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Module Serves WSN Applications

June 3, 2010

Wireless device supplier RF Monolithics has once again teamed with Dust Networks to expand its portfolio of wireless sensor network (WSN) products, this one is the XDM2510M WirelessHART-compliant RF module. It is built on Dust Networks' IA-510(H) WirelessHART system and compliant to the international IEC 62591 (WirelessHART) standard for WSN applications. The standard applies to process automation applications using battery-powered sensors. According to RFM's Tim Cutler, Director of M2M products, "RFM is pleased to be offering Dust Networks' leading WirelessHART technology in module form allowing field device manufacturers of all sizes to add WirelessHART capability to their products, quickly, simply, and economically. RFM believes the WirelessHART standard can truly offer high reliability, battery-operated, wireless connectivity in the difficult industrial environments where it will be deployed." Brenda Glaze, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Dust Networks, says "RFM has an excellent track record of integrating Dust Networks' technology into pre-certified modules. Their module technology platform makes it easy for design engineers to integrate WirelessHART into end-products, and further expands the worldwide availability of WirelessHART solutions."

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.