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In this paper, a prototype is developed, which can easily integrate a wireless sensor with programmable logic controllers (PLC) using Profinet. The low-cost embedded system Raspberry Pi was used to connect a wireless gateway with ‘ProfiNet’. A Wizziboard wireless sensor node, running the Dash7 communication protocol, periodically sends temperature and humidity data. This data is received at the UART of Raspberry Pi. A modified Snap7 library is used for communication between Raspberry Pi and SIMATIC Manager. The data is transferred using the Ethernet bus. The prototype is tested on SIMATIC Manager with a PLCSIM simulator installed on a PC. The Siemens HMI software Wincc flexible is used to monitor the state of PLC systems. Here, Wincc flexible is connected to the PLC over the TCP/IP protocol. SIMATIC Manager and Wincc flexible have been tested on a windows PC. Data logging is also implemented in the HMI software.
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The project COOL is supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy on the basis of a decision by the German Bundestag.
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Raza, T., Lang, W., Jedermann, R. (2017). Integration of Wireless Sensor Networks into Industrial Control Systems. In: Freitag, M., Kotzab, H., Pannek, J. (eds) Dynamics in Logistics. Lecture Notes in Logistics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45117-6_19
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