National Instruments has ten new Wi-Fi and Ethernet Data Acquisition (DAQ) Devices that include built-in signal conditioning and direct sensor connectivity for electrical, physical, mechanical, and acoustic signals. Using the IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless networks, the devices stream data on each channel at more than 50 kS/s with 24 bits of resolution. They send…
connectBlue™ Introduces a New Wireless Technology
The new IEEE 802.15.4 product range share form factor and electrical interfaces with the well-known and proven connectBlue Bluetooth and Wireless LAN product ranges. Thanks to the connectBlue industrial de facto standard, it is possible for the users to reuse the integration efforts of three different wireless technologies. This compatibility provides the OEM and system…
connectBlue Selects Enics
connectBlue has selected Enics as its collaboration partner for the manufacture of its next Wireless modules. connectBlue has over the last years had a stabile volume growth of the Wireless OEM modules that are the main business of the company. Late 2007 connectBlue signed a contract for delivery of 100 000 Bluetooth modules to a…
Un-Tether Your Encoder: Go Wireless
By Michael Stephens & Michelle Todd By Michael Stephens & Michelle Todd, BEI Industrial EncodersEncoders come in a wide variety of sizes, accuracies, and ranges based upon just as wide a variety of mechanical and optical technologies. And you can pay as much or little as you wish. But all encoders have one limitation in…
SureCross™ DX70 Wireless Developer’s Kit
Minneapolis, MN–Banner Engineering Corp. announces the SureCross™ DX70 Wireless Developer’s Kit, consisting of a Gateway and one Node transceiver to enable on-site wireless testing. The ready to use, self-contained kit provides battery boxes with test buttons and indicator lights simulating inputs and outputs to determine an application’s specific range and response time requirements. Plus, the…
connectBlue Releases Bluetooth I²C Bus Adapter
connectBlue releases a Bluetooth based I²C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) OEM adapter which enables a cost-efficient and easy-to-use wireless solution when connecting devices such as displays, sensors and signal converters. The new Bluetooth I²C Bus Adapter from connectBlue enables an easy and cost efficient way for wireless connection of I²C-interface based devices like displays, sensors and signal…
NI LabVIEW Drivers for Wireless Sensor Networks
National Instruments announced new LabVIEW drivers for wireless sensor networks, giving engineers and scientists working with these devices the ability to fully integrate their ZigBee, IEEE 802.15.4 or proprietary wireless sensors into the National Instruments LabVIEW graphical development environment. The free driver software works with sensors from three wireless-sensing leaders — Accsense, Accutech and Crossbow Technology — and includes communication functions and…