Field Server Engine as Hardware core of Field Servers
Masayuki Hirafuji, Hongxin Hu, T. Fukastu, H. Yoich, S. Ninomiya, J. Itoh, Hiroshi Shimamura · Computers in Agriculture and Natural Resources, 23-25 July 2006, Orlando Florida · 2013
Field Server is composed of durable casing, Web-server, multiple sensors, network-camera,wireless LAN card, high intensity LED lighting etc. The most important part in Field Server is a core card,Field Server Engine (FSE). The FSE functions as Web server, advanced data acquisition system (16ch),signal generator, remote controller for external devices and RS-S23C serial interface. Field Server equippedwith FSE is a multi-functional sensor node, which can measure 3-dimentionalwind velocity, EC and so on.Prototype of advanced FSE, which has FPAA (Field Programmable Analog Array), also has beendeveloped. All functions of the FSE are operated on Web pages of FSE using Web-browser manually, orAgent program operates automatically FSE by HTTP. Field Servers with FSE can realize multifunctionalsensor networks.