This was a big week for us at WDL! Our chief tech-geek, Donnie Springfield headed off on an airplane for a customer visit in California. That's the first time any of us have been on a plane since March, 2020!

Then we sent our 30-year veteran sales man, Bob Buchanan, out on the road for the first trade show we've done since we can't remember when. He headed to Fayettville, NC for the 19th annual NC Defense Trade Show and Cybersecurity Forum.

Donnie and Bob reported that they wore their masks everywhere, the entire time, even though they were a little uncomfortable that people would think they were unvaccinated. I have added buying some pins that say, "I've had my shot" to the to-do list.

We kicked off the week with the newest product line we carry: the Raspberry Pi based BH3 Industrial IoT Gateway from BiZright Technology! A general-purpose industrial gateway box with the advantages of community driven open source software plus features that make it perfect for high noise and vibration environments! This product is definitely worth checking out!

We frequently spotlight products from INSYS icom's line of industrial routers. With high-performance routers, secure VPN service, and applications for data processing, INSYS icom helps companies save costs with remote maintenance and control of machines, increase production efficiency by monitoring plant conditions, and get fit for the future by connecting older machines to the IoT.

Hard to believe we are hitting the road again in a couple weeks! AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2021 is happening in Atlanta, August 16 - 19. Visit Booth 2932 to talk vision and unmanned deployments! Connect Tech Inc. ~ the NVIDIA Jetson Experts, Allied Vision ~ the makers of Alvium Cameras, and WDL Systems will all be there! Register today!  Because we really want people to talk to at the show!

The Allied Vision Alvium 1800 C-240c embedded vision CSI-2 camera with Sony IMX392 CMOS Sensor. The ALVIUM SOC provides on board image processing for image correction and preprocessing tasks ~ reducing host workload. Global shutter. Pairs perfectly with Connect Tech NVIDIA® Jetson™ carrier. Don't forget to register today for AUVSI XPONENTIAL in Atlanta.

We stayed on XPONENTIAL 21 messaging to round out the week with the Connect Tech Photon. The Photon carrier board for the NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX is a lightweight, compact solution for smart camera applications. It is designed with power and I/O to make it easy to place into off-the-shelf camera housings. And set up is quick when you pair it with Allied Vision Alvium cameras!