Embedded World 2013: Microchip unveils BodyCom technology
Microchip's BodyCom technology, announced today at Embedded World, is said to be the first to use the human body as a secure, low power communication channel.
The framework provides a short range, low data rate communication solution for securely connecting to range of wireless applications.
It supports bidirectional authentication for advanced encryption technologies and work by communicating bi-directionally between a centralised controller and one or more wireless units.
Microchip says the system increases battery life by eliminating the need for a wireless transceiver or high power inductive fields.
It also simplifies development and lowers bom costs by eliminating the need for an antenna design and by using a low frequency framework with a common microcontroller and standard AFE frequencies (125kHz and 8MHz).
Typical applications include consumer electronics such as profile management for gaming consoles and exercise equipment, medical equipment for patient monitoring and home security systems.
A demonstration of the technology can be found in the video below.
