Hi Jan
I asked about switching off periodically the radio transceiver in order to plan
a duty cycle. Then, you told me I should use the MLME_RX_ENABLE interface
provided by the Ieee802154NonBeaconEnabledC component. Well, I've done that, I
mean, I've set a timer which represents a wakeup interval that when it expires,
it should activate the radio transceiver during a time interval equal to
RxOnDuration. My problem is that I'm not really sure if this really works. The
reason is that a mote acting as a receiver node receives data when it should be
sleeping! Here a brief explanation of my test with pseudocode:
start() // the app starts{ initialize Rx_enable component (call
Init.init();); start periodic wakeup interval wiTimer; call
MLM_RX_ENABLE(RxOnDuration);}
MLME_RX_Enable.confirm() {} // It confirms that the radio is enabled
wiTimer.fired () // the witimer expires{ /* * Here I should call again
MHME_RX_ENABLE with RxOnDuration. * call MLME_RX_ENABLE(RxOnDuration); *
However, to this test, I do not make the call. As a result, the * radio
should be disabled and the node cannot receive anything */ return;}
recv() // receive data (MCPS_DATA.indication()){ // Here I have another node
that periodically broadcasts a message. // When this message is received, it
activates one of the receiver node'leds.}
What am I considering that it's wrong? Does MHME_RX_ENABLE really work and
after RxOnDuration, the radio goes to sleep mode?
Thanks,
David
> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:45:25 +0100
> Subject: Re: [Tinyos-help] Sleeping in TKN154
> From: ha...@tkn.tu-berlin.de
> To: drod...@outlook.com
> CC: tinyos-help@millennium.berkeley.edu
>
> Hi David,
>
> there are two places where you can implement such duty-cycling: (a) on
> top of the MAC: your component would wire to MLME_RX_ENABLE interface
> provided by Ieee802154NonBeaconEnabledC and you would have a periodic
> timer that fires at the desired ON-Time. In the event-handler you
> would call MLME_RX_ENABLE with a "RxOnDuration" parameter matching
> your ON-time interval. If timers are not accurate enough for you
> (because they fire in task context), you (b) could use Alarms instead.
> Then you would have to modify the MAC. You could extend RxEnableP with
> your own async duty-cycle configuration interface and also modify its
> interface towards DispatchUnslottedCsmaP (which you would also have to
> extend / make async). Unless you need such accurate timing, you'd
> probably go for option (a) -> you can make some tests to find out
> when the radio actually changed state (to see if it satisfies your
> timing requirements): just set the "tkn154debug" flag and you will get
> statistics via printf (see apps/tests/tkn154/README.txt for details).
>
> Jan
>
> On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 11:32 AM, David Rodenas <drod...@outlook.com> wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I am interseted in programming a duty-cycling scheme by making use of the
> > TKN154 libraries. In particular, I want to induce the motes to periods of
> > activity (ON) and inactivity (OFF) over the IEEE 802.15.4 non-beacon mode.
> > As example:
> >
> > ||+------------+---------------------+------------+---------------------+------------+-------------------
> > ||+ ON | OFF | ON | OFF
> > | ON | OFF ...
> > ||+------------+---------------------+------------+---------------------+------------+-------------------
> > ||+ IEEE 802.15.4 NON-BEACON MODE
> > ...
> > ||+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > My problem is not how to sinchronize nodes for transmission and reception;
> > it's knowing which components or libraries can I use to control de CC2420,
> > and switch the radio ON/OFF periodocally. I've been trying to figure out how
> > to do it through the LowPowerListening component (but I cannot use it
> > because my protocol does not requires the transmission of preambles), or
> > taking shots in the dark with the TKN files at /tos/lib/mac/tkn154, but I am
> > completely lost.
> >
> > Please, any help possible would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David
> >
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