lpra yearbook and buyer s guide 2008-2009

LPRALOW POWER RADIO ASSOCIATION

Yearbook and

buyer’s guide for

short range devices

2008-2009

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Foreword

Dear LPRA members,

This year has seen a number of developments, both in the structure and management of the Association, which have been directed at protecting and promoting the interests of our Members. In this regard we have now successfully completed the transition from a charity to operating as a limited company.

Internally, the moves to consolidate arrangements for the routine management of LPRA affairs with our new Secretariat, FEE have proceeded extremely well and we are now in a position to consider further promotional activities. The first of these is our improved LPRA interactive website, incorporating Sector areas. This is in line with the new policy of focus groups to handle better the increasing diversity of the SRD industry. Hopefully in the year ahead we can exploit the new website to expand our present membership.

Externally, council members of the LPRA are playing an increasing role in the policy making committees, including ETSI Working Groups, WG FM, the SRD Maintenance Group and WG SE. These committees, together with TCAM, which deals with conformity and RTTE issues, are responsible for developing policies for SRD regulations throughout Europe. Additionally the European Commission is exerting increasing influence and control over SRD regulations. This is being done via “SRD Decisions”, which are binding on EU Member States. While such Decisions provide more “legal certainty” for the SRD industry, they also have the unfortunate effect of causing confusion where the Decisions differ from other documents such as CEPT/ERC Rec 70-3. Our presence in the above fora gives us early warning of proposed changes and the opportunity of providing an industry response. In other word we are in the position to be proactive rather than reactive.

We are seeing an increasing influence within the EC and Radio Administrations of lawyers and economists coupled with the appetite for revenue from spectrum trading. This makes it all the more important that the LPRA and other Trade associations can provide market and technical data, which will ensure the continued expansion of the SRD industry. I would therefore encourage LPRA members to adopt a more active approach through their “Sector Groups” on regulatory matters to ensure that this policy is successful.

After a gap of five years we decided to hold Radio Solutions 2008. The event was held at ETSI in Sophia Antipolis on 29th and 30th May. In addition a design course was given on 28th May. The event took the form of a conference with provision for participants to erect portable displays in the lobby area. The first day of the conference focussed on regulatory developments while the second day provided an update on each of the market sectors and included presentations on interesting new technical developments.

There have been some important changes to the membership of the Council. Mr. Bob Williams has tendered his resignation due to increasing commitments in his business. I should like to extend my thanks to Bob for his very valuable advice while serving in the Council. I should also like to welcome two new members to the Council. These are Mr John Greaves and Mr Stefan Staudt. I look forward to working with them at future Council meetings.

Saad MezzourChairman LPRA

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Content

3 Foreword4 Content

5 About the LPRA6 The LPRA7 What Is Low Power (Short Range) Radio?8 Defining Sectors9 Join the LPRA

11 LPRA Council Members11 The Secretariat

12 Membership directory13 Companies Details37 Directory by Functions39 Directory by Products

42 Resources43 European Standards and Regulations45 Reference Tables47 Abbreviations and Acronyms49 Useful Websites50 About Radio-Telemetry

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ABOUT THE

LPRALOW POWER RADIO ASSOCIATION

The LPRA What Is Low Power (Short Range) Radio? Defining Sectors Join the LPRA LPRA Council Members The Secretariat

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About the LPRA

The Low Power Radio Association (LPRA) exists to represent the interests of the Short Range Devices (SRD) industry. SRD’s are used in a wide range of professional and consumer applications as diverse as remote controls for home automation and car key fobs, wireless smoke alarms, RFID tags, medical telemetry and remote environmental monitoring/control systems.

The LPRA was established in 1990 as a channel of communication between radio administrations and industry. It has developed into an international association having close contacts with several European administrations. The LPRA is managed by an annually elected council and administered by a professional secretariat.

The LPRA aims to develop, promote and preserve the interests of all members and provide a better understanding of the SRD industry within the European community. The LPRA handles the differing interests of all of its members in an equal, impartial and transparent manner and acts as a focal point for enquiries from administrations, developers and users.

In particular the LPRA works closely with the European Commission, European regulatory bodies and standards organisations to develop a regulatory framework that will sustain the continued development of the SRD industry. This may include participation in activities involving the generation or amendment of European standards and the preparation of documents requesting additional radio spectrum for use by SRDs. The LPRA maintains a constant watch on regulatory developments in order to protect existing radio spectrum that is already designated for use by the SRD industry.

With almost 100 members the LPRA exerts significant influence within European organisations on matters concerning Short Range Devices (SRD’s). LPRA members

can have an active involvement in the initiation and drafting of new standards for SRD’s. Alternatively members may decide to maintain a watching brief on developments to gain a commercial advantage when formulating their product strategy.

The LPRA is a full member of ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) and represents the SRD community in the generation of wireless standards that are vital to the future development of the industry. The LPRA regularly represents its members’ interests at CEPT regulatory meetings and attends TCAM meetings coordinated by the European Commission on wireless matters.

The LPRA assists members to promote their products or services through the organisation of relevant conferences and exhibitions. A self-maintained Trade Directory on the LPRA website enables members to post details about their company, and its products or services. Where a member has a specific technical inquiry, the LPRA can act as an effective conduit by distributing details of this request to all of its members.

The LPRA collates and distributes information to its members on newly published documents relating to regulatory matters produced by the European Commission, CEPT, ETSI and other official bodies. The LPRA also provides informal advice on the interpretation of these documents.

The LPRA

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Maximum power ranges up to 500 mW at VHF/UHF: with certain microwave/Doppler devices it is higher. Higher limits are allowed for RF identification tags in the 865 - 868 MHz band but are subject to restrictions on installation. Power limits are set for specific applications in specific frequency bands. Different rules have traditionally applied in different countries, but within CEPT Administrations (including all those in the EU) the process of spectral harmonization is progressing. Currently the harmonized frequencies include 433MHz (general, including radio-activated car keys), 863-865MHz (audio), 868-870 MHz (general, including alarms) and 2.4-2.483GHz (WLAN’s, video scanning, etc.).

What Is Low Power (Short Range) Radio?

The terms ‘low power device’ (LPD) and ‘short range device’ (SRD) tend to be used interchangeably to describe limited power equipment that is operated without the need for an end-user license. What range is classed as ‘short’ has not been defined, though many telemetry installations operate using low power devices over kilometres rather than metres.

CEPT/ERC Recommendation �0-0� relating to the use of Short Range Devices uses the following definition:

The term short range device is intended to cover the radio transmitters which provide either unidirectional or bi-directional communication and which have low capability of causing interference to other radio equipment. SRD’s use integral, dedicated or external antennas and all modes of modulation can be permitted subject to relevant standards. Due to the many different services provided by these devices, no description can be exhaustive. However, the following categories are amongst those covered:

Telecommand and telecontrolTelemetry and remote meteringAlarmsSpeech & videoRFIDBuilding automationMedical implantsAutomotive and other radio sensing


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Defining Sectors

The SRD industry covers a very wide range of applications. To enable individual members to focus attention

on their areas of specific interest, the LPRA is organised into five industry sectors as shown below.

Medical TelemetryLow power radio is mainly used in imagery and monitoring devices in the medical sector. Familiar applications would be pacemakers, hearing aids and medical scanners.

Radio Telemetry and TelecommandThe monitoring or gathering of data or the issuing of controls using wireless technology. Examples include automatic meter reading (AMR), remote pollution monitoring, remote pump control (telecommand), process wireless automation, pressure monitoring of oil well heads, water distribution network monitoring, remote temperature monitoring, remote sensor 4-20mA wireless links, remote rodent monitoring (pest control) and the linking of process controllers – wireless Modbus etc. (See also p. 53: “About Radio-Telemetry”.)

RFIDRFID systems operate in several licence exempt frequency bands, co-existing with other low power devices. Typical applications include access control, mass transportation, logistics and security.

Home and Building AutomationThis sector focuses on all aspects of building automation, including energy management and building controls as well as the emerging market for remote metering systems. Typical applications include blind/awning controllers, lighting and HVAC controllers and remote reading utility meters.Low power radio is used extensively in building security and alarm systems for signalling, control and detection functions. Familiar applications include wireless intruder alarm sensors, microwave Doppler detectors and CCTV PTZ controllers.

Road and Rail - TransportThis sector embraces historical applications, such as truck and rail wagon to infrastructure signalling and communications links as well as emerging vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications and short range radar ranging. Applications include intelligent cruise control, vehicle parking sensors and key-less entry systems.

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The LPRA gives you a say

As an LPRA member you benefit from the experience, expertise and contacts of a ten strong Council. This team, that becomes an extension of your organisation. Members of the Council, drawn from across Europe, have extensive experience in their own industry sectors as well as in leading Standards development and participating in legislative negotiations. The LPRA regularly consults with many influential committees and organisations, such as SRD-MG, TCAM, ETSI etc. to ensure members’ views are fully considered in this complex process.

It is essential that the industry speaks with a united voice. With almost 100 members, the LPRA is in a position to achieve that objective. The LPRA has an international membership and provides focussed, industry wide, input to Regulations and Standards drafters. Membership guarantees you a place in this process.

If you are involved in the use or supply of low power radio equipment or services, becoming a member of the LPRA will provide you with valuable benefits in a number of areas:

Active involvement in the European Standards and Regulations process. Advance notification of impending changes to European Union legislation affecting the low power radio industry. Access to key decision makers in European and European national administrations. Opportunities to promote your products and services to a broad range of potential customers through the LPRA website, LPRA Yearbook and other LPRA activities. Participation in sector focussed industry groups lobbying for common objectives.

All these features represent membership benefits, of which probably the most important are our involvement in the Standards and Regulations process and your ability to promote your company and its products through the LPRA web-site.

This is a dynamic time for the low power radio industry:

A mushrooming range of diverse applications are competing for scarce spectrum at the same time as national administrations are seeking to increase revenues by selling more and more spectrum.A move towards “technology neutrality” is forcing disparate applications to co-exist within the same frequency allocations.A wide range of new technologies, such as UWB, are also approaching maturity further increasing the pressure on spectrum and raising questions of compatibility and interoperability.The question of harmonisation, both within Europe

and ultimately globally is being actively debated.

These issues can all have a dramatic impact on your business viability; early visibility of a new opportunity could bring enormous benefit whilst ignorance of an impending change could be disastrous.

Join the LPRAA Powerful Voice for the SRD Industry

Protect your business today!

Join the LPRA and add your voice to those already

speaking collectively to protect and grow the

industry.

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About the LPRA

participation. The principal groups LPRA is represented on are:

SRD-MG: Short Range Devices Maintenance Group WG-FM: Frequency Management WG-SE: Spectrum Engineering

Additionally the LPRA attends several, non radio standardisation committees in CEN, BSI etc.

You will receive information about proposed regulatory changes at an early stage and an opportunity to present your viewpoint to the Regulators through your sector representative. You get influence and your voice is heard, which would be almost impossible for an individual company. You will receive regular bulletins on test and measurement matters and may obtain guidance on the application of Standards.

EU Directives can seem unfathomable; the RTTE (Radio Telecommunications Terminal Equipment) Directive sets out the rules for product conformity, marking and essential requirements. Interpreting and understanding it can be a nightmare for engineering and marketing specialists alike. The LPRA provides interpretation services for this and advance information on other anticipated measures to enable members to plan responses - and avoid unpleasant surprises.

The LPRA is a full and active ETSI member and also has representation on many decision making ECC and EC committees:

ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute): produces the Standards.ECC (European Communications Committee): makes the Regulations.EC (European Commission): develops strategy.

ETSI operates an application based task group (TG) structure, working on Standards for short range devices (SRD’s). Task Groups that the LPRA is currently represented on:

TG28: Generic Short Range Devices TG30: Medical Devices (particularly ULP - AMI) TG31A: Ultra-wideband including Ground Probing Radar TG31B: Automotive Short Range Radar TG32: Digital mobile Radio TG34: RFID at UHF ERM: RM Radio matters

Membership of ETSI is costly and can often be an unaffordable overhead for many SME’s. As a member of the LPRA you can reap many of the benefits of ETSI membership. If you are a large company, membership of the LPRA often makes your life easier and participation in ETSI activities more efficient. You can subscribe to the Task Groups addressing your sectors of interest and contribute to the Standards making process. You are able to present your viewpoints to the decision makers.

The ECC regulates the industry through a management group and three top level engineering committees. The LPRA is represented at all levels that allow industry

How to join the LPRA?

Visit our website (www.lpra.eu) and click on ‘Join

the LPRA’. There you’ll find all the information

and tools necesary to add your voice to the

LPRA.

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About the LPRA

Saad Mezzour John Falck

Chairman Vice-Chairman

Medical Sector Manager RFID Sector Manager

Philippe Magneron Jean-Michel Orsat

Council Member Council Member

Building Sector Manager Building Sector Manager

Brian Back John Hallatt


Telemetry Sector Manager

Transport Sector Manager

Nigel Gaylard Stefan Staudt


John Greaves Deryck Hannaford

Council Member Co-opted member

LPRA Council Members

The SecretariatYves de Coorebyter [email protected]

Philip Struyf [email protected]

Bruno Van der Stappen [email protected]


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MEMBERSHIPDIRECTORY

Companies DetailsDirectory by FunctionsDirectory by Products

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Membership Directory

Companies Details

Adcon Telemetry GMBH www.adcon.at

Inkustrasse 24, 3400 Klosterneuburg, Austria

Phone: +43 (0)224 3382 8040 Contact: Gerhard Chvatal, CTO

Fax: +43 (0)224 338 2806 E-mail: [email protected]

Adcon Telemetry GmbH is developing a range of low power telemetry devices, data loggers with integrated radios that is, that work off a little solar panel, the smallest used in this industry (10 x 15cm).

