IEEE 1451

IEEE 1451 provides a comprehensive set of standards to describe the connections and input/output signals of transducers (sensors and actuators).

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IEEE 1451 is a comprehensive, extremely detailed standard for describing sensors and actuators (together, "transducers"). From the web site:

IEEE 1451 ... describes a set of open, common, network-independent communication interfaces for connecting transducers (sensors or actuators) to microprocessors, instrumentation systems, and control/field networks. The key feature of these standards is the definition of Transducer Electronic Data Sheets (TEDS). The TEDS is a memory device attached to the transducer, which stores transducer identification, calibration, correction data, measurement range, and manufacture-related information, etc. The goal of 1451 is to allow the access of transducer data through a common set of interfaces whether the transducers are connected to systems or networks via a wired or wireless means.

Reference URLs: 
NIST IEEE 1451 introduction
NIST IEEE 1451 Home
Posted November 28th, 2007 by graybeal
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