MaxStream Enhances 802.15.4 RF Firmware Capabilities; XBee Product Family Includes New Data Acquisition Features.LINDON, Utah Lindon is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 8,363 at the 2000 census. By 2004 its population had been estimated to increase slightly to 8,489. Geography Lindon is located at (40.338552, -111. -- MaxStream, the global leader of industrial wireless device networking Using an Ethernet LAN to interconnect sensors, instruments, machine tools, medical monitors, restaurant appliances, POS terminals and other devices. In the mid-1990s, Comtrol Corporation created the first "device server," which converts serial transmission to Ethernet, enabling , has announced the release of a firmware upgrade for all 802.15.4-enabled XBee and XBee-PRO products. This update permits features such as analog-to-digital conversion analog-to-digital or A/D conversion, the process of changing continuously varying data, such as voltage, current, or shaft rotation, into discrete digital quantities that represent the magnitude of the data , digital input reading and encryption. With the latest 802.15.4 firmware, the XBee product family is able to automatically take analog and digital input readings at user-defined sampling rates. Digital inputs can also be reported during transition occurrences or through cyclic sampling. In between sample periods, the radios can be configured for sleep modes that use less than 35 microamps, making the RF modules an ideal communication solution for battery-powered applications. Also helping to conserve power and bandwidth in data acquisition applications, multiple analog and digital inputs can be collected before they are wirelessly transmitted. The addition of 128-bit AES encryption creates a more secure and reliable network connection for applications dealing with sensitive and critical data. The introduction of these new features allows more applications to incorporate the easy-to-use and low-cost benefits of MaxStream's XBee product family. "As the diverse needs of OEMs and systems integrators using MaxStream products have grown, we have found the need to include additional functionality for their application needs," said Hugh Nielsen, chief technology officer at MaxStream. "The features included in this latest release of our 802.15.4 firmware give our customers more strength and flexibility as they integrate our wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. solutions." The IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. (R) 802.15.4 standard was established to provide a simple, low-power, low-cost solution for a variety of industries requiring the benefits of wireless technology. The 802.15.4 standard serves as the RF backbone for the ZigBee protocol. The beta release See beta version. of the latest 802.15.4 firmware will be available for download in early June, with a full release planned for early July. For more information, visit www.maxstream.net or contact us at 866-765-9885. About MaxStream Inc. MaxStream is the leading worldwide developer of wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. networking for electronic devices. MaxStream provides wireless modem modules, stand-alone radio modems, RF design services, and supporting software. Products and services by MaxStream include designing, manufacturing and supporting wireless communications for embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . For more information regarding MaxStream's products and services, contact MaxStream Inc. at www.maxstream.net, info@maxstream.net, or call 866-765-9885. MaxStream, XBee and XBee-PRO are trademarks of MaxStream Inc. All other products, services, companies and publications are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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