The whole Adcon system is network oriented. Our products are centered around an A850 Telemetry Gateway, that will automatically retrieve data from up to 1.000 devices, be they 10mW, 500mW or GSM/GPRS devices, with the 500mW radios also working as relay stations for other radio devices. Sampling and polling rates can be individually configured. For alarming purposes thresholds can be programmed that will make the station transmit a notification outside the regular polling cycle. Data is fed into Adcon’s addVANTAGE Professional SCADA software, that will let users store, visualize, process and distribute data, locally or through the WEB. There are basi-cally three major applications these units are being used for:

Agriculture: disease forecasting and irrigation control.Water Management: leak detection, water quality monitoring, level monitoring etc.General environmental monitoring: professional weather stations, landfill monitoring, air pollution monitoring etc.

Analog Devices www.analog.com

Raheen Industrial Estate, Raheen, Limerick , Ireland

Phone: +35 (0)361 495 967 Contact: Austin Harney, Product Manager


Analog Devices designs and manufactures sophisticated electronics components and subsystems.

The RF group in Limerick, Ireland, designs and manufactures high-performance frequency synthesizers, and ISM band transmitters and transceivers for use in low-cost wireless links. The ADI family of ISM band Transmitters includes the ADF7012 for use in the 75MHz to 1GHz frequency bands. Programmable output power of -16 to +14dBm is available in 0.4dB steps. The transmitter support FSK/GFSK /OOK/GOOK and ASK modulation with multiple channels for frequency hopping systems. The ADF7021 High Performance Narrowband Transceiver supports ETSI EN300-220, FCC Part 15, FCC Part 90, FCC Part 95 and ARIB STD-T67. It’s receiver sensitivity is -130dBm at 100bps, 2FSK. It also has a class-leading IP3 specification of-24dBm in high sensitivity mode. Key applications include low cost wire-less data transfer, home & building automation, security systems, wireless metering/telemetry, and keyless entry systems. For further information on other ISM band products including antenna switches and transceivers contact the factory directly. Analog Devices also manufactures a suite of DDS products, mixers and amplifiers along with an extensive range of ADC’s and DAC’s.

AnSem www.ansem.com

Esperantolaan 9, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium

Phone: +32 (0)16 386 500 Contact: Stefan Gogaert, CEO


AnSem is a fabless semiconductor company designing state-of-the-art analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits.

AnSem provides its customers with total solutions, offering advanced custom design, IP based designs that are derived from proven solutions and full turnkey solutions. Having pioneered CMOS RF technology during the 90’s and successfully integrated CMOS RF systems in GPS, DECT, sub 1GHz ISM, and Bluetooth systems and sub-systems we continue to develop high performance, state-of-the-art, fully integrated CMOS RF solutions. AnSem is specialized in ultra low power IC design. Integrated circuits that are optimized for single bat-tery applications with supply voltages as low as 0.9V - wireless data transmission at less than 10nJ/bit, 5 times better than our closest competition - that’s what AnSem’s low-power, low-voltage application-centric approach achieves, for now... Contact us at [email protected].

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Anthony Furness & Associates Ltd

The Spinney, Croxton, Stafford ST21 6PH, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)163 062 0678 Contact: Dr. Anthony Furness


Education, training and consultancy on radio frequency identification and other radio frequency-based data carrier and communication technologies, applications research and university-linked research and development projects.

Ascom Wireless Solutions www.ascom.com

PO Box 8783, 40276 Goteborg, Sweden

Phone: +46 (0)31 55 93 00 Contact: Thomas Harju, Manager Hardware Design

Fax: +46 (0)31 55 20 31 E-mail: [email protected]

Ascom (Sweden) AB, part of the Ascom group, is an international telecommunication company developing and manufac-turing on-site wireless systems for messaging, alarm and voice.

We design customized solutions that provide customers with increased mobility, better service, and greater security. Our products include a wide range of pagers, alarm transmitters, DECT and VoWiFi phones, and health care devices: products that are all part of a unique integrated communication system with an endless variety of functions for transmitting speech, alarm and text messages. The common denominator is the ability to connect people, machines, computers and systems in different ways. All communication between the different functions in the system is fully integrated and the functions have decentralized intelligence with a modular design. A joint system bus ensures that data is exchanged between the modules effectively and reliably. The multifunctional system can be found in areas ranging from hospitals, industry, elderly care and secure establishments to the retail sector and hotels.

austriamicrosystems www.austriamicrosystems.com

Schloss Premstaetten, A 8141 Unterpremstaetten, Austria

Phone: +43 (0)3136 500 5821 Contact: Thomas Luecker, Position Marketing Manager


Austriamicrosystems is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog IC’s (integrated cir-cuits).

We develop and produce industry-leading customized and standard analog semiconductors, these include customized ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) and high performance standard product solutions. Our specialized High Voltage and SiGe processes enable us to manufacture high performance devices with lowest noise and power consumption. Austriamicrosystems leverages its significant expertise in low power consumption and high accuracy to provide highly integrated best-in-class products for communications, indus-trial, medical technology and automotive markets worldwide. Many of our customers are well-known brands and rely on austriamicro-systems as their sole source supplier of choice.

Autec S.r.l. www.autecsafety.com

Via Pomaroli 65, 36030 Caldogno (VI), Italy

Phone: +39 (0)444 901 000 Contact: Antonio Silvestri, Technical Director


AUTEC SRL designs and manufactures fail-safe radio remote control systems for a wide range of applications from the industrial to the building and hydraulic sectors.

In more than 20 years of research/development and application, Autec has gained vast experience in improving the performance and safety of remote control, even in the harshest working conditions. Autec safety certifications meet requirements of category 3 of Euro-pean Standard EN954-1 for the protection of unwanted movement from standstill and category 4 for the Stop function. Product testing and certification are carried out by TUV Product Service (ISQE Lab. - Munich), to the latest functional safety, electrical and environmental standards. All electronic modules undergo the most sophisticated custom-designed automatic tests in extreme functional and environ-mental conditions. Autec is an ISO9001 certified company with about 100 employees and is expanding to new applications and markets, with continuous investment in R&D and production processes.

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Bluechip Communication AS www.bluechip.no

Strandveien 13, 1366 Lysaker, Norway

Phone: +47 (0)67 830 800 Contact: Stale Pettersen, Application Engineer


The company started in 1994 under the name Gran-Jansen AS to develop a cost-effective integrated solution for local wireless signalling. Through a joint venture with the Norwegian PTT R&D Centre ‘Telenor’, the company released the world’s first single-chip frequency hopping spread spectrum transceiver IC in 1997.

In 2000 Gran-Jansen AS formally changed its name to BlueChip Communication AS to better reflect the line of products and geographical scope. BlueChip Communication AS was acquired March 2004 by Micrel Semiconductor Inc, San Jose, California, USA. Micrel Norway SA is today a fabless semiconductor company covering all areas from silicon design to application engineering and design-in aid. Our vision is to make Local Wireless Networking solutions adapted to the emerging M2M (machine-to-machine) market. Costs, size, integrity and power consumption are the key guidelines for product marketing and development. Extensive development support is emphasized to shorten time to market for the end user.

CAEN RFID s.r.l. www.caen.it/rfid/index.html

Via Vetraia 11, 55049 Viareggio (LU), Italy

Phone: +39 0584 388 398 Contact: Grieco Giovanni, Sales and Marketing Director

Fax: +39 0584 388 959 E-mail: [email protected]

CAEN RFID is the leading European company in UHF RFID and as a member of LPRA and EPCglobal is committed to provide its customers with readers and tags that meet EPC/ISO requirements and ETSI/FCC standards.

Founded by a group of senior engineers from Italian INFN, experts in design and construction of electronic instrumentation for Nuclear Physics Research, CAEN RFID takes advantage of 28-years experience in the electronic integration field. This state-of-the–art know-how allows CAEN RFID to face new challenges like the most advanced Radio Frequency Identification Technology problems. CAEN RFID is pleased to offer UHF RFID systems to the following markets: Transportation, Security Access and Control Supply Chain Management.

Cattron-Theimeg GmbH & Co KG www.theimeg.de

Krefelderstrasse 423-425, 41066 Mönchengladbach, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)2161 6363-0 Contact: Heinz Jacobs, Technical Director

Fax: +49 (0)2161 6363-100 E-mail: [email protected]

Cattron-Theimeg: Your leading partner in industrial radio control technology - worldwide. Industrial radio remote control systems for cranes, locomotives, material handling equipment, mining machinery, mobile equipment, shiploaders and agricultural machinery.

Churchill Controls Ltd www.churchill-controls.co.uk

Unit 2, Station Industrial Estate, Wokingham RG41 2YQ, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)118 989 2200 Contact: Alan Rouse, General Manager


Churchill Controls’ Data_Link 2000 telemetry system offers a very flexible approach to the problem of transferring signals between industrial plant on distributed sites.

By utilizing radio or private wires as communication media it offers low installation charges and minimal ongoing running costs. Applica-tions range from simple point-to-point systems to large schemes interfacing with PLCs and SCADA systems. Data_Link 2000 configures an industrial data communications network from Nano_Link and Micro_Link modules. Nano_Link has been optimized for low power consumption, low cost applications with limited I/O. Micro_Link is a more powerful device with additional communication ports and extensive expansion capacity. Data_Link 2000 normally operates on 458.5MHz, and is approved to EN 300 220-1. It is manufactured to ISO9001 by our parent company, NEMCO Ltd, who also manufacture specialist radio alarm systems for the police and offer volume PCB production sub-contracting services.

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Circuit Design Inc. www.circuitdesign.jp

7557-1 Hotaka, Azumino-city, Nagano 399-8303, Japan

Phone: +81 (0)263 821 010 Contact: Mitsunori Saruta, Sales Manager


Circuit Design, Inc. designs and supplies low power narrow band FM radio modules for various application fields such as industrial telecontrol, telemetry, alarms and serial data transmission, for operation in the European harmonized 434 MHz and 869 MHz band, and low power audio modules for 863 MHz band.

High performance radio components are enclosed in a robust metal shield case for stable operation and reliable long range communica-tion over 300 m. Circuit Design, Inc. also designs high quality wireless audio modules for 863-865 MHz bands. The modules have a wide dynamic range, with noise reduction. Circuit Design’s corporate objective is to enhance our customers’ reliability and competitiveness in their radio link applications by providing the necessary narrow band products. Quality is assured with an ISO9001-certified design and manufacturing process based in Japan.

CISC Semiconductor Design+Consulting GmbH www.cisc.at

Lakeside B07, 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria

Phone: +43 (463) 508 808-0 Contact: Josef Preishuber-Pfluegl, BU Manager RFID+RFComm

Fax: +43 (463) 508 808-18 E-mail: [email protected]

CISC Semiconductor Design+Consulting GmbH is a design and consulting service company for industries developing em-bedded microelectronic systems with extremely short Time-To-Market cycles.

Products and services include hardware and software solutions for Automotive and RFID systems. Our core competences are system design, modeling, simulation, verification and optimization of heterogeneous embedded microelectronic systems including RF measure-ment and test. Products and services are located in three business units: “Automotive“, “RFID+RFComm“ and “Tools+Methodology“. Our headquarters is located in Klagenfurt, Lakeside Science & Technology Park, Austria.

Cold Chain Instruments Ltd www.transcan.co.uk

Martletts Way 1, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing BN12 4HF, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)190 324 9000 Contact: Gareth Prosser, Engineering Manager


Cold Chain Instruments Ltd (CCI) is part of the Seven Group of companies. CCI was founded in 1990 to design, produce and sell temperature recorders for the refrigerated transport industry, thereby enabling vehicle operators to meet the requirements of food safety legislation.

These recorders are marketed under the registered trademark TranScan. Current models include the TranScan Solo, TranScan XL, TranS-can Rigid and TranScan Trailer. The recorded data from a fleet equipped with TranScan XLs can be automatically downloaded via a two-way short-range RF link and displayed using proprietary software. During the last decade the name TranScan has become synonymous with quality, reliability and first-class after-sales support, enabling CCI to outsell its rivals many times over and live up to the claim of ‘First Choice for the Refrigerated Transport Industry’.

CompoTRON Ltd. www.compotron.com

Basepoint Business Centre / Rivermead Drive, Westlea, Swindon SN5 7EX, United Kingdom

Phone: +49 (0) 89 538866-0 Contact: Stefan Staudt, PM

Fax: +49 (0) 89 53819377 E-mail: [email protected]

CompoTRON, a pan-European technical representative of RF & Microwave manufacturers, now offers the Integration Associates Inc. range of single-chip receivers, transmitters and transceivers for applications in the 315MHz, 433MHz, 868MHz and 915MHz ISM (Industrial, Scientific, Medical) frequency bands.

These highly integrated circuits require the minimum of external components to produce a complete radio solution. CompoTRON also offers the required quartz crystals and antennas for the lowest cost BoM. The IA radio chip also features automated antenna tuning to optimize transmitted power and link range. This patented technology will give customer a competitive advantage for their products. The circuit monitors the impedance of the antenna and make the necessary adjustment to achieve the maximum EIRP at the antenna and also compensates so-called “hand effects“. CompoTRON has built its reputation on exemplary customer service and providing standard and custom RF and Microwave components with short lead times. We strongly emphasizes quality and service to enhance the competi-tiveness of our partner suppliers from Europe, the USA and the Far East. Target markets to be focused ISM chipsets: Remote Controls, Remote Keyless Entry (RKE), Home Automation, Sensor Networks, Automated Meter Reading (AMR).

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Cooper Security Ltd www.coopersecurity.co.uk

Security House, Vantage Point Business Park, Mitcheldean GL17 0SZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)159 454 5400 Contact: Stewart Taylor, Technical Director


Cooper Security, under the brand name Scantronic, designs and manufactures radio-based alarm, telemetry and social care systems.

