IMST iM871A - General Feature Overview

User Manual
iM871A Wireless M-Bus General Feature Overview
iM871A_WMBus_UserManual.docx, Wireless Solutions, v1.2 Page 6
2. General Feature Overview
The iM871A Wireless M-Bus module offers lots of features which gives the user the possibility
to save implementing functionalities on the host controller side. With the PC Application
Wireless M-Bus Studio the features can easily be explored. The module can either be used as
WM-Bus modem or can be taken as stand-alone solution (on request).
Figure 2-1: iM871A Metering Application Example with Host Controller
Figure 2-2: iM871A Metering Application Example Stand-Alone
Metering-
Hardware
Host-Controller
• Metering Application
• WM-Bus Application
Layer
• Interface Driver
UART
iM871A
• Wireless M-Bus Stack
• Host Controller Interface
• LINK Layer
• PHY Layer
Metering
Hardware
iM871A
• Metering Application
• WM-Bus Application Layer
• Wireless M-Bus Stack LINK/PHY