PORTIA radio transceivers provide an extremely high wireless network range. Radios use the proprietary SPIDERMESH technology, a cooperative mesh wireless protocol developed by Smartrek Technologies, to achieve this.
This protocol provides synchronous communication between the links to mitigate network contention issues. This strategy allows PORTIA radios to offer a connectivity solution for the most challenging applications.
Each of the radios can be configured either as a gateway or as a node. Gateways coordinate wireless data exchanges and act as a bridge between the SpiderMesh network and a host such as a computer, tablet, or internet router.
The nodes act as repeaters within the SpiderMesh network. Data transfer is bidirectional, allowing for control and/or monitoring of digital or analog external modules. Activating a link in the field only requires the node to be on the same radio frequency channel as the network during deployment. This considerably reduces installation complexity as no technical knowledge is required for its use.
Serial Interface :
PORTIA radios have 2 serial communication modes to interact with the mesh network. The first mode is transparent, and all data received on the serial port of a node will be transmitted to all other nodes, thus creating a virtual serial port connection for all the devices on the Mesh network.
The second mode uses a programming interface (API). Packets transmitted on the serial port contain a unique address which allows you to specify the recipient of the API command
Commands allow you to configure each node in your network, perform OTA (over the air) updates, execute sensor acquisition, and perform control sequences