Wireless Communications in Hazardous Areas - Special Antennas

Industrial wireless communications in hazardous areas is
made possible by the Analynk CTM and CTX series antennas.

Wireless communication has seen increasing prevalence in the industrial process measurement and control field for a number of years. Many industrial process control operations can benefit from wireless connections between measurement and control devices. The absence of cables saves space, reduces potential for damage, and simplifies modifications to the process equipment layout. Implementing wireless communications in hazardous areas, whether through WiFi or other radio frequency channels, presents a particular set of challenges to successful implementation. Points of network access and other transmission and receiving equipment can require a level of isolation and hardening appropriate for the hazardous environment. Vendors, in response to customers' desire to incorporate the technology across an ever widening array of application scenarios, continue to develop and release new products and technologies that expand the potential for industrial wireless communication. Analynk Wireless, is now shipping the latest version of their patented wireless antenna for hazardous areas.

The newest Analynk Hazardous Area Antenna provides remote data links for customers using 900MHz, 2.4GHz, Cellular, GPS, Iridium, GLONASS and dual bands. The Analynk antennas are operable across a very wide temperature range and provide substantial impact resistance, signal output, and third party ratings for hazardous environments. These rugged antennas are intended for global application in the industrial process control field. Analynk hazardous area antennas are UL listed for Class 1, Groups C & D and have ATEX/IECEx Certification. The company's entire line of hazardous area antenna products are RoHS compliant and carry a NEMA 4X rating.

Analynk Wireless provides patented hazardous area explosion proof antennas for industrial installations. Their CTX and CTM series antennas carry an array of third party approvals and are suitable for use in a broad range of hazardous environments. Models can accommodate WiFi and other RF communications across frequency bands commonly utilized in industrial settings, as well as cellular and satellite communications.

Share your industrial wireless connectivity challenges with the experts at Analynk, combining your own knowledge and experience with their expertise to develop effective solutions.

Industrial Wireless Communications - Hazardous Area Antennas from Analynk Wireless, LLC

Wireless Access Point Enclosures for Explosive Atmospheres

Rated enclosures and antennas permit installation of
wireless access points in hazardous industrial locations.

Hazardous area wireless access point enclosures are designed and certified for use in hazardous locations such as chemical plants, refineries, oil & gas platforms, mining facilities, grain processing, and plastics processing. These enclosures also provide an additional level of security for your wireless access point by preventing tampering, vandalism, and theft.

Industrial wireless access point enclosures designed for Class 1, Division 1, Hazardous Locations, Groups C & D, ATEX Zone 1, and are available for a range of  Symbol, Cisco, Meru, Aruba, HP, and Motorola access points.

• Designed for Class 1, Division 1, Hazardous Locations 
• 802.11 b/g 
• Available for Symbol, Cisco, Meru, Aruba, HP, and Motorola access points 
• Explosion proof antennas 
• ATEX certification for Explosion Proof enclosure and antennas available

Analynk access point enclosures accommodate specific wireless access points from a range of manufacturers, facilitating easy installation. Every model includes UL listed explosion proof antennas, a mounting bracket custom tailored for the access point equipment, and RF cables to make the antenna connections. Enclosures have penetrations located to match up with the specified access point. Models are included to house a range of units from Symbol, Cisco, Meru, Aruba, HP, and Motorola, with more models added regularly to accommodate additional wireless access points.

A listing of all the wireless access point devices and their companion enclosures is found on the Analynk website. Contact Analynk if an access point you wish to use is not on the list, as many can be accommodated with a small modification to an existing product.

Analynk Wireless specializes in industrial wireless communications. Your wireless communication challenges are welcome at Analynk, so make contact and share your requirements. Combining your process expertise with Analynk's product specialization will produce an effective solution.

Test Run That Wireless Connection

The application of wireless connectivity among process measurement and control devices continues to expand throughout all industrial spheres. While wireless transmission of process measurement and control signals has not been new technology for quite some time, there are still many opportunities for its application.

Wireless communication for industrial applications is well beyond the point of early technology adoption. Protocols are in place, products for the transmitting and receiving of wireless process signals are mature. As a designer, engineer, manager, or operator of a process, you should confidently consider wireless connections between measurement and control or recording devices as part of any new installation or upgrading of existing facilities.

As part of the implementation of a wireless connection, the questions concerning range and signal attenuation usually come up. Basically, will the signal remain sufficiently strong across the distance necessary to make the connection?

