Zigbee products clear the cable clutter
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IDC - Intelligent Distributed Controls product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team
Feb 7, 2008
IDC's family of ZigBee products is designed around the company's ZB108 OEM module, which features a complete system-on-chip (SoC).
IDC's ZigBee wireless products enable machine builders and original equipment manufacturers to integrate wireless networking into their products, achieving considerable reductions in cabling and installation costs.
These savings are possible because ZigBee is a full-blown telemetry system that eliminates the requirement for physical data buses such as USB and Ethernet cables.
IDC's family of ZigBee products is designed around the company's ZB108 OEM module, which features a complete system-on-chip (SoC).
This comprises a high-performance microprocessor with digital, analogue and serial connectivity.
Also included in the family of modules are Ethernet and serial gateways, routers, logic and serial controllers, handheld keypads, key fobs with touch-screen and analogue general purpose modules.
All the devices are designed to operate in electrically noisy environments.
They feature embedded intelligence, 16-digit identifiers, extremely low power consumption and integrate internal position tracking algorithms based on received signal strength.
The wireless network used by the ZigBee products is based on the licence-free international standard IEEE802.15.4, which provides 2.4GHz, two-way communications and is capable of connecting hundreds of devices together in a mesh network using gateways, router and end devices (usually battery powered).
The product range features the ZigBee stack, which provides the advantages of continued main stream development and future compatibility with other manufacturers' equipment and products.
IDC is supporting its ZigBee range of products with complementary software applications including "over the air" programming, data logging, remote control and position tracking.
A function block logic configuration tool, based on IEC61499 distributed multiprocessor networking, is also in development and due for release in 2008.
In addition, for machine builders and system designers who require wireless mesh networking, IDC offers the ability to design bespoke hardware and software solutions based on existing designs, to reduce risk, the cost of development, time to market and certification costs.
IDC are is not reliant on third-party software providers.
Hardware, application firmware, PC-based software and server applications are all designed in-house by IDC software engineers at the company's headquarters in Derby.
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