engines, quality assurance (QA) lines, and valves, as well as
event detection in smart city applications for items such as
firearms discharge, sirens, and the like. For example, the Analog
Devices ADXL1002 MEMS Accelerometer may be combined
with an Analog Devices ADSP-BF707 Blackfin+ Embedded
Processors to enable the monitoring of a fluid moving through a
pump. The ADXL1002 MEMS accelerometer acts as a sensor
picking up the vibrations associated with the mechanical
movement associated with the fluid moving through the system
and sends this information to the embedded processor. The
ADSP-BF707 Blackfin+ Embedded Processors are ideal for
next-generation applications requiring RISC-like programmability,
multimedia support, and leading-edge signal processing in
one integrated package. The embedded processor can be
programmed to properly interpret the MEMS accelerator signal
through ML techniques. This allows fast and rapid setup by
engineers who ensure that the process control limits are set in
place and learned by the system before allowing it to operate
independently.
Connecting
IoT may take generous advantage of connecting devices through
radio frequency (RF) technology. Analog Devices Inc. SmartMesh
IP Wireless Solutions are the industry's lowest power and most
reliable standards-based wireless sensor networking (WSN)
products. A SmartMesh Network is ultra-low power and has
very high reliability for demanding industrial process automation
applications
(Figure 2). SmartMesh includes solutions for building
automation, data center energy management, and renewable
energy. SmartMesh-enabled systems are deployed worldwide,
securely connecting a variety of smart devices to applications
delivering on smarter, greener, more efficient solutions.
A SmartMesh IP network consists of a highly scalable self-
forming multi-hop mesh of wireless nodes, known as motes,
which collect and relay data, and a network manager that
monitors and manages network performance and security, and
exchanges data with a host application (Figure 3). Products such
as the DC9021B: Networking Development Tools SmartMesh IP
RF Certified Starter Kit (2dBi dipole antenna) make it simple to
get started
(Figure 4).
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Figure 2: SmartMesh: The only network built for industrial IoT (IIoT) (Image courtesy of Analog Devices).
Figure 3: SmartMesh IP embedded wireless mesh networks
(Image courtesy of Analog Devices).
Figure 4: DC9021B SmartMesh IP Starter Kit provides all the tools
for evaluating SmartMesh network performance with respect to your
application needs, including high reliability, ultralow power, scalability,
and ease of installation (Image courtesy of Analog Devices).
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