TY - JOUR ID - TI - Building an HMI and Demo Application of WSN-based Industrial Control Systems AU - Ali A. Abed AU - AbdulAdhem A. Ali AU - Nauman Aslam PY - 2011 VL - 7 IS - 2 SP - 107 EP - 111 JO - Iraqi Journal for Electrical And Electronic Engineering المجلة العراقية للهندسة الكهربائية والالكترونية SN - 18145892 20786069 AB - In this paper we present the details of methodologypursued in implementation of an HMI and Demo TemperatureMonitoring application for wireless sensor-based distributedcontrol systems. The application of WSN for a temperaturemonitoring and control is composed of a number of sensor nodes(motes) with a networking capability that can be deployed formonitoring and control purposes. The temperature is measuredin the real time by the sensor boards that sample and send thedata to the monitoring computer through a base station orgateway. This paper proposes how such monitoring system canbe setup emphasizing on the aspects of low cost, energy-efficient,easy ad-hoc installation and easy handling and maintenance.This paper focuses on the overall potential of wireless sensornodes and networking in industrial applications. A specific casestudy is given for the measurement of temperature (withthermistor or thermocouple), humidity, light and the health ofthe WSN. The focus was not on these four types ofmeasurements and analysis but rather on the design of acommunication protocol and building of an HMI software formonitoring. So, a set of system design requirements aredeveloped that covered the use of the wireless platforms, thedesign of sensor network, the capabilities for remote data accessand management, the connection between the WSN and an HMIsoftware designed with MATLAB.

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