Picoradio: Communication/Computation Piconodes for Sensor Networks

Abstract

This project addressed the 'system-on-a-chip' implementation of a PicoNode, which can provide all the communication, computation, and geolocation functions necessary for an adaptive distributed sensor-and-monitor network. The program embodied many key principles of DARPA's initiatives in advanced computing, including adaptive computing and power-awareness. The program explored three complete design cycles. Sixty units of PicoNode I (460mW, 18cu.in.) were built. The chip-set for PicoNode II was functionally demonstrated, and a test-board was constructed. At 15mW, the chipset of the second generation represented a 23X improvement over the first generation. Significant progress on the final generation was achieved, including an FPGA version and an energy scavenging power train. Project goals of the final system: 0.15 cu.in. (30x improvement) and 1 mW (460x improvement).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 02, 2003
Accession Number
ADA416233

Entities

People

  • Jan M. Rabaey
  • Kannan Ramchandran
  • M. J. Ammer
  • Paul Wright
  • Robert Broderson

Organizations

  • University of California, Berkeley

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Communication Channels
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Links
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Consumption
  • Energy Harvesting
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Mesh Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Science
  • Sensor Networks
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Sensor Networks

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