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 As a prototyping system tool for high specification wireless systems, such as those used in ambient systems technologies, a miniaturised, programmable, modular system has been developed. To meet the requirements of wireless sensor networks of different types, the system was required to be highly miniaturised, capable of transmitting data wirelessly, able to incorporate different sensors depending on application and in a 3-Dimensional form factor. This system incorporates a wireless transceiver capability (operating in the 2.4 GHz ISM Band) with embedded protocol software to minimise power consumption and maximise data throughput. This can work in conjunction with high specification FPGA technology for signal processing tasks. Additional input capability for sensor and actuator integration can be incorporated seamlessly due to the modular nature of the system. This gives it the ability to interface to a broad range of physical and chemical transducers. The total system is packaged in a modular 25mm cubed form factor. This gives the capability for the module to be utilised in a wide variety of projects incorporating a multitude of actuators/sensors in miniaturised, mobile, autonomous systems
A full list of layers developed for the Tyndall mote can be found
here.
Contact: Brendan O’Flynn – brendan.oflynn@tyndall.ie | webpage or John Barton – john.barton@tyndall.ie | webpage
Relevant Projects:
Selected Publications:
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Mathieu Hautefeuille, Conor O’Mahony, Brendan O’Flynn, Krimo Khalfi,
Frank Peters, "A MEMS-based Wireless Multisensor Module for
Environmental Monitoring", Microelectronics Reliability, Volume 48,
Issue 6, June 2008, Pages 906-910
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Cian Ó Mathúna, Terence O’Donnell, Rafael V. Martinez-Catala, James
Rohan and Brendan O’Flynn, “Energy Scavenging for Long-Term
Deployable Mote Networks”, Talanta, Volume 75, Issue 3, 15 May 2008,
Pages 613-623 Special Section: Remote Sensing
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Diarmuid P. O’Connell, Alan P. Morrison, Kevin G. McCarthy, Philip Angove and Brendan O’Flynn, "Miniature Gain and Bias Control System for Avalanche Photodiodes" ELECTRONICS LETTERS 43 (5), MAR 2007, pp. 306-307
- J. Barton, G. Hynes, B. O’Flynn, K. Aherne, A. Norman, A. Morrissey, “25mm sensor–actuator layer: A miniature, highly adaptable interface layer”, Sensors and Actuators A 132 (2006), pp.362–369, November 2006
- Bivragh Majeed, Kieran Delaney, John Barton, Niall McCarthy, Sean C O’Mathuna and John Alderman, "Fabrication And Characterisation Of Flexible Substrates For Use In The Development Of Miniaturised Wireless Sensor Network Modules", Journal of Electronic Packaging, Volume 128, Issue 3, pp. 236-245, September 2006
- Stephen J. Bellis, Kieran Delaney, Brendan O’Flynn, John Barton, Kafil M. Razeeb, Cian O’Mathuna, “Development of field programmable modular wireless sensor network nodes for ambient systems”, Computer Communications - Special Issue on Wireless Sensor Networks and Applications, Volume 28, Issue 13, Pages 1531-1544. (Aug 2005)
- Brendan O’Flynn, S. Bellis, K.Mahmood, M. Morris, G. Duffy, K. Delaney, C. O’Mathuna, “A 3-D Miniaturised Programmable Transceiver”, Microelectronics International, Volume 22, Number 2, 2005, pp. 8-12, (Feb 2005
- K. Delaney, J.Barton, S. Bellis, B. Majeed, T. Healy, C. O’Mathuna, G. Crean, “Creating Systems for Ambient Intelligence” – chapter in "Silicon: Evolution and Future of a Technology” pubs Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2004, eds, Siffert and Krimmel, pp 489-514
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