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This week I joined Denny Johnson, K5DCC, in his Digicomm Cafe, the name of his amateur radio podcast, where he has a ham radio guest almost every night to discuss our hobby.  Denny invited me to a conversation over virtual coffee about our lives, both ham radio and personal. This show is “off the rails” from the traditional QSO Today format and is simulcasted in Denny’s podcast.

This is the 2nd episode discussing common questions regarding Thread wireless mesh networking protocol.  Mark Hallam, Field Applications Engineer at Silicon Labs, spends more time on details on the following topics:

• #1 thing engineers require for technical support with Thread?
• Details on Silicon Labs support for Thread
• What Silicon Labs devices support Thread?
• How large of a network does Thread support/
• What design decisions impact the performance of a Thread end-device?  Latency/Power/Range?

Resources:

• https://openthread.io/
• https://github.com/openthread
• https://www.threadgroup.org/

This episode is an introduction to the Thread wireless mesh networking protocol. Mark Hallam, Field Applications Engineer for Silicon Labs, answers questions to help listeners understand the benefits and challenges when adopting Thread.

Questions:

• What is Thread?
• Why is Thread growing versus other protocols?  Benefits?
• What are hurdles/difficulties with Thread vs. other solutions?
• What does Silicon Labs provide to support Thread?
• Where can people go to learn more?

Resources:

• https://openthread.io/
• https://github.com/openthread
• https://www.threadgroup.org/

In this second episode with our guest Max Palumbo, Vice-Chair of the Bluetooth Mesh working group, we discuss more of the technical details behind Bluetooth Mesh.

The following questions are covered:

• The EFR32 devices from Silicon Labs support Bluetooth Mesh.  What advantages have you found in using this solution?
• How can customers design a robust network given Bluetooth Mesh is currently uses Managed Flooding for communication?
• Are there limitations to what mobile devices can/can't do within a Bluetooth Mesh environment?

This episode provides a great introduction to Bluetooth Mesh.  Max Palumbo, Vice-Chair of the Bluetooth Mesh working group, shares why Bluetooth Mesh is being considered in Wireless Control applications.

The following questions are covered:

• With all the wireless connectivity options, why is Bluetooth Mesh getting attention?  What are the main benefits?
• What use-cases would someone be better off considering a protocol other than Bluetooth Mesh?  What is Bluetooth Mesh bad at?
• What are the main challenges customers face when getting started with Bluetooth Mesh
• What does Silicon Labs provide to help customers with Bluetooth Mesh?

This is a special edition of The Mesh Point , an audio production of The CompuSports Radio Network produced exclusively for the Option Central web site - www.optioncentral.net.  

In this, the seventh volume of The Mesh Point, Coach Tony DeMeo continues the discussion of his Triple Gun Offense that began in a recent (Volume 72) Coaches' Corner show. Topics covered in the show include the Triple Gun Offense, the Gun Triple - a part of the Triple Gun Offense, the importance of timing between the backfield and line blocking, "smart splits", creating seams vs cracks in a Defense, and complimentary plays.  The show also includes information about two upcoming webinars on The Triple Gun that are slated for March 2013, and sponsored in part by Option Central. 

The Mesh Point podcast series is part of the benefit package available to Option Central members, and focuses on Option-related topics. This edition of The Mesh Point is being made available to all members and guests of Option Central, and to the thousands of coaches who listen to Coaches Corner podcasts each month on the CompuSports Radio Network. 

Author Joey Lozano visits with Host John Anderson in this special edition of The Mesh Point podcast from Option Central. Lozano is co-author of The I Bone Option Attack Offense, a new book that was recently published by Coaches Choice.  

Lozano discusses the origins of the I Bone Attack in Texas during the 1970's and the evolution of the book he co-authored, along with the basics of the I Bone formation that was used by Colorado and Nebraska a decade ago with significant success.

The Mesh Point podcast is produced for Option Central by CompuSports Radio Host and Producer John Anderson, who also produces the Coaches Corner show, now in its third year of publication.

In this episode we continue our Smart Home discussion with Johan Pedersen, Product Marketing Manager for the Smar Home IoT group at Silicon Labs.  We turn our attention to questions regarding the wireless connectivity options available for the Smart Home.  The episode covers the following questions:

• What are the largest growth markets for the Smart Home? 
• How does Silicon Labs' wireless connectivity portfolio help an Engineer working on product for the Smart Home?
• Are there markets or applications where one or more protocols have advantages over others?
• What are the most common mistakes or misconsceptions about the Smart Home you see at customers?

Learn how to simplify your application architecture with the introduction of a messaging system. You'll hear how different messaging patterns can make your application more flexible, easier to maintain, and improve its performance.

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