Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks

Telemetry and WSNs 24 January 2005

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Organizational
Class Website
www.engineering.uiowa.edu/~ece195/2005/

Class Time
Monday Thursday 4:30-5:20 12:30-1:20 Room 4511 SC Room 3220 SC

Please note that the room numbers are different for Mondays and Thursdays.

Office Hours
Monday Thursday Other 5:20-6:20 1:30-2:30 By appointment Room 1126 SC Room 1126 SC Room 523C SHL

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Review Questions
Explain how advances in MEMS have contributed to the development of WSNs List and briefly explain the purpose of four building blocks of a Mote. List and briefly explain the function of the OS on a WSN node Name and briefly explain a technological, scientific, and cultural development that have contributed to the development of WSNs What is TinyOS? Explain (to a non-expert) what is a mote
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Telemetry
Distance measurement Most often radio link Military Environmental Industrial (SCADA) Biological Medical Non-military ISM bands
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ISM Bands
The industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) radio bands Originally internationally for non-commercial use of RF. Limitations on data. Today, commercial, Wireless LAN, Bluetooth, IEEE 802.xx networks. No limitations on data. Bands
900 MHz band (33.3 cm wavelength) 2.4 GHz band (12.2 cm wavelength) 5.8 GHz band (5.2 cm wavelength)

License Free, but NOT unregulated Often Spread Spectrum, but need not be
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UAVs

Wallops Island
Weather

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CSBUOY-NS Buoy System

Datalogger 900 MHz wireless transceiver 1/4 wave whip antenna Rechargeable battery Solar panel ~ 1.5 km LOS 900 MHz Water quality, temperature

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Biotelemetry
Albatross tracking Predatory bird tracking Whale tracking Caribou tracking Body composition of sea lions

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Argos Satellite System

International: CNES, NASA, NOAA Polar orbiting satellite Ground stations
Fairbanks (AK), Wallops Island (VA) & Lannion, France

Pre-processed by the National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) in Suitland Maryland
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Argos

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Argos Applications
Fishing Management Protecting Wildlife Ocean and Climate Monitoring Volcanoes Tracking Sailboats Tracking Expeditions Tracking Hazardous Materials

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Biotelemetry: Northern Pintail

USGS Western Ecological Research Center Pinsat

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Biotelemetry
12 gram, solar PTT from Microwave Telemetry, includes GPS CNES, NASA, or NOAA, polar orbiting satellite

$5K per node and operating costs

Argos processing center

E-mail

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Medical: Video Pill

Light, video camera, transmitter Receiver strapped on patient Swallow
Video pill & standard endoscope

24 hours to travel through body

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The pill's view of the stomach and intestine

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Asset Tracking
Terminology
Fleet tracking, Asset Tracking

Combine GPS + Radio (cell phone) Mature: Turn-key Marketed as a service. Companies will
Install hardware Deal with phone companies Provide tracking software Monthly charge

Real-time tracking (high-end) Locator services (low-end) OnStar

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Example of an Asset Tracking Kit

Web-based software

Asset Tracking Cell Modem

Commercial Cell GPS Interface Robust Extended Temperature Vibration
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Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

Oil, Telecommunications, Power industries, Municipal water systems GOOGLE SCADA Software => 60K hits Pressure Temperature Flow Levels
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Think Back -Sensor Network

Antenna Server Interface electronics, radio and microcontroller Soil moisture probe Communications Sensor field

barrier

Mote

Gateway

Internet

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Think Back -Sensor Network

Server

Watershed Sensor field

Gateway

Internet

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Telemetry vs. Sensor Networks

Similarities
Wireless Measurements, sensors,

Important Differences
Network vs. non-networked Embedded intelligence (in-network processing) vs. centralized processing Cost Ad Hoc vs. Specialized New vs. Old Genealogy (Engineering vs. CS)
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Next Time: Wireless Terms, FAQ, & Glossary

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