December 4, 2012 CERMETEK INTRODUCES EASY-TO-USE M2M TERMINAL FAMILY The CH332GGT simplifies the connection of machines to the Internet. .
Milpitas, CA ? Cermetek Microelectronics, Inc. today announced a family of fully functional, fully self-contained GSM Generation 2 terminals. The CH32GGT product family enables Internet connectivity to be easily added to existing equipment. The CH32GGT terminals connect to the host system with standard RS232 or RS485 interfaces. Connection to the Internet is through a GSM Quad-Band radio. The CH32GGT product family includes Full Type Approval and is certified for connection by the world?s largest carriers.
There is a rush today to take advantage of the Internet to monitor and control things. The thing could be turbine bearing noise, bridge stresses, or sewer levels. The Cermetek CH32GGT GSM terminals permit Internet connectivity to be added to existing systems. The CH32GGT includes everything you need to connect; a complete suite of Internet protocols, fully certified cellular modem, and a simple RS232 or RS485 system interface. All of this is housed in a case just 80 MM by 50 MM by 30 MM, with multiple mounting options.
?Having Internet access to a system greatly enhances the value of that system;? stated Cermetek President henry Roskos. ?However, you can?t just scrap systems costing tens of thousands of dollars to get the data on-line. The CH32GGT provides a low cost path to upgrading existing systems for Internet connectivity via the cellular network.?
Both the RS232 and RS485 variations of the CH32GGT are available now. Volume pricing begins at less than eighty dollars. Development kits which include a power supply and antenna are volume priced below one hundred twenty dollars.
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Cermetek Microelectronics designs, manufactures and markets fully self-contained and FCC Part 68 Registered miniature modem modules, FCC Part 15 approved wireless data modules, Internet modems and data access arrangements for use in Internet appliance, embedded industrial, telecom, security/alarm, remote diagnostics and energy monitor and conservation applications.