藍牙在工業自動化數據通信中的應用

　　本文著眼于藍牙技術在工業自動化應用中的應用，以提供一種可替代的無線數據通信能力。它著眼于與其他無線技術相比的優點，以及如何處理諸如干擾之類的問題。它涵蓋了Stellaris藍牙開發板從德克薩斯儀表以及芯片rn-42，connectblue obs411和RFM的wls1271模塊。

　　藍牙技術雖然被稱為移動電話中的數據連接技術，但它非常適合串行、現場總線和工業以太網網絡中的自動化設備的無線集成。它并沒有使道路成為歐洲工業自動化戲劇性，但使用經驗和大批量的生產從移動電話業務，IEEE 802.15.1藍牙技術可以提供小尺寸，低功耗，和具有成本效益的模塊。

　　藍牙提供了現成的模塊，簡化了工廠無線數據通信系統的開發，但也有一些關鍵問題需要考慮。藍牙技術可以用于這一領域的兩種數據網絡，從提供靈活的用戶界面到機器直接從傳感器處理數據到連接有線網絡（如現場總線或HART）。

　　For non-mission-critical designs， Bluetooth is increasingly being used to access a built-in user interface based on WEB and WAP technology， mainly for maintenance and configuration. The point-to-point nature of the link is well suited to particular applications such as on a sensor node that is periodically providing data from equipment. This is particularly useful in hard-to-reach areas where the sensor can provide key data on the health of the equipment and flag problems before they become critical.

　　For the more mission-critical applications， the radio link reliability is key for deterministic behavior and real-time performance. Here， the important issues are the data rates， latency and interference with other Bluetooth nodes， other radio standards such as 802.15.4 ZigBee， and 802.11g and b Wi-Fi， which both operate in the 2.4 GHz band. Other radiating sources like certain types of machinery and microwave ovens operating at 2.4 GHz can also affect the performance of the Bluetooth link.

　　Another issue is communication error detection and automatic correction. The Bluetooth protocol includes key elements to make this as robust as possible while keeping down the cost and power consumption.