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How Wireless Meshing Could Save Energy

Posted by timothy on from the 23-percent-is-a-bunch dept.

An anonymous reader writes "EE Times reports that the future of industrial automation lies in wireless mesh sensor networks. From the article: 'It is the holy grail of the factory floor: hundreds of sensors wirelessly connected, monitoring motors for problems and drastically reducing energy consumption -- all with the precision and rhythm of a philharmonic orchestra.' (Other articles here(1), here(2), and here(3).)"

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  1. MOOOOOOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    u r n asshole

    1. Re:MOOOOOOO! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      so fuckin' what.

  2. I dunno by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Nothing beats creamy Mashed Potato. I hate Col. Sanders. Fuckers.

  3. What about SAR? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Is anyone actually verifying that the proliferation of these wireless devices isn't raising the SAR?

    They have to verify it for cellphones before getting FCC approval, but this kind of factory floor stuff has no such requirement. Will factory workers get an increase in salary to compensate them for working in a hazardous area?

  4. Paging Al Qaida! by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds great. When this is implemented, $25 in electronics will be able to shut down an entire factory. Sorry, but even if the only potential attacker is a l33t pranksta, I'd have to advise NOT using wireless sensors.

    For that matter, I've been wondering when someone would jam EZ-Pass one afternoon and turn Manhattan into solid gridlock.