All are manufactured using leading edge technologies with strict assembly and quality control procedures to ensure reliability. Intruder alarm systems include radio-only and hybrid systems operating on 433MHz and narrowband 868MHz. The range includes radio periph-erals, including PIRs, door contacts, personal alarm devices and test meters. Social care products include the Homelink social alarm system and the Nursecall/Multiscan emergency calling system. Both are complemented by a range of specialist accessories. Telemetry products operate at 868MHz (NB), 418MHz and 173MHz and include a comprehensive range of transmitters and receivers which are readily integrated into other manufacturers’ equipment to provide a broad range of system solutions. A range of internal and external aerials is available to complement both the transmitters and receivers. Scantronic radio equipment is tested and approved to all relevant European national radio regulations.

CSI (UK) Ltd www.2-csi.com

Brearley Hall 1, W. Yorks, Halifax HX2 6HS, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)142 288 3882 Contact: Bob Williams


The company is a leading wireless data capture consultancy. Specialist areas include RFID and Intelligent Transport Sys-tems.

We provide expert advice in the development, application and use of wireless data capture, such as RFID, continuous communications with and between vehicles, etc. We also providethe world’s largest database of RFID manufacturers and OEMs. Leading involvement in the standardisation process for Intelligent Transport systems and RFID.

Deister Electronic GmbH

Hermann-Bahlsen-Str. 11, 30890 Barsinghausen, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)510 551 6111 Contact: Stefan Eichler, QM


We are a world leader in RF identification. A non-contact automatic identification method, RFID automatically identifies, tracks and monitors people, products, and animals in a multitude of applications ranging from simple inventory tracking to complex automatic process control.

We pioneered the development of the passive read-write transponder, which was later introduced into the proximity access control market as a means to program, read and write data to the card without any physical contact. Additionally, our RFID products are be-ing used to provide anti-theft protection for vehicles, to help control material handling processes, and include mass-market systems to automatically record the arrival of racing pigeons. A new modular product range is leading the RFID revolution into a whole new era of low-cost low-power readers. Using proven technology developed by deister electronic these small DIL modules allow OEMs & systems integrators to take full advantage of RFID technology for new applications.

Delta Dore www.deltadore.com

Le Vieux Chêne Bonnemain, 35270 Combourg, France

Phone: +33 (0)299 734 517 Contact: Philippe Chouane


Radio norm survey, domotics: alarm heating home automation Recognized specialist in the field of heating, security and automated control systems in the building trade, DELTA DORE enjoys a 35-year experience and is today a major player in the field of DOMOTICS and the technical management of tertiary buildings.

Its capacity to understand the markets, its control of cutting-edge technologies such as radiofrequency, carrier currents, PSTN, GSM and Internet transmission enable DELTA DORE to propose innovative product concepts that meet user requirements without forgetting important values such as design and ergonomics, which will guarantee success.

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Edwin McAuley Electronics Ltd

Summersethouse, 14th floor, 979, King’s Road, Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay , Hong Kong

Phone: +852 (0)25 620 886 Contact: Sammy Wong, Managing Director


Edwin McAuley Electronics Ltd is an ODM (Original Design and Manufacture) manufacturer of a variety of electronic prod-ucts largely connected with the control of heating, air-conditioning and irrigation systems.

All our products are on an exclusive and confidential basis for the customer concerned. Our customers have shown an increasing interest in the use of low power radio for remote control and data collection purposes. Our 20-person engineering team has an integrated radio development section, experienced in working with:- Remote control on US standard 315MHz- Remote sensing on European standard 868.953MHz and UK 433.92MHz- Plus further applications using both one- and two-way communication EME contracts all production to an associate company with over 1,500 employees in southern China.

Electro-Detectors Ltd www.electrodetectors.co.uk

Electro House, Edinburgh Way, Harlow CM20 2TP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)127 963 5668 Contact: Steve Page, Sales Manager


Electro-Detectors is one of the UKs leading manufacturers of wireless fire detection and alarm equipment with over 20 years of experience.

Electro-detectors’ range of wireless fire detection equipment has evolved over the last 20 years. We offer our customers a practical solution for every type of application ranging from large private residences and houses of multiple occupancy to schools, large industrial sites and hospitals. The benefits are obvious, minimal disruption both to daily business and the fabric of the building, speed and ease of installation and flexibility for ongoing expansion. With the introduction in 2006 of our Zerio system designed to offer a competitive wireless alternative to the single loop hardwired systems, we have seen our market place change and our market share increase. All of our systems are completely wire free, with the exception of mains power to the control equipment.

EMS Radio Fire and Security Systems Ltd www.emsgroup.co.uk

Technology House, Sea Street, Herne Bay CT6 8JZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)122 736 9570 Contact: Ken Bullock, Business Development Director


EMS radio fire and security systems limited are a specialist company involved in the design, development and manufacture of advanced RF technology for fire, security and voice evacuation systems, providing a wire-free solution for risk manage-ment in the UK and overseas.

Many high-risk fire and security system requirements are better served using RF technology rather than the reliance on expensive cabling. Over the past 40 years EMS have become market leaders in wire-free solutions (radio) to the fire and security industry. EMS has continued to develop a number of unique wire-free products - please see our web site. Wire-free solutions are now being installed in a variety of buildings, including heritage, commercial, industrial, schools and hospital environments etc., where all refurbishments or extensions require a simple, cost-effective and speedy solution. The ability to report data from every device in a fire alarm system, including radio sounders, and to successfully incorporate both VHF and UHF technology within the same controller, is a significant step forward for the fire and security alarm industry - All without cable and - environmentally friendly.

Great Circle Design www.gcd.co.uk

Pine House, High Street, Wincanton BA9 9JF, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)196 333 213 Contact: Nick Long

Fax: E-mail: [email protected]

Great Circle Design is a specialist consultancy and design service that concentrates exclusively on radio topics.

The range of experience covers consumer products to scientific instrumentation and includes detailed circuit design through to system planning. We have expertise in most areas of the Short Range Device world, including telemetry, security systems, remote metering and RFID. GCD has considerable experience in producing radio links that work under difficult conditions, such as the increasing level of interference now seen in the SRD bands. Consultancy services offered include feasibility studies and advice at early stages in project planning, preparation of specifications, acting as customer’s technical representative, problem solving, and liaising with test houses and official bodies. GCD has its own extensive development laboratory and test facilities. We undertake contract design and development of products, and can also produce one-off or low-volume devices for specific purposes.

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Guardall Ltd www.guardall.com

Lochend Industrial Estate, Newbridge EH28 8PL, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)131 333 2900 Contact: Jon Addinall, R&D


Guardall designs, manufactures and sells electronic security products worldwide.

Our world class detector product range offers a choice for every type of installation and includes intruder sensors using passive infra-red and microwave technology. When used with our extensive range of control panels, communications equipment and software packages customers are provided with complete intruder detection solutions.

Hager Controls SAS www.hagergroup.fr

Rue St Nicolas 33, B.P. 140, 67704 Saverne, France

Phone: +33 (0)388 028 704 Contact: Philippe Magneron, Corporate RF Standardisation Eng.


Hager Group is a worldwide leader company providing all needed equipments and services to realise global electrical in-stallations in residential and commercial building market segments. The product offer includes wiring accessories up to electrical meter boards.

Within Hager Group, Hager Controls provides products and services to increase comfort, safety and energy management in all kind of buildings. Founding member and leading influencer of Konnex Association, Hager Controls provides KNX installation systems for more than 15 years. The company offers a full range of KNX RF devices for the control of lighting, shutters, blinds and heating. Alarm systems for intrusion security and smoke detectors are also part of Hager expertise.

Honeywell Control Systems Ltd www.honeywell.com

Honeywell House, Arlington Business Park, Bracknell RG12 1EB, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)1698 481078 Contact: Alastair Mackie

Fax: +44 (0)1698 481307 E-mail: [email protected]

Honeywell International is a world-wide $34.4-billion diversified technology and manufacturing leader in aerospace prod-ucts and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; automotive products, power generation sys-tems, specialty chemicals, fibers, plastics and advanced materials.

Honeywell Home & Building Control provides products and services to create efficient, safe and comfortable environments. The busi-ness offers controls for heating; ventilating, humidifying and air-conditioning equipment, security and fire alarm systems, home comfort products and home automation systems, energy efficient lighting controls and building management systems and services. RF com-munications technology is widely used to provide superior functionality and ease of installation.

Honeywell Security UK Ltd www.honeywell-security.co.uk

Redwood Crescent 2, Peel Park Campus, East Kilbride, Glasgow G74 5PA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)135 535 4000 Contact: Martin Crisp, Senior Development Engineer


Honeywell Security and Custom Electronics provides market leading intrusion detection solutions including Galaxy in-truder alarm panels for commercial market requirements, Domonial wireless alarm range, and Optima & Accenta for the residential market.

Our patented detectors include DualTech, Flexguard, and best selling breakglass detectors. We invest heavily in global R&D each year to ensure all our products both wireless and wired are leading edge. In Europe our centres of excellence in Sophia Antipolis, near Nice France and Newhouse Scotland have well staffed facilities tailoring product development in wired and wireless technology to fit custom-ers needs.

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IDVISION B.V.B.A. www.idvision.net

Augustijnenstraat 44, 8900 Ieper, Belgium

Phone: +32 (0)57 216 141 Contact: Geert Degrauwe, Managing Director


As an electronic engineering company IDVISION is specialized in low power radio solutions based on radio modules.

We distribute products from Radiometrix Ltd, Circuit Design, Inc and STE in the Benelux area. Beside the supply of radio modules we can offer consultancy, project development and manufacturing of radio-based end products.

IKUSI-Angel Iglesias SA www.ikusi.com

Paseo Miramón 170, Apartado 1320, 20009 San Sebastian, Spain

Phone: +34 (0)943 448 800 Contact: Luis Rodriguez Navarrete, R&D Manager


Among other activities in industrial electronics, IKUSI-Angel Iglesias S.A. is a manufacturer of radio remote control for machinery in general, industrial and construction cranes, forestry and agricultural applications, etc.

IKUSI has been in the radio remote control market since 1979, currently selling its products in different countries in Europe, America and Asia. The current remote control equipment families, TM60 and TM70, are based on our own radio devices, mainly SRDs in the 433MHz, 870MHz and 915MHz bands, made to withstand tough environmental conditions, both indoors and outdoors. All devices fulfil the security and electromagnetic international standards required for radio remote control devices. IKUSI is an ISO9001 certified com-pany with about 500 employees. Combining the research and development activity with over 25 years of experience, IKUSI can offer serial product and custom applications.

Intellident Ltd www.intellident.co.uk

Southgate 3, 323 Wilmslow Road, Stockport SK8 3PW, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)161 498 1157 Contact: Ramzan Mohammed, Sr. RF Appl. Dev. Engineer


Intellident are the UK’s leading RFID solutions provider specialising in the design and supply of software driven asset tracking and recording systems, with over 50 million items already RFID-enabled.

Combining the latest in RFID automatic data capture techniques and equipment with our unique Liber8™, Vision™ and Etiquette™ SM software platforms, Intellident provide powerful single-source solutions. This approach has resulted in Intellident’s successful design, management and roll-out of the world’s three largest supply chain RFID implementations to date.

Investigation Total Ware SA (ITOWA) www.itowa.com

Faraday No 159, Terrassa, 8224 Barcelona, Spain

Phone: +34 (0)937 339 850 Contact: Ramon Faure Pardo


ITOWA is a company whose activity is the manufacturing and sale of radio control for cranes. Also telematic equipment data transmission.

IPICO www.ipico.com

4480 Harvester Road, Burlington L7L 4X2, Canada

Phone: +1 (0)630 915 2762 Contact: John Greaves


DF and UHF RFID Products. Unique Global RFID in RTI and EVI Applications.

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Jay Electronique www.jay-electronique.fr

ZAC La Batie, Rue Champrond, 38334 Saint Ismier Cedex, France

Phone: +33 (0)476 414 400 Contact: Jean-Bernard Givet


Founded in 1962 by Mr Jay, Jay Ectronique was a pioneer in opto-electronic detection.

From the start, activities have developed in high-tech domains, such as microwaves, radio telecommunications and infrared technology. Nowadays, Jay Tlectronique is a leader in radio remote control systems and radio data transmissions. It employs 45 specialists in six major activities: marketing, R&D, manufacturing, customer services, quality assurance and sales. The R&D budget represents more than 10% of turnover. Main skills include optical, infrared, radio, electronics, and safety commitments.All Jay radio remote control systems operate in 433, 458, 418 or 868MHz and comply with the European directives applicable to each product. Our low voltage systems have received approvals in many countries and may be used without licence. The markets and applications covered by our radio systems are: industrial handling, industrial vehicles, industrial automation and equipment, construction, farm equipment, and infrastructure equip-ment.

JCM Technologies SA www.jcm-tech.com

Morgades, 46 Bajos, P.O. Box 269, 8500 Vic (Barcelona), Spain

Phone: +34 (9)38 833 231 Contact: Jordi Beringues, R&D Director


Manufacturer of electronics for the garage door and acces control. Be a step ahead with our advanced remote controls and access control line!

The new MOTION range of 868 MHz remote controls is suitable for all types of automatic doors, gates and barriers for residential, com-mercial or industrial use. The MOTION access control systems have been designed to meet the management needs of small, medium and large-sized facilities of up to 6000 users and 128 doors. GO / GO PRO / GO EVO programmable 868 MHz transmitters: -Great reliability and feeling of higher range for users with the new APS System: a radio transmission system that allows the transmitter button to be pressed even outside the receiver range. The transmitter will repeatedly send the signal while the user approaches the garage door and until the door opens. -Greater security with the new “high security” rolling code. -Radio or bi-technology versions with 2 or 4 buttons. -Very attractive design and finishes. BASE / WAVE / STICK receivers: several boxes and rack cards for connection to control panels and motors. Easy programming and installation saves time and money for the installer. ACCESS-500 / ACCESS 1000-2000 stand-alone controllers: for the management of 1 to 4 doors and up to 2000 users. With on-board programming, 868 MHz integrated receiver, pass-word-protected access,… CONTROLLER-6000 and EASY-SOFT 6000 access control unit and easy-to-use software for ON/OFF line access control. Extensive possibilities of use thanks to an RS-485 bus line. EVOPROX / MOTION-TAG / MOTION-CARD Multi-protocol proximity readers, tags and cards with new 13,56 MHz frequency for faster reading and greater features.

