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1. The document compares the hardware specifications of four wireless sensor node platforms (iCube, Isense, Micaz, BTnode) and humidity sensors from six manufacturers. 2. The wireless sensor nodes vary in their microcontroller, memory, radio technology, power consumption and operating system support. 3. The humidity sensors differ in their measurement range, accuracy, response time, output interface and cost. The Honeywell and Sensirion sensors generally have better accuracy than the custom sensor but at a higher cost.

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Comparison Tables

1. The document compares the hardware specifications of four wireless sensor node platforms (iCube, Isense, Micaz, BTnode) and humidity sensors from six manufacturers. 2. The wireless sensor nodes vary in their microcontroller, memory, radio technology, power consumption and operating system support. 3. The humidity sensors differ in their measurement range, accuracy, response time, output interface and cost. The Honeywell and Sensirion sensors generally have better accuracy than the custom sensor but at a higher cost.

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Hardware Comparison of iCubes & Humidity Sensors

Table 1: Hardware Comparison of WSN Nodes


Sensor Node iCube Isense Micaz BTnode
Developer TUC Telecom Lab Coalesenses Crossbow ETH
MCU
IC Silabs C8051F321 Jennic JN5148 ATmega128L ATmega128L
Speed (M Hz) 1.5 - 24 4 - 32 up to 8 up to 8
Architecture 8-bit 8051 32-bit RISC 8-bit RISC 8-bit RISC
Flash/ROM (KB) 16 128 128 + 4(EEPROM) 128 + 4(EEPROM)
RAM (KB) 2.304 128 4 4
Consumption Active (mA) 0.41/MHz 0.28/MHz + 1.6 5 @ 4MHz 5 @ 4MHz
Radio
IC CC2500 Jennic JN5148 CC2420 CC1000
Interface SPI (Single IC) SPI SPI
Max Data-rate (Kb/s) 500 250 250 76.8
Modulation OOK, FSK, MSK O-QPSK (802.15.4) O-QPSK, MSK FSK
Frequency Band (GHz) 2.4 2.4 2.4 0.868
RSSI/LQI yes yes yes yes
Consumption TX (mA) 10 @-22dBm, 21.2 @0dBm 15 @0.5dBm 8.5 @-25dBm, 17 @0dBm 8.6 @-20dBm, 16 @0dBm
Consumption RX (mA) 13.3@250Kb/s 17.5@250Kb/s 18.8@250Kb/s [email protected]/s
Consumption Idle (mA) 1.5 - 0.42 0.096
Max Transmit Power (dBm) +1 +2.5 +0 +10
Max Sensitivity (dBm) [email protected]/s -95@250Kb/s -95@250Kb/s [email protected]/s
Sensitivity@250Kb/s (dBm) -89 -95 -95 [email protected]/s (max rate)
Node Capabilities
ADC 14 channels 4 channels 8 channels 8 channels
Recommnended RTOS Keil RTXtiny custom TinyOs TinyOs
OTAP yes (custom bootloader) yes yes yes
RTOS-independent OTAP yes (custom bootloader) no no no
Batteries 2xAA 2xAA 2xAA 2xAA
MCU+Radio Current
CPU Sleep/Radio Off (µA) 0.1 0.1 15 15
CPU Idle/Radio Off (mA) 0.285 0.0012 4 4
Cpu@8MHz/Radio Off (mA) 3.28 3.84 10 10
Cpu@8MHz/Radio TX@250kbps (mA) 24.5 @0dBm 18.84 @0.5dBm 27 @0dBm 26 @0dBm
Cpu@8MHz/Radio RX@250kbps (mA) 16.58 21.34 28.8 21.8

Table 2: Humidity Sensors Comparison


Manufacturer TUC Telecom Lab Honeywell Honeywell Sensirion Sensirion Sensirion
Model Custom-with HCH1000 HIH3610 HIH4000 SHT1x SHT7x SHT21
Range (%RH) 0-100 0-100 20-95 0-100 0-100 0-100
Supply Voltage (V ) 2-18 4-5.8 4-5.8 5 5 2.1-3.6
Current Consumption (µA) 300 200 500 550 550 270
Accuracy (%RH) ±3 ±0.2 ±3.5 ±2 - 3 ±1.8 - 3 ±2
Response Time (sec) 15 15 15 4 4 8
Output Type Voltage Pulses (var. freq.) Voltage Voltage Data (2-wire) Data (2-wire) Data (2-wire)
Cost (Euro) 6 30 24 19 - 22 22 - 25.5 15

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