A c r s s t h e S k y l i n e D a i s y - C h a i n i n g Y u r N e t w r k W i t h R a v e n s W i r e l e s s T e c h n l g y Using Raven s secure Daisy radi mdems and Skyline System t wirelessly access yur data frm arund the wrld, build yur Internet f Things (IOT), r perfrm Machine-T-Machine (M2M) cmmunicatins. Lng range wireless is a cst effective slutin fr daisy-chaining yur wired r wireless netwrk t remte devices r in remte areas. Last Few Mile Slutins When machines/devices/vehicles/meters are miles frm yur Primary Netwrk, the Skyline lng-range wireless is yur slutin. Daisy-chain yur Primary Netwrk ut t remte devices. Raven s M50 Daisy Radi mdems utilize LRa technlgy with unprecedented perfrmance and cverage. Raven has many slutins t cver 100s f miles. Use these secure wireless devices if yur data is imprtant. Chse prducts based n range, speed, pwer, and reliability. Cmmunicate using IP cnnectins r serial. Wireless gateways can make yur cmmunicatins easier than wired. Optinal GPS and 3-axis accelermeter. RV-M50-EC Daisy Mdem There are many different ways t wirelessly daisy-chain yur Primary Netwrk ut t remte devices. Raven ffers lng-range wireless slutins perating in bth public and private frequency spectrum. 1. Pint-t-Pint Raven s M7, Tech21, r M50 Daisy mdems. 2. Pint-t-Multipint Raven s M7, Tech21, r M50 Daisy mdems. 3. Private Lcal Wireless Netwrk Cigrn r DART cntrller with VHF and UHF mdems Skyline system with Daisy ISM band mdems 4. Wide Area Wireless Use multiple Skyline Wireless Hubs t cver all yur area. Cver cities r natins with DART netwrk technlgy. Use a Cigrn gateway with dzens f base statins. Use ur RV-Z50 mdem if yu prefer cellular service.
Pint T - Pint Often there is a need t wirelessly cnnect ne device t anther. Raven has mre wireless data ptins fr widearea cverage than any ther cmpany fr Pint-T-Pint cmmunicatins. 10 1000 square km RV-M50 Daisy series mdem in 915MHz unlicensed ISM band. 40 4,000 square km RV-M7 series in licensed UHF band 20 10,000 square km RV-M8 and RV-M7 series OEM mdules in licensed VHF, UHF, and 220MHz bands. All f the abve mdels can be cnfigured fr pint-t-pint cmmunicatins. Use licensed UHF r VHF when yu have a dedicated radi channel fr yur use. Use the RV-M50 Daisy mdem fr use n license-free ISM channels in the 902-928MHz range. Lcal Wireless Cnnectivity Pint T Multipint Often there is a need t wirelessly cnnect ne device t many ther devices, such as SCADA systems, remte cntrls, meter reading and GPS tracking. All Raven data radi mdems that wrk in Pint-T-Pint mde will als wrk in a Pint-T-Multipint mde. The flexible addressing scheme built int every radi allws sending and receiving data t/frm individual devices, r bradcast t grups r all devices. A Raven Skyline system using the RV-M50 Daisy Mdems have lng range easily (1-20km), and are very lw cst and lw pwer s it is mre practical t use an M50 t link multiple devices than it is t wire them up. With 100 times the cmmunicatin range f Wi- Fi r Bluetth, Daisy Mdems are the reliable slutin fr the last-mile link fr GPS tracking, smart-grid applicatins, remte cntrl f pwer, gas, and water, and industrial M2M applicatins. Wide Area Wireless Cnnectivity With the trend twards real-time cnnectivity and access t all machines and data, yu can Daisy-Chain yur multipint netwrk with the secure RV-M50 Daisy Mdems t create yur wn private Internet f Things acrss any area. Using Raven s DART technlgy,
narrw-band channels can be used t back-haul the lcal Skyline systems t yur netwrk. DART systems use a Master Gateway t manage devices and rute data. Skyline Wireless Cverage Cver 10s t 100s f square kilmeters with Raven s Skyline system and M50 Daisy radi mdems. Raven uses LRa technlgy frm Semtec t get this utstanding cverage at very lw csts. Fr even wider area cverage, use highpwer licensed VHF/UHF band radi mdems t cver a whle city. Or install many Skyline Wireless Hubs arund the area t get the cverage yur system needs. Put as many Skyline Hubs in the area t get the cverage yu need and increase reliability. Challenges Ging the Last Few Miles Mst public wireless technlgies such as WiFi, Bluetth, Zigbee, Zeewave, perate n public license-free radi channels. Many cmpanies have learned the hard way that these frequencies have sme insurmuntable challenges: A. Shrt Range. These ISM band prducts designed with 20+ year ld wireless
