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Download and open the performance estimator.
Tip You will find the documentation of the performance estimator at http://cds.linear.com/docs/en/application-note/SmartMesh_IP_Application_Notes.pdf (Section 23.3, p.131).
Note In newer versions of Excel, you might have to enable the contents to be able to run the estimator.
In the "Estimator" tab, enter parameters corresponding to the setup in your group. What setting did you use?
Info icon false title Answer 33.32.1: number of motes per depth
requested service reporting interval
payload size
path stability
supply voltage
temperature
What is the resulting estimated performance of your nodes?
Info icon false title Answer 33.32.2: average current consumption at 1 hop
mean latency at 1 hop
Using the "Battery Life" tab, convert the average current consumption figures in the table above into lifetime, for the following batteries:
Info icon false title Answer 33.32.3: CR2032 L-91 AA TL9530D lifetime at 1 hop lifetime at 2 hops Change the parameters to match a typical use case for an industrial process monitoring application:
number of motes per depth
40 (1-hop), 30 (2-hop), 20 (3-hop), 10 (4-hop)
requested service 60 seconds reporting interval
60 seconds
payload size
10 bytes
path stability
75%
supply voltage
3.6
temperature
40 C
battery
TL9530D
What is the estimated performance now?
Info icon false title Answer 33.32.4: hop 1
mean latency
average current
battery lifetime
hop 2
mean latency
average current
battery lifetime
hop 3
mean latency
average current
battery lifetime
hop 4
mean latency
average current
battery lifetime
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