Cite This Work: Peng Hu. "Design and Experiment Platform for Industrial Wireless Systems", The 10th Annual UNENE I&C Workshop, Toronto, Canada, Oct. 24th, 2014. This presentation introduces an experiment platform for industrial wireless systems done by CMC in collaboration with Western University.

1. Design and Experiment Platform
for Industrial Wireless Systems
10th Annual UNENE I&C Workshop
Toronto, October 24, 2014
Peng Hu, PhD
CMC Microsystems

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Agenda
• CMC Microsystems & Canada’s National Design Network
(NDN)
• Joint R&D – CMC Solutions Projects
• CMC’s Support for Wireless Sensor Networks
• Design and Experiment Platform for Industrial Wireless
Sensor Networks
• Future Directions
• Conclusion

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CMC Microsystems
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Impact
2009-2013Canada’s National Design
Network
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students and 600 connected companies
Annually1
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Joint R&D - CMC Solutions
• Projects
o Exploratory or commercialization objectives
o Involve micro or nano scale technologies and/or systems
o Participants: CMC, academia, industry, government
• Deliverables
o Achieve client’s R&D objectives
o Additional technologies, services, or
capabilities available to Canada’s
National Design Network
• CMC’s contribution:
o Up to $50K and 100 person-days of expertise
o Monthly on-line application cycle
For more details, visit: www.cmc.ca/cmcsolutions

