IWS Episode 18 Show Notes – The Magic of BLE! Free 3D Printer Plans! Oscium WiPry790x and Clarity/Lucid DIY bracket posted on Thingiverse. Bring your own hair ties. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6991943 Upcoming Events! Wi-Co UK South, London – 9/10-11 Register now! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wi-co-gathering-the-herds-london-uk-tickets-1345627029669?aff=oddtdtcreator Montreal, Canada – 10/1 Register now! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wi-co-bringing-the-herd-together-montreal-qc-ca-ticke...
Jul 16, 2025•1 hr 38 min
Free 3D Printer Plans! Oscium WiPry790x and Clarity/Lucid DIY bracket posted on Thingiverse. Bring your own hair ties. (Scott tell me how much you love it.) https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6991943 Upcoming Events! Wi-Co Bordeaux, France – 7/3 Register now! https://wi-co.org/upcoming-events/france-july-2025 Bay Area, CA – 7/7 Register now! https://wi-co.org/upcoming-events/bayarea-june-2025 OT SCADA-Con presented by Automation Ladies https://www.otscada.com/ July 23-25th in Houston (Might be ho...
Jun 06, 2025•1 hr 13 min
Winners! Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 – The Definitive User Guide Giveaway Winner There are two copies of the Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 – The Definitive User Guide by Nigel Bowden and Adrian Granados Winners were drawn randomly The winner from IT is – J. W. Hannam (book) The winner from OT is – Heath Weeks (book) Carlos Assunção (lic. key) Robin Decloedt (lic. key) Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 Software Winner if applicable If you are curious about WE3 check out this awesome interview with Adrian Granados and Nigel B...
Apr 30, 2025•1 hr 27 min
IWS Episode 15 Show Notes – What’s the Frequency Kenneth? Last Call! Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 – The Definitive User Guide Giveaway details There are two copies of the Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 – The Definitive User Guide by Nigel Bowden and Adrian Granados Winners will be drawn randomly ONE winner will be from IT ONE winner will be from OT Click the link below to enter the drawing! (One entry per person) —> https://forms.gle/mxBummi96eAz15G2A ← (its a google forms entry) But wait, there’s more. Adrian...
Mar 31, 2025•1 hr 32 min
CWIDP Guide Giveaway WINNERS There are two copies of the Certified Wireless IoT Design Professional (CWIDP) study/reference guides IT Winner – Phil LaFontaine, Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN area OT Winner – James Mifsud, Brisbane, Australia Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 – The Definitive User Guide Giveaway details There are two copies of the Wi-Fi Explorer Pro 3 – The Definitive User Guide by Nigel Bowdenand Adrian Granados Winners will be drawn randomly ONE winner will be from IT ONE winner will be from OT C...
Mar 03, 2025•1 hr 14 min
CWIDP Guide Giveaway details There are two copies of the Certified Wireless IoT Design Professional (CWIDP) study/reference guides Winners will be drawn randomly on episode 15 (episode title TBD) ONE winner will be from IT ONE winner will be from OT Click the link below to enter the drawing! (One entry per person) —> https://tinyurl.com/4nbz3rkv ← (its a google forms entry) Welcome to the 1 Year Anniversary episode of the IWS!! Upcoming Events! Wi-Co -Chapel Hill NC- 5/14 -Scott presenting or...
Jan 22, 2025•1 hr 24 min
Advantech CVE https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/critical-vulnerabilities/ Wireless and 5g impact on smart manufacturing https://iebmedia.com/technology/industrial-5g-wireless/industrial-wireless-impact-on-smart-manufacturing/ Cisco CURWB CVE’s https://thehackernews.com/2024/11/cisco-releases-patch-for-critical-urwb.html Critical vulnerability in Cisco industrial wireless access points fixed (CVE-2024-20418) Mobility Field Day 12 Announcement WiFi and CURWB simultaneously Remove need for...
Dec 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Contact the guys at the Industrial Wi-Fi Shop! Scott – scott@industrialwifishop.com Jeremy – jeremy@industrialwifishop.com R-Coax Deep Dive High Level What is Radiating Cable? Is it “Wire for a wireless system?” Let’s dig in. Leaky Coax is an extruded copper core, with an external copper sheath. Featuring slits along one side which allow RF to escape (the matrix). It is composed of just four components. An inner conductor, a dielectric or low density PE layer, an outer conductor with slots, and ...
Nov 06, 2024•1 hr 6 min
CWISA Guide Giveaway details There are two copies of the Certified Wireless IoT Solutions Administrator (CWISA) study/reference guides Winners have been drawn at random The winner from IT is: Hiten Thakkar from Santa Cruz, CA The winner from OT is: Jace Allen from Kaysville, UT (WEST Coast BIAS!!!) Congratulations!! I have your email addresses and will be reaching out for shipping information! Let’s dive into the environment first Outside of the office spaces, what’s it like down in the dark and...
