Title :
Smart plug and play sensors
fDate :
3/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using a sensor should be as easy and trouble free as plugging a mouse into a computer. An IEEE standard that is currently being developed may be the answer for self-describing, plug and play sensors. The IEEE P1451.4 standard defines the mechanism for adding self-describing behavior to transducers with an analog signal interface. Rather than defining yet another network, or bus, for sensors, IEEE P1451.4 defines a low-level transducer interface and information structure that can work across any type of measurement interface or network.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; intelligent sensors; peripheral interfaces; IEEE P1451.4 standard; analog signal interface; bridge sensor; low-cost serial digital link; low-level transducer interface; mixed-mode interface; self-describing behavior; self-identification; simplified plug and play operation; smart plug and play sensors; transducer electronic data sheet; Actuators; Chemical sensors; Data acquisition; Intelligent sensors; Plugs; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Thermal sensors; Transducers; Virtual manufacturing;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/5289.988736