John Falck Associates

36 New Barns Road, Ely CB7 4PN, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)135 366 5309 Contact: John Falck, Director


John Falck Associates are independent consultants specializing principally in RFID.

With over 20 years’ experience in the industry, they have a detailed understanding of RF tag systems and their applications. They will undertake studies on behalf of end users on potential RFID applications and, if appropriate, will assist in project implementation. They are able to provide a wide range of support to RFID manufacturers, including assistance with EU compliance. As Chairmasn of ETSI ERM TG34 with specific responsibility for RFID, John Falck is able to provide expert advice on regulatory and standardisation matters within Europe.

Johnson Controls Automotive Electronics www.jci.com

Parc Saint Christophe, 10 Avenue de l’entreprise, 95892 Cergy Pontoise, France

Phone: +33 (0)1 3433 2136 Contact: Elie Abi Chaaya, Engineering Manager

Fax: +33 (0) 1 3433 2245 E-mail: [email protected]

Focus on Automotive products.

Remote keyles entry; Tyre pressure monitoring system; Homelink™;...

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JSConsulting

An der Muehle 6, 85416 Langenbach-Oberhummel, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)87 615 815 Contact: Josef Schuermann


Consulting for SRD Radio Regulations and Standards.

Consulting activities for individual companies and organizations in the RF sector; ETSI standards for SRDs; ECC/ERC Recommenda-tion 70-03; member SC31, RFID item management; ITU-R member, chairman DIN NI 31.04 RFID-ISO; Chairman DKE 731.09 (RFID-TBETSI); ETSI member; Chairman ERM_TG31B Automotive Radar; Consultant to VDA; Consultant to SARA - an industry organization for automotive radar.

LEOPOLD KOSTAL GmbH & Co KG www.kostal.com

Abt. AES 1, Hauert 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)231 7588-580 Contact: Rainer Vens, Development Engineer

Fax: +49 (0)231 7588-700 E-mail: [email protected]

KOSTAL`s main activities are the development and manufacture of technologically advanced electronic and electrome-chanical (mechatronic) products.

These include general-purpose transmitter, receiver and transceiver modules for further integration, as well as individual vehicle radio keys and complete cryptically secured systems. RFID applications are also covered. For the automotive market, access control systems like ‘PassiveEntry’ or ‘KeylessGo’ are in serial production; KOSTAL offers complete system solutions. All systems and modules are avail-able at ISM frequencies of 315MHz, 434MHz, 868MHz, 915MHz and 2,45GHz and are available with type approval to FCC part 15 (USA), EN 300 220 / 330, etc. Access systems are often combined with inductive wake-up operating between 9kHz - 135kHz. All devices are alignment-free and work in a wide temperature range of -40°C up to +105°C. The modules are available either with an integral antenna or a standard RF connector for external antenna connection. Customised housings can be made on request.

LPRS Ltd www.lprs.co.uk

Two Rivers Industrial Estate, Station Lane, Witney OX28 4BH, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)199 370 9418 E-mail: [email protected]

Fax: +44 (0)199 370 8575

easy-Radio a wireless solution not just another radio module.

Web survey finds over 85% of users found easy-Radio VERY easy to use. A recent survey of “easy-Radio” wireless module customers showed that 86% found them very easy to install and 86% very easy to configure. “It does what it says on the tin” was a frequent comment. “easy-Radio” is a range of ready to run wireless modules with all the software you will need for one-way or two-way short to medium range applications. User programmable frequency, power output and data rate.Our aim is to provide users with a simple a radio link as possible allowing them to concentrate on their application rather than the RF. In addition to our own products we are also the UK distributor for Circuit Design’s range of narrow band FM modules, where longer range reliability is the primary consideration. There is no specific target market as our modules can be used by virtually any industry. Markets we do address would be environmental monitoring, remote sensors, temperature, humidity etc; audience voting systems, paging sys-tems and security alarms.

MB Electronics www.mbelect.demon.co.uk

Astra House, Basildon Business Centre, Bentalls, Basildon SS14 3FT, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)126 828 9235 Contact: Terry Swanborough


MB Electronics are designers and manufacturers of radio transmitters, receivers, nurse call systems, alarm control panels, and on-site pagers.

Approved frequencies 418MHz, 173.225MHz, 459MHz. Several approvals held in other countries around the world. Suppliers of radio equipment to the National Health Service, police forces and government departments. OEM facilities are available.

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Medtronic Bakken Research Center B.V. www.medtronic.com

Endepolsdomein 5, 6229 GW Maastricht, Netherlands

Phone: +31 (43) 356 6566 Contact: Saad Mezzour, RF Regulatory Manager Europe

Fax: +31 (43) 361 3308 E-mail: [email protected]

Melexis GmbH www.melexis.com

Haarbergstrasse 67, 99097 Erfurt, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)361 427 6680 Contact: Dr. Andreas Laute


Melexis GmbH is a manufacturer and supplier of integrated circuits.

Our strong digital, mixed-signal and RF design experience provides unique solutions for traditional automotive, industrial, and wireless applications. The company focuses on the design of customer-based integrated circuits, as well as a range of standard products. Melexis encourages top down design methodology through various design kits, supporting all widely accepted EDA tools. All ICs are fabricated in modern CMOS and BiCMOS technologies. Melexis GmbH is a subsidiary of Melexis N.V., which specializes in electronic control applica-tions that require sensors, signal conditioning, signal processing, actuation, and programmability. With facilities and offices throughout Europe, USA, and the Far East, Melexis brings innovation and the highest levels of quality to its customers. Our RFICs are transmitters, receivers and transceiver chips designed for ISM and SRD band applications (e.g. RKE, TPMS, AMR, RF remote controls). Melexis RFID readers are for use at 125kHz and 13MHz (e.g. passive entry, identification, NFC, payment systems).

Micromark Electronics R&D Division www.micromark.co.uk

Unit B2, Senator Point, South Boundary Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Liverpool L33 7RS, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)151 547 7000 Contact: Derek Barber


Micromark is part of the 110 million electrical distributing group, Bridisco.

Micromark’s Electronics division researches, designs, develops and manufactures a wide range of security systems and products. The company has grown rapidly since its inception 15 years ago. Major factors in this growth include Micromark’s ability to react rapidly to market requirements and their unusually high level of innovative product development and comprehensive marketing support. Micro-mark supplies electrical retailers, wholesalers, contractors and installers with a wide range of security products and systems designed to provide personal protection and security for homes, shops, businesses and commercial premises. Products include alarm control panels and DIY kits, passive infrared sensors, contacts, lighting control systems, intruder alarms, dusk-to-dawn security lights, car alarms, RF convertors and accessories, as well as CCTV systems for home or office.

Microwave Solutions Ltd www.microwave-solutions.com

Hamilton House, 111 Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead HP1 1BB, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)870 122 3346 Contact: John Hallatt, Director


Microwave Solutions Ltd design, manufacture and supply a range of microwave Doppler motion sensors for incorporation into commercial, domestic and vehicle intruder alarm systems, industrial speed/motion detectors, vehicle reversing aids, level measurement systems and other non-contact motion sensing applications.

Our products are available for use in most countries, with products holding EN 300 440 (European), FCC part 15 (USA) or other similar approvals. The sensors operate at fixed frequencies in the range 9-11 GHz and have a detection range of up to 150m. Versions can be supplied to meet customer specific requirements including alternative operating frequencies and alternative antenna patterns. Product data sheets and applications notes are available on our website. Popular devices can be purchased from our online shop. www.micro-wave-solutions.com/shop

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MIPOT S.p.A. www.mipot.com

Via Corona, 5, 34071 CORMONS, Italy

Phone: +39 0481 630200 Contact: Rado Starec, General Manager

Fax: +39 0481 62387 E-mail: [email protected]

Development and production of SRD modules

SRD section since middle ’80. Applications: car alarms, home alarms, door openers social alarms, telemetry, industrial automation, heating control, etc.

MIRA Ltd www.mira.co.uk

EMC Engineering, Watling Street, Nuneaton CV10 0TU, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0) 2476 355 422 Contact: Steven Clegg, Project Engineer


Automotive - Consultancy, Design and Test. Global radio approval specialists. RF & EMC test and consultancy expertise.

MIRA deliver the complete solution for worldwide radio approvals. As Europe’s largest independent provider of design and development services, MIRA’s suite of fully accredited radio and EMC test facilities offer pre-compliance assessment and certification testing, all sup-ported by expert consultancy. MIRA are a Radio Notified Body for SRDs. MIRA offer tailored solutions ranging from individual tests, to turnkey design programmes. MIRA’s customer base includes the major vehicle manufacturers, their Tier 1 & 2 supply chain and other independent consultancies throughout most of the vehicle-producing world. At the UK HQ, a core of over 400 dedicated employees fuse the benefits of 32 major development facilities with advanced design & modeling techniques.

MK Consultants (UK) Ltd www.mkconsultants.eu

288a-290 Queens Road, Halifax HX1 4NS, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)142 232 9002 Contact: Mohammed Chaudhary, Director


M.K specialise in the design, manufacture and supply of low power off the shelf radio modules. All of our processes, start-ing from research and development right through to manufacture, test and supply are subject to the rigours of strict quality procedures that yield rugged and reliable wireless solutions. Our solutions meet the various regulatory radio stan-dards, are lead free but are also produced in an increasingly environmentally friendly manner.

All MK modules are simplex radio transmitters, receivers and transceivers. FM as well as AM modules are available, supporting data rates from 1 to 128 Kbps. Our transmitters generate between 1mW to 500mW output power. Our modules are pin-compatible even though they cover different radio frequencies that are required for legal use in different countries around the world. Low prices were born here, and raised elsewhere!

Mobile Mark (Europe) Ltd www.mobilemark.com

106-108 Anglesey Business Park, Littleworth Road, Hednesford WS12 1NR, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)154 387 8343 Contact: Linda Clark, Managing Director


Mobile Mark designs and manufacturers an extensive range of quality, high performance antennas for mobile, portable and site applications.

The antennas are made for systems operating from 750MHz to 10GHz including: WirelessLAN, WiFi, ZigBee, Video Surveillance, ISM, Broadband, WiMAX, HiperLAN, RFID, Telemetry, CDMA, UMTS, HSDPA, DSRC, GSM, GPRS and GPS. For WirelessLAN (802.11) we offer Omni Directional and Directional designs together with a range of Patch, In-Building, Portable Device, Vehicle Mount and Covert anten-nas. There is an extensive range of GPS antennas including: Single Band, Dual Band, Tri Band, Quad Band and Multi-Band covering various communication systems from 800MHz to 6GHz. We also offer a range of patch antennas for UHF RFID and ISM systems which include dual polarity. A range of single polarity antennas is also available with various gains and mounting options. A range of cellular antennas is offered with various mounting options including: Glass Mount, Mag Mount, Surface Mount and Covert. Portable Rubber Duck antennas from 800MHz to 6GHz are on offer with most standard connectors, together with stub antennas, in single and dual band modes. Mobile Mark strives to be one of the best antenna companies in the industry, our engineering team is always working on new and innovating developments. Many new antenna models now on offer - why not request our latest product catalogue via our website.

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Myrcomm Consulting www.myrcomm.com

7 Heath Avenue, Royston SG8 9DB, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)1763 257 300 Contact: Peter Myring


Consultant in the field of radiocommunications regulation and technical standardisation.

Myrcomm is run by Pete Myring, an independent consultant specialising in the areas of European spectrum regulation and standardi-sation. He has worked for many years for the UK spectrum regulator in the fields of European radio regulation and standardisation, in particular that related to the R&TTE and EMC Directives. He has knowledge and experience of the international and European radio regulatory regimes, including the CEPT, ECC, EC and ETSI, and is an ETSI Technical Body Secretary. He is educated to degree level and has a solid radio engineering and electronics background.Myrcomm has expertise in handling the complexity of European spectrum regulation and can offer varying degrees of advice and as-sistance in getting your radiocommunications products to the market.

Nemko Comlab AS www.comlab.no

PO Box 96, 2027 Kjeller, Norway

Phone: +47 (0)64 845 712 Contact: G. Suhanthakumar, Senior Engineer


Nemko Comlab AS is an accredited test house according to ISO 1705 and also is a Notified Body under the European R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC and the EMC Directive (89/336/EEC).

We have a 10m semi-anechoic chamber for RF field tests as well as expertise and state-of-the-art instrumentation. Our testing area is Radio, EMC, Telecom & xDSL. Nemko Group has laboratories around the world to help and manage the whole process of testing from the development phase to market. We can test and certify a wide spectrum of products such as SRD, land mobile, maritime, satellite equipment, point-to-multipoint, point-to-point, WLAN, DECT, ISDN, xDSL modems and PSTN for EU, North America, Russia and China.

NetLinks Consultancy www.netlinks-bahrain.com

3rd Floor, Zayani House, Bldg. 419, Rd. 1705, 317 Manama, Bahrain

Phone: +973 (0)17 537 437 Contact: Arif Ahmed Abdulmalik, Managing Director


NetLinks’ core competencies evolve around its extensive technical background, full understanding of the local legal and regulatory landscape and access to a large network of institutional and high net worth investors.

NetLinks is well positioned to be the provider of choice for:Assisting international companies establish a regional presence in the regional telecommunications and technology market. Services include general guidance on dealing with local licensing authorities, conducting full analyses of the legal and business environment, and identifying the right regional partner.Carrying out the necessary follow-ups and representations for international companies with small or one-off projects in the area where it might prove uneconomical to have full operations on the ground.Advising on regional projects where there is a need for frequency co-ordination, licensing and type approval (mobile, satellite, broad-casting, maritime, radio-navigation, etc.).Acting as local partners for major international consultancy firms targeting large projects in the Gulf region.

