Lantronix – The freedom of wireless – Part one – Why go wireless ?

Oct 19 2011 - New Technologies and Energy Harvesting [More New Technologies and Energy Harvesting Articles]

Companies in just about every industry are looking to wireless technology to connect serial devices and avoid the high cost of installing cable. Low-cost wireless links reduce installation and maintenance costs and provide mobility. However, designing an effective wireless-networking solution requires an understanding of today’s complex wireless technologies, their benefits, and their trade-offs.

With wireless technologies becoming increasingly pervasive in the marketplace, companies may be looking to these as a key business driver for 2012. But before any investment is made, it’s important to take stock of the reasons for your businesses to go wireless in the first place.

This short series of articles will explore what technologies are currently available, where are they used, an explanation of wireless standards and a summary of what concrete benefits they bring. In doing so, the true value of wireless for your business can de determined, and the right purchase can be made.

Local Area Networks (LANs) run on wire cable. Wire is expensive to install and difficult to reconfigure for changes in the production environment. It does not allow for mobility, and there are certain places it simply cannot go. For instance, running cable throughout a factory floor is extremely difficult if not impossible. Because of these limitations, WLANs (wireless LANs) have become a hot commodity, revolutionising the way we work and do business today.

Data applications running over wireless networks can be found everywhere in our daily lives. They are particularly attractive to industries where certain functions are difficult to perform because of large areas, harsh operating conditions, or other restrictions. For example, wireless applications are ideally suited to pharmaceutical manufacturing applications, where an ultra-clean environment is required to monitor, control, and configure equipment. The real-world benefits of wireless, however, can be seen across almost every industry.

By Martin Poppelaars, VP EMEA sales, Lantronix

Part two – Wireless in the real world – next week.

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