Modules mate RS-232 or RS-422/485 to WLAN
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 4/1/2006
The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has introduced its EDG-4100W and EDG-4110W serial-to-wireless IEEE 802.11b boards for enabling wireless networking. The 54-x59-mm modules can fit into most legacy OEM serial devices, and both modules provide virtual COM-port mapping for communications with a host PC through an IEEE 802.11b wireless network. The modules offer transmission rates to 230 kbps and support the TCP/IP protocol. They come with Microsoft Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/2003 drivers, RS-232 or RS-433/485 interfaces, and eight universal digital inputs/outputs.
Base price: $250. Advantech, www.eautomationpro.com/us .