Nordic Semiconductor ASA www.nordicsemi.no

Otto Nielsens vei 12, 7004 Trondheim, Norway

Phone: +47 (0)72 898 900 Contact: Anne Strand


Nordic Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in ultra-low power (ULP) short-range wireless communication. The company provides RF silicon solutions including: Highly integrated RF silicon, sophisticated and flex-ible development tools, application specific communication software, and complete reference designs.

Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF24xx range of 2.4GHz transceiver and transmitter devices are aimed at applications such as PC peripherals such as wireless keyboards/mice, game controllers, intelligent sports equipment and wireless audio (for example, mp3 and portable CD player headphones and PC speakers). The latest nRF24L01 family, for instance, is targeted at ultra-low cost and power applications such as wireless desktops and intelligent (for example, wristwatch-based) sports equipment.Nordic is an associate member of the Bluetooth SIG, and has contributed core expertise in ultra-low power RF design to the forthcoming specification for Bluetooth low energy wireless technology. Nordic is a public company listed on the Norwegian stock exchange, and all operations are managed according to the ISO 9001:2000-approved quality assurance system.

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Northern Lighthouse Board www.nlb.org.uk

84 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)131 473 3172 Contact: Alan Cran, Electrical Engineer (Maintenance)


The Northern Lighthouse Board is a statutory body responsible for the installation and maintenance of marine navigation aids for Scotland and the Isle of Man. The NLB has been using radio telemetry since the 1970s for the remote control and monitoring of lighthouses.

Novar Electrical Devices & Systems www.novar-eds.com

The Arnold Centre, Paycocke Road, Basildon SS14 3EA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)161 432 0277 Contact: Ian Walley, Technical Manager


Novar Electrical Devices & Systems offers a uniquely comprehensive range of solutions for specifiers and installers of electrical products.

Offering unrivalled levels of service across the board, from product innovation through to delivery and sales support, the combination of products and services presents our customers with an extremely beneficial and effective business unit. It brings together MK, Bardic, ADE, Ackermann, Response Electronics and Friedland - innovative brands that come with guaranteed reliability and safety. Friedland’s portable wirefree chimes and bell pushes, transformers and wired products comprise the most comprehensive range of products from any manufacturer, and make Friedland a world leader. The Response Security Product portfolio has for many years been the leader within the DIY marketplace in the UK, offering to the public kitted wired and wireless solutions for the home. Variations and extensions on these extremely successful product lines can also now be found within the electrical wholesale arena.

NXP Semiconductors Belgium nv www.nxp.com

Philips Digital Systems Lab Leuven, Interleuvenlaan 80, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

Phone: +32 (0)16 390 607 Contact: Denis Noel, System Architect


Philips Digital Systems Labs (PDSL) in Louvain, part of the Philips Innovative Technology Solutions organization, provide solutions for the consumer electronic market.

In particular, PDSL Louvain is active in ultra-low power DSP design, with its embedded CoolFlux DSP core. The CoolFlux DSP is a C-programmable, ultra-low power DSP mainly intended for audio applications, e.g. the CoolFlux DSP can execute MP3 decoding at only 1mW in a 0.18 m process.

Pico Electronics Ltd www.x10.com

Eastfield Ind Estate, Glenrothes KY7 4NZ, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)159 277 2555 Contact: David Thompson, Technical Director


Pico Electronics Ltd is a design company specializing in low-cost consumer electronics devices for our parent company in Hong Kong.

The main emphasis of the company is in Home Automation using mains signaling and short-range RF. RF design work is done for the US market at 310MHz, and for the European market at 434MHz and 868MHz. Typical transmitters are battery-powered handsets and security sensors. Receivers are integral with the appropriate end products and are either super-regenerative or superhet, depending on the needs of the application.

Premier Microelectronics Europe Ltd www.premmicro.co.uk

Muscott House, Meadrow, Godalming GU7 3HL, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 1483 861700 Contact: David Rix, Director

Fax: +44 1483 861701 E-mail: [email protected]

Representative for Integration Associates, supplier of ISM semiconductors.

Integration have recently released the EZRadioRPO family of high power, high sensitivity Devices.

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Psion Teklogix Ltd www.psionteklogix.com

2100 Meadowvale Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario L5N 7J9, Canada

Phone: +1 905 812 6346 Contact: Iain Roy


Psion Teklogix is a global provider of rugged mobile devices, wireless LAN systems and support to the enterprise.

The company’s systems, installed in more than 15,000 sites worldwide, provide mobile workers with anytime, anywhere access to enter-prise IT data systems. Psion Teklogix delivers complete real-time, near-time and batch mobile data solutions for a multitude of industrial, commercial and professional applications. Select from the widest range of rugged and reliable handheld, portable and vehicle-mount computers. Add the radio technology of your choice: 2.4GHz IEEE 802.11-compliant WLAN, UHF private mobile or short-range radio, or GSM/GPRS/UMTS wide area connectivity. Integrate RFID readers, 1D/2D barcode scanners, and GPS receivers. Choose from secure Microsoft Windows Mobile, XP and CE.net operating systems; and connect seamlessly to ERP systems, business servers and the mobile Internet. Psion Teklogix has 43 sales and support offices and 95 independent distributors throughout the world.

Radio Data Technology Ltd www.radiodata.co.uk

10-11 Taber Place, Crittall Road, Witham CM8 3YP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)137 650 1255 Contact: Jerry Judd


RDT’s unique combination of RF and data-comms design expertise and manufacturing capability make possible the supply of the most advanced off-the-shelf products available, as well as custom design projects.

The RM96xx series of radio modems is recognized by the world leading SCADA and PLC suppliers and users as the industry standard, and RDT’s reliability of supply, backup and support make for trouble- free system integration. VIDEOWAVE continues as the UK’s market leaders in license-free video transmission. New this year is VIDEOWAVE DIGITAL making implementation of more complex wireless video projects an easy matter. VERSANET2 remains as the most flexible and powerful low power radio telemetry product available and GSM connectivity allows users to mix & match low power radio and GSM for ultimate system security. New MININET is the low cost, shorter range solution for simple telemetry or cable replacement applications.

Radiometrix Ltd www.radiometrix.com

Hartcran House, 231 Kenton lane, Harrow HA3 8RP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)208 909 9595 Contact: Adrian Freakes


Founded in 1985, Radiometrix is the industry’s leading developer of off-the-shelf, licence-exempt miniature radio mod-ules.

OEMs worldwide use Radiometrix’s UHF and VHF transmitters, receivers, transceivers and modems in a wide range of applications includ-ing, Industrial, EPOS, Security, Data-loggers, Environmental Monitoring, Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Automotive electronics. New products include a wide range of narrow band multi-channel UHF & VHF modules, miniature OEM modems, Intelligent modules that are plug and play providing reliable wireless serial data links. Available on all major frequencies (169, 173, 433.92, 458, 868 & 916 MHz), we offer a wide variety of modules to suit most applications and offer custom design service. Radiometrix modules are RoHS compliant and have been certified for compliance with the R&TTE Directive by an independent Notified Body. Our comprehensive range of modules are available worldwide via our global distribution network, catalogue companies or directly from Radiometrix.

Radio Modules Limited www.radio-modules.com

Unit 10A New Rock Ind. Estate, Chilcompton, Radstock BA3 4JE, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0) 1761 234 327 Contact: Antony Lovedale, Managing Director


Provider of industrial RF control interfaces.

Engaged in the design, development and manufacture of unique LPR equipment and accessories with industrial and civilian applica-tions.

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Radio-Tech Ltd www.radio-tech.co.uk

U1 & U2, London Road, Harlow CM17 9NA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)129 635 849 Contact: Mike Johnson, International Sales Manager


Established in 1993, Radio-Tech Ltd is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of wireless technology to emerging markets worldwide.

Since August 2005 it has become a Halma Group company and as such joined the FTSE 250. We provide systems for automatic meter reading (AMR), sub-metering, and monitoring of waste, buildings and infrastructure. Our products are now installed in major European cities, industrial and commercial complexes. Radio-tech are also active in a series of allied market sectors such as intelligent street light-ing, bus information delivery and monitoring systems for rail temperature, food temperature and structural applications. Our bespoke solutions include RF, analogue and digital design; CAD; Software and Hardware Development; Production Engineering and a parallel cellular based production facility with online test capabilities.

REICOM s.r.l. www.reicom.it

Via Quattro Novembre 4, 35010 Limena (Padova), Italy

Phone: +39 (0)497 664 511 Contact: Pierluigi Pentimalli, Technical Director


REICOM engineers and develops wireless embedded radio devices based on Spread Spectrum and Ultra Wide Band tech-nologies.

REICOM is an Italian company, privately owned and founded, that proudly takes the “Made in Italy” at the pinnacle of the wireless tech-nology. With more then 15 years’ experience in microelectronics and telecommunications, we have developed a number of IPs, the most recent one being our Wireless Adaptive Mesh (WAM) to connect together up to few hundred thousand transceivers, in a fault-tolerant network, capable to track objects moving at few hundreds of Km/h while exchanging data, video and voice information. REICOM also manufactures it’s own digital SDR radios and follow it’s Customers from the idea, the main concept, to the final products. Our Adap-tive MESH technology leans upon three of the most common international standards: IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.15.3 and IEEE 802.11. REICOM mission is to make wireless really pervasive and our WAM is the technology that allows us to make wireless usable in every possible application: consumer, automotive, industrial, railways, aeronautics and security. Besides our product range, many companies continue to choose us to integrate the wireless ‘concept’ into their new products and systems because of our continuous innovation, creativity and professional approach. We, at REICOM, know how to transform a “wireless” concept into a reality that works.

Renishaw PLC www.renishaw.com

The Technical Library, New Mills, Wotton-Under-Edge GL12 8JR, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)145 352 4524 Contact: Martin Woollett, Technical Manager


The Renishaw Group designs and manufactures precision automated metrology products.

These provide manufacturers with the ability to machine components accurately, and to perform measurement traceable to the Interna-tional Standard. Probe technology allows fast repeatable measurements to be done, for post-process inspection or for in-process control. Probe repeatability can be less than one third of a micron - approximately one two-hundredth of the thickness of a human hair. Probing systems on machine tools typically use infrared or radio transmission. Renishaw has designed low power radio systems to meet the spe-cialised requirements for these probing systems. The Renishaw RMP60 radio system uses a special frequency hopping spread spectrum protocol operating in the 2.4GHz band. The Group also produce scanning probes and digitising machines for the mould and die market, calibration equipment and axis scales for CMM and machine tools, and spectroscopy systems for non-destructive materials analysis.

RF Insight Ltd www.rfinsight.co.uk

47 Percival Road, Rugby CV22 5JU, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)178 854 1790 Contact: David Want


RF Insight offers design and consultancy services to companies engaged in RF and wireless product development.

We have many years experience in RF circuit and system design as well as general electronic design, for a broad and diverse range of applications. In addition to circuit or system design we can assist in the approvals process for European, US FCC (part 15), and other national specifications, and also in the area of EMC remedial work. Since our start in 1991 we have produced successful solutions for a broad range of companies, from small start-ups to blue chip companies and the UK MoD. We have produced many designs for the license exempt bands and have considerable experience in automatic meter reading (AMR) devices.

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RF Tags Ltd www.axicon.com/rfid.htm

Church Road, Weston on the Green OX25 3QP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)186 935 2405 Contact: Martin Fogg


Designer and manufacturer of passive UHF RFID tags and reader antennae to solve difficult packaging and reading prob-lems. Active and passive RFID reader reseller working with LF, HF, UHF and Dual Frequency.

We are consultants for active and passive RFID at low, high and dual frequency. We have a RFID system for tracking ore from cutting face to pit head in mines which is successfully deployed in gold mines in South Africa.

RFIP Ltd www.rfip.eu

The Byre, Townsend Farm, Waterperry OX33 1LG, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)1844 338300 Contact: David Armstrong, Director


RFIP is a provider of RFID equipment, consultancy and training.

The company has key competencies in Radio Frequency design and development, Antenna design, RFID applications engineering, intel-lectual property management and Standards/Regulatory compliance. RFIP’s senior management team have been intimately associated with the RFID and supply chain industries for the last 10 years and have helped to develop and mould RFID standards including GTAG™, ISO 18000, and EPC™ UHF Generation 2.

RN Electronics Ltd www.rnelectronics.com

Arnolds Court, Arnolds Farm Lane, Brentwood CM13 1UT, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)127 735 2219 Contact: Paul Darragh, Technical Director


Our goal is to provide exceptional testing services for companies seeking compliance with the R&TTE Directive and simi-lar legislation abroad. We assist companies to bring product to market with advice and technical solutions as well as the necessary paperwork.

We provide testing to the R&TTE, EMC, Automotive, Medical and other Directives requiring EMC. Modules, complete products and com-ponents can be tested. Accredited testing, or development. Automotive (VCA) and PITO testing. Countries covered include the whole of Europe, USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Facilities include semi-anechoic chambers, fully anechoic chamber microwave chamber, together with 3 and 10m OATS.

RW Badland Ltd www.badland.co.uk

Unit 3, Providence Street, Lye, Stourbridge DY9 8HN, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)138 442 3160 Contact: Rod Badland


RW Badland Ltd are established designers and manufacturers of a wide range of radio communication antennas.

Our principal customers include multinational organizations, government departments, police authorities, utility services, security com-panies and many others seeking quality products, reliable service, yet competitive prices. Antennas include base stations, yagi, data transmission antennas, low profiles, magnetic mounts, glass mounts, tri-band antennas & portables. Frequency spectrum covered: VHF, Band III, TETRA, UHF, GSM, GPS, PCN and microwave. Specialized customer design contracts are undertaken for purpose-made anten-nas, associated plastic injection moulding, tool making and contract injection moulding.

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Scanology bv www.scanology.nl

Heinz Moormannstraat 1E, 5831 AS Boxmeer, Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0)485 561 616 Contact: Richard Rees, President


Scanology is a leading European provider of Automatic Identification Solutions powered by Radio Frequency ID technolo-gies.

