Sensors (Jun 2012)

Open-WiSe: A Solar Powered Wireless Sensor Network Platform

  • Arthur Edwards,
  • Alberto Ochoa,
  • Pedro Saldaña,
  • Walter Mata,
  • Raúl Aquino,
  • Apolinar González

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/s120608204
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 6
pp. 8204 – 8217

Abstract

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Because battery-powered nodes are required in wireless sensor networks and energy consumption represents an important design consideration, alternate energy sources are needed to provide more effective and optimal function. The main goal of this work is to present an energy harvesting wireless sensor network platform, the Open Wireless Sensor node (WiSe). The design and implementation of the solar powered wireless platform is described including the hardware architecture, firmware, and a POSIX Real-Time Kernel. A sleep and wake up strategy was implemented to prolong the lifetime of the wireless sensor network. This platform was developed as a tool for researchers investigating Wireless sensor network or system integrators.

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