New Sensor Networking Kit Features DataHub WebView

Hardware and software developers can now easily access data from embedded devices directly from the Internet, in real time.

Georgetown, Ontario (November 4, 2011) Nissin Systems Co. Ltd, technical and sales partner for Cogent Real-Time Systems in Japan, announces a new Sensor Networking Kit to enable developers of embedded systems to integrate data from sensors and other devices and send the results to the Internet. Using the Cogent DataHub and DataHub WebView software, it is now easy to view live data from a remote device or sensor in real time, using a standard web browser.

"This kit demonstrates how easy it is to monitor an embedded system over the Internet," said Andrew Thomas, President of Cogent Real-Time Systems. "Device builders and software engineers can simply plug in their equipment and get immediate feedback on how their system is working."

"In the future, we expect to see increased demand for remote monitoring data from various devices such as power monitoring for saving energy, networking for home health care and measuring weather data throughout the world," said a Nissin Systems spokesperson. "To meet these demands we are pleased to offer the Sensor Networking Kit, a convenient way to collect data from low-cost, low-maintenance sensors and transducers, and to visualize those collected data on the web."

The Sensor Networking Kit can support a variety of uses, including:

- Monitoring temperature and humidity for weather systems,

- Checking blood pressure, vital signs and other health-related variables

- Measuring consumption of energy to improve HVAC and manufacturing efficiency

- Reporting the operating status of PCs, handhelds, and smart phones

The main hardware components of the kit are the Device Server (that comes in two versions) and the Sensor Simulation Board (SSB), a simple data collection device that includes 4 A/D converter input channels (0 - 5V), allowing you to connect to your own sensors. In addition, one analog channel is attached to a variable resistor on the SSB, giving you an immediate source of analog data for testing. Each channel is polled at 100ms (10 times per second). The kit requires an external 5V power source, such as an AC adapter. The output signals (serial data) of SSB are sent to the Device Server, which sends the data on an ethernet (or Internet) connection to the Cogent DataHub.

The primary software component, DataHub WebView, allows developers to easily create web pages for data display in a web browser, with no programming. Different display solutions enable users to view and interact with the data on virtually any device with a web browser, including PCs, tablets and smart phones. Support for a variety of web technologies ensures that the embedded data can be available almost anywhere.

Nissin Systems, a subsidiary of NISSIN ELECTRIC Co., Ltd., provides system integration for embedded devices development. The company specializes in innovative services for real time control technology in embedded world and real-time networking, offering software development for custom boards and porting for operating systems, device drivers, and other applications for embedded systems. Nissin Systems is also a distributor of LANTRONIX's products in Japan, providing customization and sales for the serial-ethernet exchange embedded XPort series devices and external-connection UDS series devices, as well as sales of the small, remote KVM Spider devices.

Founded in 1995, Cogent provides proven middleware products to enable real-time data integration and distribution for industrial, embedded, and financial systems. Customers include Siemens, ABB, Honeywell, IBM, GE, Statoil, Goodyear, BASF, Cadbury Chocolate, and the Bank of Canada. Cogent DataHub and DataHub WebView are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Cogent Real-Time Systems Inc.