Acksys offers a wide range of ruggedised wireless equipment for industrial and transportation applications using the Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n standard in 2.4 & 5.x GHz bands. This range of products addresses the specific issues associated with operating wireless equipment in vehicles.

Features

‘Aboard and ‘road’ ranges for rail and road transport sectors.
‘Aboard’ products certified to EN50155.
Temperature hardened for -40°C to +70°C operation (typical).
Environmentally sealed to IP66.
Lightning/surge protection built-in.
Very wide power supply voltage – typically +9 to +70VDC.
Tough die-cast aluminium construction.
Easy mounting tabs for secure fixing in vehicles.

One unique feature of the Acksys system is the removable “C-Key” which stores all configuration data and allows instant equipment swap-out and data restore functionality.

The Acksys solution includes point-to-point, point-to-multipoint and wireless mesh technologies and is suitable for long-range line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight operation. Applications include: access points, bridges, bridge-routers, repeaters, and serial to wireless gateways.

Acksys provides excellent integration into industrial and vehicle systems with capability to:

Interface to truck telemetry and fleet management systems.
Stream data from rolling stock to station.
Wirelessly connect RS232, RS422, RS485 serial equipment together.
Build a wireless bridge between a serial MODBUS network and MODBUS/TCP.
Wirelessly connect Ethernet, MODBUS/TCP, PROFINET, Ethernet/IP, DNP3 equipment.