Fyp Interim Report: Wireless Sensor Devices for Web Applications
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
INTERIM REPORT
WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICES FOR WEB APPLICATIONS
Niamh Griffin
ID: 09005081 niamhgriffin100@gmail.com B.E. Electronic Engineering Supervised by Dr. Thomas Newe October 2012
ACRONYMS
WSN- wireless sensor networks SCADA – supervisory control and data acquisitions RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computing CPU – Central Processing Unit RPi – Raspberry Pi SoC – System on Chip
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CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wireless Sensor Technology ..................................................................................................... 5 Web Application......................................................................................................................... 5 Merging of Technologies ........................................................................................................... 5 Hardware ................................................................................................................................... 5
Design Overview..................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 6 Evolution of the Project Design ................................................................................................. 6 Overview of Idea ........................................................................................................................ 6 SHIMMER ................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Shimmer Firmware
INTERIM REPORT
WIRELESS SENSOR DEVICES FOR WEB APPLICATIONS
Niamh Griffin
ID: 09005081 niamhgriffin100@gmail.com B.E. Electronic Engineering Supervised by Dr. Thomas Newe October 2012
ACRONYMS
WSN- wireless sensor networks SCADA – supervisory control and data acquisitions RISC – Reduced Instruction Set Computing CPU – Central Processing Unit RPi – Raspberry Pi SoC – System on Chip
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CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Wireless Sensor Technology ..................................................................................................... 5 Web Application......................................................................................................................... 5 Merging of Technologies ........................................................................................................... 5 Hardware ................................................................................................................................... 5
Design Overview..................................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 6 Evolution of the Project Design ................................................................................................. 6 Overview of Idea ........................................................................................................................ 6 SHIMMER ................................................................................................................................... 7
2.4.1 Shimmer Firmware