technlgy have very limited cmmunicatin range. Usually nly hundreds f meters. B. Interference. With millins f spreadspectrum devices perating within miles, mesh netwrks ften break and wireless links cme and g. Using wireless mdems n licensed frequencies allws radi mdems t use mre pwer, have less interference, and dedicated channels. With great RF system design, pwerful base-band prcessing, and an efficient verthe-air prtcl, Raven makes lw-pwer radi mdems t wrk many miles. A. RF System Design. The mdulatin, baseband DSP, filtering, RF frnt-end, pwer amplifiers, scillatrs, and link can all be ptimized. B. Range vs Data Rates. The biggest challenge all radi systems face is data rates. 10X faster data will always have 1/10 th the pwer-per-bit and half the range. M2M cmmunicatins use less data than cnsumer apps, s a dedicated wireless data netwrk fr M2M cmmunicatins can have utstanding radi cverage. Daisy Overview Daisy Mdems are inexpensive but still lng-range wireless links. Raven prduces many industrial radi mdems with 2-5 watts f transmit pwer, and frequencies in the 100MHz t 500MHz licensed frequency range. These lwer frequencies and high pwer enable these radis t reliably cver 100-10000 square miles. See ur data radi prducts at http://www.raven.cm/prducts When an applicatin nly needs a wireless link that wrks a few miles, Daisy Mdems in a Skyline system will get the jb dne at a much lwer cst. Our M50 series Daisy Mdems use very sensitive lng-range LRa transceivers. Hw d they get such amazing rang? A. They use 900MHz RF instead f 2.4GHz. Link margin is 1/F s the lwer the frequency, the better the range. B. Advanced mdulatin techniques enables almst 10X better receiver sensitivity. C. Lw bit-rates fr M2M increase the signal/nise rati by 10 t 100 times. D. Pwerful frward-errr-crrectin repairs crrupted data bits E. Raven build in RF pwer amplifiers, lw-nis amplifiers, and RF filters t imprve perfrmance Add all f the abve up, and yu can see hw ur Daisy Mdems can wirelessly extend yur netwrk ut many miles. And because ur Daisy mdems are highly integrated, they are small and very inexpensive. Small saves mney, pwer, and makes them easy t integrate
int OEM prducts, meters, and ther devices. Each Daisy Mdem is assigned an IPV6 address, has multiple levels f security and encryptin, and a very flexible I/O fr cnnectin with mst any type f machine. Pint-t-Pint Daisy Netwrk Optins Tw r mre M50 Daisy Mdems can be cnfigured t cmmunicate with each ther in a traditinal radi mdem way. Each is assigned a unique ID, and using the IDs, messages can be sent frm ne Daisy Mdem t ne r mre ther Daisy Mdems. If the GPS tracking feature is rdered with the Daisy Mdem, then the Daisy Mdem can be used as a GPS transpnder. Any ther Daisy Mdem within radi range can track it (assuming the security credentials are cnfigured n all transpnders). Pint-t-pint netwrks require n ther infrastructure. N base statin, n internet cnnectin, n ruter, n ther hardware is needed t make a lcal wireless netwrk. T cnnect a machine t the internet, r sme ther netwrk r device, all that is needed is the apprpriate I/O interface n ne f the Daisy Mdems. All mdems cmmunicate thrugh their serial interfaces as RS232/422/485/USB. Device addressing is built int the prducts, and may be cnfigured by the user. The RV-M50 Daisy mdem uses a digital serial interface fr easy integratin int yur prducts. It is als available in the Tech Series enclsure with its RS232, RS422, RS485, USB, and digital interface ptins. There is als an embedded Arduin CPU ptin with this enclsure. See www.raven.cm/tech-series/ fr mre infrmatin abut this versatile enclsure.
