Each WSN gateway PROVIDES different connectivity and host controller options. With the NI 9792 PROGRAMMABLE WSN Gateway, no additional host controller is necessary, as the device is a LabVIEW Real-Time target and can run independent of a host. A LabVIEW Real-Time application can be deployed to the NI 9792 to aggregate data from measurement nodes and perform processing and analysis. Even THOUGH no host controller is necessary, you can still connect the NI 9792 to other devices, such as a windows PC, DATABASE, or third party WSN gateways. The NI 9792 offers dual ethernet ports and an RS-232 serial port to connect to these types of devices. Furthermore, the NI 9792 has a built-in web server so that you can remotely visualize WSN measurement data in a web browser.

The NI WSN-9791 Ethernet gateway, however, does require the use of a host controller. The flexibility of ethernet allows you to choose either a Windows or real-time host controller. The Windows controller can be a PC, industrial controller, laptop, or embedded device RUNNING a Windows OS, including embedded OSs such as XP Embedded, and LabVIEW for Windows. The real-time controller can be an NI CompactRIO or other programmable automation controller (PAC) running a real-time OS and LabVIEW Real-Time.

Each WSN gateway provides different connectivity and host controller options. With the NI 9792 Programmable WSN Gateway, no additional host controller is necessary, as the device is a LabVIEW Real-Time target and can run independent of a host. A LabVIEW Real-Time application can be deployed to the NI 9792 to aggregate data from measurement nodes and perform processing and analysis. Even though no host controller is necessary, you can still connect the NI 9792 to other devices, such as a windows PC, database, or third party WSN gateways. The NI 9792 offers dual ethernet ports and an RS-232 serial port to connect to these types of devices. Furthermore, the NI 9792 has a built-in web server so that you can remotely visualize WSN measurement data in a web browser.

The NI WSN-9791 Ethernet gateway, however, does require the use of a host controller. The flexibility of ethernet allows you to choose either a Windows or real-time host controller. The Windows controller can be a PC, industrial controller, laptop, or embedded device running a Windows OS, including embedded OSs such as XP Embedded, and LabVIEW for Windows. The real-time controller can be an NI CompactRIO or other programmable automation controller (PAC) running a real-time OS and LabVIEW Real-Time.