Sensicast Announces Intrinsically-Safe Thermocouple Smart Sensor.New robust wireless sensor see mote. delivers accurate measurement from hazardous environments HOUSTON & NEEDHAM, Mass. -- Today at the ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. Expo 2006 (Booth 2267), Sensicast Systems (www.sensicast.com), leading worldwide provider of wireless sensor networks for industrial automation and monitoring enhancement, announced the SensiNet TECO-1021 Thermocouple Smart Sensor. Ideal for harsh environments, the TECO-1021 is an intrinsically-safe wireless temperature monitoring device designed for Class 1 Div II hazardous locations. A wide variety of thermocouples can interface with the Thermocouple Smart Sensor allowing its use in a broad range of applications. The devices operate at 2.4GHz, and are FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. and CE approved. They report highly accurate (<.05%) and repeatable real-time temperature measurements to a central management application. The TECO-1021 operates as a component of Sensicast SensiNet[R]--a self-configuring, self-healing, battery-operated Wireless Sensor Network. The TECO-1021 integrates transparently with the new SensiNet Services Gateway--a fully self-contained network appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything with embedded connectivity and data-reporting functionality that manages the SensiNet network and integrates it with legacy systems (e.g. ICONICS, Intellution, Wonderware); built-in Web 2.0 data visualization See information visualization. applications; and industry-standard communications protocols (SOAP, OPC (1) (OpenGL Performance Characterization) A project group within GPC that manages OpenGL benchmarks. OPC endorses the Viewperf and GLperf benchmarks. Viewperf was created by IBM and OPC provides viewsets for it, which are combinations of tests using specific , ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. , XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. ). The device is simple to install and delivers extended "hands-free" operation in environments where wired sensing is either impossible or impractical; in hazardous locations (refineries, oil and gas plants; steel and aluminum mills); as well as in food production and pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities. Select Features and Specifications (Full specs at http://www.sensicast.com/datasheets.php ) * Supports wide range of thermocouple types (K,T,R,S,E,J,B,C,N) * Monitors temperatures ranging from eAE148 F to +3000 F * NEMA-4X rated housings and optional moisture resistant enclosures * Battery-operated and totally wirelessCono data or power wiring is required; long MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) The average time a component works without failure. It is the number of failures divided by the hours under observation. MTBF - Mean Time Between Failures (battery life up to 2 years with two-minute reporting intervals) * Advanced radio design provides reliable connectivity in harsh RF environments "Customers see significant improvements in efficiency, process control, environmental monitoring and safety after deploying SensiNet systems," said Andrew Netburn, VP of Worldwide Sales, Sensicast. "Through solutions built for hazardous environmentsCoSensicast can extend its leadership in providing Smart Sensor solutions for new applications and new industries that have previously not enjoyed the benefits of wireless sensor networking." About Sensicast Sensicast provides comprehensive Wireless Sensor Networks that help operating managers dramatically reduce costs & improve efficiency. Sensicast's robust and easy-to-deploy SensiNet[R] systems continuously report real-time operations data from applications, processes, and facility conditions. SensiNet is a patented, self-installing, self-healing "Zero-IT" solution that captures critical data through Smart Sensors and makes the information available and actionable through internal and Web-based access. Sensicast's Pervasive Sensing[TM] solutions address the needs of a wide range of industrial and commercial enterprisesCoincluding remote monitoring (protocol) remote monitoring - (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a of temperature, energy use, moisture/humidity, and other data types; while also facilitating predictive maintenance and governmental/environmental compliance. For more information visit www.sensicast.com Sensicast and SensiNet are registered trademarks, and Pervasive Sensing is a trademark of Sensicast Systems, Inc. All other trademarks or service marks are property of their respective owners. |
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