If engineering companies decide to create a wireless adc system companies must determine whether to manufacture a proprietary radio, or use an off the shelf solution. It’s important that engineers know that designing a proprietary solution involves many complex steps, and systems must be certified by the FCC or ESTI in Europe. Since high frequencies behave differently in the Ghz range, impedance matching is very important and will be difficult even for experienced engineers. Not only are the challenges technical, but governmental certifications can take many months to pass, which inevitably delay the product to market. A wireless serial transceiver can bring many advantages to both engineers and companies over designing a system from scratch. Wireless modules make it much easier for engineers to integrate wireless into existing designs, allowing projects to be completed in months instead of years. Wireless modules incorporate the complex software or firmware to for reliable data transmission, such as checksums and error handling.
The principle behind wireless modules is to aid engineers with wireless integration, removing the heartache of wireless design, and speeding up time to market. Some radio modules are even designed to be simple drop in solutions that can easily replace existing wired installations. These modules can transfer analog, digital, or even serial signals wirelessly. High quality transceiver modules don’t require any programming or configuration and work right out of the box. These transceivers are usually called wireless cable replacement solutions and can be used like a standard wire. Modules such as these are usually certified by the FCC and allow companies to bypass further wireless testing from the government. All of these benefits and advantages of using a module allow engineers to avoid the complexities of wireless design, and allow companies to create powerful products in a limited timeframe.
