SignalConditionerOne™ Wireless Signal Conditioner
The patent-pending SignalConditionerOne™, model SC1, is a ZigBee-Enabled signal conditioner used to convert your existing pressure and temperature sensors to wireless sensors. The battery powered SC1 has a special case design that gives technicians convenient access to the battery compartment for easy battery replacement.
Device Description
Measuring about 180 millimeters long, the patent-pending IntelliSensing SC1 is a compact, self-contained wireless signal conditioner. Accurate voltage and current references are provided to connect to your existing pressure and temperature sensors. The analog signals are converted to units of measure and transmitted wirelessly to a suitable base station such as the IntelliSensing BS1, and passed to a host system such as a PC or PLC. The internal battery powers the conditioner and sensors for the entire calibration period of one year.
Integrated Data Acquisition
Signals are amplified, sampled and digitized into 24-bit words at a rate of up to 1 ksps. This is all accomplished using a precision mixed-signal microcontroller (MCU) which integrates an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and a high-speed 8051-compatible CPU. Accurate measurements are passed to the wireless subsection for transmission.
Cutting Edge ZigBee
Our ZigBee wireless interface combines an ultra-low power IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver with ZigBee software to form a transparent wireless communication solution that has self-organizing and self-healing properties. This mesh network allows for ease of installation around obstructions, redundancy in communication paths, and longer range. The 2.4 GHz frequency band is suitable for worldwide use.
Capable Radio Hardware
The IEEE 802.15.4 Standard details the Physical Layer (PHY) and Medium Access Control (MAC) specifications, and offers the building blocks for different types of networking known as “star, mesh, and cluster tree.” Network routing schemes are designed to ensure power conservation, and low latency through guaranteed time slots. Communication redundancy is a unique feature of the ZigBee network layer, eliminating “single point of failure” in mesh networks. Key features of the PHY include energy and link-quality detection, and clear channel assessment for improved coexistence with other wireless networks. The MAC specifies automatic packet acknowledgement, provides options for transmission in a range of pre-selected time intervals, and supports 128-bit AES security. The MAC and ZigBee application software is implemented in a code-efficient microcontroller that communicates digitally with the sensor data acquisition hardware.
Downloads
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Download the User Manual. |
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