Richardson Electronics to Distribute Radiotronix's Wi.USB-DTS-R Wireless Base Stations

(Business News & Technology News, 2 May 2007)

Richardson Electronics has announced a worldwide partnership to distribute Radiotronix's FCC-approved Wi.USB-DTS-R base station, which allows quick USB PC-connectivity to a Wi.232DTS-R network. The base station units combine a high-performance wireless DTS transceiver module with a controller to create a wireless solution for wire replacement applications. It is perfect for Wi.232DTS-R sensor networks requiring PC/laptop interface or point-to-point, long-range PC/laptop communications.

These compact, USB-powered units are interoperable with the full line of Wi.232DTS-R embedded radio modules, forming a modular-level wireless network for point-to-point, point-to-multipoint, and multipoint-to-multipoint applications. The Wi.232DTS-R family meets the new Digital Transmission System FCC modulation rules that allow for higher output power without using complex modulation spreading techniques.

"The Wi.USB-DTS-R is extremely easy to use, making it very flexible for today's embedded applications," according to Chris Marshall, Richardson Electronics' VP of Wireless and Broadband Communications. "It allows engineers to avoid the cost of design, procurement, and managing a build for low density base station monitors for their wireless sensor and control networks."

Thomas Hoyt, VP Sales and Marketing at Radiotronix, said: "These new base stations are great devices for companies who are embedding our Wi.232DTS-R radios in their applications, but do not have the time to design and certify a complete base station monitor. These are truly plug-and-play devices! Hook them up to a USB port and they are ready to communicate to the network. No more hardware design is necessary."

The new Development Kit (RK-Wi.USB-DTS-R) contains two complete FCC-certified base station units, two USB cables and a documentation/software CD.

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