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CMC’s Support for Wireless Sensor
Networks
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Various
Research
Results &
Innovations
for
Canadian
Research
Community
CMC
Supported
Enabling
Technologies
and R&D
projects
• CAD Tools
• EmSYSCAN WSN Offering
• Development Systems & Test Equipment
• CMC Solutions Project Deliverables
• Support, Workshop and Training Opportunities
• ...
R&D Activities
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7. Application-Level SN
R&D w/
SN Cloud Platform
Infrastructure
Sensor Cloud
Data Analytics Tools
Remote Access & Dev
Tools
• Sensing data storage &
visualization cloud
services
• Sensing data analysis
• Enabling different
applications
• SN on-line dev for
various platforms
• Standarization
• SN remote access for
development and test
Design Tools
Prototyping
Design
Test
Embedded Systems
Software
Micro-Nano
TechnologiesMIP, Packaging &
AssemblyFACT Services, and
more
Test Equipment
Wireless System-Level
SN R&D
Low-Level SN R&D
• Communication
protocol stacks
• SN related algorithms
• Real-time SN systems
software
• Sensor design and
fabrication
• Energy
harvesting/saving
technologies
• Custom SN platform
design
• Nano-scale networking
devices
• Test and design
equipment and tools
Examples:
Theme areas of possible emphasisAreas for sensor network innovations
The diagram below is one way to view SN R&D.
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CMC’s Support for Wireless Sensor
Networks (cont’d)
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• CMC Solutions Projects (Prof. Jiang’s Team & CMC)
– Title: A WirelessHART-based Test-bed for
Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks
– Summary
• This project intends to develop an IWSN test-bed based on the WirelessHART standard
with industrial-grade devices. This test-bed will be deployed on the general process
control test facility (PCTF) at Western which can simulate industrial control processes in
several applications including the nuclear power plant (NPP), and can support various
research areas, such as advanced control, wireless sensor networks, fault diagnostics,
smart sensors, and passive safety.
– Deliverables
• An industrial WSN based on a WirelessHART platform deployed on a process control
test (PCTF) facility at Western University
• Documentation on the WirelessHART platform, case study and test-bed setup.
• Training course and workshop opportunities
Design and Experiment Platform for
Industrial Wireless Sensor Networks
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• Key Components
– WirelessHART network
• Network configuration
• Connectivity & scalability
• Interference testing
– WirelessHART system
integration into the Delta-
V DCS
• Sensor / actuator HW interface
• Sensor / actuator calibration
• WirelessHART node firmware
– WirelessHART network
control with OPC / HART
IP Protocols
• OPC GUI application
• Protocol translation
• Gateway communication
– Remote Access
Component
• Secure data access
• Flexible programmability
• Real-time data connectivity
CMC Solutions Project:
A WirelessHART-based Test-bed for Industrial
Wireless Sensor Networks
Emerson Delta-V
DCS
Process Control Test Facility
(PCTF)
Delta-V OPC Interface
HART Server Software
(OPC and HART IP proto. conversion)
Web Server + Application
(for remote data access)
WirelessHART
Gateway
WirelessHART
Node
WirelessHART
Node
WirelessHART
Node…
Lab Host Computer
Wireless Connection
Wired Connection
Wi-Fi with HART IP Protocol
WirelessHART Protocol
4-20mA Control Loop
Ethernet
System architecture
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WirelessHART Network
• WirelessHART network
– Field Device
– Gateway
+
ARM Cortex-M3 w/
TI 2520 IEEE 802.15.4 SoC
ARM Cortex-M3 w/
TI 2520 IEEE 802.15.4 SoC
ARM Cortex A9 Quad-core Exynos4412 @ 1.5GHz
Ethernet NIC and other peripherals
Laboratory for Control Instrumentation & Electrical Systems at Western University
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• WirelessHART Device Deployment on PCTF
– Connect WirelessHART field devices to the sensors (e.g., pressure, temperature,
level, RPM, fluid, current, valve, etc.) on PCTF via 4-20mA cables
– Design and set up A/D convert circuits
– Program and calibrate A/D convert functions on WirelessHART field devices for
each kind of sensors
– Hardware interface to the pump and valve actuators
– Design and set up digital signal to FSK (4-20mA) conversion circuits
– Program and calibrate WirelessHART field device functions connecting actuators
on PCTF
• Bidirectional Connection between WirelessHART Gateway and
OPC Server
• OPC Client Application on a Local Workstation
WirelessHART System Integration
Into DCS
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• The communication between
WirelessHART gateway and OPC host
follows HART IP protocol. In this case, we
need to make sure the commands sent by
the OPC GUI application are sent
following the HART IP specifications.
• HART enables communication with smart
process instrumentation and controls, and
supports both wired and wireless network
topologies. The TCP/IP communication
transport extends the applicable physical
layers to those that support TCP/IP
communication. Possible Physical Layers
include Ethernet (802.3), Wi-Fi
(802.11b/g) or even RS232 using PPP.
WirelessHART Network Control
with OPC / HART IP Protocols
Reference: HART Communication Foundation Document Number: Network Management Specifications, June 2012.
HART IP handshaking between HART client and server
AwiaTech WirelessHART
Gateway
OPC Host Computer
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Remote Access Technology
• Very flexible JEE web based application framework and able to deploy in a
cloud environment
• Support secure data transmission and real-time data visualization
• Essential part of a complete IWSN / Industrial IoT system. It provides an
research environment on IWSN/IIoT systems architectures.
• Good for data sharing and prototyping for commercialization path
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• Communication & Networking Experiments in Real Industrial
Environment
– Experiments from physical layer to network layer using the platform and
WirelessHART SDK
– Able to work with recorded real industrial noise (note: this has been
done by Prof. Jiang’s team) with properly configured network
parameters such as RF output power.
• Case studies of NPP or general process control with wireless
networks
• Standardization research activities regarding IWSNs
• Related research topics of IWSNs / Industrial IoT
– For example, big data analysis, remote diagnostics for industrial
applications, and industrial cloud services.
What Can We Do with the
WirelessHART Testbed?
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• Project Highlights:
– Focus on the industrial machine
condition monitoring applications
– Address low-power hardware and
embedded software designs
– Address cloud backend manageability of
sensor nodes, data and services
– Support secure IP-based connectivity
and Industrial Internet of Things
applications
– Support a software development kit from
chip-level to application-level
programmability
– Support scale-up network deployment
for industrial environments
– Lower learning barriers of the system
development and prototyping
– Provide system reference designs, case
studies, and training opportunities
CMC Solutions Project:
A Self-powered Sensor Network Test-bed for
Machine Condition Monitoring (CMC & Queen’s)
IEEE 802.15.4 Stack
6LoWPAN
CoAP
IPv6
UDP
NSDL-enabled Application
IEEE 802.15.4
Stack
6LoWPAN
CoAP
TCP / UDP
Local Processing Application &
Remote Server Connector
IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Channels
Ethernet
IPv4 / v6
NanoService Platform
TCP / UDP
Data Analysis Tools
Ethernet
IPv4 / v6
Internet
Edge Router / Gateway Sensor NodeRemote Server
Interface
UDP
Backend services
System architecture
End-to-end connectivity of network entities
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Future Directions:
EmSYSCAN WSN Plan
• Summary:
– Provide heterogeneous WSN platforms and services
which support WSN test-bed infrastructure that
provides an experimental and prototyping system with
embedded processing, wireless interface, interfacing
software to the remote test-bed infrastructure and local
data processing software, into which researchers can
add custom-developed sensors for lab or field trials and
can deploy the applications in different domains.
• Current key features include:
– Wireless module support for IEEE 802.15.4-based
standards
– Standard expansion connector and/or prototyping area
for integrating custom sensors
– 32-bit microprocessor on gateway/router/sink node
– 8/32-bit MCU on sensor nodes
– Internal flash memory
– Receive/view data locally in NI LabView (or similar
environment)
– Software tools to connect sensing data to a cloud
service and address the Internet of Things or cloud
applications
– Optional accessories: energy harvesting modules and
various sensors
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LoRa, DASH7,
Bluetooth, WiFi…
IEEE 802.11af,
Weightless,…
Future Directions:
Possible WSN Platforms
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Industrial IoT Internet of Things
IEEE 802.15.4
WirelessHART,
ISA100.11a, …
ZigBee, 6LoWPAN,
6tisch, …
Sensor Cloud Services & Remote Monitoring
TV white space
Other standards
Machine-to-machine communications
Application tier
Communication
& networking
Wireless system
integration & tools
Microsystem
integration
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Nuclear process
automation
Machine condition
monitoring
MedicalSmart metering
A View of WSN Platforms for Research-Oriented Ecosystems

