NWSP - Nokia Wrist-Attached Sensor Platform

About

NWSP Stands for Nokia Wrist-Attached Sensor Platform. It can be pronounced as [enwisp]. The platform it targeted as an open source research platform for wellness or other applications.

Platform Hardware

The platform hardware and mechanics will be available for purchase. They will be manufactured on demand. They can be provided as completely assembled devices ready for use. Availability, price and manufacturing lead-time will be case-specific. Please contact our license manufacturer Xortec Oy - directly to request a quote and order devices.

There are currently two mechanical versions of the hardware. One is wrist-attachable and the other a development version. The development version is easier to program because the JTAG programming connector is accessible without opening the device. The device can be provided pre-programmed to be used as a measurement device.

NWSP development version hardware

NEWS! In January 2009 a new mechanics design is available. The design was made by Nokia Research Center Innovation Acceleration Mechanics team. There are three major improvements: 1) The wrist device has an external JTAG programming socket so it does not have to be opened for programming (separate dev unit becomes obsolete). 2) You don't need a separate charging station - you can use standard Nokia charger. 3) Significant cost reduction because the mechanics is designed for mass production.

Preview of new NWSP mechanics design - final product might have slight changes

Documentation

See EMBC2007 publication: Wearable FPGA Based Wireless Sensor Platform

Presentation slides: NWSP Presentation 2008

Demo applications: NWSP Demo Applications

Also, check out this video: NWSP Demo Applications 2007 (Also availabe on YouTube if you are not able to view .mp4 videos.)

New! Another less serious NWSP demo video now uploaded to YouTube.

Instructions for using Altera Quartus II tools to develop and program the NWSP: NWSP_quartus_setup_and_flashing.pdf

Assembly instructions for NWSP development unit: NWSP_development_unit_construction.pdf
Assembly instructions for NWSP wrist unit: NWSP_wrist_unit_construction.pdf

Schematic diagrams:

SP Schematics (pdf)
NWSP Add-on module schematics (pdf)
NWSP Capacitive sensing keypad schematics (pdf)

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Packages

nwsp_v1p2.zip - NWSP v1.2 Software and VHDL Sourcecode

nwsp_v1p2_opensource_jic.zip - NWSP v1.2 Flash File containing complete bootable system

NWSP_quartus_project_and_components.zip - NWSP v1.2 additional Quartus project files

NWSP_boot_rom_and_flash_script.zip - NWSP v1.2 additional software files

Support

Unfortunately we are unable to give support for the NWSP platform. The hardware and software is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The provided demo applications are not intended to be used for anything useful, they are just demonstrating the capabilities of the platform. It is assumed that the users of the platform are skilled in software and/or FPGA development and can create new applications or modify the existing ones. Some general support for Quartus II and NIOS II can be found from Altera Quartus II website and http://www.niosforum.com/.

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