A VHDL model of a IEEE1451.2 smart sensor: Characterization and applications

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 619-625

  Depari, Alessandro ^a,b   Ferrari, Paolo ^a,b   Flammini, Alessandra ^a,b   Marioli, Daniele ^b   Taroni, Andrea ^b  

^a IEEE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hardware design languages; IEEE 1451; Intelligent sensors; Microcontrollers; Networks; Transducers; USB

Indexed keywords

HARDWARE DESIGN LANGUAGES; INTELLIGENT SENSORS;

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS; INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT;

SENSORS;

EID: 34247110900     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2007.894900     Document Type: Article

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