Scanology works at the leading edge of RFID techniques, and our staff play an active role in RFID standards programs.We combine specialist knowledge of RFID with extensive experience of supply chain systems, allowing us to guide enterprisesthrough the transition from bar-code to RFID. Scanology is respected for its breadth and depth of knowledge on all aspects of RFID, and for the independent advice it provides to its clients, whether for full project implementations or technical consultancy. We know that there is no one size fits all RFID solution, and we offer technologies at Low, High and Ultra High frequencies, and in passive, battery-assisted and fully active forms. In addition to the well known systems such as ISO 15693 and EPCG C1G2, Scanology has expertise in specialist technologies such as Phase Jitter Modulation, Non-Modulating, and dual frequencies, which allow us to deal successfully with difficult RFID scenarios such as stacking, dense reader situations, and long range reading in the presence of water. We demonstrate and develop these systems in our RFIDWorks Centre of Competence.Our solutions cover data capture, data storage and web based data access from simple to the most complex systems. Our clients range from local care in the community logistics through food traceability, automotive and Pan-European logistic.

Scope Partnership www.scope-uk.com

Quantum House, Steamer Quay, Totnes TQ9 5AL, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)180 386 4569 Contact: Trevor Sams, Senior Partner


The company designs radio solutions for a wide variety of applications, including data display paging, security, nurse call, fire and telemetry, etc.

Our services cover all aspects of product design and application, including the control logic and software, through to final product hous-ing and presentation. Plastic injection mould tool, casting, extrusion and fabrication design are all undertaken by our in-house design team. Our intention is to provide the client with complete “concept to product” solutions using tried and tested modules. The company specializes in UHF products at 430 to 470MHz and has many type approvals for units compliant to EN, MPT and FCC requirements. All new products are third party tested (by a Notified Body) for compliance to the R&TTE Directive, encompassing RF, EMC and LVD require-ments. Key product designs include the very successful ConneXions, DataPage and PageTek UHF POCSAG display paging range, together with the DigiLink telemetry/security range, and long-range UHF personal attack transmitter. !Interested parties can also be introduced to full production and service facilities.

Seeker Technology

21-23 High Street, Stanford in the Vale SN7 8LH, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)136 771 8177 Contact: Adrian O’Hea, Partner


The mission of Seeker Technology is to bring state-of-the-art designs to industry, particularly in the field of surveillance, remote control, industrial inspection and communications.

We have a very broad technical base and do not feel constrained by the traditional engineering boundaries such as analogue, digital, power, RF, etc. A major strength of Seeker Technology is the quality of our R&D both for our clients and ourselves. Having won two DTI Smart awards (Small Firms Merit Award for Research and Technology), our record of innovation is established. We have been particularly successful in developing products for severe environments, most recently involving machines for internal pipeline, nuclear plant inspec-tion and ranging radar (FMCW). These technologies are now field proven. As well as these major industrial programmes we provide custom solutions in the area of video transmission systems, telemetry / telecommand and security systems, both wired and wireless.

Siemens Schweiz AG www.siemens.com

Gubelstr. 22, 6301 Zug, Switzerland

Phone: +41 (0) 41 724 59 28 Contact: Walter Vollenweider, Research Engineer

Fax: +41 (0) 41 723 50 79 E-mail: [email protected]

Siemens Building Technologies manufactures wireless smoke and intruder detectors.

These detectors are included together with wired sensors in their alarm systems. Siemens uses a proprietary and patented bi-directional technology in the 869 MHz band to ensure the highest degree of transmission security and reliability. Buildings that are protected by these systems include, among many others, the Swiss federal parliament building.

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Sigtel Ltd www.esi-tec.com

Sensor House, Wrexham Technology Park, Wrexham LL13 7YP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)197 831 2488 Contact: Steve Dixon, Sales


SIGTEL are leading UK designers and manufacturers of off-the-shelf and custom radio telemetry systems for OEM and industrial applications including:- Remote monitoring and control- Energy management systems- Offshore installations- Alarm and security applications- Environmental monitoring- Tank farm management SIGTEL radio telemetry and tele command equipment offers a reliable, secure and cost-effective method of communication over distances from 0.5m to 20km+.

All equipment is type approved to relevant international standards. SIGTEL products range from simple single-channel ‘command’ units up to semi-duplex polling transceiver outstations with multiple analogue and digital I/O. Mains, battery or solar power is available and all units are housed in rugged, IP65 polycarbonate enclosures. With full in-house design, SIGTEL offer quality and flexibility without un-necessary over-specification. Our team of engineers are on hand to provide FREE application and technical assistance. We are pleased to help.

Silicon Devices (UK) Ltd www.SiliconDevices.com

Edwards House, 42-46 Bond Street, Southampton SO14 5QA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)208 133 5250 Contact: Simon Harpham, Chief Technical Officer


SDL is a fabless, microelectronic design house specialising in the electrical design, simulation and layout of monolithic semiconductor RF ASICs for Wireless Digital Data transceiver modules and OEM equipment.

We focus on RF design, RFIC design, RFID design, ASIC design, IC design, IC layout, IC design for test and Analogue ASIC application PCB DFT. Silicon Devices is also a moderate volume silicon bare die provider for atcxo crystal oscillators, a VCO module provider, with experience of PA module and RF substrate application development for RF ID & SRD RF IC markets. We have IP cell designs in volume production for GSM at 900/1800/1900MHz, WLAN at 5.4GHz, DAB at 1.7GHz all being available for design reuse in new ASICs and have been involved in the development of ZigBee IEEE802.15.4 Wireless PAN transcewivers at 2.4GHz.

Silvertree Engineering Ltd www.icespy.com

Calenick House, Truro Technology Park, Heron Way, Truro TR1 2XN, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)1872 266320 Contact: Chris Fearnley


Design and manufacture of the ICESPY range of wireless monitoring & alarms solutions

Self-contained temperature, humidity and event recorders, with 5-year battery life, transmit data to recording/display units, which can be downloaded to PC by radio, modem or Ethernet, using 433MHz frequency band.

Somfy SAS www.somfy.com

50, Avenue du Nouveau Monde, BP 152, 74307 Cluses Cedex, France

Phone: +33 (0)450 967 000 Contact: Jean-Michel Orsat


Somfy anticipates users’ needs in terms of comfort and security and respond with motors and controls for the openings and closures of homes and commercial buildings. Somfy solutions are simple to use and easy to install.

Dedicated to providing full value and satisfaction to consumers, they are the foundation of the Somfy brand. Somfy offer them to our customers in order to further contribute to the development of their business. Somfy ambition is to satisfy them by striving continuously for excellence in all Somfy products and services.

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Sony Technical Standards Europe www.eu.sony.com

Jays Close, Viables, Basingstoke RG22 4SB, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)125 648 3756 Contact: Karl Brookes


The Sony European Technology Standards Office co-ordinates its activity globally by close liaison with its counterparts in Japan and the USA.

The company manufactures a complete range of SRDs: wireless microphone, cordless audio, RLANs, wireless cameras and video links, Bluetooth products, and many others associated with broadband technology. Our standards activity is within the majority of institutes (IEC/ISO, ETSI, CEN CENELEC, ITU, ECMA) in Europe, as well as involvement in EICTA and other national trade associations.

Teletronic Denmark APS www.teletronic.dk

Symbion Science Park, Fruebjergvej 3, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Phone: +45 70 270 084 Contact: Hans Boje Jensen

E-mail: [email protected]

Teletronic Denmark ApS develops and produces radio-controlled data loggers, radio modems and accessories for environ-mental monitoring systems.

The data loggers are manufactured as standard or can be customized to meet requirements. The radio loggers are built into watertight enclosures and are used in sewer systems, pumping stations, along rivers, in potable water distribution systems and on landfill sites. A radio system consists of one central master logger automatically collecting data from up to 60 radio loggers scattered in the landscape. The data loggers use UHF radio frequencies, GSM or mixed systems where data is collected locally on a UHF frequency and stored in a central master logger, from where data is retrieved using a GSM connection. Data from the monitor system can be fed to the Internet.

Texas Instruments Norway AS www.ti.com

Gaustadalleen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway

Phone: +47 (0)22 95 85 44 Contact: Emmanuel Sambuis, Product Marketing Manager

Fax: +47 (0)22 95 85 46 E-mail: [email protected]

Focused on designing highly innovative and flexible RF Transceivers, transmitters and system-on-chips for unlicensed ISM bands in the 300-1000MHz and 2.4GHz frequency ranges, Texas Instruments Norway also provides high quality optimized communication software packages for both proprietary and Zigbee based solutions.

With more than 20 products in volume production today, Texas Instruments Norway covers a complete range of consumer and industrial applications, from RF remote controls, PC peripherals to building automation, medical equipments and security systems. Texas Instru-ments also actively participates in the introduction of new technologies such as ULP Bluetooth standard.

Tomy UK www.tomy.co.uk

St. Nocholas House, St. Nicholas Road, Sutton SM1 1EH, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)207 227 307 Contact: Warren Jacobs, Technology Development Manager


Manufacturer of Nursery and Toy Products.

Baby Monitoring Devices and Radio Frequency Toys.

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Toumaz Technology Ltd www.toumaz.com

Suite F, Centurion Court, 85F Milton Park, Abingdon OX14 4RY, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)123 438 950 Contact: Chris Nunn, Product Development Manager


Toumaz Technology Limited is the leading provider of ultra-low power wireless infrastructure for body monitoring solu-tions.

Toumaz’s ultra low-power smart sensor interface and transceiver platform - the Sensium™ - enables non-intrusive, real-time wireless monitoring of multiple vital signs for a wide range of healthcare and lifestyle management applications. Based on Toumaz’s patented ultra-low power Advanced Mixed Signal (AMx)™ technology, the Sensium provides the enabling technology to connect the mobile in-dividual to healthcare providers - simply, affordably and unobtrusively. For healthcare professionals, this transforms the possibilities for pro-active monitoring and improved quality of care. For patients, it delivers new opportunities for lifestyle-compatible, personalised healthcare, as well as better therapeutic outcomes.

TRAC Global www.tracglobal.com

100 Frobisher Business Park, Leigh Sinton Road, Malvern WR14 1BX, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)168 457 1700 Contact: John Charters, Radio Lab Section Leader


TRaC Global offers a range of specialist radio testing, regulatory & certification services for global market access. Our range of UKAS accredited testing services include EMC & radio testing covering ETSI, EN, FCC, E-marking standards and associated directives. We provide assistance with Notified Body services for whichever Conformance Module that suits your company best.

As a Notified Body under the RTTE, ATEX and LVD Directives, Competent Body for the EMC Directive we provide our customers’ access to the European Market. TRaC Global is a Telecommunication Certification Body (TCB) for FCC in the US, which able us to issue FCC ap-provals directly, giving customer access to the US market.

Trafficmaster Plc www.trafficmaster.co.uk

University Way, Cranfield MK43 OTR, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)190 824 9800 Contact: Paul Stanghan, Technical Director


Trafficmaster Plc are market leaders in traffic telematics, operating a network of traffic congestion monitoring sites in the UK on motorways and principal A roads.

Traffic congestion is continuously monitored and is communicated to the control centre in Milton Keynes via UHF packet radio. On Traf-ficmaster sites, low power UHF narrowband transmitters broadcast traffic messaging arranged on a route-by-route basis. Trafficmaster products, like the Oracle unit that is fitted to the Vauxhall Vectra and Omega, receive this data and turn the transmitted binary and BCD control fields into spoken traffic reports that are played through the vehicle’s audio system.

Trimerix Ltd www.trimerix.co.uk

Unit 56, Cressex Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Road, High Wycombe HP12 3RL, United Kingdom

Phone: +44(844)567 0597 Contact: Nigel Gaylard, Technical Director


Experts in RF design and development.

Trimerix specialises in Radio Frequency (RF) technology development. We have extensive experience providing hands-on expertise and solutions in a diverse range of markets.Core services include:

ConsultancyDesign & DevelopmentTest & Measurement Facilities

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Tunstall Group www.tunstallgroup.com

Whitley Lodge, Whitley Bridge, Yorkshire DN14 OHR, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)197 766 1234 Contact: Kevin Avery, System Consultant


Tunstall design and manufacture SRDs for the Telecare industry.

Established in the UK in 1957, Tunstall is the world’s leading provider of telecare and telehealth solutions. Operating in 30 countries and employing over 1000 people, Tunstall supports 2.5m people around the world.Tunstall’s philosophy is simple – to protect, support and care for people - by providing healthcare technology and services that enable anyone requiring support and reassurance, such as older people or those with long term needs, to lead an independent life. Tunstall designs & manufactures SRD’s conforming to EN300-220-2 v2.1.1 (2006) Class 1 Social alarm standard for the Telecare and Telehealth Markets.

VELUX AS www.velux.com

Adalsvej 99, 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark

Phone: +45 (0)45 167 966 Contact: Jens Philipsen, Engineer


VELUX is a global company founded on a vision of daylight, fresh air and quality of life – and these benefits are enjoyed in millions of homes around the world.

VELUX AS is a Danish company founded in 1941. VELUX AS designs, develops, manufactures and markets, among others; remote oper-ated electrically window operators, blinds and shutters for roof windows. VELUX AS has about 9,000 employees and a turnover of about DKK 9.2 billions.

Visonic UK Ltd www.visonic.com

Fraser Road, Priory Business Park, Bedford MK44 3WH, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)870 730 0800 Contact: Tony Mann, Senior Engineer


Visonic UK Ltd is a subsidiary of Visonic Group and distributes low power radio security alarm equipment to the intruder and fire alarm industry.

Visonic UK Ltd also supplies RF devices for the remote control of automatic gates, doors and barriers together with active tagging solu-tions for using in local positioning (LPS) applications. Visonic Group has a network of distributors throughout Europe and the rest of the world.

