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Wireless Remote Monitoring

The accessibility of wireless technology is enabling new remote monitoring applications. Wireless sensing devices provide increased flexibility and portability for such applications by offering measurements in places where cables are not convenient or feasible. Explore the following resources to discover how wireless technology, such as IEEE Standard 802.11 and ZigBee, impacts engineers and scientists. Also learn best practices for designing and deploying remote monitoring applications.


Wireless Technical Resources

Why Go Wireless?

Explore the benefits of choosing a wireless solution over a wired approach and the trade-offs you should consider before implementing a wireless application.

What Is a Wireless Sensor Network?

Learn about the technology and research behind wireless sensor networks (WSNs), including different standards, network topologies, and power options.

Incorporating Wireless Networks in Wired Systems

Incorporate new wireless measurements in existing wired systems and learn best practices for integrating different wireless standards within the same application.

Wireless Webcast Series

Wireless Technologies for Data Acquisition

View this webcast to understand the major wireless standards specifications, ways to eliminate cables, and strategies to enable new measurement applications using wireless technologies.

Wireless Sensor Networks: Technologies, Standards, and NI LabVIEW

Learn more about the applications, technologies, and components used in WSNs and how to implement wireless remote monitoring systems using LabVIEW.