Fighting obesity with wireless networking
24 December, 2007
Nordic Semiconductor ASA has announced that US wireless health monitoring company FitSense has standardised on its nRF2401A 2.4GHz transceivers in its wearable, coin-cell sensor powered ActiHealth BodyLAN system.
2.4 GHz transceiver
08 December, 2007 | Supplied by: Nu Horizons Electronics Asia Pty Ltd
Nordic Semiconductor has released the nRF24LU1, a single chip 2.4 GHz transceiver that enables the implementation of ultra-compact, high-performance USB dongles for wireless peripherals by providing a single chip in a 5 x 5 mm QFN package with full on-chip security.
Sewage treatment plant uses radio
05 December, 2007
The STP recycled water pumps are controlled by a programmable logic controller using cut-in/cut-out level signals installed at the dam
Wireless-enabled enterprise solutions
05 December, 2007 | Supplied by: Schneider Electric Pty Ltd
Invensys Process Systems has announced seven new wireless-enabled solutions and expanded global network implementation and support capabilities. These wireless-enabled solutions can be deployed at both the plant and enterprise levels to help improve overall industrial asset performance management.
Aussie radio comes to the rescue of miners
30 November, 2007
The 27 miners rescued from the Ballarat mine collapse used an Australian designed and manufactured radio system to immediately contact the surface to report their condition and exact positions. This led to their quick recovery, through a nearby ventilation shaft.
GPS receiver modules
20 November, 2007 | Supplied by: Glyn Ltd
Fastrax has released its iTrax310 and uPatch300 OEM GPS receiver modules that use the SiRF chipsets.
Radio communications for deep underwater tunnel
19 November, 2007
Zenitel Norway AS has won the contract for delivering the infrastructure, including the complete radio communication system, for what claims to be the world’s deepest road tunnel, Eikesundsambandet, in Norway.
Radio infrastructure for Danish Rail Net
14 November, 2007
Zenitel has announced a radio infrastructure contract between Zenitel Denmark AS and BaneDanmark (Danish Rail Net).
FM transceiver
03 October, 2007 | Supplied by: RF Modules Australia
The BiM2H, from Radiometrix, is a half-duplex crystal-controlled PLL wideband FM transceiver operating at 433.92 MHz.
Take your radio for a run
05 September, 2007 by Elizabeth Latham, journalist
When you're jogging you would usually take music with you while you sweat it out. Not any more. New technology means that you can take your friends jogging with you over the radio waves.
Wireless and ethernet at Sydney conference
09 August, 2007
A two-day conference designed to maximise the value of wireless and ethernet systems, will be held in Sydney, 5–6 December.
Point-to-point microwave
04 July, 2007 | Supplied by: Wave1 Pty Ltd
Wave1's P50L point-to-point licensed microwave is compact and lightweight and optimised for converged PDH, WB ethernet applications.
GaAs MMIC receiver
04 May, 2007 | Supplied by: Richardson Electronics Pty Ltd
Mimix Broadband has introduced an SMT packaged gallium arsenide (GaAs) monolithic microwave integrated circuit receiver comprising a three-stage low noise amplifier followed by a single transistor 'Tee' attenuator and an image reject fundamental resistive mixer.
DSC VHF radio
02 April, 2007 | Supplied by: http://www.gme.net.au/
Flexibility has been key in the design of the GX600D. Its features, such as impressive size, IP67 waterproof rating, colour choice, range of mounting and second station options, set the GX600D apart from the competition.
Transceiver modules
10 January, 2007 | Supplied by: http://www.computronics.com.au/
Computronics has released a wireless RF bidirectional Tx/Rx module, communicating up to 200 m with an optional RS232 interface.