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The "Dust Networks SmartMesh Power and Performance Estimator" (http://www.linear.com/docs/42452) is a Excel-based tool which allows you to evaluate the performance of your network, given a set of constraints. |
Download and open the performance estimator.
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). |
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?
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What is the resulting estimated performance of your nodes?
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Using the "Battery Life" tab, convert the average current consumption figures in the table above into lifetime, for the following batteries:
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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) |
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| 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?
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