Title :
An RTOS-based architecture for industrial wireless sensor network stacks with multi-processor support
Author :
Zhibo Pang ; Kan Yu ; Akerberg, Johan ; Gidlund, Mikael
Author_Institution :
Corp. Res., ABB AB, Vasteras, Sweden
Abstract :
The design of industrial wireless sensor network (IWSN) stacks requires the adoption of real time operation system (RTOS). Challenges exist especially in timing integrity and multi-processor support. As a solution, we propose an RTOS-based architecture for IWSN stacks with multi-processor support. It offers benefits in terms of platform independency, product life cycle, safety and security, system integration complexity, and performance scalability. An implemented WirelessHART stack has proven the feasibility of the proposed architecture in practical product design. And future challenges as well as suggestions to standard improvement are discussed.
Keywords :
computerised instrumentation; multiprocessing systems; operating systems (computers); product life cycle management; wireless sensor networks; IWSN stack design; RTOS-based architecture; WirelessHART stack; industrial wireless sensor network stack design; industrial wireless sensor network stacks; multiprocessor support; performance scalability; platform independency; product design; product life cycle; real-time operation system adoption; system integration complexity; timing integrity; Computer architecture; Hardware; Physical layer; Protocols; Standards; Time division multiple access; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Technology (ICIT), 2013 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4567-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4568-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICIT.2013.6505847
