(xùn)模塊）。雖然Ant提供了基本功能，但Ant +托管網(wǎng)絡(luò)協(xié)議支持Ant系統(tǒng)節(jié)點(diǎn)之間的互操作性。特別適合于無(wú)線傳感器網(wǎng)絡(luò)，Ant設(shè)計(jì)需要最小的堆棧內(nèi)存，并且可以在普通的低數(shù)據(jù)速率應(yīng)用程序上運(yùn)行數(shù)年。

　　ANT/ANT+ is widely used for PAN applications in sports， fitness， wellness and home health. In fact， versions of ANT tailored to specific application areas can run in very compact design configurations. For example， ANT code designed specifically for heart rate monitors requires only 2k memory. Nevertheless， ANT/ANT+ offers high flexibility in creating networks of intercommunicating ANT nodes while maintaining crosstalk immunity and reliable communications.

　　ANT systems are based on firmware created and certified exclusively by ANT Wireless. To support ANT， semiconductor manufacturers rely on ANT Wireless to develop optimized stacks， typically hosted within modular implementations or on-chip firmware. The use of sole-sourced ANT stacks ensures compatibility and allows developers to focus on their specific application of ANT in their systems designs （Figure 1）。