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Building Wireless Sensor Networks by Robert Faludi

Building Wireless Sensor Networks

With Zigbee, XBee, Arduino, and Processing

Robert Faludi

O'Reilly Media · Print & ebook · February 1, 2011

Get ready to create distributed sensor systems and intelligent interactive devices using the ZigBee wireless networking protocol and Series 2 XBee radios.

Network ProtocolsInternet of ThingsSensors
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Who it’s for
Build wireless sensor systems with ZigBee, XBee radios, Arduino, and practical project examples.
Themes
Wireless sensor networks, Hands-on electronics projects, Sensing and actuation systems
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Get ready to create distributed sensor systems and intelligent interactive devices using the ZigBee wireless networking protocol and Series 2 XBee radios. By the time you're halfway through this fast-paced, hands-on guide, you'll have built a series of useful projects, including a complete ZigBee wireless network that delivers remotely sensed data. Radio networking is creating revolutions in volcano monitoring, performance art, clean energy, and consumer electronics.

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As you follow the examples in each chapter, you'll learn how to tackle inspiring projects of your own. This practical guide is ideal for inventors, hackers, crafters, students, hobbyists, and scientists. - Investigate an assortment of practical and intriguing project ideas - Prep your ZigBee toolbox with an extensive shopping list of parts and programs - Create a simple, working ZigBee network with XBee radios in less than two hours -- for under $100 - Use the Arduino open source electronics prototyping platform to build a series of increasingly complex projects - Get familiar with XBee's API mode for creating sensor networks - Build fully scalable sensing and actuation systems with inexpensive components - Learn about power management, source routing, and other XBee technical nuances - Make gateways that connect with neighboring networks, including the Internet

ZigBee Sensor Networks

Build wireless sensor systems with ZigBee, XBee radios, Arduino, and practical project examples.

Come here for

  • Building ZigBee networks with Series 2 XBee radios
  • Arduino projects, XBee API mode, and network gateways

Expect

  • A parts-and-programs shopping list
  • Coverage of power management, source routing, and scalable sensing systems

Where it sits

Sensors50%
Network Protocols34%
Internet of Things31%

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Publisher categories

  • Network Protocols
  • Network Hardware
  • Sensors
Authors
Robert Faludi
Publisher
O'Reilly Media
Published
February 1, 2011
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Wireless sensor networks · Hands-on electronics projects · Sensing and actuation systems
Reading lane
Network Protocols