Veriteq’s New PoE Device Reduces Installation Requirements for Environmental Monitoring

Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA

May 1, 2009 — Veriteq Instruments, a leading supplier of environmental monitoring for temperature and humidity for FDA/EMEA regulated industries, has released a new network device to bring Power over Ethernet (PoE) connectivity to data loggers. The device will save installation costs for users who might otherwise need to install outlets for data loggers.

The new network interface device, called vNet PoE, brings greater flexibility and simplicity to deploying data loggers with a snap-in design that streamlines logger connectivity into a small footprint. The vNet cuts out the extra wiring between separate loggers and PoE devices, thereby eliminating the cost of installing an AC power source.

Veriteq’s Engineering manager, Chad Hagberg describes three key benefits of the vNet PoE, “With power and data carried over the same cable, the customer saves the cost of an electrician to wire AC power — a savings of up to one thousand dollars per logger installed. They also get the flexibility of locating the loggers wherever they can run a LAN cable. And the vNet device maintains unbroken data communication during a power outage because the server’s UPS provides backup”

The vNet PoE device is compatible with Veriteq’s wide range of temperature and relative humidity (RH) data loggers. Hagberg adds, “The challenge of integrating a high-accuracy recorder that contains internal sensors into a device that generates heat is not small. But, we designed the vNet PoE to isolate the recorder from any significant heating effects—less than 0.05°C.”

Power over Ethernet is an international standard, IEEE802.3af. Today’s network switches integrate PoE capability at a very affordable price, which makes the decision to use PoE devices cost-effective and extremely reliable.

Veriteq’s PoE interface is the first product to be released on the vNet connectivity platform. It is available from Veriteq’s worldwide network of direct sales and independent distributors.

For more information, please email a Veriteq representative.