Analynk's wireless demo kit includes a model A750 receiver and A753 transmitter both housed in NEMA 4 enclosures. The kit operates at 900 MHz with full 1W power. Locate the transmitter and receiver at points where you wish to establish a wireless connection. You can provide your own input signal, or use the provided simulator to show that a wireless connection can be established and function in a manner that will give you confidence to move forward with implementation. The kit is useful for testing out possible new locations for distance and signal strength. You will use it as wireless communications expand through your facility. Test the location first, then order the needed wireless equipment. It's a solid low risk solution.

Analynk is a manufacturer of both wireless and wired devices for process measurement and control. The company's offering includes a wide array of standard products, as well as integration and customization to meet specific project requirements. Contact the specialists at Analynk to discuss your industrial wireless application requirements.

Analynk Industrial Wireless Demonstration System from Analynk Wireless, LLC

Options for Industrial Wireless Transmitter and Receiver Enclosures

Analynk Wireless provides a wide selection of optional
enclosures and prewired transmitters and receivers.

Analynk Wireless, with their extensive array of available options, can save customers time and effort when implementing wireless connections among process measurement and control devices.

The enclosure for the transmitting and receiving gear should be properly sized to house the necessary devices, while providing adequate service space and an external antenna connection. Analynk has already made suitable enclosure selections, delivering good design practice, even prewiring, so the system is ready to install and power up right out of the box.

The enclosure options are a few of the many preconfigurations that Analynk can accomplish for customers. Making wireless connections among process measurement and control instruments and equipment a smooth and cost effective option is the company's mission. Share your connectivity challenges with the experts at Analynk, combining your process knowledge and experience with their wireless connectivity expertise to develop an effective solution.

Compact Tachometer

The Analynk 618 Series Tachometer has a compact DIN rail
mount package

Analynk Wireless is best known for the wide array of radio transmitters and receivers enabling wireless connectivity of process measurement and control instruments and equipment. The company also manufactures a many specialty analog wired devices that can easily solve process measurement and control challenges.

The 618 Series of tachometers use a frequency input from a pickup to produce an analog signal output usable by many industrial controllers. The tachometer mounts easily in a control enclosure on a 35 mm DIN rail and can accommodate a wide range of input pulse voltages. The unit can be configured to provide one or two alarm contacts, along with one of several common analog output signals.

More information is provided in the datasheet included below. Share your process measurement and control challenges with the application engineers at Analynk, leveraging your own process knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop effective solutions.

DIN Rail Mount Tachometer for Process Measurement and Control from Analynk Wireless, LLC

Custom RF Cables Can Speed Your Wireless Installation

Custom RF cables speed installation of industrial
wireless gear.

Upgrading or installing new process instrumentation often requires some level of specialty work that can extend beyond the normal scope of activities performed by in-house technicians. With some planning and smart outsourcing, many gaps in your own capabilities can be filled and expeditious progress made toward the end goal.

Industrial wireless gear will utilize a special cable to connect a remotely located antenna to a receiver or transmitter. Analynk Wireless, as a complement to their line of wireless transmitters, receivers, antennas, and related equipment, custom fabricates RF cables to help provide a complete installation package for their customers and enable the use of fewer source vendors. Any application can be accommodated, and design and planning assistance is available.

Share your wireless connectivity challenges with the experts at Analynk. Leverage your own process knowledge and experience with their product application expertise to develop an effective solution.

Industrial Wireless - Multiple Transmitters With Master and Slave Receiver

Multiple transmitters can connect with a single receiver which
retransmits the signal to slave receiver.

Industrial wireless connections are becoming more prevalent, due to their low cost, effectiveness, and ease of installation. Being knowledgeable of the various ways in which connections can be established and signals routed can increase your proficiency at putting in place useful connections among process measurement and control points.

One easily implemented scenario enables multiple transmitters to deliver process measurements from separate locations to a single master receiver. The receiver can re-establish the analog process signals at its outputs, for use by monitoring and control equipment. Additionally, it those process measurements have use in another additional location, the master receiver can forward the signals to a slave receiver. This allows the individual process measurements to be utilized over a potentially wide area or distance not easily or economically spanned with cabling.

Analynk Wireless has a library of standard product modifications that have been previously utilized to meet special connectivity challenges. Share yours with them and build a solution.