Omega’s UWTC-REC6 series easily connects and adds wireless sensor capability to your meter, controller, recorder or data logger. It features analog output signal and is powered from host instrument or external power supply. The UWTC-REC6 includes mounting bracket and 1.8 meter (6’) integral cable. This product is CE compliant and is compatible with all OMEGA…
Verizon Wireless and Sierra Wireless offer AirVantage
Verizon Wireless and Sierra Wireless announced a new collaboration to co-market the Sierra Wireless AirVantage™ Cloud Platform, a comprehensive cloud-based platform for developing, deploying and operating the next generation of connected devices and M2M applications. The solution combines Sierra Wireless’ global M2M leadership and AirVantage Platform with Verizon Wireless’ reliable wireless network and Machine to…
connectBlue™ Increases Focus in the Wireless Medical Market
Wireless solutions bring to healthcare providers new high-tech possibilities for wireless connectivity across medical devices and mobile networks. These connectivity possibilities help grow the wireless medical market; a market growth which has accelerated even further with the introduction of smart mobile devices. With the expansion of the wireless medical market, connectBlue is increasing its medical…
Wireless Process Transmitter from Omega
Omega’s new wireless process transmitter for sensors with voltage or current output converts process signal to wireless up to 120 m (400’). It accepts 0 to 1V, 0 to 5V, 0 to 10V and 4 to 20 mA signals. Free software for monitoring, recording, and data logging is included. This product features low power operation/sleep…
Seamless Roaming with Standard Access Points
Typically, a client maintains a wireless connection with one access point until the radio signal gets too weak, in which case the client must initialize the scan for a new access point that can offer a better radio signal. This handover phase can take from 100 ms to several seconds before the communication is up…
Gateways and Nodes Offer High-Power Radios and High-Density I/O for Industrial Sensor Networks
Banner Engineering Corp. introduces a new line of SureCross Performance Wireless I/O Gateways and Nodes, featuring high-power radio frequency (RF) architecture with 1-Watt transmit power in the 900 MHz ISM band. This innovative architecture provides an increased range between devices — up to six miles — delivering a reliable industrial Wireless sensor solution in all…
Banner Engineering 2011 Product Catalog Delivers Comprehensive Guide for Industrial Automation Solutions
Banner Engineering announces its 2011 Product Catalog is now available in both a print and an interactive online version. Providing a user-friendly, all-encompassing guide to the company’ps five diverse product lines, the 2011 catalog wraps Banner’s superior sensor products together with lighting and indicators, machine vision, wireless and machine safety products. The full-color print catalog…
TE Connectivity Develops a Standard Range of Antennas
TE Connectivity (TE) has announced a product line of standard antennas to meet multiple customers’ needs. The new standard range of antennas offers low-profile, high-performance stamped metal, flexible printed circuits (FPC) and printed circuit boards (PCB) embedded antenna solutions for single- through penta-band applications. These antennas are designed and manufactured to comply with stringent operating…
Safer RFID Identification
The continuous integration of RFID in the field of automation makes it easy to link machine and system terminals in the logistics, production tracing and industrial IT structures. Most BDE and access systems are based on the 13.56 MHz RFID system, thus this RFID product is compatible with ISO 14443 and ISO 15693. This enables…
Transmit Ethernet Data from Remote Locations
Phoenix Contact has added a basic version of the Trusted Wireless Ethernet (TWE) radio. The TWE-Basic (RAD-ISM-900-EN-BD/B) transmits Ethernet data from remote locations, even in high interference environments. The “basic” nature of the product indicates the removal of the standard RS-232 and RS-485/422 ports. In addition, the TWE-Basic is a “slave-only” device, so it…
IPv6 in Low-Power Wireless Networks
By Jonathan W. Hui and David E. Culler, Fellow IEEE This excerpt of a paper published by IEEE discusses how recent developments make it possible, pragmatic, and efficient to use the IPv6 protocol for low-power multihop wireless networks. Figure 1: Incorporating sensornets into an IP network is no different than with any other network technology.…
Sunstone Offering Rogers Materials Shipped within 24 Hours of Purchase
Sunstone Circuits has enhanced their services by offering Rogers material 4350 (RO4350) for orders placed within the Sunstone quickturn product line. The demand for Rogers materials is continuously on the rise. In their quest to continue being the easiest PCB company to do business with, Sunstone has responded to that demand and is now offering…
connectBlue Solves Seamless Roaming with Standard Access Points
In the typical situation, a client remains the wireless connection with an access point until the radio signal gets too weak that the client has to initialize the scan for a new access point that can offer a better radio signal. This handover phase can take anything from 100 milliseconds to several seconds before the…
