An Embedded Gateway with Communication Extension and Backup Capabilities for ZigBee-Based Monitoring and Control Systems

Ke-Feng Lin; Shih-Sung Lin; Min-Hsiung Hung; Chung-Hsien Kuo; Ping-Nan Chen

doi:10.3390/app9030456

Applied Sciences (Jan 2019)

An Embedded Gateway with Communication Extension and Backup Capabilities for ZigBee-Based Monitoring and Control Systems

Ke-Feng Lin,
Shih-Sung Lin,
Min-Hsiung Hung,
Chung-Hsien Kuo,
Ping-Nan Chen

Affiliations

Ke-Feng Lin: Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Shih-Sung Lin: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chung Cheng Institute of Technology, National Defense University, Taoyuan 335, Taiwan
Min-Hsiung Hung: Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 111, Taiwan
Chung-Hsien Kuo: Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 106, Taiwan
Ping-Nan Chen: Department of Biomedical Engineering, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei 114, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app9030456
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 3
p. 456

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ZigBee wireless sensor devices possess characteristics of small size, light weight, low power consumption, having up to 65535 nodes in a sensor network, in theory. Therefore, the ZigBee wireless sensor network (WSN) is very suitable for use in developing monitoring and control (MC) applications, such as remote healthcare, industrial control, fire detection, environmental monitoring, and so on. This dissertation is directed towards the research on the issues of communication extension and backup, encountered in creating ZigBee-based MC systems for military storerooms, together with providing associated solutions. We design an embedded gateway that possesses wired network (Ethernet) and wireless communication (GSM) backup capability. The gateway can not only easily extend the monitoring distance of the ZigBee-based MCS, but can also solve the problem that some military zones do not have wire networks or possess communication blind spots. The results of this dissertation have been practically applied in constructing a paradigm monitoring system of a military storeroom. It is believed that the research results could be a useful reference for developing ZigBee-based MCSs in the future.

Published in Applied Sciences

ISSN: 2076-3417 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Science: Biology (General); Science: Physics; Science: Chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci

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