NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song, Dr. Helbert da Rocha (University of Beira Interior, Portugal), and collaborators demonstrated an online tool called the IEEE 1451 Playground at the 2024 IEEE IECON conference. The tool, which provides interactive forms to experiment with and learn the IEEE 1451 standard for smart sensors, was presented during a special session held for the InterOp Plugfest. The Plugfest showcased reference implementations, validations, conformance testing, and interoperability testing of the IEEE 1451 series of standards from industry, academy, and private sector participants.
The IEEE 1451 Playground was designed to support both learning the IEEE 1451 family of standards and validating user inputs against the standard specifications. It focuses on exploring, testing, and validating the transducer electronics data sheet (TEDS), transducer services messages, and network services messages defined in the IEEE 1451.0-2024 standard. During the event, Dr. Song also demonstrated the IEEE P1451.99 binding implementation enabling smart sensors and devices physically deployed in Portugal, Japan, Italy, and Chile to remotely participate in the same sensor network.