Vitelec B.V. www.vitelec.nl

Kapittelweg 18, 4827 HG Breda, Netherlands

Phone: +31 (0)765 812 682 Contact: Frank den Ridder


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Wacom Europe GmbH www.wacom.eu

Europark Fichtenhain A9, 47807 Krefeld, Germany

Phone: +49 (0)2151 3614 0 Contact: Alexander Pruss, Manager of Development


Wacom is a leader in the world market for electronic pens and graphics tablets and a pioneer in the development of the pen as a standard computer input device.

Wacom’s current product range is based on its patented electromagnetic technology, which is the key to cordless, battery less and pres-sure-sensitive computer input devices that have become standard equipment for a large section of the graphics design community, both professional and amateur. This ingenious technology, coupled with attention to design quality, functionality and ergonomic detail, are the major factors contributing to the company’s considerable success in the European, North American and Asian graphics tablet markets. Recently the pen has become more and more popular in a wide range of digital devices. Wacom has been part of this development for many years and has been a pioneer in Pen Computing since 1990. The company also looks for opportunities to develop any type of products that could make computers or digital devices more intuitive.

Westermo Data Communications Ltd www.westermo.co.uk

Talisman Business Centre, Duncan Road, Park Gate, Southampton SO31 7GA, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)148 958 0585 Contact: Andrew Spottiswood, Product Manager


Westermo Data Communications are UK distributors for Elpro radio modems, telemetry/telecontrol radios, Ethernet ra-dios, and Completech antennae. These fit very well into our product range of high-reliability industrial communications solutions.

Elpro design and manufacture, selling on a worldwide basis, providing equipment to satisfy the local requirements for both licensed and license-free applications. The telemetry/telecontrol series is based on the RM105/RM505 products. These are available in either 410 to 480MHz (UK 458MHz) or 869MHz license-free low power forms or 5 Watt licensed. These devices provide a superbly flexible and open architecture for all applications, from a simple point-to-point job to the largest of SCADA systems, where the information and control signals may be interfaced directly into a SCADA system via a serial, Profibus, Modbus or Ethernet data link, or simply output as a re-generated simulation of the parameter monitored in the field (analogue, pulse, digital status). AES encryption, Mesh repeating, remote programming feature on the devices. Audio, Bell 202 and V23 are supported. Site surveys, commissioning assistance, and other on-site engineering services are available.

Wireless Research Ltd www.wireless-research.co.uk

37 Smithamdowns Road, Purley CR8 4NG, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)208 660 7555 Contact: Terry Giles, Technical Director


We are a small design consultancy specializing in innovative applications of low power radio.

We can provide a design service for all aspects including ASICs, microcontroller software, synthesizers and antenna design. Recent projects have included VHF/UHF AMR systems, ISO14443B tag reader, an ultra-low power RFID device, an LF telemetry link for a very rugged environment, and a high-integrity frequency-hopping radio link for 902-928MHz. In addition to RF design we have experience of PCB layout for radio applications and low-emission EMC designs.

Wireless World AG www.wirelessworldag.com

Romanshornerstr. 117, 8280 Kreuzlingen, Switzerland

Phone: +41 (71)698 6480 Contact: Michael Schröttle, Director


Wireless World AG is a low power radio solution provider. We supply our customers with in-depth know-how in the field of low power radio data transmission.

Our capabilities range from concept to development all the way to manufacturing. wireless world ag is moving at the forefront of technol-ogy in the low power radio field. We are securing direct access to the latest technologies and the newest products for our customers so that they can save time and money in their own low power radio projects. From the concept - selecting the best route to a solution in terms of cost and performance - to the realisation - rapid prototyping with standard modules, development of the optimum OEM solu-tion, cost-effective manufacturing and flexible logistics - we are a competent partner. wireless world ag gives its customers fast ‘time to market’ for OEM projects and a single partner from concept to manufacturing.

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Wood & Douglas Ltd www.woodanddouglas.co.uk

Lattice House, Baughurst Road, Tadley RG26 5LP, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)118 981 1444 Contact: John Jackson, Telemetry


For over 30 years Wood & Douglas Ltd has been leading the Radio Communications market offering expertise in RF design and manufacture.

Wood & Douglas Ltd are a U.K. private company which provides solutions for most types of Radio Communication. From specification, through design and production they are able to offer integrated solutions for all requirements. Whether the need is for a low power integrated OEM module or a higher power SCADA radio, Wood & Douglas have the answer.Professional radio solutions are also provided for the specialist Telemetry, Broadcast and Security markets. We design what we build so we can ensure the equipment meets the customer’s requirement. Whether your requirement is for a bespoke design or an “off the shelf” radio module then Wood & Douglas will have a solution.

WRL Consultancy Ltd www.wrlconsultancy.co.uk

52 Sanderling Road, Offerton, Stockport SK2 5UD, United Kingdom

Phone: +44 (0)870 765 2111 Contact: Bill Law, Director


WRL Consultancy Ltd provides a comprehensive range of RF and general electronics design, consultancy and engineering services. Its main activities are provision of custom and semi-custom solutions, product development and design, and problem solving. It is also a supplier of electromagnetic simulation CAE software.

The company has expertise covering the frequency spectrum from DC to microwave and resources expert in digital electronics and firm-ware design. Its experience encompasses working on both high value custom systems and volume low cost consumer products.

We serve clients in various sectors - including consumer products, security systems, countersurveillance, safety systems, telemetry, remote control, research, RFID, sensing, metal detection, and toys. We have been able to provide assistance to small start-ups and entrepreneurs through to major corporations, based in the UK and worldwide.

WRL Consultancy is additionally an authorized UK distributor for Zeland Software, Inc of California. We sell and support their range of high-performance EM simulation and optimisation CAE products. These include: IE3D (a Full-Wave EM Simulation, Optimization, and Synthesis Package), FIDELITY (a Time-Domain Full 3D EM Simulator) and MDSPICE (a Mixed Frequency and Time Domain SPICE Simu-lator).


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EuropeanStandards andRegulations

Standards

ETSI produces relevant radio standards, which may be Harmonised (HEN – Harmonised European Norm) or specific. Standards usually have 2 parts, Part 1- giving Technical Characteristics and Test Methods, Part 2 containing the Essential Requirements as demanded by Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive.

Work to produce SRD standards is carried out in TGs (Task Groups) consisting of ETSI members from Administrations and industry. Of particular interest are:TG11 (Wideband devices), TG17 (Wireless Microphones and Audio), TG28 (Generic SRDs), TG30 (Ultra Low Power Medical Devices), TG31A (ultrawideband), TG31B (Automotive Radar) and TG34 (UHF RFID).

ETSI work programmes, to produce or modify standards or to consider new uses of spectral bands are initiated by the production of an SRDoc (Systems Reference Document) which describes the objectives of the work, benefits, the commercial impact, regulatory implications and the time scales for its conclusion.

As an ETSI member, LPRA participates actively in most SRD orientated TGs, via nominated delegates. Other members of LPRA can also attend TG meetings, though under certain restrictions. LPRA members are entitled to receive information from proceedings and to contribute input papers via its delegations. Resulting ETSI standards are available free through ETSI or additionally for LPRA members through the LPRA Secretariat.

There are three aspects to Standards and Regulations

as applied to Short Range Devices in Europe. They

are:

Standards: produced by ETSI (European Telecommunications

Standards Institute), www.etsi.org.

Regulations: produced by CEPT (Conference of Postal and

Telecommunication Administrations) acting through the

ECC (European Communications Council), www.ero.dk.

Law: derived by the EC (European Commission) acting

through the RSPG (Radio Spectrum Policy Group),

RSCOM (Radio Spectrum Committee) and TCAM (Test and

Conformity Assessment Meeting), www.europa.eu.int.

Regulations

CEPT/ECC operates through three principal working groups:

WGFM (Frequency Management);WGSE (Spectrum Engineering);and WGRA (Regulatory Affairs).

For Industry, most important are WGFM, its subsidiary group SRDMG (Short Range Devices Maintenance Group) and WGSE together with its specialist subgroup SE2�.The SRDMG handles interpretations of spectrum issues and relevant regulations from policy outlines received from wg FM. SE2� considers technical compatibility issues for SRDs resulting from the requirements of SRDocs. From time to time, Project teams are established by WGFM and WGSE to undertake mandated requirements from the EC or to handle regulatory issues for new technologies, for instance UWB.

LPRA has a LOU (Letter of Understanding) with the ECC which enables it to sit on Working Group and Project meetings to present Industry views on subjects under discussion.

The ECC via the ERO (European Radio Office) produces a key document ‘CEPT/ERC Recommendation 70-03 relating to the use of short range devices’ which describes, in a series of Annexes the regulations and conditions for use of various categories of SRDs, together with exceptions wherein EU Member States inform of restrictions to use of SRDs in some frequency bands It also contains information relating to the status of implementation by Member States of new or changed standards and regulations.

Law

The EC produces the laws for the use of radio spectrum and the conditions of use for SRDs in Europe. Both the RSPG and RSCOM are essentially closed to industry attendance which is restricted to policy makers from the EC and Member State radio administrations Mandates on aspects of radio usage are issued from time to time by the EC to the ECC to report on. Practically speaking, industry input to conformity assessment and frequency issues is made by presence at TCAM meetings. This is generally provided by Trade Associations of which LPRA is one.

The text following outlines the main activities of each body as a guide to manufacturers and users of SRDs in Europe. This is not comprehensive and is intended only to give insight into the complexities of the interrelations between contributing groups.

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EN 300 220 Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM); SRDs: technical characteristics and test methods for radio equipment to be used in the 25 MHz to 1000 MHz frequency range with power levels ranging up to 500 mW:Part 1: Parameters intended for regulatory purposes.Part 2: Harmonised EN covering essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive.

EN 300 330-1 SRDs; Technical characteristics and test methods for radio equipment in the frequency range 9 kHz to 25 MHz and inductive loop systems in the frequency range 9 kHz to 30 MHz.

EN 300 330-2 Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive.

EN 300 440-1 SRDs; Technical characteristics and test methods for radio equipment to be used in the 1 GHz to 40 GHz frequency range.

EN 300 440-2 Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements under Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive.

EN 301 489 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standard for radio equipment and services. This is a multi-part standard covering all devices. Part 3 covers SRDs, Part 9 radio microphones and wideband audio devices. This standard replaces ETS 300 683.

EN 300 328 Wideband data transmission systems; data transmission equipment operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and using spread spectrum techniques.

EN 300 422 Wireless microphones in the 25 MHz to 3 GHz frequency range.

EN 300 454 Wideband audio links in the 25 MHz to 3 GHz range.

EN 300 652 High Performance Radio Local Area Network (HIPERLAN) Type 1.

EN 300 674 Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (RTTT); for dedicated short range communication (DSRC) transmission equipment operating in the 5.8 GHz ISM band.

EN 300 224 On-site paging service systems, including test methods.

EN 300 761 Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) for railways, operating in the 2.45 GHz range.

EN 301 091 Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (RTTT); radar equipment operating in the 76.0 to 77.0 GHz band.

EN 301 357 Analogue and digital cordless wideband audio devices operating in the 25 MHz to 2 GHz frequency range and consumer radio microphones and in-ear monitoring systems operating in the CEPT harmonized band 863 MHz to 865 MHz.

EN 301 840 Digital radio microphones operating in the CEPT harmonized band 1.785-1.800 GHz.

EN 302 208 RFID operating in the band 865 MHz to 868 MHz.

Generic Standards

Specific Standards

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Reference Tables

434 MHz Antenna dBi

Field Strength isotropic dipole short

V/m dBuV/m 0 2,2 -10

0,01 80,0 -50,0 -47,8 -60,0

0,03 89,5 -40,4 -38,2 -50,4

0,1 100,0 -30,0 -27,8 -40,0

0,3 109,5 -20,4 -18,2 -30,4

1 120,0 -10,0 -7,8 -20,0

3 129,5 -0,4 1,8 -10,4

10 140,0 10,0 12,2 0,0

866MHz Antenna dBi


V/m dBuV/m 0 2,2 -10

0,01 80,0 -56,0 -53,8 -66,0

0,03 89,5 -46,4 -44,2 -56,4

0,1 100,0 -36,0 -33,8 -46,0

0,3 109,5 -26,4 -24,2 -36,4

1 120,0 -16,0 -13,8 -26,0

3 129,5 -6,4 -4,2 -16,4

10 140,0 4,0 6,2 -6,0

2442MHz Antenna dBi


V/m dBuV/m 0 2,2 -10

0,01 80,0 -65,0 -62,8 -75,0

0,03 89,5 -55,4 -53,2 -65,4

0,1 100,0 -45,0 -42,8 -55,0

0,3 109,5 -35,4 -33,2 -45,4

1 120,0 -25,0 -22,8 -35,0

3 129,5 -15,4 -13,2 -25,4

10 140,0 -5,0 -2,8 -15,0

Courtesy of Great Circle Design

Free Space range Path loss at frequency (MHz)

433,92 866,5 2442

m dB dB dB

1 25,2 31,2 40,2

2 31,2 37,2 46,2

3 34,7 40,7 49,7

4 37,2 43,2 52,2

5 39,2 45,2 54,2

6 40,8 46,8 55,8

7 42,1 48,1 57,1

8 43,3 49,3 58,3

9 44,3 50,3 59,3

10 45,2 51,2 60,2

11 46,0 52,0 61,0

12 46,8 52,8 61,8

13 47,5 53,5 62,5

14 48,1 54,1 63,1

15 48,7 54,7 63,7

16 49,3 55,3 64,3

17 49,8 55,8 64,8

18 50,3 56,3 65,3

19 50,8 56,8 65,8

20 51,2 57,2 66,2

21 51,6 57,6 66,6

22 52,0 58,0 67,0

23 52,4 58,4 67,4

24 52,8 58,8 67,8

25 53,1 59,2 68,2

26 53,5 59,5 68,5

27 53,8 59,8 68,8

28 54,1 60,1 69,1

29 54,4 60,4 69,4

30 54,7 60,7 69,7

50 59,2 65,2 74,2

100 65,2 71,2 80,2

200 71,2 77,2 86,2

300 74,7 80,7 89,7

500 79,2 85,2 94,2

1000 85,2 91,2 100,2


Receiver Input PowerPower received by different antenna types according to frequency and strength of field.

