TC-Link®-OEM provides engineers with a low cost way to embed wireless temperature sensing in industrial systems. It is a complete wireless thermocouple node, designed for easy integration with wireless sensor networks. The node combines full thermocouple conditioning with award-winning MicroStrain® wireless systems.

TC-Link®-OEM features six standard thermocouple input connectors with an embedded cold junction temperature sensor. On-board linearization algorithms are software programmable to support a wide range of thermocouple types (J, K, N, R, S, T, E, B).

The node can simultaneously log data to internal memory, and transmit real-time data to a base station transceiver at a pre-programmed rate. At the base station, data is displayed and logged for further analysis. Embedded software provides the user-programmable wireless transmission rates, from two samples per second to one sample every seventeen minutes. And since each node has a unique address, a single host transceiver can address hundreds of sensor nodes.

If using a battery, the processor is capable of conserving power by using a micropower sleep mode in between samples, further enhancing the node’s long term data transmission capabilities.

The TC-Link®-OEM wireless thermocouple node features an open-architecture bidirectional communications standard (IEEE 802.15.4 spread spectrum 2.4 GHz), which supports license-free operation worldwide. Starter kits include TC-Link®-OEM wireless thermocouple nodes, base stations, and PC software for wireless node configuration, data acquisition, and data display.

Also included is a complete Data Communicacation protocol manual to enable users to develop their own applications.