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Collecting Smart Sensor Data at Scale With BLE Hazardous Area

Collecting Smart Sensor Data at Scale With BLE

Many hazardous process industry environments suffer from data loss or data silos. Assets such as, traditional motors, pumps,…

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Efficient Ways to Deploy Hazardous Area Wi-Fi Networks Wireless Networking

Efficient Ways to Deploy Hazardous Area Wi-Fi Networks

Why do process industries represent a wireless networking challenge? The first thing to understand is that sites can…

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Calculating the Max RF Power for a Hazardous Area Wireless Device Wireless Networking

Calculating the Max RF Power for a Hazardous Area Wireless Device

Wireless networks for hazardous areas are becoming increasingly commonplace as the digitalisation of process industries gains pace. There…

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What is a UHF Tag Reader? Asset Tracking

What is a UHF Tag Reader?

Ultra-high radiofrequency identification – often abbreviated to UHF RFID – is an increasingly popular technology for asset management…

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Using Bluetooth Barcode Scanners in Hazardous Areas Hazardous Area

Using Bluetooth Barcode Scanners in Hazardous Areas

Born of a need for automatic product reading at the point of sale in retail environments, barcodes have…

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Auto-ID Asset Management with UHF RFID Tag Readers Asset Tracking

Auto-ID Asset Management with UHF RFID Tag Readers

Radiofrequency identification (RFID) is a powerful tool for asset tracking and inventory management. It is extremely efficient and…

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