LPRS Appointed as Exclusive European Distributor for Arronna Antennas.
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, has been appointed by Arronna Antennas as the exclusive distributor in Europe for their comprehensive range of antennas.

John Sharples, Managing Director of LPRS wins Business Person of the Year Award.
John Sharples Managing Director of LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, has been named as the Business Person of the Year in the West Oxfordshire Business Awards. The category, sponsored by Strategic Mentors, also included nominations of a business communications company and a renewable energy system provider.

David Cameron visits LPRS
It has been a year of dramatic change at LPRS, the UK based supplier of short range radio devices and sensors, from the launch of the company’s third generation of successful easyRadio modules to a complete review of the company’s cost base from manufacturing to marketing. This on-going success has been noted and drew the attention of local MP and Prime Minister, David Cameron, who paid the company’s offices in Witney, Oxfordshire, a visit at the end of last month.

LPRS announces two key appointments to support continued sales growth
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the appointment of Sandie Sharples to the board of directors to take on the role of Client Services Director. This new position reflects the great importance LPRS puts on customer service, from design to delivery and beyond. Sandie comments: “Our customer surveys show that it is our service that really sets us apart from our competitors. We can assist our customers with design, implementation and manufacturing and like to be full partners in every project we undertake.” Sandie will manage key accounts and oversee the recruitment of additional distributors worldwide to further grow sales of their UK designed and manufactured market leading eRA wireless communication modules.

March of the Manufacturers
While the economic news goes from bad to worse there remain numerous examples of UK manufacturers who have embraced innovative business practices that enable them to deliver quality products at competitive prices, as Neil Tyler finds out.

easyRadio Advanced innovative embedded wireless Solution from LPRS
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, is delivering production quantities of its latest generation of wireless modules, easyRadio Advanced (eRA). Manufactured in the UK, eRA offers significant improvements over earlier generations of easyRadio products and incorporates the latest version of LPRS’s unique easyRadio software protocol. This removes the complexities of developing a software interface to the wireless modules, significantly reducing end product development times.

LPRS Unveil IQRF Wireless Networking Components at UK Wireless Forum
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, is using their appearance at the UK Wireless Fortronic Forum to demonstrate the IQRF range of simple to implement, reliable wireless networks for smart metering, home and building automation, intelligent street lighting and environmental monitoring. The event will also be the first opportunity for visitors to see the latest generation of LPRS’s market leading easyRadio Advanced (eRA) and new developments from Wireless Module manufacturer Circuit Design Inc.

New Range of Colour Visual Control Panels available from LPRS
Cost effective LCD and Touch-screen Panels for Industrial and Domestic Control LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the availability of the IQVCP range of Visual Control Panels. These competitively priced OEM LCD display and Touch-screen Controllers bring new levels of functionality to man-machine interfaces and may be fully integrated with the IQRF wireless communication system available from LPRS.

IQRF Wireless Network Systems
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, has been appointed as the UK technical distributor for the IQRF complete IQMESH wireless network platform, components and systems manufactured by MICRORISC. Based in the Czech Republic MICRORISC have spent some 100 man-years developing the extensive IQRF product range intended for applications such as smart metering, home and building automation, intelligent street lighting and environmental monitoring. The IQRF project has been co-funded by a grant from the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Czech Republic.

LPRS introduce 2.4 - 2.7GHz WiMax and WiFi antenna for Broadband and Telecoms markets
As Ofcom announces its auction plans for the wireless spectrum designated for 4G services such as high speed mobile broadband access, LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the introduction of the ARW-2400-2700-10 directional antenna for WiMax and WiFi applications. Operating in the 2.4-2.7GHz frequency band and already selling in quantities of tens of thousands, the ARW-2400-2700-10 antenna meets the existing requirements of wireless communications infrastructure and 3G communications operators and is also designed to meet the needs of 4G systems as they become available from 2014.

December 2010 Newsletter
LPRS celebrates 25 years in business. Win a Motor-Mouse in our end of year competition. New products for 2011. David Schmider on Developemnt. Connect2 - A new partnership for Design Engineers. A new look LPRS!.

LPRS - Advanced generation of low-power wireless modules is backward compatible
Short-range radio device specialist, Low Power Radio Solutions (LPRS), has introduced the latest generation of its market-leading low-power wireless modules, easyRadio Advanced (eRA). The newcomer continues to offer simple-to-use, out-of-the-box wireless communication as previous versions, but with a number of new, innovative, features while still offering back compatibility with earlier easyRadio modules if required.

Circuit Design, Inc. announces new FCC Part 15 compliant DSSS true diversity transceiver modem for the U.S. market
Circuit Design, Inc. has announced the release of the MU-D1-R 915 MHz, an embedded low power radio transceiver modem for industrial use that complies with U.S. FCC Part 15.247.

LPRS add 6 New Models to Wireless Key-Fob Range
LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio solutions, now offers one of the widest ranges of wireless key-fobs available to manufacturers of security and control systems.

New 457 MHz Highly Stable Narrowband Wireless Modules From Circuit Design for US market
Low Power Radio Solutions (LPRS), Europe’s most experienced supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the introduction of the latest wireless modules from Circuit Design Inc. the leading narrowband radio module manufacturer. The CDP-TX-02E-R and CDP-RX-02E-R radio modules are intended for wireless enabled industrial products being designed for the US market.

Pro-Wave’s Car-Reversing Sensors Now Available From LPRS
LPRS, manufacturer of easy-Radio, Europe’s most popular wireless modules and distributor of many market leading modular wireless products and accessories, now offers a wide range of Pro-Wave components for proximity detecting applications.

New Low Power Wireless Module with Long Range capability from Circuit Design
Long range communication with battery operation and simple control of up to 10 relay stations LPRS, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of short range wireless solutions announces the introduction of the latest series of wireless modules from Circuit Design Inc. The MU-2-R is an embedded low power radio modem for transmission of serial data and operates at 434 MHz. The new MU-2-R is just 36 x 26 x 8mm making it almost half the size of the existing MU-1-R.

LPRS Unveils Latest Multi-Chanel Low Power Radio Modules
Compact narrowband radio modules for industrial use with multi-channel operation LPRS, Europe’s leading supplier of short-range radio devices, announces the launch of the latest narrowband radio modules from Circuit Design, Inc. The ultra-compact transmitter CDP-TX-05M-R and receiver CDP-RX-05M-R supersede the very successful CDP-TX-04S-R and CDP-RX-03AS/BS-R modules, maintaining their remarkable size and low power consumption (10mW) while offering multi-channel operation.