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Networking Designed for high performance in harsh environments, another common application for CAN@net NT is remote access to CAN networks via Ethernet - e.g. in wind power plants or in the manufacturing sector. CAN@net NT enables service staff to get access to plants all around the world, simplifying control, service and monitoring of CAN-based plants, reducing costs and downtime significantly. Besides the bridge operation, linking two CAN networks via Ethernet, the CAN@ net NT 200 can also be directly accessed from Windows, Linux, VxWorks or QNX based systems as well as from embedded systems, by using a simple ASCII protocol over a standard TCP/IP socket. CAN@net NT supports all CAN baud rates from 5 kBit/s to 1 Mbit/s, as well as simultaneous use of 11 and 29 bit identifiers. The TCP/IP-based protocol ensures that no CAN messages are lost when transmitted over Ethernet. The device configuration is easily made by using a Windows configuration tool. Artila Releases New C Programmable I/O Controller Module Artila Electronics has released the RIO-2015PG, the new FreeRTOS programmable remote I/O module. RIO-2015PG is powered by a 32-bit Atmel SAM4E16E 120MHz ARM Cortex M4 processor which is equipped with 256KB SRAM, 3MB Flash and FreeRTOS real time operating system. The industrial I/O of RIO-2015PG features one 10/100 MHz Ethernet port, one RS-232, one isolated RS-485, four isolated analog input channels, two isolated analog output channels, four isolated digital input and two channels of relay and one 1-wire interface for temperature or humidity sensors. RIO-2015PG is shipped with a FreeRTOS+lwIP board support package (BSP), device manager utility and example programs. Users can download the Toolchain, Atmel Studio from Atmel web site. A tiny web server is available in RIO-2015PG and is ready for customer's web-based application. Example programs which demonstrate serial and Ethernet data communication, Web configuration and I/O controls are available in the RIO-2015PG application development kit. The device manager utility featuring device discovery, network configuration, user's web page and firmware upload is also included. An example program which demonstrates how to push sensor data to IBM Bluemix using MQTT is also included for quick sensor to cloud application development. Broadcom Announces 60 GHz Wireless Mesh Solution for Wireless Infrastructure Broadcom Limited has announced a 60 GHz wireless mesh (60G WiMesh) chipset solution designed for wireless infrastructure applications including mobile backhaul and wireless access points. The chipset consists of a BCM20130 baseband SoC and a BCM20138 RF transceiver chip, both of which are implemented in standard CMOS process. Based on innovative steerable beamforming technology, the chipset provides a highly robust, cost-effective 60 GHz wireless solution addressing the "last-mile problem" for wireless infrastructure. Broadcom's unique 60G WiMesh technology enables a baseband SoC to connect to multiple RF transceiver chips, supporting large phased array antennae to extend data transmission range. The solution can also employ a custom time division duplex (TDD) protocol to facilitate long range point-to-multipoint links to enable a robust wireless mesh network. Compared with other 60 GHz wireless solutions on the market, which are either short range or expensive, the Broadcom 60G WiMesh solution does not need high gain fixed antennae and allows the formation of a self-organizing, community-based wireless mesh network in the 60 GHz spectrum, which minimizes equipment and infrastructure costs and provides a highly efficient, high bandwidth data delivery for mobile backhaul. "Built upon a well-established RF/Analog CMOS design and standards based solution, the Broadcom 60G WiMesh solution is the first in the industry to support wireless mesh networking in the 60 GHz band with link distances between nodes up to hundreds of meters, making it ideal for use in wireless backhaul. Furthermore, the 60G WiMesh technology bolsters Broadcom's Wi-Fi leadership and enables us to deliver the best user experience by providing end-to-end multi-Gbps connectivity," said Michael Hurlston, senior vice president and general manager of the Mobile Connectivity Products Division at Broadcom. Remote Site & Equipment Management \ Fall 2016 25

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