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SYSTEM-ON-A-CHIP SOLUTION FOR PLUG AND PLAY NETWORKED SMART TRANSDUCERS

Lopez, Gustavo Eduardo (2004) SYSTEM-ON-A-CHIP SOLUTION FOR PLUG AND PLAY NETWORKED SMART TRANSDUCERS. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

The IEEE 1451 standards define sets of common communication interfaces to standardize the connectivity of transducer to microprocessor, instrumentation systems, and networks. This thesis presents a single chip solution for these standards using Altera's Excalibur chip. All pertinent elements of the standard for the Transducer Interface Model (TIM) and Network Capable Application Processor (NCAP) were implemented using a combination of hardware (FPGA) and software. The total design takes advantage of the architecture provided by the Excalibur chip. Past solutions have only implemented the TIM and interfaced it to an NCAP using the digital communication protocol defined in the standard. This solution eliminates inter-chip communication. Rather, an on-chip parallel connection is established between the TIM and NCAP through a high performance bus.

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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Lopez, Gustavo Eduardogclst3@pitt.eduGCLST3
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Committee ChairCain, James T.cain@ee.pitt.eduJTC
Committee MemberMickle, Marlinmickle@ee.pitt.eduMICKLE
Committee MemberHoare, Raymondhoare@pitt.eduHOARE
Date: 13 September 2004
Date Type: Completion
Defense Date: 16 July 2004
Approval Date: 13 September 2004
Submission Date: 8 June 2004
Access Restriction: No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately.
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: Swanson School of Engineering > Electrical Engineering
Degree: MSEE - Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: actuators; IEEE 1451; NCAP; sensor; TBIM; Smart transducers; STIM
Other ID: http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-06082004-145749/, etd-06082004-145749
Date Deposited: 10 Nov 2011 19:46
Last Modified: 19 Dec 2016 14:36
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8039

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