The industry struggles with problems concerning physical damage to wires and communication in remote areas. Introducing a wireless network can provide a solution to these issues. However, introducing wireless communication comes with a whole new line of problems that will be covered in this report. By utilizing the wireless communication standard IEEE 802.11 a product can easily be integrated into an existing wired Ethernet network (IEEE 802.3). An introduction to the standard IEEE 802.11 and a summary of existing products utilizing the standard for embedded systems will be given throughout the report. This report also tries to explain key parameters for wireless communication in an industrial environment. This project also consists of a design and an implementation part, where the chosen IEEE 802.11 standard will be integrated into the existing wired Anybus-S Ethernet module from the company HMS Industrial Networks. The integration part of the project has resulted in a working prototype called Anybus-S Ethernet Wireless that utilizes the IEEE 802.11b/g standard for transferring data. The project has been really fun to participate in and it has been successful in the terms that a working prototype exists, and the authors have gained the knowledge in the subject as intended.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hh-889 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Heigren, Robert, Otterdahl, Björn |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE), Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (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, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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