Wireless design suite includes free spectrum analyser for simplified wireless connectivity

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(2003), "Wireless design suite includes free spectrum analyser for simplified wireless connectivity", Sensor Review, Vol. 23 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2003.08723daf.002

Wireless design suite includes free spectrum analyser for simplified wireless connectivity

Wireless design suite includes free spectrum analyser for simplified wireless connectivity

Keywords: Radio, Communication, Wireless

True to its motto of "instant wireless", AeroComm has introduced a complete Design Suite that includes all the necessary tools to rapidly integrate wireless connectivity into OEMs' products (Plate 2).

Plate 2 The AeroComm design suite

AeroComm's Design Suite is much more than a development kit. Unlike many RF manufacturers who offer kits that are just a few pieces of hardware, AeroComm provides a full development system comprised of ConnexRF™ transceivers, RS232 adapter boards, power adapters and cables, antennas, software, full documentation, and importantly, the assignment of a dedicated RF design engineer to assist from development to certification. Additionally, AeroComm now includes a free Spectrum Analyser (ASA) tool to complete the package.

The Spectrum Analyser is a compact, cost-effective, PC-based instrument covering the entire 2.4 GHz ISM band. When combined with a notebook PC, the ASA enables comprehensive mobile site surveying to help OEMs identify optimal RF-equipment location and find potential interferers.

Using proprietary application software, the ASA closely simulates the display of a dedicated – and much more expensive – spectrum analyser instrument. ASA's great benefit is its small size, making it portable and ideal for any site analysis. Using the tool, a layman can have confidence installing RF equipment.

AeroComm's Windows-based software personalises the radios to support virtually any network configuration from simple point-to-point, to complex peer-to-peer. Using simple graphical user interface, (GUI) OEMs are able to choose the parameters to meet their needs including speed, broadcast or addressed, channels, security features and so on.

Historically, OEMs desiring RF communication for their products had to start with radio chipsets, requiring significant RF expertise. AeroComm has pioneered the concept of ready-to-use, agency approved RF-modules to simplify the OEMs' design effort, increase confidence in the design as well as reduce cost and time to market.

For further information and reader enquiries: US direct contact: Carrie Royce, AeroComm, 10981 Eicher Drive, Lenexa, Kansas 66219, USA. Tel: +1 801 952 1394; Fax: +1 801 952 1395; E-mail: croyce@aerocomm.com; Web site: www.aerocomm.com