Overview

The First SHIMMER Technology Exchange (STE 2009) will provide a forum for the SHIMMER community to learn from one another about important developments and SHIMMER related projects both in the academia and industry. The two day event will include a one day hands-on SHIMMER training course followed by a one day workshop in which researchers will present exciting projects and lead in-depth technical discussions. There will also be an open-mic session where any of the attendees can give a short presentation on what they are doing with SHIMMER.

Please note: There will be NO on-site registration at the event. All attendees MUST register prior to the event.

Call for Presentations

If you would like to present during the one day workshop, please email a short description of your topic to ste09@shimmer-research.com.

Organization Committee

General Chairs

• Kieran Daly (Shimmer Research)
• Konrad Lorincz (Harvard University)

Local Arrangements Chair

• Matt Welsh (Harvard University)

About SHIMMER

SHIMMER (Sensing Health with Intelligence, Modularity, Mobility, and Experimental Reusability) is a small wireless sensor platform designed to support wearable applications. It provides an extremely extensible platform for real-time kinematic motion and physiological sensing. It features a large storage capacity and low-power standards based wireless communication technologies which facilitate wearable or wireless sensing in both connected and disconnected modes.

Platform Features

• TI MSP430 microcontroller
• Chipcon CC2420 (802.15.4 standard) and Bluetooth (WML-C46A) radios
• MicroSD slot storage with up to 2GB
• 250 or 260 mAh Li-polymer rechargeable battery
• 3-axis Accelerometer (integrated)
• sensors (available as extension boards)
  • 3-axis Gyroscope
  • 3-axis Gyroscope + 3-axis Magnetic sensing
  • 3 Lead Micro-power electrocardiograph (ECG)