Instrumentation and Control News

Tmote Mini combines a Texas Instruments MSP430 microcontroller with a TI/Chipcon CC2420 low-power radio, forming the mote core for use in wireless sensor network applications. The Tmote Mini line is offered in two configurations: a standard module that has 0dBm (1mW) output power at 2.4GHz and an enhanced module with +20dBm (100mW) output power at 2.4GHz.

The Digital Communities initiative has been a major benefit to Panasonic and our Toughbook customers, providing a means for state and local decision-makers to gain a holistic perspective on the applications, wireless infrastructure and reliable computing devices critical to an effective solutions-based approach to mobility

The future vision for RFID technology lies in achieving completely automated sensing networks that can react to external changes in real time.

Vendors of ICs for fixed WiMAX applications have redirected their efforts to mobile WiMAX since about the middle of 2006, said In-Stat. The majority of WiMAX chipsets produced in 2005 and 2006 were 802.16d-compliant and aimed at fixed WiMAX. A small percentage of chipsets produced early in 2006 were used in early WiBro (mobile WiMAX) devices...

The department has completed testing a prototype 98-foot tall mobile sensor tower, a critical component of SBInet, which is the department's multi-billion dollar effort to gain operational control of the nation's borders. The towers will hold an array of sensors, cameras and communications nodes, becoming a central part of giving Border Patrol agents improved situational awareness, or what is commonly referred to as a "common operating picture."

Our customers want the freedom to move beyond the desktop, or the room, and seamlessly connect their USB devices. Icron's flexible ExtremeUSB technology is the engine that enables USB 1.1 or 2.0 connections over any media: wireless, cable, power line or fiber optics...

Bluetooth I/O modules, available as OEM modules or as a developer's kit, can be used for remote control of pneumatic or electrical industrial equipment.

The tower houses cameras, radar, wireless data access points, communications and computer equipment, and a tower security system. When combined with Border Patrol agent vehicle modifications, the mobile sensor towers will provide surveillance data to the Common Operating Picture, a critical component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's comprehensive border security solution.

Socket iWiFi supports 64-/128-bit WEP encryption, the SSL3/TLS1 protocol for a secure client socket session and a secure FTP session. The module operates at 3.3 V, a temperature range of -20°C to 70°C and is RoHS-compliant...

As a premier provider of test solutions for wireless devices and networks in the Wi-Fi, WiMAX and cellular markets, Azimuth has succeeded in growing its customer base, while also building a comprehensive product portfolio around its unique testing architecture. The company has shipped to more than 100 wireless semiconductor, system vendors and service providers