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Current Embedded Systems Offerings
• CAD Tools
• Development Systems
• Embedded Systems Platform
• Advanced Processing Platform
• Software-Defined Radio Platform
• Acceleration Platform
• Multiprocessor Array Platform
• Wireless Sensor Network Platform
• Microsystems Integration Platform
• Heterogeneous Processing Platform
• Workstations
• Interface/Expansion Modules
• Real-time Embedded Systems Lab
• Benchmarking of Embedded Systems
• Real-Time Safety Critical Applications
• Embedded Debugging research
• Design Flows and Methodologies
• Training and Workshops
• Webinars
• Community
• Usability materials
(appnotes, user guides, reference designs, etc.)
Future Directions:
CMC’s Support for Embedded Systems
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Specifications of Next Generations of
Development Systems
• Vertical axis:
• Embedded Systems Platform
• Advanced Processing Platform
• SDR Platform
• Simulation Acceleration Platform
• Multiprocessor Array Platform
• Heterogeneous Parallel Platform
• WSN
• Microsystems Integration
• Workstations
• RESL
• Horizontal axis:
• Silicon photonics platform
• Big data
• Security
• IoT enablement
• Multi-technology interposer platform
• Sensor/actuator platform
• Heterogeneous embedded platform
• MNT fabrication
• Connectivity

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• CMC would like to continue to support IWSN R&D.
• CMC’s plan for WSN & embedded systems aims to
advance R&D and innovations in Canada.
• Commercializing the knowledge we gained through
CMC supported R&D activities is important.
Conclusion
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