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Description / Abstract:
This project develops a set of common functionality for the
family of IEEE 1451 smart transducer interface standards. This
functionality is independent of the physical communications media.
It includes the basic functions required to control and manage
smart transducers, common communications protocols, and
media-independent TEDS formats. It defines a set of
implementation-independent APIs. This project does not specify
signal conditioning and conversion, physical media, or how the TEDS
data are used in applications.
Purpose
There are currently three approved and three proposed smart
transducer interface standards in the IEEE 1451 family of
standards. They all share certain characteristics, but no common
set of functions, communications protocols, and TEDS formats
provides interoperability among these standards. This standard will
provide that commonality and will simplify the creation of future
standards for different physical layers that are interoperable
within the family.