| QUESTIONS | ANSWERS |
|---|---|
| Where are the traps usually located? | Very close to the ground |
| Where are radio antennas normally located? | As far from the ground as possible, just the opposite of the traps |
| How do the ground and obstacles affect the radio range? | Very much. The proximity of the transmitter to the ground limits its effective range to only 30-50 m. |
| Which option is more expensive cable or radio? | It depends on the quantity and density of equipment. In wireless refineries it is more expensive |
| How can wireless monitoring be more expensive than cable monitoring? | Because a single cable serves up to 64 monitors (average 15 m / purge). 15 m of cable costs much less than a wireless transmitter and requires no maintenance |
| Which architecture is simpler: wireless or wired? | Wireless is much more complex and requires access points (AP), routers, batteries, ... |
| Which architecture is more reliable: wireless or wired? | Cable is always much more reliable than wireless |
| Does the wireless architecture require cable? | Usually. To supply PA continuously |
| Is fiber optics required in cable architecture? | No. The cable has two pairs of wires for power and data |
| Is fiber optics required in wireless architecture? | Usually. To communicate data between PAs and gateways |
| What is the equipment limit in the wireless option? | 100 teams / PA. 20 PA / Gateway: Maximum 500 devices / gGteway |
| What is the equipment limit in the cable option? | 64 computers / cable. 250 cables / Gateway: Maximum 16,000 devices / Gateway |
| Can wireless and cable be combined? | Yes, through optimized wireless architecture (see SmartWatchWeb topology below) |
| Wired references with thousands of elements | There are dozens (see https://bitherm.com/en/proyects) |
| Wireless references with thousands of elements per floor | None known (only references of small groups of elements) |
| Clustred wireless references with thousands of items | Some here: https://bitherm.com/en/proyects |
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