USANet: an open platform for USB-based Sensors/Actuators Network

Abstract

The paper presents and proposes USB-based Sensors/Actuators Network (USANet) system. Proposed USANet system is maturely designed according to IEEE 1451 concepts and component-based approach. It consists of five STIMs. These STIMs are Measurement Module of Speed (MMS), Controller Module for Motor (CMM), three Measurement Modules of Distance (MMDs). They are connected to a laptop NCAP host via five USB 2.0 interface cards. Each USB 2.0 interface card is dedicated for only one STIM to exchange messages of sensory data or control commands with NCAP host. USB 2.0 interface card represents TII of such USANet. NCAP host run a program called SCCD. SCCD is the