Title :
A virtual instrument to test smart transducer interface modules (STIMs)
Author :
Ramos, Helena Maria G ; Pereira, J. M Dias ; Viegas, Vítor ; Postolache, Octavian ; Girão, P. M B Silva
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomunicacoes, Lisboa, Portugal
Abstract :
This paper reports the hardware and software of virtual instruments and the tests conducted on a microcontroller-based smart transducer interface module (STIM) to check both STIMs performance and the suitability of a network capable application processor (NCAP) implemented in LabVIEW. The tests include the characterization of a digitizing channel of the STIM and the performance analysis of the system when the STIM simultaneously operates its digital outputs and its analog inputs.
Keywords :
IEEE standards; intelligent sensors; microcontrollers; transducers; virtual instrumentation; IEEE 1451 standard; microcontroller; network capable application processor; performance analysis; smart sensor; smart transducer interface modules; transducer electronic data sheet; transducer independent interface; virtual instrument; Costs; Hardware; Instruments; Manufacturing; Particle measurements; Performance analysis; Software performance; System testing; Telecommunications; Transducers; IEEE 1451 standard; NCAP; Network Capable Application Processors; STIM; Smart Transducer Interface Module; TEDS; TII; Transducer Electronic Data Sheet; Transducer Independent Interface; smart sensor; virtual instrument;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation and Measurement, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIM.2004.831183
