Frequency management

Clever technologies for trouble-free working.

Frequency management
Why frequency management?
Partially automatic processes
Fully automatic processes

In many fields of applications, a considerable amount of radio controls are in simultaneous use – for example on large construction sites or in factories.

Such situations are a challenge for the use of wireless machine controls. The simultaneous use of many radio systems on the same frequency channels can lead to frequency conflicts and ultimately to an automatic shut-down of the control.

When the amount of radio users in a working area is known (e.g. in a factory), this challenge can be met by a precise coordination of the frequencies in use. The layout of the hall, the required ranges, and the amount of available channels have to be considered.

For working situations with an unknown amount of users or an unknown layout of the working environment, such as large construction sites with different mobile machines in use at different times and locations, HBC-radiomatic offers intelligent frequency management technology.

Contact us by phone at +1 (859) 689‐6400 (Option 2) or by e-mail at sales@hbc-usa.com, Our experts will analyze your specific situation and prepare a customized offer for you!

radiomatic® AFS (Automatic Frequency Selection)

radiomatic® AFS stands for Automatic Frequency Selection.

Your advantages:

  • To switch the frequency, the operator simply has to turn the transmitter off and on again. The radio system then automatically finds a free channel.
  • This process is thus a quick and easy solution for the operator.

How it works:

  • When the transmitter is turned on, the radio system checks if the radio channel that was last used is available.
  • If this channel is occupied, the radio system automatically switches to a free radio channel.
  • If there are frequency conflicts later on, the operator simply turns the transmitter off and on again.
  • radiomatic® AFS immediately searches for a free radio channel.

HBC-radiomatic offers different technologies and solutions for secure and convenient frequency management. Contact us by phone at +1 (859) 689‐6400 (Option 2) or by e-mail at sales@hbc-usa.com, Our experts will analyze your specific situation and prepare a customized offer for you!

Adaptive Frequency Hopping

HBC's advanced fully automatic frequency management comes standard with all our 2.4 GHz radio systems.

Your advantages:

  • The manual frequency coordination with other radio users is not necessary.
  • The operator can work without interruption, even in areas with many radio users. This saves valuable time.
  • This technology is approved in nearly every country around the world, which makes warehousing much easier: instead of different country-specific high frequency modules, in most cases, just a single 2.4 GHz module can be used.
  • In countries where HBC radio systems are approved, the 2.4 GHz technology is available without registration or license fees. This saves costs and effort.

How it works:

  • Frequency management is integrated into the radio system and is fully automatic.

HBC-radiomatic offers different technologies and solutions for secure and convenient frequency management. Contact us by phone at +1 (859) 689‐6400 (Option 2) or by e-mail at sales@hbc-usa.com, Our experts will analyze your specific situation and prepare a customized offer for you!

DECT

DECT stands for Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications and offers fully automatic frequency management.

Your advantages:

  • Interference-free simultaneous operation within an environment of a large number of radio systems.
  • High speed data transmission providing the perfect solution for radio systems with comprehensive data feedback.
  • Very robust transmission and frequency management method.
  • High power transmission for interruption-free radio operation across long distances.
  • Supports HBC features such as combined operation / catch-release.
  • As the DECT region can be changed in the system by trained personnel, the radio technology is usable worldwide.
  • Optimum coexistence with existing IT infrastructure such as WiFi.

How it works:

  • DECT technology works in a frequency range which has been reserved exclusively for these devices throughout the world. Therefore, this frequency space does not overlap and is not shared with other radio communication solutions. In addition, all radio participants must meet the same restrictive specifications which allows for intense simultaneous use.
  • The latest DECT standard ensures optimum performance and very low transmission latency. Since transmission uses several different channels and time slots, this technology allows for very large numbers of radio users operating in a common area.
  • As a defined standard, DECT based systems treat each other politely and do not interfere willfully with the radio communications of others. All DECT radio systems make use of their transmission channels in order to be sure each radio control user experiences as little interference as possible. The process is fully automatic, so it does not require operator intervention. As a result, transmission is robustly protected against interference.
  • The DECT region can easily be changed by trained personnel in the system without having to change the hardware.

Typical application scenarios:

  • Unknown / high numbers of radio users.
  • Environments and applications which do not allow for use of 2.4 GHz radio transmission.

Application examples:

  • Industrial buildings and plants with many radio-controlled machines.
  • Work areas with large numbers of mobile radio-controlled applications, e.g. construction sites.
  • Ship cranes and harbor logistics where many different radio applications are used.

HBC-radiomatic offers different technologies and solutions for secure and convenient frequency management. Contact us by phone at +1 (859) 689‐6400 (Option 2) or by e-mail at sales@hbc-usa.com, Our experts will analyze your specific situation and prepare a customized offer for you!

radiomatic® AFM

radiomatic® AFM is the fully-automated frequency management for sub-GHz radio communication.

Your benefits:

  • More than 100 transmission channels for interference-free parallel operation of a large number of radio systems.
  • Quick data transmission offering the perfect solution for radio systems with comprehensive data feedback.
  • Extremely robust radio link thanks to continuous channel switching.
  • High transmitting power for radio operation across long distances.
  • Can be used with combined operation / catch-release.
  • Now available for pushbutton transmitters and many other HBC products.

How it works:

  • radiomatic® AFM continually switches very quickly between a large number of transmission channels.
  • This switching means the radio system is never fixed to an occupied channel.

Typical application scenarios:

  • Environments with an unknown / high numbers of radio users.
  • Environments with frequently changing spectrum demands.

Application examples:

  • Large construction sites with numerous radio-controlled machines.
  • Port facilities with radio-controlled stationary and mobile cranes, as well as deck cranes on ships.
  • Industrial and storage facilities with heavy radio traffic and impact by remote controlled machines such as truck-mounted cranes and truck loading cranes, which frequently enter and exit the facility.

HBC-radiomatic offers different technologies and solutions for secure and convenient frequency management. Contact us by phone at +1 (859) 689‐6400 (Option 2) or by e-mail at sales@hbc-usa.com, Our experts will analyze your specific situation and prepare a customized offer for you!