System and device architecture of a radio based fieldbus-the RFieldbus system

Author

Rauchhaupt, Lutz

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Autom. und Kommunikation e.V. Magdeburg, Barleben, Germany

fYear

2002

fDate

6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

185

Lastpage

192

Abstract

Driven by the demand on more flexible systems in manufacturing and process automation systems, investigations are made in the field of wireless communication. This paper describes a solution which combines real-time communication (based on PROFIBUS-DP) with mobility (based on radio transmission) and multimedia transmission (based on IP tunnelling via PROFIBUS-DP). The requirements on such a system are listed. The industrial environmental conditions, concerning the radio propagation, are explained and the relevant radio technologies are assessed. The system architecture as well as the device architecture of RFieldbus are presented.

Keywords

field buses; flexible manufacturing systems; mobile radio; multimedia communication; real-time systems; IP tunnelling; PROFIBUS-DP; RFieldbus system; device architecture; flexible manufacturing systems; multimedia transmission; process automation systems; radio based fieldbus; real-time communication; system architecture; wireless communication; Automatic control; Communication industry; Electrical equipment industry; Field buses; Industrial control; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Radio propagation; Streaming media; Telecommunication control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Factory Communication Systems, 2002. 4th IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7586-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WFCS.2002.1159716

Filename

1159716