Software displays sensor data on Palm(TM) handhelds.
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Datastick Connection Plus BT for ICHM® software enables sensor data from Oceana Sensor's Bluetooth(TM)-enabled ICHM 20/20 module to be viewed on Palm(TM) handhelds. Software provides bar graph, line graph, gauge, and numeric views of data at rates of up to 5 samples/sec or faster. Up to 4 analog inputs can be shown on up to 8 display channels, with separate linearization on each. Product runs on Palm's Tungsten(TM) T handheld or Palm m-500 series handhelds with Palm's Bluetooth SDIO card.
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New Datastick Connection(TM) Plus BT for ICHM® software Enables Data from Oceana Sensor's wireless Bluetooth(TM) Enabled ICHM® 20/20 Sensing Device to be Displayed on Palm(TM) Handhelds
Brings new portability to conditions-based maintenance, machine health, environmental monitoring, process control, and other test and measurement applications
Santa Clara, CA, March 3, 2003  The first customer shipment of Datastick Connection(TM) Plus BT for ICHM® software, which enables sensor data from Oceana Sensor's Bluetooth(TM) enabled ICHM® 20/20 module to be viewed on Palm(TM) handhelds, was announced today by Michael Scandling, Vice President of Marketing for Datastick Systems, Inc. The software is being demonstrated in Oceana Sensor Technologies' booth at the National Manufacturing Week show in Chicago from March 3 to 6.
The Bluetooth enabled Oceana ICHM(R) 20/20 smart sensing module collects data from various sensors, converts analog signals to digital, and performs an array of signal processing and embedded software functions. The information is transmitted wirelessly to the Palm handheld, where it is received by Datastick Connection Plus BT for ICHM(R) software and displayed on the handheld in real time. The software provides bar graph, line graph, gauge, and numeric views of data at sample rates up to five samples per second or faster, depending on the model of Palm handheld being used. Up to four analog inputs can be shown on up to eight display channels, with separate linearization on each.
"Datastick(R) software brings portability to conditions-based maintenance applications such as machine health monitoring. A user can walk from place to place, inspecting visually while viewing data coming in wirelessly on his handheld, rather than leaving the work area to travel back to his desktop computer to collect the sensor data," said Michael Scandling, Vice President of Marketing for Datastick Systems, Inc.
The joint technology is currently being deployed on the Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN70) as part of a cost-effective, wireless networked monitoring system for ventilation systems utilizing sensors that measure pressure, temperature, and vibration, to provide a true condition-based maintenance (CBM) system. The end-to-end solution interfaces Oceana Wireless e-Diagnostics(tm) technology with a third-party scheduling maintenance software package.
"Previously, most maintenance of industrial machines has been based on a time-based schedule, said Steve Sabram, President and Chief Technology Officer of Datastick Systems "Oceana Sensor's technology enables maintenance to be done based not on hours of service, but on the true condition of a system. Now users can see the condition of their systems on a handheld, enabling them to be much more mobile."
"At Oceana Sensor there is a strong belief that wireless PDA access to sensor data is pivotal to an effective implementation of our Wireless e-Diagnostics(tm) machinery monitoring. Our partnership with Datastick helps achieve our customers' goals for implementation and cost savings," said Alex Kalasinsky, Director of Strategic Marketing for Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc.
Datastick Connection Plus BT for ICHM(R) runs on Palm's Tungsten(tm) T handheld or Palm m-500 series handhelds with Palm's Bluetooth SDIO card.
Users not requiring a wireless capability can use the Datastick(R) DAS-1245 Data Acquisition System that consists of the DAS-1245 snap-on module and one of three Datastick Connection software packages. Sensors can be plugged into the module or into one of Datastick's accessories that expand the range of sensors and applications for the system. Once the data is recorded on the handheld, it can be transferred to a desktop computer in a Palm HotSync(R) operation.
About Datastick Systems, Inc.
Datastick Systems, Inc., designs and develops cost-effective, high-performance, handheld data acquisition products for a broad range of commercial, scientific, governmental, environmental and educational markets. Datastick developed the first general-purpose data acquisition hardware and software system for the Palm platform. Datastick is located at 275 Saratoga Avenue, Ste. 160, Santa Clara, CA 95050. For more information, call Datastick Systems, Inc., at 408 615-5774, fax 408 615-5778, visit the web site at www.datastick.com, or email info@datastick.com.
About Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc.
Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc. is a high-volume manufacturer of OEM targeted sensors and a developer of Wireless e-Diagnostics(tm) technology, which encompasses smart, network-capable, wireless sensor systems featuring the Intelligent Component Health Monitor, or ICHM(R). Wireless e-Diagnostics(tm) applications include machinery monitoring, active vibration control, seismic monitoring, process control, impact detection and structural acoustics. Oceana Sensor is located in Virginia Beach, VA, and can be reached by phone at 757-426-3678 and on the web at www.oceanasensor.com.
Datastick is a registered trademark and Datastick Connection is a trademark of Datastick Systems, Inc. Palm and Tungsten are a trademarks and Palm OS and HotSync are registered trademarks of Palm, Inc. Oceana Sensor's ICHM is an acronym for Intelligent Component Health Monitor and is a registered trademark and Wireless e-Diagnostics is a trademark owned by Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc. BLUETOOTH is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. and licensed to Oceana Sensor Technologies, Inc.
CONTACT:
Michael Scandling, Datastick Systems, Inc.
Phone 408 615-5774; email mike@datastick.com
