Product category:
Wireless Communications
News Release from: Saelig Company | Subject: Owa2X family
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 04 May 2006
Modules offer mix of wireless
technologies
The owa2X family of powerful, adaptable hardware platforms comes with open, user-friendly software for wireless applications in a wide range of M2M applications.
Available now from Saelig, the owa2X family of powerful, adaptable hardware platforms comes with open, user-friendly software for wireless applications in a wide range of M2M applications The owa22A is an embedded GSM/GPRS/GPS module with open software intended for the private or commercial automotive wireless applications such as fleet management, automatic locating of vehicles, emergency and theft, telephony, in-vehicle automation and control, positioning services etc The owa22I is a remote industrial GSM/GPRS module, designed for wireless data applications such as local network (LAN) extensions, or, for instance, connecting vending machines, recreational machines etc, without having to physically check each one, or wireless solutions to control geographically scattered machinery
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Nov 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Both offer similar characteristics: GPRS Class 8 (4+1), GSM dual band 850/1900, ARM7 processor processing at up to 60MIPS, LinuxOS and 8Mbyte Flash memory, TCP/IP stack for transparent connection to Internet, RS232, RS485, CAN, audio, analogue and digital I/O for general use, small sise and an optional integrated safety battery.
Application software can be wirelessly downloaded.
The owa22A-BT is an embedded GSM/GPRS/Bluetooth/GPS module for private and commercial vehicles, designed for fleet management, automatic vehicle location, emergency and theft, telephony, onboard control, positioning services etc.
Now GSM/GPRS/Bluetooth and GPS connectivity coexist within a single device.
In addition to the standard owa22x specs, owa22A-BT offers Bluetooth connection to 100m, Host USB 1.1, Bluetooth serial port emulation, IP routing and firewall.
Finally, the owa22A-ETH is a wireless embedded computer with onboard networking capabilities.
In addition to the standard owa22X features, the owa22A-ET offers: USB 1.1 host connectivity, Ethernet 10Base-T (10Mbit/s, RJ45), TCP/IP stack for transparent Internet connection, embedded IP routing and firewall, and a battery-backed real time clock.
A universal development kit for each owa2X is available to enable users to make rapid progress with their project (from $1199).
Owa22X wireless controller boards are made by Owasys, one of Europe's largest wireless controller suppliers, and are available from $479 (one-off) from stock from US distributor Saelig.
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