Bus systems

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Abstract

Sensor systems must be considered more and more as part of a complete automated system. They have to become system-capable and must therefore provide appropriate interfaces to allow for connection to higher control and processing computers. In this respect, digital bus-capable sensor interfaces are the solution for future applications.

Today the development of bus systems for the individual hierarchical system layers is quite well advanced. In particular, ‘open’ interface solutions will gain an increasing market share, because only an open communication offers the flexibility to exchange the equipment or the components used for models from different manufacturers. This is a very important prerequisite for production technology. The best description of the structure and functioning of an open sensor interface is given by the reduced OSI (open system interconnection) reference structure.

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