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CALGARY — Wireless on/off control systems, meet the wonder that is the Web.
For years, the COMMPAK I/O 8 product line offered by ENCOM Wireless has proven itself to be a robust, reliable solution for a multitude of on/off control applications, including advance traffic warning signals, emergency vehicle pre-emption and school-zone flashing beacon systems.
Now, ENCOM introduces the Web I/O — an Ethernet-based device, built around ENCOM's proven technology, that combines a powerful ENCOM 900 MHz radio with a Web interface.
"The Web I/O is an extension of our very successful COMMPAK I/O 8 product line," says Dan Szgatti, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing at ENCOM Wireless. "It adds Ethernet communications, which enables a number of important applications, and allows municipalities to take advantage of the networks that they're already building."
The Web I/O provides simple and flexible on/off control of as many as 255 remote beacons within a 20-mile radius. It features a standard 10/100 TCP/IP interface for simple integration into any private or public Ethernet network, and for applications where an IP network is not present, the Web I/O can be connected to a GSM/GRPS cellular modem for unparalleled deployment in flexibility.
ZoneWatch software, typically run on a customer-provided workstation, allows an administrator to control all the Web I/O units in a system, and boasts custom programming options, including 24/7/365 calendars for applications requiring scheduled operations.
Applications include emergency warning systems, remote vehicle detection, airfield lighting, gate open and closure, traffic ramp metering, remote irrigation systems, traffic lane control and blank-out signs.
"Really, what we're doing is creating a virtual button," says Szgatti. "You can set up scheduled operations — or you can log in, from anywhere in the world, and manually turn things on and off."
After its introduction in April and a series of successful field deployments over the summer, the Web I/O and its corresponding ZoneWatch software are available through ENCOM's distributor network as of Aug. 1, 2009.
ABOUT ENCOM WIRELESS: ENCOM, based in Calgary, Canada, provides field-proven, cost-effective wireless data solutions for municipal and industrial clients, with applications in the areas of Intelligent Transportation Systems, public safety communications, municipal corporate security and IT networks, waste and water management, electric utilities and oil and gas.
For more information:
Dan Szgatti
V-P, Sales and Marketing
Telephone: 403.230.1122 ext. 227
Cell: 403.850.6115
E-mail:
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