Sartorius Terminals and Platforms Communicate Weighing Data Wirelessly
Goettingen, April 01, 2005 – Wireless communication is considered a key technology trend and a large market of the future. This form of communication offers a real alternative that eliminates connection problems in areas where mobile weighing is required and conventional installation is out of the question because of ambient conditions, such as contaminated environments or clean rooms.
A specialist for laboratory and process technology, Sartorius has meanwhile pointed the way by offering new solutions and application options based on the widely established Bluetooth® radio technology: The new interface modules, the YBT01 for connection to the Sartorius RS-232C communications port, the YDO01C-BT for connection to the UniCOM port on Combics industrial scales, and YBT02 for connection to a USB port on a PC or laptop, enable wireless data communication and transfer of commands as easily as can be otherwise accomplished by a standard cable connection.
Bluetooth® radio technology offers a comprehensive solution for fast and easy communication between PCs and peripherals and between indicators and digital weighing platforms. Any PC software that communicates with a balance or scale through a COM port and cable can also communicate using 2 an installed Bluetooth® radio communication path. Standardized Bluetooth® radio technology allows mobile and stationary devices to be wirelessly connected as individual networks (piconets). Therefore, this wireless technology is an ideal substitute for cable connections and infrared interfaces that impose a line-of-sight requirement. Installation of Sartorius interface modules with this technology is as easy as can be. The user benefits from minimized expenditure as these Sartorius interface modules abolish the need for installing RS-232 or RS-485 cables and, as a result, eliminate installation costs, maintenance and level converters. Data security and interference immunity are high priorities in Bluetooth® wireless technology. Data communication in both directions is protected by frequency hopping at speeds of up to 1,600 hops per second as a frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) and other encryption techniques are used. Thus, this technology offers complete data security in security-relevant areas, such as in pharmaceutical research and production. Wireless communications technology uses the ISM frequency band (for industrial, scientific and medical usage) at approx. 2.45 GHz. No fees are charged for this frequency, which means no added recurring costs for the user.
Bluetooth® is a registered and copyrighted name of the Bluetooth® Special Interest Group (Bluetooth® SIG, Inc.). The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sartorius AG is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology
Bluetooth® wireless Technology:
Sartorius Terminals and Platforms Communicate Weighing Data Wirelessly
Goettingen, April 01, 2005 – Wireless communication is considered a key technology trend and a large market of the future. This form of communication offers a real alternative that eliminates connection problems in areas where mobile weighing is required and conventional installation is out of the question because of ambient conditions, such as contaminated environments or clean rooms.
A specialist for laboratory and process technology, Sartorius has meanwhile pointed the way by offering new solutions and application options based on the widely established Bluetooth® radio technology: The new interface modules, the YBT01 for connection to the Sartorius RS-232C communications port, the YDO01C-BT for connection to the UniCOM port on Combics industrial scales, and YBT02 for connection to a USB port on a PC or laptop, enable wireless data communication and transfer of commands as easily as can be otherwise accomplished by a standard cable connection.
Bluetooth® radio technology offers a comprehensive solution for fast and easy communication between PCs and peripherals and between indicators and digital weighing platforms. Any PC software that communicates with a balance or scale through a COM port and cable can also communicate using 2 an installed Bluetooth® radio communication path. Standardized Bluetooth® radio technology allows mobile and stationary devices to be wirelessly connected as individual networks (piconets). Therefore, this wireless technology is an ideal substitute for cable connections and infrared interfaces that impose a line-of-sight requirement. Installation of Sartorius interface modules with this technology is as easy as can be. The user benefits from minimized expenditure as these Sartorius interface modules abolish the need for installing RS-232 or RS-485 cables and, as a result, eliminate installation costs, maintenance and level converters. Data security and interference immunity are high priorities in Bluetooth® wireless technology. Data communication in both directions is protected by frequency hopping at speeds of up to 1,600 hops per second as a frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) and other encryption techniques are used. Thus, this technology offers complete data security in security-relevant areas, such as in pharmaceutical research and production. Wireless communications technology uses the ISM frequency band (for industrial, scientific and medical usage) at approx. 2.45 GHz. No fees are charged for this frequency, which means no added recurring costs for the user.
Bluetooth® is a registered and copyrighted name of the Bluetooth® Special Interest Group (Bluetooth® SIG, Inc.). The Bluetooth® word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Sartorius AG is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
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