DTIC ADA416233: Picoradio: Communication/Computation Piconodes for Sensor pdf

DTIC ADA416233: Picoradio: Communication/Computation Piconodes for Sensor

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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

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 1/2/2003
• Year: 2003
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Rabaey, Jan, CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY, *MICROPROCESSORS, *MICROSENSORS, LOW POWER, TEST BEDS, NETWORKS, CHIPS(ELECTRONICS), ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, PLUG IN UNITS, WIRELESS LINKS

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