IEI Technology releases complete range of Industrial Data Collection Devices

(24/11/2009)

IEI Technology Corp. has introduced a series of multiport serial communication cards, CAN communication cards, data acquisition cards, SystemArchrand RFID systems as industrial data collection devices designed for complete system integration. The devices are designed for home and building automation, intelligent transportation systems, ATMs, vending machines, parking lots, factory automation, machine automation, medical facilities and other industrial automation applications.

Interconnectivity between industrial devices and data collection hardware is essential for efficient operations, reducing bottlenecks and allowing on-time delivery of critical data. IEI's multiport serial communication cards can be seamlessly installed into existing systems, with PCI, PCI-104 and PC/104 interfaces available, and all offering 128 byte deep FIFO per transmitter and receiver. IEI's multiport serial communication cards are protected against lightning strikes and general interference with protection from 15KV electrostatic discharge and isolated 3000VDC.

IEI's CAN communication cards support the Control Area Network 2.0 specification and the CANopen protocol, allowing easy integration into networks using the CAN standard. All of IEI's CAN communication cards include on-board optical isolation and advanced programmable transfer rate of up to 1Mbps. The CAN standard is widely used in the aviation machine control, medical devices, off-road and rail vehicles, maritime electronics, building automation and power generation.

IEI also provides a full range of data acquisition products with Windows® 2000, XP, XPe and CE 5.0 driver support. These can be used in applications such as central administration, power control, assembly line and building automation. IEI's data acquisition cards feature 2000VDC isolated protection and 2000VDC ESD protection. The data acquisition cards also feature combinations of analog input and digital inputs and outputs.

IEI offers complete turnkey solutions of RFID systems, with low frequency, high frequency and ultra-high frequency systems available. The RFID series supports ISO-11784/11785/15693/14443/18000-6 protocols and EM/Mifare/Felica cards. The complete range of options allow the RFID systems to be used for industrial-grade applications such as livestock identification, electronic toll collection, product authentication, supply chain management, library tracking systems and fuel dispensing loyalty programs.

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