Industrial automation solutions
provider, Advantech, has released its
latest wireless I/O modules, building
on the company’s Internet of Things
strategy. The ADAM-2000Z series,
uses the IEEE 802.15.4 standard I/O
and latest sensor technology while
supporting 2.4GHz mesh networking
to provide flexibility and build a
cost-effective distributed monitoring
system.

The wireless ADAM-2000Z series
has six modules, including a
Modbus/RTU gateway, router node,
and I/O and sensor devices. The
series is said to offer data integrity,
Modbus/RTU protocol support, a
high degree of accuracy of 16 bits
for AI module and a wireless site
survey tool in the ADAM Utility. Low
power consumption enables modules
to update at 1min intervals for a year
from just 2 x AA alkaline batteries.

The ADAM-2000Z series supports
Modbus/RTU protocol so can be
connected to other Modbus modules
without any additional software.