Because wireless End-to-End I/O telemetry has traditionally relied on licensed or unlicensed radio technology it's range has been limited to line-of-sight. However, IP-based communications leveraging the extensive coverage of cellular networks removes this constraint.
The UNICON IP configured with the I/O cellular telemetry option is an example of such a technology. Using the UNICON IP with the End-to-End cellular telemetry option, one could have multiple telemetry links concurrently operating over the entire cellular network.
Conceivably, a network with extensive coverage could enable inputs/outputs on one side of the link to be replicated thousands of miles away on the other side of the link.
With the UNICON IP, each UNICON has the following I/O mapping in this mode: 4 DI, 4 DO, 4 AI & 4 AO. The End-to-End I/O mapping between two UNICON terminals is:
- 4 DI to 4 DO
- 4 DO to 4 DI
- 4 AI to 4 AO
- 4 AO to 4 AI
Digital inputs can be replicated as a digital outputs on the other side of the link. The UNICON IP is designed to enable I/O telemetry over cellular networks by reducing data rates by transmitting change of state.
The diagram below shows how multiple UNICON End-to-End I/O Telemetry links from the same client can concurrently operate on the same cellular network. All that's required to specify an End-to-End link is to configure each terminal with with the matching terminals IP address.
