Hardware Architecture for a Power-Aware Microsensor Node
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The second prototype of a power-aware microsensor node has been developed for the MIT μAMPS project. The improvements from the previous generation include smaller footprint size of the node to facilitate unobtrusive sensing, baseband and slave snap-on modules, additional hardware controls at all levels for precise power manipulation, improvements in the radio performance that allow for transmission distances up to 100 meters, and improved circuits. Additionally, a link layer was fused with the radio board, and a MAC layer has been developed to demonstrate the innovative power aware features of the μAMPS system-driven design.
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