Designing a communication controller for a wireless sensor network : Practical considerations and comparisons

Sammanfattning: As the use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices increases, so does the number of available hardware platforms. Today there exists a broad range of hardware components that could be used to develop an IoT product and selecting the right ones is a difficult task. This thesis addresses this issue by conducting a case study where a communication controller is designed and implemented for the ArtEmis project. ArtEmis is a collaboration between universities around Europe that aims to examine the relationship between rising radon levels in ground water and the probability of forthcoming earthquakes. The case study consists of a theoretical pre-study where a survey of the current literature is conducted and establishes a set of requirements. Then, a set of hardware components are selected and used to implement a prototype. The result of the case study is a list of important parameters and potential problems which can be used to guide the development of similar systems. Two platforms based on the IoT-boards Radio sensors node model S2 and Raspberry Pi 4 model B were recommended.