Fanless Digital Signage Player
Axiomtek releases its first stand alone robust IP4X dust-proof digital signage player that is specifically designed for digital signage applications. The DSB-300 features IP4X-rated enclosure, hardware decoder, 1920 x 1080 resolution, and an Intel® Atom™ processor D525 1.8 GHz with 4GB DDR3 system memory. This standalone box is a reliable solution when looking for a…
WTWH Media Launches “Live Your Dream; Be An Entrepreneur” Contest
By Scott McCafferty, Co-Founder CLEVELAND, OH – WTWH Media, LLC, an integrated b2b media company serving the design engineer and renewable energy markets with 25 technology based web sites and print publications today announced an initiative to promote entrepreneurship and business in Cleveland, Ohio with the program, “Live Your Dream; Be an Entrepreneur.” Promoted across…
Wireless pH/Temperature Transmitter
Omega’s new UWPH-2-NEMA wireless pH temperature transmitter features a high performance microprocessor based wireless radio transmitter built into a NEMA enclosure. It transmits pH, temperature and signal strength in real-time. The free software that’s including converts your PC into a multi-channel chart recorder or data logger. Works with Omega’s UWTC series receivers for a complete…
OMEGA® iTHX-SD Transmitter
The OMEGA® iTHX-SD transmitter lets you monitor and record Temperature, Relative Humidity and Dew Point over an Ethernet network or the Internet with no special software except a Web browser. It serves Active Web Pages to display real time readings, display charts of temperature and humidity, or log data in standard data formats for use…
Join the first Design World Tweet Chat on Feb. 2
Join Design World on Wednesday, February 2nd, for the inaugural Design World Tweet Chat. Our entire editorial team will be tweeting with you on the topic of engineering education. To participate, just include #DesignWorld in your tweets that day, from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m. Eastern time. You can comment, respond to other tweets, even…
Wirelessly Integrate PLCs
The CU8890 USB-to-WLAN adapter enables wireless integration of industrial PCs onto an Ethernet network. The FCC certified adapter supports the WLAN standard IEEE 802.11 b/g. An integrated DIN rail adapter allows convenient installation in control cabinets. When connected to an Industrial PC with USB port, the controller facilitates the fieldbus-neutral exchange of all UDP/TCP-based data…
Chip Filters for Cellular Band Applications
Schaumburg, IL – Taiyo Yuden’s latest lines of chip filters optimize the performance, while minimizing the size, of mobile phones. The exceptionally compact EIA 0603 size multilayer dual low pass filter is designed for use with multi-band smartphones, while two new optimized EIA 0805 size multilayer diplexers were developed for use with mobile phones. Taiyo…
Wireless Handwheel for Machine Tools from HEIDENHAIN
SCHAUMBURG, IL – HEIDENHAIN makes available for the first time ever an electronic wireless handwheel for use on machine tools. Especially useful on large machine tools, this cordless HR 550 FS handwheel allows the user to concentrate entirely on the action in the machine’s working space by enabling remote control datum setting and probing with…
Banner Offers New Compact Housing Option for Intrinsically Safe Wireless Nodes
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Banner Engineering has added a new compact metal housing rated for Class I, Division I* hazardous locations to its intrinsically safe DX99 Wireless Node product line. The new version of the DX99 Node provides power to the sensor directly within the hazardous area as the integrated battery power supply produces an intrinsically…
MicroStrain Launches a New Wireless Sensing System
MicroStrain introduces an extended range, synchronous wireless sensing system, combining breakthrough precision wireless time synchronization and enhanced system scalability accommodating hundreds of wireless sensor nodes with extended range communication. The new MicroStrain Extended Range, Synchronized (mXRS) Wireless Sensing System currently includes 1)WSDA™-Base, a central base station that coordinates and synchronizes data collection with exceptional industry…
Tips on Designing an Energy Monitoring System
By Benjamin Orchard, Application Engineer, Opto 22 Machine designers, systems integrators, and consultants focused on reducing their energy consumption need systems that monitor and gather power consumption data from facilities, systems, and equipment; and tools that help them analyze the data so that they can create, innovate, change business practices, and ultimately slash their energy…
Long Distance Industrial Wireless Transmitters And Receivers
Omega’s new industrial wireless transmitters offer unparalleled flexibility for process measurement applications. These transmitters are designed for a variety of applications, including temperature, infrared temperature, relative humidity, process transducers with standard voltage or current outputs, flow (pulsed frequency) as well as pH. Thermocouple, RTD, Infrared Temperature, RH, Ph, Process Voltage/Current and Flow/Pulsed Frequency Input Models…