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Presentation of the Newsteo solution
Telemetry is a technology which allows the remote measurement and reporting of information of interest to the system designer or operator. The word is derived from Greek roots tele = remote, and metron = measure.
Telemetry typically refers to wireless communications (i.e. using a radiofrequency system to implement the data link) but can also refer to data transfer over other media, such as a telephone or computer network or via an optical link.
Newsteo solution
The Newsteo solution is composed by 3 elements:
The measurement products (Builder, Logger, Tracker): they are spread in the area which has to be monitored. They send to the RF-to-USB key by radiofrequency the measures they take. They can be wireless configured and updated.
The RF-to-USB key: it is the bridge between the PC and the loggers
The RF Monitor: this sofware is installed on the PC and collects and displays the measures
Newsteo communication protocol
Newsteo solutions are optimized to be easily integrated and to be efficient. This technology is built on several characteristics:
The transmission operates on free ISM Band (868 MHz in Europe - 915 Mhz in USA). The ISM bands (industrial, scientific, and medical) are frequencies which can be used freely (free of charge and without authorization) for industrial, scientist and medical applications. The unlicensed ISM bands below 1GHz are widely used for various consumer and industrial applications where long range, system cost, and long battery life concerns are critical. Applications in these market segments are diverse and can include home automation, security, industrial control, remote sensing, automatic meter reading, toys, weather stations, among many other consumer applications.
The ISM band frequencies enable to have a compact radio bridge with a high range:
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In free space and with a ¼ wavelength antenna (i.e. only 8,6cm), the range is up to 800 m
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Radiofrequencies can go through out concrete walls
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The transmission is not disturbed by obstacles such as human bodies (this is the case for Wifi and Bluetooth technologies at 2,4 GHz)
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Interferences are rare because this frequency is only used for industrial, scientist and medical applications.
Due to excellent propagation characteristics at sub-GHz frequencies, greatly extended ranges can be obtained at much lower current consumptions than from to the 2.4GHz band solutions. In addition, these sub-GHz bands are free from microwave, WiFi and Bluetooth interference making links substantially more robust than their 2.4GHz counterpart solutions.
The Newsteo communication protocol is :
• Tough enough to endure industrial conditions