The Wireless Automatic Collector (WACO) is a unique radio technology that allows the creation of wireless (radio) buses of the M-BUS or RS-485 type, combined with radio sensors for wireless measurement and monitoring of various physical quantities without the need for metallic wiring installation.
WACO operates in the free 868 MHz frequency band and enables the creation of a mesh-type network communication structure. Data transmission is transparent.
WACO radio modules are characterized by extremely low energy consumption, allowing for standard operation of five to ten years on battery power. The use of WACO radio technology shortens implementation time, significantly simplifies installation, and, while achieving high reliability, saves on investment costs.
Advantages of the WACO system:
- Low costs for implementing or extending the data bus
- Favorable purchase price, extremely low power consumption
- Operability and ease of deployment, simple configuration, flexible routing
- Natural extension of the M-Bus system
- Reliable transmission, use of redundant paths, resistance to interference
- Efficient use of bandwidth, high network throughput even with a large number of radio elements
- Long range of radio modules, linear distance up to 3 km, coverage of areas spanning several square kilometers
- Radio network transmission speed up to 34,800 bits/s
- General advantages of wireless technology in telemetry and remote control: ease of installation, bridging of difficult-to-access areas, physical durability, electrical resilience (due to galvanic isolation of elements), operational flexibility for implementing changes, etc.
