THE EMERGENCE OF WIRELESSLY INTEGRATED PORTABLE AND FIXED GAS DETECTION INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS

摘要

It is likely that over the next few years a wide variety of products ― including atmospheric monitors ― are going to be equipped with wireless RF (radio frequency) modems which allow real-time transfer of information from a remotely-located measurement device to a base station located anywhere from immediately adjacent, to miles away from the location of the detectors. The base station or "Host Controller" might be located in a mobile HAZMAT response truck, the personal computer in the safety office of a facility where contractors are engaged in confined space entry activities, or anywhere else there is a need for real-time monitoring, safety or security information to be displayed. This instantaneous data transfer has the potential for totally redefining the type, timeliness and quality of the information used to make many types of on-the-spot decisions. It is also critical that as this new method for transmitting data becomes more widely available, it is used in ways that conform to the letter as well as spirit of atmospheric monitoring safety regulations.