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20 Leading RFID Innovators 0f 2008

Posted March 2008

The DeviceMaster UP is specifically designed to communicate data from RFID readers on a factory floor as well as bar code readers and other data collection devices to the computer systems that control today's sophisticated manufacturing operations.

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M2M 100: Taking Shape

Posted 2008

The M2M 100 is a directory of the most important and influential machine-to-machine technology providers as determied by the editors of M2M magazine and its editorial advisory board. It is designed to provide a snapshot of the market as it exists today and the companies with the greatest impact on its direction. The M2M 100 is published annual in the M2M Sourcebook.

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Call Accounting Features Lodging Link

Posted December 4th, 2007

Comtrol's hospitality products division supplies Lodging Link technology direct to PMS vendors for hotel device connectivity and the integration of disparate systems.

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Blueprint for success

Posted 10/25/2007

It takes teamwork to build a car that can drive itself.

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Automation World - Race Car Prepares for DARPA Urban Challenge

Posted October 2007

Using technology supplied by two Minnesota automation components suppliers, an autonomous vehicle prepares for November competition.

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Comtrol and Insight Car, Metro 12 News

Posted September 2007

Channel 12 Video of the Comtrol sponsored DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Autonomous Vehicle. Insight Racing's, Lone Wolf car drives itself. Brad Beale, VP of Comtrol talks about the company's involvement. David Boldt, Software Engineer demonstrates how the Comtrol DeviceMaster and SICK Lidar sensor work together to navigate the vehicle.

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Modbus Filtering & Data Extraction on Comtrol's DeviceMaster UP with Modbus TCP

Posted Summer 2007

Modbus-IDA News Summer 2007: There are many questions to answer when interfacing a device to an RFID reader; it can be overwhelming for even the most experienced PLC programmers. Like most of us, you probably have limited time and budget to finish the task.

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Insight Racing's Driverless Robotic Sports Car Qualifies for $2 Million Race

Posted August 2007

North Carolina State University (NCSU) sponsored Insight Racing Team is one of the select few invited to participate in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Urban Challenge National Qualification Event in October.

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Insight Racing's DARPA Urban Challenge Vehicle

Posted August 2007

Insight Racing stopped by Comtrol in Maple Grove, Minnesota on August 15th to show of the car they plan on racing in this year's DARPA Urban Challenge.

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In the next war, maybe, no drivers will be needed

Posted 08/15/2007

In the fight against roadside bombs, two Twin Cities companies helped create a car that drives itself.

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Driverless Cars: A Glimpse Of The Future

Posted August 15, 2007

Airplanes use auto pilot already to fly you to your destination, so why not build cars so they can drive by themselves too?

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Comtrol rebuilds without ex-CEO

Posted 8/20/2007

Kris Rydberg, Comtrol’s director of product development, before a self-navigating car that uses the company’s technology. Comtrol is working on a defense-industry project for unmanned vehicles.

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Autonomous Vehicle Record Set at VIRginia International Raceway

Posted 7/28/2007

DANVILLE, VA. - A record of a different sort was set on Friday at VIRginia International Raceway (VIR). This record wasn't set by a driver, but rather by Insight Racing's N.C. State University-sponsored "Lone Wolf," a Lotus Elise sports car modified to drive itself from one place to another. This completely robotic vehicle drove the Full Course at VIR in just over 6 minutes, topping out at 49 mph.

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Peer-to-Peer Modbus TCP: Can it be done?

Posted Winter 2007

Modbus-IDA News Winter 2007: Polling, master/slave — the Modbus model. So, how about peer-to-peer Modbus/TCP? Sounds great, doesn’t it? The Modbus TCP/IP specification infers that it’s possible, but can it be done and how? Comtrol answered that challenging question by developing a peer-to-peer Modbus TCP application for raw/ASCII data on its DeviceMaster UP gateway.

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