Integrating IEEE 1451 Smart Transducers into IoT Environments using Node-RED Library

Published

September 9, 2026

Author(s)

Yuyin Song, Helbert da Rocha, Antonio Espirito-Santo, Riccardo Brama

Abstract

The interoperability and integration challenges to quickly develop Internet of Things (IoT) applications include heterogeneous IoT sensors/devices communicating through standardized or proprietary protocols, the need to integrate legacy devices/systems, and the demand for rapidly developing friendly user interfaces/dashboards, therefore, integrating diverse IoT sensors/devices with IoT platforms/middleware is a solution to overcome these challenges above. This paper introduces the development and orchestration of a specialized library of Node-RED nodes for enabling interoperable, standards-compliant transducer interfacing, specifically designed to support the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1451.0-2024 and 1451.1.6-2025 standards. These nodes provide a low-code abstraction layer that simplifies the instantiation, discovery, and management of smart transducers. The proposed library categorizes nodes into three functional domains: Discovery Nodes, Command and Reply Message Nodes, and Data Nodes for synchronous and asynchronous telemetry acquisition. Processing Nodes include a dedicated TEDS (Transducer Electronic Data Sheet) decoding engine, and a router for persistent message queue telemetry transport (MQTT) topic management. A temperature-monitoring scenario demonstrates how the node library eliminates the need for manual binary header manipulation and bit-shifting. The primary contribution lies in this modular-based flow architecture, which allows users to transition from a physical sensor connection to a live-streaming, units-corrected dashboard in minutes. The evaluation results showed that these Node-RED nodes effectively democratize the use of the latest IEEE 1451 standards, providing a plug-and-play experience for dynamic IoT environments.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Measurement in Networking and Communications (MNC)

Conference Dates

July 13-16, 2026

Conference Location

Naples, IT

Conference Title

2026 IEEE International Symposium on Measurement in Networking and Communications (MNC)

Pub Type

Conferences

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https://doi.org/10.1109/MNC69143.2026.11680787

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Keywords

IEEE 1451, Node-RED Nodes, Low-Code IoT

Citation

Song, Y. , da Rocha, H. , Espirito-Santo, A. and Brama, R. (2026), Integrating IEEE 1451 Smart Transducers into IoT Environments using Node-RED Library, Proceedings of 2026 IEEE International Symposium on Measurement in Networking and Communications (MNC), Naples, IT, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MNC69143.2026.11680787, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=962094 (Accessed September 18, 2026)

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