Smart sensor with dual standard fieldbus interconnection capability

Author

Dobrescu, Radu ; Vasilescu, Constantin ; Andone, Daniela ; Dobrescu, Matei

Author_Institution

Control & Ind. Informatics Dept., ´´Politehnica´´ Univ., Bucharest, Romania

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1179

Lastpage

1183

Abstract

We propose a temperature smart sensor (TSS) having the capability of interconnection on fieldbuses compatible both with IEC 61158 and EN 50170 standards. In this aim TSS has a versatile programmable electrical interface corresponding to the TIA/EIA-485-A standard. The communication protocol supports both the IEC 870-5-1 specification of Telecontrol Equipment and Systems and the Fieldbus Foundation specification for isochronous transmission. TSS utilizes thermocouples or thermo resistances as sensitive elements, so several types and ranges are available. The paper presents the hardware and software architecture, with details on the communication interface and software. A dedicated section refers to the local software facilities and insists on the versatility in programming functional parameters. Finally, some of the advantages in industrial control applications of this device are underlined

Keywords

IEC standards; field buses; intelligent sensors; temperature sensors; EN 50170; Fieldbus Foundation specification; IEC 61158; IEC 870-5-1 specification; TIA/EIA-485-A standard; communication protocol; dual standard fieldbus interconnection capability; hardware architecture; isochronous transmission; local software facilities; software architecture; temperature smart sensor; Field buses; Functional programming; Hardware; IEC standards; Industrial control; Intelligent sensors; Protocols; Software architecture; Telecontrol equipment; Temperature sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Control Applications, 2001. (CCA '01). Proceedings of the 2001 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Mexico City

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6733-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCA.2001.974032

Filename

974032