Title :
A comparison of WirelessHART and ZigBee for industrial applications
Author :
Lennvall, Tomas ; Svensson, Stefan ; Hekland, Fredrik
Author_Institution :
ABB Corp. Res., Vasteras
Abstract :
In this paper we present reasons why ZigBee is not considered suitable for use in most industrial applications, which was also motivation for the development of a new wireless communication standard tailored to the industrial needs: WirelessHART. We also give a short presentation of the design features that makes WirelessHART more suitable for industrial applications and requirements.
Keywords :
protocols; radiocommunication; telecommunication standards; ZigBee; digital protocol; industrial application; wireless communication standard; wirelessHART; Automation; Communication industry; Communication standards; Frequency shift keying; Instruments; Physical layer; Routing; Standardization; Time division multiple access; ZigBee;
Conference_Titel :
Factory Communication Systems, 2008. WFCS 2008. IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2349-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2350-7
DOI :
10.1109/WFCS.2008.4638746