Pint-t-Multipint with Wireless Hub Dzens t thusands f Daisy Mdems can be used in a pint-t-multipint cnfiguratin with the use f ne r mre SkyLine Wireless Hubs. We call this system the Skyline system. Each Daisy Mdem cmes assigned a unique IP6 address, and using the IDs, messages can be sent frm ne Daisy Mdem t ne r mre ther Daisy Mdems. Raven ffers tw different types f Skyline base statins fr the radis t cmmunicate with. 1. Managed Wireless Hubs that mesh tgether t frm as large f a netwrk as yu wish. 2. Cndenser Wireless Hub fr simple single base statin netwrks. The managed Skyline Wireless Hub in a Daisy netwrk is a very pwerful cmputer that makes wireless cnnectivity t yur end devices easy, reliable, and secure. Skyline Managed Wireless Hub Functins: A. Device authenticatin. Ensures the devices n yur pint-t multipint system are nly the devices yu authrized t be n yur system. B. Data ruting. Transfers data between wireless devices, r between yur servers and the devices. C. Manages Security. Depending upn the security level yu chse, the Wireless Hub manages security and encryptin prtcls and authenticates devices. D. Wide Area Mesh. Hubs can mesh tgether t expand yur cverage as far as yu want. Skyline Cndenser Wireless Hub Functins: A. Device authenticatin. Ensures the devices n yur pint-t multipint system are nly the devices yu authrized t be n yur system. B. Data ruting. Transfers data between wireless devices, r between yur servers and the devices. C. Manages Security. Depending upn the security level yu chse, the Wireless Hub manages security and encryptin prtcls and authenticates devices. Expandable Wide Area Dzens t millins f Daisy Mdems can be used in a wide-area pint-tmultipint with many Managed Wireless Hubs used t expand system cverage as needed. The Wireless Hubs in a wide-area Daisy netwrk cmmunicate amngst themselves t frm a huge wireless netwrk. 1 t 50 hubs may be used n a single Expandable Wide Area netwrk.
Yur servers/wrkstatins that need access t any r all f the devices cnnected t the Daisy Mdems need nly access ne f the ne Master Hub t send and receive data. Data may be cmmunicated in/ut f the wide area netwrk using: A. IPV6 packets B. Telnet sckets C. SSH cnnectins D. WMX packets Need mre cverage? Just install mre Skyline Wireless Hubs. Raven s Wireless Hubs are very ecnmical, and each ne will add miles f cverage. The Managed Wireless Hubs autmatically cmmunicate between themselves t pass data, hand-ff Daisy Mdems, authenticate users, and keep the netwrk secure. Cmmercial Netwrks If yu want t cver millins f miles, billins f end-pints, and have thusands f custmers, then a DART netwrk with Daisy Mdems as endpints is a very ecnmical slutin. See www.raven.cm/dart fr mre infrmatin abut Raven s wide-area DART technlgy. Simple lcal netwrks Install a Skyline system in yur facility, and cmmunicate with all yur devices within it r a mile r tw. Platfrm Optins M2M cmmunicatins and the Internet f Things (IT) ften benefit frm utilizing a gateway platfrm with built-in applicatins. Yu can perate Daisy Mdem withut any platfrm because their interfaces are s versatile, but Raven als has a number f platfrm ptins. The platfrms in Raven s Skyline system d nt require any internet cnnectin, s yu can build yur wn private netwrks with them, perate remte netwrks, r cnnect them t the Internet fr Internet access. SkyLine Managed Wireless Hubs. Lcate a RV-R50 Wireless Hub at yur netwrk site, and any Daisy Radi within range will be able t send and receive data t/frm the Hub. The HUB gives yu IP access, serial access, and telnet access t yur devices that have incrprated Daisy Mdems. The Wireless Hub als authenticates the Daisy Mdems and securely encrypts the cmmunicatins s that yu private data stays private. Yur private Skyline system will
have mst f the features f a public IP netwrk and mre security. The Wireless Hubs in a Skyline wireless system are Linux cmputers, and Raven can assist yu with implementing yur apps n the Wireless Hub. SkyLine Cndenser Wireless Hubs (Q4 2016). A Raven Wireless Cndenser mdel RV-R48 can cmmunicate with 1 t thusands f Daisy radi mdems and GPS trackers. Lcate a Cndenser at yur netwrk site, and any Daisy Radi within range will be able t send and receive data t/frm the Cndenser. The Cndenser authenticates yur radis and gives yu easy data cmmunicatins with yur radi mdems and GPS transpnders. All Technlgies: Cigrn Gateway. ( www.cigrn.cm ) Cigrn is an pen-surce wireless ruter designed fr SCADA and wide-area data ruting frm multiple base statins. Narrw-band RF: DART. Raven has develped a server and prtcl technlgy called DART (Dynamic Autmatic Radi Transmissins). Daisy Radi mdems any sme ther f Raven s radi mdems supprt the DART prtcl, s ne netwrk built with DART Wireless Hubs and a DART Master Gateway can supprt thusands f Hubs and billins f Daisy Radi ndes. See www.raven.cm/dart fr mre infrmatin. DART Gate. An applicatin by Raven used t manage a wide-area wireless netwrk. It lets users mnitr and manage their netwrk, and link databases t each device fr GPS tracking and inventry management.
