Matrix Systems released its Frontier 2010 access control software, which features built-in interfaces for both Schlage and Videx CyberLock wireless hardware, plus improved import/export configurability. Frontier 2010 is a comprehensive and scalable security solution that provides real-time monitoring of access doors and alarm points for local and remote locations. Frontier can be configured for virtually any size installation in the transportation, business, education, government, industrial and healthcare industries.

 

Frontier 2010 features a wizard-based import/export capability...

For the first time, the Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed products for WirelessHart communication. The new product family comprises two transmitters, a gateway to Industrial Ethernet and software, as well as an adapter for process instruments in preparation.

For the first time, the Siemens Industry Automation Division has developed products for WirelessHart communication. The new product family comprises two transmitters, a gateway to Industrial Ethernet and software, as well as an adapter for process instruments in preparation.

Both the new Sitrans P280 transmitter for...

WAGO Corp.'s 750-644 Bluetooth RF-Transceiver module provides fast, bidirectional, wireless communication between I/O nodes. Within 10ms, the 750-644 exchanges data up to 1,000 m (line-of-sight) or 100 m (within buildings), providing control engineers with a cost-effective wireless solution. This makes the 750-644 ideal for a wide range of applications from robot controls and high bay warehouses to both renewable and traditional energy applications, such as oil fields.

One 750-644 master can communicate with up to seven slaves on a Personal Area Network (PAN), also known as a piconet, via...

The FlexPower solar supply, BWA-SOLAR-001, by Banner Engineering Corp. is specifically designed for powering the vendor’s SureCross Wireless Network devices—offering an integrated charge controller, rechargeable battery pack, AC wall charger and mounting hardware.

The battery pack recharges in direct sunlight and continues to power the SureCross devices autonomously when sunlight is not available. The solar supply is well-suited for applications where wired power is not available or that require more power than a single-cell DX81 battery supply can provide. The FlexPower solar...

Pilz’s MI-PSSuniversal modular, decentralized I/O control platform for industrial environments, has gone wireless, and with all radio clearances in, InduraNET p is fully operational. It was developed for use in situations where cable-based solutions are difficult, impractical or impossible. InduraNET’s antenna system virtually guarantees constant connections under all application conditions, the company says. Coexistence frequency management enables it to coexist with other wireless systems in the 2.4GHz ISM band, with high immunity to interference from other wireless services...

K-TEK has released its DX80 wireless transmitter and receiver for transmitting data between process sensors and higher-level systems, such as DCS or SCADA systems. Designed for robust, secure communication, it includes two devices, a node (transmitter) that resides in the field and interfaces to K-TEK’s precision measurement devices and a gateway (receiver) that resides in the main control panel and interfaces to a PC or PLC. Each node accepts up to two analog and two discrete switch inputs. Each gateway accepts up to 55 nodes. It communicates via a frequency-hopping spread spectrum...

Pilz's PSSuniversal, the modular, decentralized input/output (I/O) control platform for industrial environments, has gone wireless. InduraNET p, short for Industrial Radio Network, was specially developed for use in situations where cable-based solutions are difficult, impractical or impossible to install. InduraNET p is designed to solve many of the problems associated with radio signal reception with its antenna system. Another InduraNET p feature, Coexistence Frequency Management or CFM, enables InduraNET p systems to coexist with other wireless systems in the 2.4-GHz ISM band, with high...

Emerson Process Management recently announced the expansion of its Smart Wireless solutions with the introduction of its Rosemount 848T wireless temperature transmitter for high-density temperature measurement. The 848T includes a new electronic device display user interface to deliver important configuration and information. The transmitter monitors up to four independently configurable RTD, thermocouple, ohm and millivolt inputs, as well as four to 20 mA inputs, allowing users to access more temperature measurements. The resulting increased visibility to plant operations allows for...