Oct 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min
CWISA Guide Giveaway details There are two copies of the Certified Wireless IoT Solutions Administrator (CWISA) study/reference guides Winners will be drawn randomly on episode 10 (episode title TBD) ONE winner will be from IT ONE winner will be from OT Click the link below to enter the drawing! (One entry per person) —> https://forms.gle/eE4rYtixhbppyMti8 ←- (Link now inactive) WiFi6 and Mobile Robots : AS/RS, Conveyors, AGVs, AMRs, Automotive Skillet Lines, Electrified Monorails…. All have ...
Sep 03, 2024•1 hr 10 min
CWISA Guide Giveaway details There are two copies of the Certified Wireless IoT Solutions Administrator (CWISA) study/reference guides Winners will be drawn randomly on episode 10 (episode title TBD) ONE winner will be from IT ONE winner will be from OT Click the link below to enter the drawing! (One entry per person) —> https://forms.gle/eE4rYtixhbppyMti8 ←- (link now inactive) Let’s talk security – Owning your industrial airspace Three things you need to consider Situational awareness of yo...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Wi-Co event Event was held in Chapel Hill NC on June 12th Lots of great presentations 2 hour hands on industrial wireless lab Participants got to physically wire up 24v power supplies and the corresponding industrial radios Full configuration lab followed the physical wiring Great people there from all over NC and even the Washington DC area! https://wi-co.org/ Wi-Fi 6 comes to Industrial radios! Will the expanded spectrum (6GHz) find a home in the industrial universe? While spectrum use is up i...
Jul 04, 2024•56 min
The Basics The IEEE standardized Bluetooth as 802.15.1 but no longer maintains the standard Bluetooth is managed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group of which there are over 35,000 member companies As of 2021 over 4 BILLION Bluetooth integrated chipsets are shipped annually Geek Stuff Frequencies used: 2.400 GHz through 2.4835 GHz However, there are “guard” or buffer bands at the top and bottom of this range with the bottom being 2 MHz wide and the top being 3.5 MHz wide Actual used frequency...
May 16, 2024•45 min
Wireless network design can be very challenging. However there are distinct differences in design depending on the environment. This is part two of a round table discussion of four wireless engineers, two who work primarily in the enterprise realm and two from the world of industry and manufacturing. The discussion covers the differences and similarities across multiple topics, including: Assessment tools Environmental challenges Location Access Safety Design Reporting Project adversities We dis...
Apr 13, 2024•55 min
Wireless network design can be very challenging. However there are distinct differences in design depending on the environment. This is part one of a round table discussion of four wireless engineers, two who work primarily in the enterprise realm and two from the world of industry and manufacturing. The discussion covers the differences and similarities across multiple topics, including: Assessment tools Environmental challenges Location Access Safety Design Reporting Project adversities We dis...
Mar 26, 2024•52 min
WirelessHART and ISA100.11a are two wireless protocols designed specifically for industrial applications. Based on the IEEE 802.15.4 wireless standards and utilizing Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum, these protocols provide robust and reliable low data rate wireless communications for a variety of industrial sensors and sometimes even controls. While I dont have captures of these two protocols specifically, I do have several examples of what Frequency Hoping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) and DSSS looks ...
Feb 26, 2024•27 min
Jim Palmer came into the shop to talk about Radio Frequency (RF), how antennas work and propagate RF energy. Jim packs quite a bit of knowledge into this conversation and I had to take notes! The conversation gets fairly deep into Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power, or EIRP, which is the total radiated power from a transmitter antenna times the numerical directivity of the antenna in the direction of the receiver, or the power delivered to the antenna times the antenna numerical gain. At one po...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Episode 2 brings Jeremy Baker into the shop to talk with me about industrial wireless safety and mobility. From theme park rides to heavy industrial equipment, we cover a lot of material so be sure to pay attention. One of the places we discuss is Kelly Slaters Surf Ranch. If you would like to see what that place is like, check out the link: https://youtu.be/AXtVnLe2SUc?si=W4iOo17xdmDXcsOX If you would like to connect with Jeremy on LinkedIn and know more about his employer, Prism Systems, see b...
Jan 15, 2024•52 min
In this first episode, I joined by Justin Shade from Phoenix Contact to discuss the importance of wireless assessments in industrial and manufacturing and how they should be an essential part of any new wireless projects. Justin can be found on LinkedIn at – https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-shade-a44817b/ If you would like to learn more about Phoenix Contact and their line of industrial wireless gear, check them out at https://www.phoenixcontact.com/en-us/products/industrial-communication/indu...
Jan 04, 2024•1 hr 1 min
A quick snippet of a conversation between myself and Justin Shade from Phoenix contact
Dec 13, 2023•2 min
