<p>The industry struggles with problems concerning physical damage to wires</p><p>and communication in remote areas. Introducing a wireless network can</p><p>provide a solution to these issues. However, introducing wireless</p><p>communication comes with a whole new line of problems that will be</p><p>covered in this report. By utilizing the wireless communication standard</p><p>IEEE 802.11 a product can easily be integrated into an existing wired</p><p>Ethernet network (IEEE 802.3).</p><p>An introduction to the standard IEEE 802.11 and a summary of existing</p><p>products utilizing the standard for embedded systems will be given</p><p>throughout the report. This report also tries to explain key parameters for</p><p>wireless communication in an industrial environment.</p><p>This project also consists of a design and an implementation part, where the</p><p>chosen IEEE 802.11 standard will be integrated into the existing wired</p><p>Anybus-S Ethernet module from the company HMS Industrial Networks.</p><p>The integration part of the project has resulted in a working prototype called</p><p>Anybus-S Ethernet Wireless that utilizes the IEEE 802.11b/g standard for</p><p>transferring data.</p><p>The project has been really fun to participate in and it has been successful in</p><p>the terms that a working prototype exists, and the authors have gained the</p><p>knowledge in the subject as intended.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hh-889 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Heigren, Robert, Otterdahl, Björn |
| Publisher | Halmstad University, School of Information Science, Computer and Electrical Engineering (IDE), Halmstad University, School of Information Science, Computer and Electrical Engineering (IDE), Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data- och Elektroteknik (IDE) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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