ENTELEC 2006 CONFERENCE & EXPO, HOUSTON (April, 2006) – Microwave Data Systems (MDS), a world leader in industrial, wireless, networking solutions with applications in the supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA), automation, telecommunications, public safety, and online transactional markets, today introduced a new integrated, scalable, family of I/O and wireless communications products. MDS NETio enables the extension and regeneration of I/O signals while reducing complexity, wiring, and termination costs. Integration complexity is significantly reduced, because the NETio consolidates I/O with an MDS radio. Utilizing a single wireless link, MDS NETio carries payload data from serial and IP devices along with the analog and discrete signals.
It also supports direct protocol addressability of connected I/O from a library of industrial protocols, including MODBUS RTU, DF1, MODBUS TCP, DNP3 or EtherNet/IP. Optional wired and wireless expansion modules are available as well, enabling network customization based on specific I/O counts. NETio wireless expansion modules can be as far as 1,000 feet away, communicating with the base unit by means of MDS WeXPTM, a short-range wireless capability based upon IEEE 802.15.4.
“The most significant benefits our customers can recognize are the cost savings and efficiencies NETio enables,” noted MDS Business Development Manager Mike Malone. “This is a flexible, cost-effective solution that provides deployment alternatives that are scalable to your I/O count, distance and location requirements.”
About Microwave Data Systems
Microwave Data Systems provides organizations handling mission-critical communications with the best combination of range and speed for both fixed and mobile services--all on one infrastructure. Our secure, wireless, networking solutions for point-to-point and point-to-multipoint architectures support both serial and IP/Ethernet interfaces. Durable packaging, reliable links, quick system response times, and an extensive range of operating temperatures, makes MDS the leader for industrial wireless performance.
