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dc.contributor.authorJones, Charles H.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-22T19:48:56Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-22T19:48:56Zen
dc.date.issued2003-10en
dc.identifier.issn0884-5123en
dc.identifier.issn0074-9079en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/606741en
dc.descriptionInternational Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 20-23, 2003 / Riviera Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevadaen_US
dc.description.abstractThe IEEE 1451.4 smart transducer interface standard [1] provides a mechanism for both analog and digital, or mixed mode, interfacing to sensors and actuators, which are collectively referred to as transducers. The analog mode allows normal interfacing to the transducer. The digital mode is intended to provide the ‘smarts’ by allowing the transducer to provide basic information to the application system. This information is referred to as the transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) and contains information ranging from serial number to calibration data and electrical characteristics. A major driving force behind the development of the standard was to minimize the amount of memory required to store a TEDS; with a stated objective of only needing 256 bits, although more are allowed. This requires a method of mapping the bits in a precise fashion. This bit mapping is accomplished through templates which are text based files written in the Template Description Language (TDL). The TDL is a formal language similar to programming languages, but with considerably less looping and conditional control. This is because the entire purpose of the language is to map bits and not to implement general processing or mathematical capabilities. This paper outlines the functionality and syntax of the TDL.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Foundation for Telemeteringen
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherInternational Foundation for Telemeteringen
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.telemetry.org/en
dc.rightsCopyright © International Foundation for Telemeteringen
dc.titleIEEE P1451.4 Smart Transducers Template Description Languageen_US
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dc.typeProceedingsen
dc.contributor.departmentEdwards Air Force Baseen
dc.identifier.journalInternational Telemetering Conference Proceedingsen
dc.description.collectioninformationProceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.en
refterms.dateFOA2018-06-26T12:17:56Z
html.description.abstractThe IEEE 1451.4 smart transducer interface standard [1] provides a mechanism for both analog and digital, or mixed mode, interfacing to sensors and actuators, which are collectively referred to as transducers. The analog mode allows normal interfacing to the transducer. The digital mode is intended to provide the ‘smarts’ by allowing the transducer to provide basic information to the application system. This information is referred to as the transducer electronic data sheet (TEDS) and contains information ranging from serial number to calibration data and electrical characteristics. A major driving force behind the development of the standard was to minimize the amount of memory required to store a TEDS; with a stated objective of only needing 256 bits, although more are allowed. This requires a method of mapping the bits in a precise fashion. This bit mapping is accomplished through templates which are text based files written in the Template Description Language (TDL). The TDL is a formal language similar to programming languages, but with considerably less looping and conditional control. This is because the entire purpose of the language is to map bits and not to implement general processing or mathematical capabilities. This paper outlines the functionality and syntax of the TDL.


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