Wireless data connectivity
applications require a wide
range of networking options.
Zeus provides wireless data
networking solutions for a
variety of network topologies,
ranging from simple
device-to-device connections
to large, flexible networks of
devices accessible by multiple
software applications.
Wireless data connectivity
solutions can reduce or
eliminate the need for wire in
many commercial and industrial
environments, lowering system
installation and maintenance
costs, adding flexibility and
mobility, and (in some cases)
enabling access to devices in
locations where wire would not
be practical. But industries
as different as Bar Code,
Energy and Controls,
Industrial Automation, Payment
Systems, and Vending have
different networking needs and
require a flexible set of
options for implementing
wireless data networks. Zeus
provides tools and options for
building wireless data
networks within a wide range
of commercial and industrial
settings.
KEY CAPABILITIES
Designed as an effective,
low-cost wire substitute, Zeus
Transceivers are transparent
to the various protocols used
in wired networks. With
options to support a wide
range of data networking
applications, Zeus
Transceivers can be configured
through the Zeus Configuration
Manager software to work in
Point to Point Pairs or in a
variety of network topologies,
including:
- Broadcast Networks that
enable an unlimited number
of remote devices to
receive data from a
control device
simultaneously
- Multi-Point Networks
that enable remote devices
to exchange data with
applications on a host
computer or wide area
network
- Repeater Networks that
enable normally
out-of-range devices to
exchange data with
applications on a host
computer or wide area
network.
Zeus Network Software
Utilities provide easy-to-use
tools for arranging data
transmission among devices in
Multi-Point and Repeater
Networks. They include:
- ComPort Intercept, used
to enable transparent
communication between
applications on a host
computer and up to 15
remote devices in small
wireless data networks
- TCP/IP Intercept, used
to build large wireless
data networks of up to 239
devices and to enable
remote devices to exchange
data with applications
anywhere on an IP network
- ActiveX Library, used to
create customized
Windows-based wireless
data networking
applications
- DOS Library, used to
create customized
DOS-based wireless data
networking applications
With such a broad range of
options, Zeus wireless data
networks can be effective in
new systems and installations
as an alternative to wired
connections, and also can
extend and expand the
capabilities of existing
networks.
TOOLS AND OPTIONS FOR
WIRELESS DATA NETWORKS
Point to Point Pair
Transceivers connected to
each device provide a direct
wireless connection between
the devices—for example a
bar code reader and a printer
or a PC and a single remote
terminal.
Broadcast Network
Data is sent out from a
host transceiver to an
unlimited number of remote
devices simultaneously.
Broadcast mode is especially
useful in situations where the
same information must be sent
from a control device to all
remote units at once or where
a polling protocol is used to
collect data from remote
units. There are two options
for transmissions from the
remote units: 1) Remote to
Host—where transmissions
from remote units are received
only by the host transceiver,
and 2) Remote to All—where
transmissions from remote
units are received by all
other network units within
range. Devices in a Broadcast
Network must be intelligent
enough to recognize relevant
messages and to recover
missing data.
Multi-Point Network
Transceivers in a
Multi-Point Network enable a
wide range of remote devices
to exchange data with
applications on a Host PC, or,
through TCP/IP, with users and
applications anywhere in the
world on an IP network. The
transceiver connected to a
Host PC exchanges data with
transceivers connected to the
remote devices, establishing a
secure, reliable
"session" with one
device at a time. Any device
on the wireless network can
initiate a session, and all
communications are via the
Host PC.
Repeater Network
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Transceivers in a Repeater
Network extend the range of
the Multi-Point network by
relaying data packets between
otherwise out-of-range remote
devices and a Host PC. The
network is self-configuring—devices
periodically discover the
devices to which they can
connect. It is also
self-correcting—if one path
between the transceiver at the
Host PC and a remote device is
unavailable, another will be
chosen automatically. The
effective data transmission
rate to and from devices
outside the direct range of
the Host PC is reduced by one
third.
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ComPort Intercept
This Windows software
program enables transparent
communications between
applications on the Host PC
and up to 15 remote devices in
a wireless data network. It
intercepts data traffic
written to the serial port and
automatically reroutes the
data through the Host PC to
and from remote devices on the
network, enabling a small
network of remote devices to
exchange data with multiple
applications on the Host PC.
TCP/IP Intercept
Running on the Host PC,
this Windows software program
provides the capability to map
up to 238 remote devices to a
host transceiver, making each
device IP addressable. It then
intercepts TCP/IP
communication traffic and
transparently reroutes the
data through the Host PC to
and from remote devices on the
network, linking them through
TCP/IP into existing computer,
cellular, paging and telephone
wide area networks—including
Ethernet and the Internet.
ActiveX Library
This library of ActiveX API
calls can be used to create
custom data networking
applications that link as many
as 238 remote devices with a
Host PC in a wireless data
network. The ActiveX Library
can be used with any
Windows-compliant compiler,
and examples are provided in
C++, Visual Basic, and Visual
J++.
DOS Library
This library of DOS system
calls can be used to create
custom data networking
applications that link as many
as 238 remote devices with a
Host PC in a wireless data
network.
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Network Topologies
|
Point to Point Pair |
Direct wireless
connection between two
serial devices |
|
Broadcast Network |
Host device sends to
an unlimited number of
remote devices
simultaneously; remote
devices send to the host
device or to all devices
in the wireless network |
|
Multi-Point Network |
Links a Host PC with
multiple remote devices
in a wireless data
network; utilizes
software utilities to
arrange data
transmission |
|
Repeater Network |
Extends the range of
a Multi-Point Network by
relaying data packets to
and from otherwise
out-of-range devices;
utilizes software
utilities to arrange
data transmission |
Network Software
Utilities
