WIRELESS AMR SYSTEM USING ZIGBEE TECHNOLOGY
Sarang Dagajirao Patil, Sagarika Pawar · 2012
A networked wireless AMR (automatic meter reading) system based on wireless sensor networks and ZigBee technology is presented in this paper for solving the problems existed in the existing meter reading system. An AMR system based on CC2420 is designed. The hardware structure of system employs distributed structure based on wireless sensor networks, which consist of measure meters, sensor node, data collectors, server and wireless communication network. The tree network topology was adapted in designing system. For a short distance transmission, the data collectors collect data from the meter sensors using the ZigBee communication. For a long distance transmission, from the data collector to the server, system uses TCP/IP protocols. The ZigBee technology enhances the flexibility and the practicality of AMR system.