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Part 2: Understanding Trade-Offs in SmartMesh IP

Part 2: Understanding Trade-Offs in SmartMesh IP

Feb 06, 2018

Goal

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.

  • In the "Estimator" tab, enter parameters corresponding to the setup in your group. What setting did you use?

  • What is the resulting estimated performance of your nodes?

  • Using the "Battery Life" tab, convert the average current consumption figures in the table above into lifetime, for the following batteries:

  • Change the parameters to match a typical use case for an industrial process monitoring application: 

  • What is the estimated performance now?

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