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Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

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334 <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Ad</strong> <strong>Hoc</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sensor</strong> <strong>Networks</strong>UART interfacing, <strong>and</strong> A/D sensing allow the microcontroller to performthe tasks needed for a sensor node platform. Next, a treatment of thehardware capabilities <strong>and</strong> limitations will be given.Hardware implementation of any algorithm is constrained by the limitationsof the hardware. Use of specific hardware must be weighedagainst the precision, speed, <strong>and</strong> criticality of an algorithm’s implementation.For this protocol, low power consumption was given the highestpriority. In turn, the dem<strong>and</strong> for low power limits the types of processorarchitectures that can be deployed. The selection of the Silicon Laboratories8051 variants was based on these criteria. Limitations for the implementationthat are incurred through the use of the 8051 variant family area small memory space <strong>and</strong> a maximum processing speed. In the nextsection, a description of the specifications for the hardware implementednodes will be given.This section outlines the hardware <strong>and</strong> software components of theADFS implementation. A presentation of hardware capabilities is given.The software implementation is also discussed. Software architecture,control-flow, <strong>and</strong> hardware implications are shown. In this section, thesystem architecture of the nodes is discussed.7.5.2 <strong>Sensor</strong> Node HardwareThe generation-4 smart sensor node (G4-SSN), seen in Figure 7.17, wasoriginally developed at UMR <strong>and</strong> subsequently updated at St. Louis University(SLU). The G4-SSN has various abilities for sensing <strong>and</strong> processing.FIGURE 7.17G4-SSN.

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