BSN Node

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BSN node ^[1] is a hardware platform designed for the ease of the development of pervasive health care system. With a 8MIPS processor, a Zigbee ready RF link, a 512K EEPRM and a stackable design, the BSN node provides a low-powered, miniaturised, and intelligent platform for the development of pervasive physiological and context aware sensors.

Contents 1 Hardware Specifications 2 Applications 3 Power 4 Software 5 Additional Information 6 Papers 7 References 8 Navigation

Hardware Specifications

Sensing:	Sensing abilities possible via the boards channels
I/O:	2 USART 2 channels DAC 8 channels 12-bits ADC
Radios:	Chipcon CC2420 IEEE 802.15.4 (2.4GHz DSSS) Miniaturised chip antenna Range 50m (indoors) 125m (outdoors)
CPU:	TI MSP430 ultra low power processor 16 bits RISC processor 64KB +256B Flash memory
Storage:	4MB external EEPROM

Applications

The BSN hardware platform was designed to be used for the development of pervasive health care systems. See BSN for a list of applications.

Power

• The BSN node consumes 330uA at active mode, 1.1uA in Standby mode and 0.2 uA at sleep mode.
• Power to the board is provided by a specifically designed battery board.

Software

• TinyOS ^[2]

Additional Information

• BSN Node Hompage
• Wapedia - Body Sensor Network
• Wikipedia - BSN
• BSN Workshop 2009

Papers

• B. Lo, S. Thiemjarus, R. King, and G.Z. Yang. Body sensor network a wireless sensor platform for pervasive healthcare monitoring. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pervasive Computing, May 2005.

References

1. ↑ http://vip.doc.ic.ac.uk/bsn/images/bsn-2009/BSN_node_v3.jpg
2. ↑ http://www.tinyos.net/ TinyOS

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