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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Mesh Network Communication using ZigBee Standard
Submission Author:
Frederico Fagundes , MG
Co-Authors:
Frederico Fagundes, Artur Rios
Presenter: Frederico Fagundes
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-1410
Abstract
This paper intends to address technical and practical aspects of the mesh network. The mesh network works as a multi-hop wireless or wired communication network, where all the nodes have links between them. This feature allows nodes to connect with any other point, keeping a network with optimum levels of reception and data transferring at all points. In this work the ZigBee wireless standard was used for the mesh network, through the XBee Pro S2 wireless communication modules, manufactured by Digi International. These modules are capable of serial, digital and analog communication, allowing to interconnect sensors, actuators, converters and transducers, among other devices. The work involved the mesh network formation with range and rediscovery tests, the use of a specific analysis and configuration software and remote sensing and command tests. Through these tests it was possible to verify that the mesh network is, indeed, a reliable form of communication. The work also can be used as guide to form a wireless mesh network between sensors and actuators, using the input and output ports of the ZigBee modules.
Keywords
Sensors and Actuators, Mesh Network, ZigBee, Control Systems
