What are the benefits of using IEEE Std 1451.4-2004?
The IEEE 1451 family provides a set of common interfaces between sensors or actuators, instruments and networks. With these standard interfaces, interoperability and interchangeability of sensors or actuators across different transducer networks are thus established. These standards reduce the effort needed to develop networked smart transducers. The use of IEEE 1451.4 based transducers offers the potential for simple plug and play operation, simplifying transducer installation and system upgrade.For transducer (sensor or actuator) manufacturers, the need for major redesign of their product for compatibility with a specific instrument or network is eliminated. They can deliver products for multiple instruments and networks based on one set of standard interfaces. For control network vendors, the availability of a large pool of network-compatible sensors and actuators will likely increase the utilization of control networks, thus creating a push-pull effort. For system integrators, the
