An XBee-Pro based energy monitoring system

Abstract

In modern industries, the lack of accurate real-time energy monitoring will lead to energy waste. To address this issue, we propose an effective, reliable and low-cost solution. Our scheme uses XBee-Pro S2 for communications, and provides user-friendly application software based on WPF and controls of NetAdvantage. The application of high performance XBee-Pro S2 modules solves the defects of the traditional ZigBee networks with short transmission distance and week anti-jamming ability. The WPF framework employed in this work leads to enhancement on the UI, the development efficiency, and the reliability of the monitoring software. System testing shows that the operation of the network is stable and the transmission of data is reliable.