Tracking Things Daisy Mdems with their GPS ptin are utstanding GPS transpnders. Because they are lw-cst, lw-pwer, and lng-range. Daisy Mdems can be used fr lcatin-based inventry cntrl, theft detectin, and traditinal AVL. The RV-M50 Daisy Radi GPS transpnder is als available in a weatherprf enclsure with built-in battery and antennas fr persnal and asset tracking. It is mdel number RV-V50. All Skyline Netwrks supprt GPS tracking applicatins. Raven has a RavTrack PC prgram fr GPS tracking, and many ther sftware apps are available t track Daisy Transpnders. Great Cverage with N Mnthly Fees. RV-V50-EC Using a Skyline wireless data system, Daisy GPS transpnders can be tracked frm many miles away. That may nt be enugh fr yur needs, s simply add mre Managed Wireless Hubs t expand yur cverage t as large f an area as yu wish. Fr example, if yu were an autmbile dealer wanting t track yur inventry, r a schl district wanting t track schl busses, put a Wireless Hub at ne facility t track every vehicle within miles f that lcatin. Skyline systems allw yu t add as many Wireless Hubs as yu need t cver yur area. Raven s Wireless Hubs have an autmatic Mesh capability s that they act like n big Hub instead f many diverse netwrks. Lgin int the master Wireless Hub n yur netwrk and it will give yu access t all devices within range f all f yur Wireless Hubs. Track yur vehicles n-site r within miles f yur lcatin
Add a Wireless Hub at yur Other lcatins t expand Cverage The Wireless Hubs d nt have t be within radi range f each ther. Spread them arund the city, the state, r the cuntry t expand yur cverage. Tracking in the Clud r a Persnal Clud Daisy GPS trackers with their expandable cverage and n mnthly fees are the mst ecnmical way t GPS track vehicles, busses, assets, rental equipment, r almst anything. Use a server in the clud r yur wn private clud t access yur infrmatin.
Raven ffer clud-base GPS tracking if yu want t use ur service, r purchase a Dart Gate server applicatin t hst yur wn GPS tracking server. The Daisy Hub prvides secure access t yur GPS tracking data, s yu can utilize yur wn GPS tracking applicatins, r use Raven s ptins, r many ther cmpany s tracking sftware. Raven s Dart Gate web platfrm has unique features that let yu custmize the userinterface and the data that is displayed related t the things yu are tracking. Access yur things lcatin infrmatin using a web brwser, Andrid tablet, r any mbile device. And yur users can als access the custmized infrmatin yu stred fr the things yu are tracking. Fr example, an autmbile dealer can als stre their car s clr, VIN number, price, year, mdel, ptins, and lts f ther data fr each car. A schl district can als stre the driver s name, bus mdel, maintenance infrmatin, rute number, and child cunt in Dart Gate. When this type f infrmatin is stred in Dart Gate, users can srt and view their things by any r all f the fields. Fr example, an aut dealer can get a list f all red cars with a price less than $25,000, and then display them n a map. Why hst yur wn tracking server? 1. Security. Yu cntrl and limit access yur infrmatin. 2. Cst. Dart Gate server is easy t hst, and fr medium sized systems, a hsting cmpany may nt be needed. 3. Custmizatin. Raven ffer s custm server supprt, s if yu have special database r infrmatin needs, we can custmize Dart Gate fr yur needs. Cnclusin Outside f cellular netwrks, few cmpanies ther than Raven can ffer cmplete slutins t meet the perfrmance and security demands f the new wireless wrld. The internet f things runs n a glbal netwrk, but it can easily be extended anywhere by daisy-chaining it with lng-range wireless. Abut Raven Technlgies Raven ffers a large variety f wireless slutins t build cmplete wireless netwrks r extend the area f an existing netwrk. With a large prtfli f lng-range wireless slutins, innvative Daisy radis, and dedicated technical supprt persnnel, chse Raven as yur wireless partner and yur netwrk will wrk better than expected, cver huge areas, and be very ecnmical. Fr mre infrmatin abut these r any ther Raven prduct, see www.raven.cm r in the U.S.A. call 1-760-444-5995 r send an email t sales@raven.cm. Mre infrmatin abut ur GPS tracking prducts is n www.ravtrack.cm