WSDA
®
-2000 User Manual
2. Gateway Overview
The WSDA-2000 is a data acquisition gateway designed to configure, co-ordinate, and collect sensor
data from LORD Sensing wireless sensor nodes. The gateway supports all data acquisition sessions
between wireless nodes and host computers including: continuous sampling, burst sampling, and
datalogging. The gateway also facilitates precision sampling synchronization between sensor nodes by
transmitting a continuous, system-wide timing reference known as the beacon. Communication between
the nodes and gateway is wireless and uses the LORD Sensing LXRS and LXRS+ data communications
protocols.
The WSDA-2000 utilizes Ethernet and USB interfaces to transfer data from the wireless nodes to a host
computer for viewing, analysis, and storage. It also provides a CAN data ouput.
Figure 1 - WSDA-2000
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