Among the first applications where wireless was used in
industrial applications was in wireless control of Automated
Guided Vehicles (AGV) and cranes in warehouses where
proprietary radios where used to achieve flexible control of the
moving devices.
During the last 14 years, standardized radio technologies
like Wireless LAN / WLAN (IEEE 802.11), IEEE 802.15.4
and Bluetooth technology (IEEE802.15.1) have become the
dominating technologies for wireless data transmission. [1]
The Bluetooth technology is specified for transmission over
short and medium distances. It’s highly favored for industrial
applications due to the cost-efficiency and to the following
advantages: [1] [2].
-Eliminate expensive transmission media such as flexible
cables, swivels, etc