The software in points

• Motes
  

  •Run TinyOS (event based embedded OS).
  

  •Applications are written in embedded C (nesC).
  

  •Lots of code snippets and some good tutorials.
  

  •Tool chain available for *nix and Windows.
  

  •Familiar to anyone who uses GCC and Make.
  

  •Simulators available for limited debugging and testing.
  

  Base Station / Gateway
  

  •Java libraries provided.
  

  •Tools available to automatically make Java stubs to convert Mote messages into Java objects.
  

  •Can use your normal Java development process and IDE.