RF Monolithics Inc.’s DM2200 combines low-power consumption components and RFM’s Third G eneration Virtual Wire radio to provide longer range than was previously possible with a battery-powered mesh networking node. The DM2200 is an embedded module that communicates 600 meters in open air while consuming 4.5mA in receive mode and 68mA in standby mode. The module uses the company’s VersaMESH mesh networking protocol to provide its powerful communications functions. VersaMESH uses a rules-based routing architecture which can be easily modified to optimize performance for low latency, long battery life, high reliability or other requirements of any specific application.