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The video titled, "A Guide to Wi-Fi and Frequency Hopping Antenna Selection," delves into the different types of antennas and characteristics to keep in mind, such as the antenna’s pattern, gain, and polarity.

The award is for a research project that quantified the performance of an ISA100 Wireless based safety system at an offshore operational site.

HMS says Industrial Ethernet is growing faster than before and now accounts for 38% of the market. EtherNet/IP is in first place within industrial Ethernet globally.

Sixnet series RAM industrial cellular RTUs now provide high-speed 4G LTE network support in Japan.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management The self-configuring capabilities of WirelessHART networks simplify the installation and configuration of WirelessHART field devices. This article walks through the steps required to successfully install and configure a WirelessHART network.

The SmartWatchWeb Radio Frequency (SWWRF40) Steam Trap Monitor checks for gas and steam leaks, temperature, pressure and other relevant information related to valves and the steam system.

By Joy Weiss, Dust Networks Wireless sensor networks must meet a high bar for smart, security and reliable wire-free operation over many years. These stringent requirements can be met with existing and emerging wireless mesh networks standards.

The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute certified the STAPS ISA100 Wireless Steam Trap Monitor from Spirax Sarco.

ZigBee and EnOcean will combine EnOcean energy harvesting wireless solutions with ZigBee 3.0.

The AIM ST6700 has successfully achieved ISA100 Wireless certification.

At Schenker Deutschland, noax forklift terminals now guarantee seamless data transfer for fulfillment right up to the production line.

By Subhajit Bagchi, Belden In the factories of the future, smart communications will become increasingly critical in all aspects of the operation. As models for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) mature and become hardened realities, the technologies and strategies for connecting machines will be essential for enabling increased efficiency, resiliency and productivity.

By Moazzam Shamsi, Emerson Process Management This is the second of a five-article series on wireless instrumentation and infrastructure. This article covers best practices for including wireless instruments and infrastructure in project designs, including wireless device system planning, design, test and commissioning.

WeConfig 1.3 adds wizards for quick and easy user-friendly configuration with global parameter settings.

The team showing the most innovation wins a trip to Seattle and $3,500 worth of Fluke tools.

Software simplifies development of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) applications using LSR’s SaBLE-x Bluetooth Smart module

Network topology is the arrangement of the various elements (links, nodes, etc.) of a computer network. It is the topological structure of a network and may be depicted physically or logically.

Industry needs to continue to demonstrate how optimal and government-grade cybersecurity can be achieved to the satisfaction of senior control industry security and operating managers

Verizon Wireless certified the NetComm Wireless 4G WiFi M2M Router (NTC-140W-01) for deployment in the U.S.

Paradox Engineering provides open standard urban and industrial wireless sensor network solutions, global virtual networks and OEM versions of its core network technologies.