Automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software provider National Instruments has introduced a new wireless gateway and two new measurement nodes that extend the capabilities of the NI wireless sensor network (WSN) platform.
The NI LabVIEW system design software will enable engineers to integrate wired and wireless measurement and control systems and deploy autonomous programmes to WSN nodes that perform local control, data analysis and event-based alarming or notification.
NI 9795 C Series Gateway aggregates measurement data from distributed WSN nodes, making data available within deployed LabVIEW Real-Time applications running on CompactRIO.
The gateway also adds existing programmable and non-programmable WSN gateways to offer choices for cost and flexibility.
The NI WSN-3230 (1-port RS232) and NI WSN-3231 (1-port RS485) serial nodes will feature one serial port and two digital I/O channels for discrete inputs, event detection and programmatic control.
The new serial nodes will also embed query and parse algorithms directly on WSN node with LabVIEW WSN Module to create autonomous programmable interface to a variety of serial-based instruments, sensors and control boards.
