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SUMMARY:Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT) - Randy Smith\
 , Sun
DTSTART:20071113T140000Z
DTEND:20071113T150000Z
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CONTACT:Andrew Rice
DESCRIPTION:The Sun Small Programmable Object Technology (Sun SPOT) is a s
 mall wireless sensor/actuator platform programmed entirely in Java "on the
  bare metal" (without an OS). It is based on an ARM 9 processor with 512K 
 ram\, 4 MB flash\, and a 802.15.4 radio part. The Sun SPOT includes a "dem
 o sensorboard" that hosts a 3-axis accelerometer\, temperature sensor\, li
 ght sensor\, 8 tri-colored LEDs\, 6 ADC lines and 9 digital IO pins. The d
 evice includes a battery that recharges when the Sun SPOT is plugged into 
 a USB port. For longer-term deployments\, the system supports a 36 micro-a
 mp deep sleep mode. The Java VM\, called Squawk\, is specially designed fo
 r small devices\, and can run many applications in the one VM.  This capab
 ility\, and other featu be demoed as part of the presentation. Also shown 
 will be "SPOTWorld\," a deployment and management application.\n\nBio:\n\n
 Randall B. Smith received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from UC San Diego
 \, and has worked at Atari Corporate Research Labs\, Xerox Palo Alto Resea
 rch Center\, Rank-Xerox EuroPARC\, and Sun Microsytems Labs. Hs research t
 ends to focus on making computer  programming more tangibly present to the
  user. He is creator of the Alternate Reality Kit\, and co-designer of the
  programming language Self.\n
LOCATION:SN06\, William Gates Building
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