A generic wireless module for industrial applications

The aim of this work is to provide a generic solution for wireless industrial applications. Wireless communication is desired in a lot of industrial applications such as biomedical, smart grid, and a range of sports products. This dissertation report provides hardware and software solution which can be integrated with existing products and facilitates the development of new products with wireless compatibility. The power consumption is a key issue for devices running on batteries. The present work provides a low power, low cost solution for short range wireless communications in industrial scenarios. The range of wireless communication is a factor of significance for the selection of a particular technology. The important factors that decide transmission range are transmitting power, gain of antennas and receiver sensitivity. This report also provides overview of different antennas that are suitable for 2.4 GHz applications. A complete system for BLE has been implemented. The experimental results exhibit successful operation of developed system.