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Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

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416 <strong>Wireless</strong> <strong>Ad</strong> <strong>Hoc</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Sensor</strong> <strong>Networks</strong>FIGURE 8.49(a) Instrumentation <strong>Sensor</strong> Node (ISN) <strong>and</strong> (b) Generation-4 Smart <strong>Sensor</strong> Node (G4-SSN).8.10.1.1 Architecture of the Hardware System <strong>and</strong> SoftwareNow, a discussion of hardware <strong>and</strong> software resources employed forimplementation of the OEDSR is given. A hardware performance comparisonof sensor node platforms used at UMR is shown. Software implementationin terms of architecture, control-flow, <strong>and</strong> hardware limitationsis shown.8.10.1.2 <strong>Sensor</strong> Node: Instrumentation <strong>Sensor</strong> NodeThe UMR Instrumentation <strong>Sensor</strong> Node (ISN), as seen in Figure 8.49a, isused for interfacing sensors to CHs. The ISN allows a sensor to be monitoredby a small <strong>and</strong> low-power device that can be controlled by CHswhich is also another node. In this application, the ISN is used as thesource of sensor traffic. The ISN is capable of being interfaced with severalsensor types <strong>and</strong> can be instructed by control packets to transmit data inraw or preprocessed form.8.10.1.3 Cluster Head <strong>and</strong> Relay NodesThe Generation-4 Smart <strong>Sensor</strong> Node (G4-SSN), seen in Figure 8.49b,originally developed at UMR <strong>and</strong> subsequently updated at St. Louis University,was chosen as the CH. The G4-SSN has various abilities for sensing<strong>and</strong> processing. The former include strain gauges, accelerometers, thermocouples,<strong>and</strong> general A/D sensing. The latter include analog filtering,CF memory interfacing, <strong>and</strong> 8-bit data processing at a maximum of 100MIPS. The G4-SSN provides memory <strong>and</strong> speed advantages over the ISNthat make it a suitable choice for implementation as a CH or an RN. Future

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