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a series of performance-optimized
computing
and
connectivity
modules to facilitate quick and
effective deployment of battery-free
wireless sensing technology and
IoT hardware in locations where
power and space constraints are of
particular concern. This streamlined
and flexible solution takes the
approach of moving much of the
system’s intelligence away from
where the sensors are situated, and
placing it on the cloud.
Each IoT Platform Development Kit
incorporates ON Semiconductor’s
battery-free wireless sensor tags,
which use RFMicron’s Magnus®
S2 Sensor IC, and can perform
temperature, moisture, pressure,
or proximity sensing functions. The
platform also features a UHF RFID
reader module with 32 decibels-
milliwatt (dBm) power rating and
an 860 megahertz (MHz) to 960
MHz frequency range. Localized
data processing is performed by the
ARM® Cortex-A8 based AM335x
system-on-chip (SoC). The platform
has the capacity to transfer captured
data either wirelessly (via WLAN,
Zigbee, Z-Wave, UHF Gen 2, etc.)
or using wireline infrastructure (via
KNX, CAN, SPI, Ethernet. etc.). This
development kit complements ON
Semiconductor’s existing wireless
sensor evaluation kit, SPS1M-EVK,
which provides a set of tools test
our sensor capabilities.
“This IoT Platform Development
Kit opens up greater opportunities
for IoT-based data-acquisition/
monitoring
enabling
the
implementation
of
wireless
sensors quickly and effectively
into many applications. Using it,
the data from multiple sensors
can rapidly be accessed, analyzed
and used on multiple backend
networks,” states Gary Straker, Vice
President and General Manager
of Protection and Signal Division
at ON Semiconductor. “As a result
of this platform, wireless sensing
technology can now be deployed
into application scenarios where a
mains supply is simply not available
or where replacing batteries
would be too difficult and costly to
undertake. This ground-breaking
product will markedly broaden the
scope of IoT deployment and this
development kit offers a tool that
makes evaluating the technology
simple for multiple application
use cases. Through this wireless
sensing technology we will be able
to connect what was previously un-
connectable.”
The platform also possesses
an intuitive touch-enabled user
interface, plus LEDs, headers and
switches designed to enhance
its configurability and expand
its operational potential. The
sophisticated
accompanying
software allows the platform to
fit seamless into any supported
network, serving as a dedicated
node. Built-in application firmware
will assist engineers in implementing
more effective IoT-based data-
acquisition/monitoring
systems
irrespective of their experience
level.
The combination of all the functions
above in a single self-contained
board creates an integration tool IoT
platforms can use to easily evaluate
wireless sensing technology in their
ecosystems.
Availability
The wireless sensor IoT Platform
Development Kit, SensorRFGEVK,
and the wireless evaluation kit,
SPS1M-EVK, are immediately
available
directly
from
ON
Semiconductor’s website or through
all franchised distributors.
Amphenol Industrial’s
Amphe-RXS
The Amphenol Industrial Products
Group now offers a connection
system that incorporates both
power and signal contacts in one
connector.
Amphe-RXS
uses
Amphenol’s RADSOK® terminals
as power contacts and either
standard or high vibration (AHVB)
signal terminals to produce an all-
inclusive connector.
Because of its unique design, this
new robust, mixed connector is
perfect for devices and systems
where space is at a premium, such
as 3-phase electric motors, hybrid
or electric vehicles, motorcycles,
scooters, as well as material
handling systems to name a few.
The Amphe-RXS incorporates
Amphenol’s RADSOK® technology
for higher amperage, lower t-rise,
less resistance and lower mating
forces. These power terminals can
range in size from 2.4 mm to 5.7
mm (up to 120 A continuous), while
its signal terminals can range from
size 22 to size 16.
The all-in-one connection system
can accommodate a variety of
easy locking solutions ranging from
plastic lock tabs to small screws.
Lever locks or large jack screws,