Artículo
Heterogeneous LoRa-Based Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network Multiprocessor Platform for Environmental Monitoring
Autor/es | García Caro, Sebastián
Larios Marín, Diego Francisco Barbancho Concejero, Julio Personal Vázquez, Enrique Mora-Merchán, Javier María León de Mora, Carlos |
Coordinador/Director | León de Mora, Carlos |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Tecnología Electrónica |
Fecha de publicación | 2019 |
Fecha de depósito | 2019-10-11 |
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Resumen | The acquisition of data in protected natural environments is subordinated to actions that do not stress the life-forms present in that environment. This is why researchers face two conflicting interests: autonomous and ... The acquisition of data in protected natural environments is subordinated to actions that do not stress the life-forms present in that environment. This is why researchers face two conflicting interests: autonomous and robust systems that minimize the physical interaction with sensors once installed, and complex enough ones to capture and process higher volumes of data. On the basis of this situation, this paper analyses the current state-of-the-art of wireless multimedia sensor networks, identifying the limitations and needs of these solutions. In this sense, in order to improve the trade-off between autonomous and computational capabilities, this paper proposes a heterogeneous multiprocessor sensor platform, consisting of an ultra-low power microcontroller and a high-performance processor, which transfers control between processors as needed. This architecture allows the shutdown of idle systems and fail-safe remote reprogramming. The sensor equipment can be adapted to the needs of the project. The deployed equipment incorporates, in addition to environmental meteorological variables, a microphone input and two cameras (visible and thermal)tocapturemultimediadata. Inadditiontothehardwaredescription,the paper provides a brief description of how long-range (LoRa) can be used for sending large messages (such as an image or a new firmware), an economic analysis of the platform, and a study on energy consumption of the platform according to different use cases. |
Cita | García Caro, S., Larios Marín, D.F., Barbancho Concejero, J., Personal Vázquez, E., Mora-Merchán, J.M. y León de Mora, C. (2019). Heterogeneous LoRa-Based Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network Multiprocessor Platform for Environmental Monitoring. Sensors, 19 (6), 3446-. |
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