Remote diagnostics for data acquisition systems

This paper overviews research being conducted at IRIS in the field of data acquisition for motorsport applications. The research is part of a collaboration between IRIS, the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Intelligent Manufacturing Systems and Technologies (IMST) and an industrial sponsor, Motec Pty. Ltd. The research commenced on June 2001 and the expected completion date is June 2003. The purpose of the research is to evaluate and understand the availability and performance characteristics of current and emerging wireless technologies that can be deployed to provide network coverage (public or private) for mobile and static telemetry applications. This paper focuses on the use of data telemetry in motorsports events, for application in data acquisition systems (DASs) which are used by racing teams to acquire system information. This research investigates how both technologies and architecture can address these issues and will make recommendations based upon these findings. The analysis is based on the International Standards Organisation (ISO) Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model