Received Power, dBm

Path Loss CalculatorPath loss between transmitter and receiver according to frequency and range, assuming isotropic antennas in free space.

These tables have been supplied by Great Circle Design (see the Membership Directory).

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Field Strength vs Radiated Power

Electric Field Strength for given Radiated PowerField strength in terms of both ERP and EIRPResult is independent of frequency Dipole Gain 1,66

Note1: This spreadsheet allows comparison between field strengths at a given distance (commonly specified in the US) and the radiated power of a transmitter (commonly specified in Europe).

Note 2: The EMC test level of 3V/m can be seen to be approximately equivalent to a 30 W source at 10 m or a 3 W source at 3 m.

Note �: Take care over the difference between ERP (Effective Radiated Power) and EIRP (Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power). US regulations commonly use EIRP; European ones use EIRP above 1 GHz and ERP below.


ERP Field strength at 3 m Field strength at 10 m EiRP

dBm dBuV/m dBuV/m dBm

0,6 nW -62,2 58 uV 35,2 17 uV 24,8 1,0 nW -60,0

1,8 nW -57,4 100 uV 40,0 30 uV 29,6 3,0 nW -55,2

6 nW -52,2 183 uV 45,2 55 uV 34,8 10 nW -50,0

18 nW -47,4 317 uV 50,0 95 uV 39,6 30 nW -45,2

60 nW -42,2 577 uV 55,2 173 uV 44,8 100 nW -40,0

182 nW -37,4 1,0 mV 60,0 301 uV 49,6 302 nW -35,2

0,6 uW -32,2 1,8 mV 65,2 548 uV 54,8 1,0 uW -30,0

1,8 uW -27,4 3,2 mV 70,0 1,0 mV 59,6 3,0 uW -25,2

6 uW -22,2 5,8 mV 75,2 1,7 mV 64,8 10 uW -20,0

18 uW -17,4 10 mV 80,0 3,0 mV 69,6 30 uW -15,2

60 uW -12,2 18 mV 85,2 5,5 mV 74,8 100 uW -10,0

182 uW -7,4 32 mV 90,0 10 mV 79,6 302 uW -5,2

0,6 mW -2,2 58 mV 95,2 17 mV 84,8 1,0 mW 0,0

1,8 mW 2,6 100 mV 100,0 30 mV 89,6 3,0 mW 4,8

6 mW 7,8 183 mV 105,2 55 mV 94,8 10 mW 10,0

18 mW 12,6 317 mV 110,0 95 mV 99,6 30 mW 14,8

60 mW 17,8 577 mV 115,2 173 mV 104,8 100 mW 20,0

182 mW 22,6 1,0 V 120,0 301 mV 109,6 302 mW 24,8

0,6 W 27,8 1,8 V 125,2 548 mV 114,8 1,0 W 30,0

1,8 W 32,6 3,2 V 130,0 1,0 V 119,6 3,0 W 34,8

6 W 37,8 5,8 V 135,2 1,7 V 124,8 10 W 40,0

18 W 42,6 10 V 140,0 3,0 V 129,6 30 W 44,8

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Abbreviations and Acronyms

ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line

AFA Adaptive Frequency Agility

AM Amplitude Modulation

AMR Automatic Meter Reading

ARCEP L’Autorité de Régulation des Communications Électronique et des Postes: the French Telecommunications and Posts Regulator

ASIC Application specific Integrated Circuit

ASK Amplitude Shift Keying

BIPT Belgian Institute for Postal services and Communications

Bluetooth® An industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs)

BMWi Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie: Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)

Bps Bits per second

CCR Commission for Communications Regulation (Republic of Ireland)

CDMA Code Division Multiple Access

CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation: European Committee for Standardization

CENELEC The European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization was created in 1973 as a re-sult of the merger of two previous European or-ganizations: CENELCOM and CENEL. Nowadays, CENELEC is a non-profit technical organization set up under Belgian law and composed of the National Electrotechnical Committees of 30 European countries. In addition, 8 National Committees from neighbouring countries are participating in CENELEC work with an Affiliate status.

CEPT Conférence Européenne des Postes et Télécommunication: European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations. It was established in 1959 by 19 countries, which expanded to 26 during its first ten years. CEPT’s activities included co-operation on commercial, operational, regulatory and technical standardisa-tion issues.

CSMA Collision Sensing Multiple Access

dB Decibel (logaritmic ratio between two distinct values)

DSI Detailed Spectrum Investigation

DSP Digital Signal Processing

DSSS Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum

EAN European Article Numbering Association

EAS Electronic Article Surveillance

ECC Electronic Communications Committee

EIRP Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power

EMC Electro-magnetic Compatibility

EMF Electro-Magnetic Field

EPIRB Emergency Position-Indicating Radio Beacon

ERO The European Radiocommunications Office, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the central office for meetings of the ECC (European Communications Committee) and its working groups. These are re-sponsible for radio regulations in the CEPT and EU States.

ERP Effective Radiated Power

ETSI The European Telecommunications Standards Institute is an independent, non-profit, stand-ardization organization of the telecommunications industry (equipment makers and network opera-tors) in Europe, with worldwide projection. ETSI has been successful in standardizing the GSM cell phone system and the TETRA professional mobile radio system.

FCC The Federal Communications Commission is an independent United States government agency, directly responsible to Congress. The FCC was es-tablished by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating interstate and interna-tional communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC’s jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.

FDMA Frequency Division Multiple Access

FEE Federation of Electricity and Electronics (Belgium)

FHSS Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

FICORA Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority

FM Frequency Modulation

GPR Ground Probing Radar

GPRS General Packet Radio Service

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GPS Global Positioning System

GSM Global System Mobile

HF High Frequency (3-30 MHz)

HIPERLAN High Performance Radio Local Area Network

IC Integrated Circuit

ICNIRP International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e) is an interna-tional non-profit, professional organization for the advancement of technology related to electricity. It has the most members of any technical profes-sional organization in the world, with more than 360,000 members in around 175 countries.

IET The Institution of Engineering and Technology (merge of the IEE and IIE): innovative interna-tional organisation for electronics, electrical, man-ufacturing and IT professionals with specifically tailored products, services and qualifications to meet the needs of todays technology industries.

ISM Industrial, Scientific & Medical (licence-exempt frequency bands)

ITST Danish National IT and Telecom Agency

ITU International Telecommunications Union

LBT Listen Before Talk

LPD Low Power Device, tends to be used interchange-ably with “SRD”.

MEA Detailed definition of MEA

MoU Memorandum of Understanding

MPT Ministry of Posts & Telecommunication (UK Specification for Radio)

NACOSS National Approval Council for Security Systems (UK)

NB Notified Body

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OFCOM OFCOM, Office of Communications, is the inde-pendent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries, with respon-sibilities across television, radio, telecommunica-tions and wireless communications services.

OFDM Orthogonal frequency division multiplexing

OJEU Official Journal of the European Union

OOK On/Off Keying

PLC Power Line Communication

PLL Phase Locked Loop

R&TTE Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment.

RFID Radio-frequency identification (RFID) is an auto-matic identification method, relying on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders. An RFID tag is an object that can be attached to or incorporated into a product, animal, or person for the purpose of identification using radio waves.

RLAN Radio Local Area Network

RSCOM Radio Spectrum Committee (EC Policy implemen-tation group)

RSPG Radio Spectrum Policy Group (EC Policy making group)

RTTT Road Transport & Traffic Telematics

SAR 1) Specific Absorption Rate

2) Synthetic Aperture Radar

SAW Surface Acoustic Wave

SCADA Supervisory Control & Data Acquisition

SEAMCAT® Spectrum Engineering Advanced Monte Carlo (computer) Analysis Tool: software implementa-tion of a Monte Carlo simulation method for statis-tical modelling of radio interference

SOHO Small Office/Home Office (marketing segment)

SRD Short Range Device. “The term ‘SRD’ is intended to cover the radio transmitters which provide ei-ther uni-directional or bi-directional communi-cation and which have low capability of causing interference to other radio equipment. SRDs use either integral, dedicated or external antennas and all modes of modulation can be permitted subject to relevant standards.” (From ERC/REC 70-03)

TAPS TETRA Advanced Packet Service

TC Technical Committee

TCAM Telecommunication Conformity Assessment and Market

TDMA Time Division Multiple Access

Telemetry Radio Command and Control includes long and short range telemetry and tele-command systems used extensively by the power and water utili-ties. Familiar applications include remote monitor-ing and control of electricity sub-stations, water pumping stations etc.

TETRA Trans-European Trunked Radio

UCC Uniform Code Council

UHF Ultra High Frequency (300 MHz- 3GHz)

ULP Ultra Low Power

UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System

UWB Ultra-Wide Band

VHF Very High Frequency (30-300MHz)

VLF Very Low Frequency (0-185 kHz)

WGFM Working Group Frequency Management (of CEPT)

WGRR Working Group Radio Regulatory (of CEPT)

WGSE Working Group Spectrum Engineering (of CEPT)

WLAN Wireless Local Area Network

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Useful WebsitesARCEP

www.arcep.frFrench Telecommunications and Posts Regulator

BIPTwww.bipt.beBelgian Institute for Postal services and Communications

BLUETOOTH ®www.bluetooth.comThe Official Bluetooth website

BMWiwww.bmwi.deBundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie: German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

CENwww.cen.euEuropean Committee for Standardization

CENELECwww.cenelec.euEuropean Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization

CEPTwww.cept.orgEuropean Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations

COMREGwww.comreg.ieCommission for Communications Regulation (Ireland)

EROwww.ero.dkThe European Radio Office, in Copenhagen, Denmark, is the central office for meetings of the ECC (European Communications Committee) and its working groups.These are responsible for radio regulations in the CEPT and EU States. Logging on to the ERO website will take you straight to main contacts in all member States, to frequency planning, spectrum and frequency issues.

ETSIwww.etsi.orgEuropean Telecommunications Standards Institute

Europe Websitehttp://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/index.htmThe Europe website leads you straight into the R&TTE Directive (Directive 1999/5/EC). This very important legislation sets out the rules for placing Short Range Devices ( SRDs) and many other communication equipment on the European market. In particular, it points out the “essential requirements” for each type of equipment and the conditions to be fulfilled to attach the CE mark.

FCCwww.fcc.govFederal Communications Commission (USA)

FEE vzwwww.feebel.beFederation of Electricity and Electronics (Belgium)

FICORAwww.ficora.fiFinnish Communications Regulatory Authority

ICNIRPwww.icnirp.deInternational Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection

IEEEwww.ieee.orgInstitute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers. The IEEE promotes the engineering process of creating, developing, integrating, sharing, and applying knowledge about electro and information technologies and sciences for the benefit of humanity and the profession.

IETwww.theiet.orgThe Institution of Engineering and Technology (merge of the IEE and IIE): innovative international organisation for electronics, electrical, manufacturing and IT professionals with specifically tailored products, services and qualifications to meet the needs of todays technology industries.

ITSTwww.itst.dkDanish National IT and Telecom Agency

ITUwww.itu.int/ITU-D/tregInternational Telecommunication Union. Page giving contact information on regulatory authorities worldwide

MINEZwww.minez.nlMinistry of Economic Affairs (The Netherlands)

OFCOMwww.ofcom.org.ukOffice of Communications: UK Radiocommunications Agency

OJEUhttp://eur-lex.europa.eu/JOIndex.do?ihmlang=enOfficial Journal of the European Union. This page presents the online editions of the Official Journal in pdf format.

R&TTEwww.rtteca.comCompliance Association (for a list of all harmonized standards relating to the R&TTE Directive)

UWBwww.uwb.org/standards.htmUltra Wideband Working Group (US based)

If you know other (not commercial) websites that should be added to this list, do not hesitate to contact us.

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About Radio-Telemetry

City Wide Radio Telemetry

Radio Telemeter can also be combined with cellular and internet technology to provide a low cost, low power extension to the networks where many thousands of radio telemetry nodes can report back to a single cellular or internet gateway.

Link/Operational Distances

The operating distance of a radio telemetry system depends upon a number of factors. These include the operating RF power level, the radio channel modulation, antenna gain, path topology, receiver sensitivity and receiver dynamic performance such as blocking immunity. In practice links ranging from a few tens of meters to many km can be established with high degrees of reliability.

The term Radio Telemetry refers to the delivery of information using a radio carrier. Radio Telemetry systems range from simple point-to-point links through to complex data gathering networks spanning entire cities.

With the ever increasing cost of installing cables and the lowering cost of technology, the application of modern radio telemetry devices is limited only by the imagination. Modern telemetry systems often now also include the sensing device, such as for example a pressure transducer, strain gauge or temperature sensor. Similarly it is very common for devices to be battery operated with battery lives measured in decades.

Form a legal perspective the power limits and operational duty cycle permitted for radio telemetry system within Europe are as given ERC recommendation 70-30 and in the US by the FCC under Part-15 or Part 90. In general radio telemetry technology can be deployed on any band that is defined as “General Purpose” or for “Telemetry and Telecommand” applications.

However, if the application of the system is critical, where failure could result in loss of life or damage to the environment, the system should be designed to fail safe in the even of the radio links failure. This can be simply accomplished by including a regular hart beat within the communications strategy.

Less obvious advantages of Radio

Telemetry

Every year millions of lightning bolts hit the surface of the Earth, inducing voltages into cables, damaging electrical appliances, causing fires and on occasion killing people. Radio telemetry can be an effective way of improving safety in areas prone to electrical storms as it provides infinite isolation between elements of the network limiting the initial inducement and subsequent propagation of the electrical surge.

However, please remember that a radio antenna installation itself can induce a lightning strike. Antenna structures must be bonded to Earth using lightning conductors and surge diverters should be used in antenna feeders.

Brian M Back, LPRA Council 2007

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