Energy efficient and low-cost indoor environment monitoring system based on the IEEE 1451 standard

IEEE Sensors Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2598-2610

  Kumar, Anuj ^a   Singh, I P ^a   Sud, S K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Electrochemical gas sensor; environment monitoring; IEEE 1451; network capable application processor (NCAP); smart transducer interface module (STIM); transducer independent interface

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SENSORS; ENVIRONMENT MONITORING; IEEE-1451; NETWORK CAPABLE APPLICATION PROCESSOR (NCAP); SMART TRANSDUCER INTERFACE MODULES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SENSOR ARRAYS; STANDARDS; TRANSDUCERS; VOLTAGE DIVIDERS;

MONITORING;

EID: 80052049306     PISSN: 1530437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2011.2148171     Document Type: Article

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