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Xbow September 8, 2006

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Difference between mica & micaz

Can Mica be used for wireless sensor networks

Use of Zigbee,, is it neccessary?

What can Micaz do that Mica can’t?

What is the usage of the Mica2 OEM product

Price list for the UK market?

if I incorporate in my product what would the requirements for licencing be?

Aim

1. Want to start Developing own apps first

2. If integrating into other apps which product best to use

XBow – Stargate / Mica2 & Micaz September 8, 2006

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Stargate

http://www.xbow.com/Products/Product_pdf_files/Wireless_pdf/Stargate_Datasheet.pdf

The Stargate is a high-performance processing platform designed for sensor, signal processing, control and wireless sensor networking applications.

Applications
• Single-Board Embedded Linux Computer
• Sensor Network Gateway
• Custom 802.11a/b Gateway
• Robotics Controller Card
• Distributed Computing Platform

Micaz

The MICAz is a 2.4 GHz, IEEE 802.15.4 compliant, Mote module used for enabling low-power, wireless, sensor networks. The MICAz Mote features several new
capabilities that enhance the overall functionality of Crossbow’s MICA
family of wireless sensor networking products.

Applications
• Indoor Building Monitoring and Security
• Acoustic, Video, Vibration and Other High Speed Sensor Data
• Large Scale Sensor Networks (1000+ Points)
• ZigBee Compliant Systems and Sensors

Xbow Hierarchy September 8, 2006

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Level 4

Software

XMesh: (Mote Network tier): Network stack and operating system including ZigBee standard support for mote devices

XServe: (Server tier): Middleware for connecting wireless sensor networks to the IT infrastructure and to the internet

MOTE-VIEW: (Client tier): User interface application for remote monitoring of the sensor network MOTE-VIEW

Level 3

Internet or Intranet

Level 2

Sensor/Data Acquisition Modules

Stargate
Usb gateway
Ethernet Gateway

USB Hub ?

Level 1

Sensor/Data Acquisition Modules

MDA100 – precision thermistor, light sensor, and general prototyping area.
MTS300/MTS310 – supports a variety of sensor modalities for the MICA, MICA2 and MICAz
MDA500 – sensor and data acqusition board provides a flexible user-interface for connecting external signals to the MICA2DOT mote
MTS400/420 – supports environmental monitoring for the MICA2 and MICAz with built-in sensors and an optional GPS
MDA300 – supports data acquisition and environmental monitoring for the MICA2 and MICAz
MTS510 – Light/Accel/Microphone Sensor Board for MICA2DOT

Processor/Radio Modules

Mica2 or Micaz

Plan of attack for month of September September 8, 2006

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By the end of the month I will have done the following things:

N.H.

Gone through all the N.H MP3’s.
Make my pledge list.
Make page with list of key quotes from MP3’s

WSN

Go through all links researched so far on WSN
Research WSN Market
Update list of things to look at
Make a plan of areas to go into

A New Dawn…. September 8, 2006

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Prepare for Via
Robert Shawler- who/why/where
Thomas Edison – who/why/where
Manoj

To Look at July 18, 2006

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http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/dept/newbuilding/

Still To Do July 17, 2006

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Overwrite images with node ID

Integrate with node reservation

Create admin area

read coordinates from xml as basis for file coordinates

Redraw map of 7th floor

convert calendar to xml input

Testbed reservation system July 10, 2006

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Need to develop application to graphically show topology of UCL testbed.

Graphical location of all nodes

Graphical location of soekris boxes

Connections amongst nodes and boxes

Admin Panel :

Add New nodes
Delete new nodes
Set position
Set connected nodes

Reservation:

Things to do:

Create DB or Parse XML
- Motes
- Connections
- Soekris Boxes
- Users
- Jobs
- Connections
Register Resources -Motes
Display motes on screen based on position set in db
On highlighting mote – display mote information -id, name, status, link to schedule
On selection – link to node information, link to connection

Admin

Testbed schedule: assigned jobs – testbed usage times

Reservations: Select a soekris box to use – Select a timeslot – Select a mote

Testbed usage

Load executables: upload class files to directories to run for analysis

Links Collected July 7, 2006

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http://motelab.eecs.harvard.edu/index.php

http://mistlab.csail.mit.edu/

http://nms.csail.mit.edu/software/motelab-scripts/

http://minipax.eecs.harvard.edu/repos/tinyos-net/trunk/python/moteviz/resource/motelab-maps/

http://www.planet-lab.org/Talks/2005-05-01/resource.ppt

Resources

motelab at Harvard, http://motelab.eecs.harvard.edu/
mistlab at MIT, http://mistlab.csail.mit.edu/
orbitlab at Rutgers, http://www.orbit-lab.org/
planetlab at Princeton, http://www.planet-lab.org/
emulab at Utah, http://www.emulab.net/

Reading List

Wireless Sensor Network Bibliography,
http://ceng.usc.edu/~anrg/SensorNetBib.html

http://www.discover.uottawa.ca/publications/PID220934.pdf

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/wsn/medical/

http://www.cs.virginia.edu/wsn/medical/overview.html

http://exscal.nullcode.org/kansei/index.php – Kansei

http://ore.mines.edu/~mcolagro/category/wireless-sensor-networks/

To Do Today July 7, 2006

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WSN site survey tool

Reservation system for motes WSN Testbed

Mote connected software GUI

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