Developing a WSN application using Crossbow devices and software

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Developing a WSN application using Crossbow
devices and software

• Anil Karamchandani

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Agenda

• Introduction to Crossbow and Moteworks
• Description of Moteworks Platform
• Overview of Crossbow wireless sensor equipments
• Demo

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Introduction to Crossbow and Moteworks

• Crossbow was started in 1995 and was involved in
  the software and hardware aspects to develop
  tools for wireless sensors
• Crossbow was one of the first suppliers of the
  Berkeley-style MICA motes
• After the invention of MICA motes their other
  products included the MICA2 (868/916 MHz) and
  MICAz (2.4 GHz) motes, and the Intel-designed
  IMOTE2
• In the software design platform, Crossbow created
  MoteWorks for all its hardware application

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Introduction to Crossbow and Moteworks

• Key Features of MoteWorks
• Supports all Crossbow MICA and IRIS series Mote
  hardware and sensor boards
• MoteView Rich interface for visualization and
  analysis of sensor data streams
• MoteConfig Simple graphical interface to program
  flash and configure firmware images
• XServe Powerful utilities for data logging,
  parsing, conversions, and alerts
• Cygwin Command line shell and development
  environment
• Programmers Notepad Rich text editor and
  compilation front-end

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Description of Moteworks Platform
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Overview of Crossbow wireless sensor equipments

• Sensor Data Acquisition Boards
• Processor/Radio Platforms or Motes
• Gateways and Network Interfaces

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Sensor Data Acquisition Boards
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MTS 310 Sensor
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Processor/Radio Platforms or Motes
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MICA 2 Mote
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Gateways and Network Interfaces
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MIB 510
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Project Demo

• Objective
• To develop a simple sensing application
  (MyApp_Sensor) that samples the temperature on a
  sensor board and sends the message packet over a
  RS- 232 serial connection
• Tools Utilized
• MICA2 Mote Standard edition of MICA2
• One Sensor or Data acquisition board MTS 310
• One Gateway/Programming board MIB510/MIB 520
• A Windows PC with MoteWorks platform installed
  

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Project Demo Configuration and Procedure for
developing a sensor application
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Project Demo

• Within the MoteWorks framework a minimum of five
  files will be placed in any applications
  directory
• MakeFile
• MakeFile.component
• Application Configuration written in nesc
• Application module written in nesc
• Readme (optional)

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Project Demo - Steps

• Use Programmers Notepad
• Compile Select Tools gt make mica2
• If successful we get writing TOS image in
  output
• Load Program Select Toolsgtshell and type in
  make mica2 reinstall mib510,com1 or Use
  MoteConfig
• Output xserve deviceCOM1
• ( Configure MakeXbowLocal file according to
  application and hardware need such as frequency,
  power, channel, port number etc. before following
  these steps)