Title :
Datasheet vs. Real World: A Look on Sensor Node Energy Consumption
Author :
Sieber, A. ; Nolte, Jorg
Author_Institution :
Distrib. Syst./Oper. Syst. Group, BTU Cottbus, Cottbus, Germany
Abstract :
Energy and run time are mayor concerns in wireless sensor networks. Reliable information about the energy consumption is needed to be able to build a network and tune its application. In this paper we take a look on the energy consumption of the Texas Instruments eZ430-Chronos, an MSP430 based wireless sensor node, and compare it to the manufacturers datasheet. The measurements show how reliable these specifications are and which consequences should be taken.
Keywords :
microcontrollers; power aware computing; telecommunication network reliability; wireless sensor networks; MSP430 based wireless sensor node; Texas Instruments; analog components; datasheet; eZ430-Chronos; micro controller; radio module; real world; sensor node energy consumption; wireless sensor networks; Conferences; Current measurement; Energy consumption; Power demand; Radio frequency; Temperature measurement; Wireless sensor networks; energy measurment; experiments; sensor nodes;
Conference_Titel :
Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Besancon
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5146-1
DOI :
10.1109/GreenCom.2012.100
