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News Release from: Control Microsystems | Subject: ScadaWave
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 February 2008
Radio range is made for Scada
applications
Includes facilities for multiple protocols over the same radio system, collision avoidance and the ability to extend the RF range of repeater or bridge sites.
ScadaWave is a novel line of data radio products from Control Microsystems that includes remotes, basestations and hot-standby/redundant-station variants in both licensed and unlicensed frequency formats The licence-free format is represented by the ScadaWave Ultra-Series radios, which are designed to provide reliable and secure serial datacommunications in the 900MHz ISM band
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 16 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Licensed radios are covered by the ScadaWave M and E-Series products and are offered with a wide range of options.
"Our new ScadaWave product line is not just another entry into the data radio market", says Dale Symington, VP Product Strategy.
"These radios provide solutions for real Scada systems including facilities for multiple protocols over the same radio system, collision avoidance and the ability to extend the RF range of repeater or bridge sites".
The unlicensed Ultra-Series is Control Microsystems' answer to the rapidly growing market for spread-spectrum radios and includes dual data ports, high datarates and advanced encryption.
The radios operate in either a standard remote unit format or as high-performance basestations or repeaters.
Targeting the licensed market, the ScadaWave E-Series radios incorporate advanced digital modulation and signal processing techniques to achieve exceptionally high throughput efficiency using traditional licensed narrowband radio channels.
State-of-the-art features include an advanced DSP-based GMSK digital data modem, user-configurable data ports, and dual independent, high-frequency digital synthesisers.
Also targeting the licensed market, the ScadaWave M-Series is a high-value solution using the same advanced digital modulation and signal processing technology as the E-Series only with a subset of features.
All Control Microsystems ScadaWave radios are configured through the ScadaWave Manager configuration and diagnostics software which includes alarms, trends and data logging.
All ScadaWave products come with an industry leading 3-year warranty.
Pricing for the unlicensed Ultra-Series start at around US $690.
Licensed radios start around US $525.
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