Wireless gateway upgraded.

New capabilities maximize connectivity, offering twice the capacity of previous models with improved wireless range

Emerson has just announced upgrades to its Emerson Wireless 1410S Gateways, along with a new 781S Smart Antenna design. These enhancements allow more efficient installation and operation, minimize required network infrastructure and maintain reliability.

The remote antenna adapter allows users to achieve unparalleled signal strength with high-gain remote antenna compatibility, significantly reducing the number of hops and repeaters needed for even the most challenging WirelessHART® networks. The 781S ordered with a high-gain remote antenna option includes everything needed to install an enhanced WirelessHART network or upgrade an existing WirelessHART network. Lastly, the remote antenna adapter allows easy upgrade paths from legacy remote antenna systems to the most modern technology in Emerson Wireless 1410S Gateways and 781S Smart Antenna devices.

Combining the increase in device capacity with the extended range capabilities means that entire sites, regardless of their size or layout, can be effectively monitored and managed with WirelessHART devices. Site coverage can now be achieved with significantly less gateway infrastructure, leading to more streamlined and cost-effective WirelessHART deployments. By ensuring that even the most remote or obstructed areas of a site can be covered by the mesh network, these enhancements facilitate continuous monitoring and real-time connectivity while utilizing the advantages of WirelessHART such as fast update rates and long battery life.

Upgrade legacy systems to the 1410S and 781S to leverage these new enhancements using the simple backup and restore process. This ensures seamless migration of system settings, including network and host connections, providing the best WirelessHART infrastructure available today.

“These improvements are in response to market demands for increasingly more data and scalability from industrial wireless networks,” said Jimmy Ji, instrument connectivity product manager at Emerson. “They work together to greatly reduce WirelessHART network infrastructure costs, and to drive Emerson’s Boundless Automation vision of an intelligent field and edge computing.”

Emerson 781S Smart Antenna

Firmware enhancements to the Emerson Wireless 1410S Gateway increase its capacity, allowing up to 500 devices per network using a 781S Smart Antenna, up from the previous limit of 200. With the integration of Dual WirelessHART technology, a single 1410S Gateway can now connect with up to 1,000 devices, significantly expanding its connectivity capabilities. Existing 1410S Gateways can take advantage of these enhancements by updating to the latest firmware and acquiring the High-Capacity Network Upgrade.

A design update on the 781S Smart Antenna features an integrated terminal block and new remote antenna adapter options, providing flexible cable customizations to meet application needs and improved antenna performance. The new integrated 781S terminal block allows easy installation using the type and cable length of cable required by the installation. 

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