Wireless Industrial Control and Monitoring beyond Cable Replacement

This paper is about networking of embedded devices such as actuators and sensors to perform industrial control and monitoring. Architectures for various types of applications and technical options for implementing these architectures are discussed. A review of the state of the art in cable replacement with an emphasis on practical examples is also featured. The paper continues with a hybrid wired/wireless fieldbus topology as well as the approach of mesh networking in which wireless nodes function as senders, receivers and routers allowing distributed control and sensing. Finally, a technology roadmap for wireless industrial control and monitoring developed as part of the RUNES project is presented.

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