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AIM
Deliverable D2.2
5
Projection of functionalities on architecture
components
In this section we provide a representative mapping of the AIM functionalities in actual hardware
components. First we focus on the mapping of functionalities to the various appliances and
subsequently the mapping of functionalities to additional components. In particular each appliance
manufacturer has a slightly different allocation of functionalities to hardware depending on the
capabilities of existing hardware.
5.1
Appliances
5.1.1
A/V
A Philips flat screen TV set which is equipped with a RJ45 TCP/IP connector is selected as the A/V
equipment. The proposed mapping to hardware components is depicted in the Sketch of Figure 47. No
effort is needed to adapt the software or hardware of the TV set since it will only support the
operational modes that we analysed before. A standard Philips TFT will be used. The intelligence and
required effort is centralised in the EMD.
Figure 47: Sketch of the system configuration with an A/V device
An EMD will host all the functionality while the TV will not be modified. The EMD will connect to a
Zigbee mesh of wireless plugs and an infrared transceiver. These plugs and equipped to switch the
mains power to the A/V equipment and readout the consumed electrical energy on-the-fly. One
energy management plug will be used because we only have on A/V device. The Infrared transceiver
is capable of receiving and transmitting infrared signals like the Philips RC5 and RC6 standard.
In Figure 48 a schematic overview is depicted in order to show how the actual set up will look like.
Via Ethernet we have access to the EMD. The interaction between the EMD and TV set will take
place via Infrared (RC5 and RC6) and electromagnetic fields (Zigbee Mesh).
Figure 48: Schematic overview of the Philips EMD connected with a TV
Our approach is flexible. This means that other A/V equipment like a radio or other devices which are
controlled via an Infrared link can be added to the system easily. The number of plugs, controlled and
managed by our constructed EMD, can be increased to 60. Another reason of using the remote control
gives us the freedom to putting the device in almost any state possible.
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