From 8697555125c57ae64a0c9b78514b4aac4fd523de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mitja Felicijan Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:50:20 +0200 Subject: Massive formatting and added figcaption --- .../posts/2013-10-24-wireless-sensor-networks.md | 64 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/posts/2013-10-24-wireless-sensor-networks.md') diff --git a/content/posts/2013-10-24-wireless-sensor-networks.md b/content/posts/2013-10-24-wireless-sensor-networks.md index dabdebc..fc5d372 100644 --- a/content/posts/2013-10-24-wireless-sensor-networks.md +++ b/content/posts/2013-10-24-wireless-sensor-networks.md @@ -5,47 +5,45 @@ date: 2013-10-24T12:00:00+02:00 draft: false --- -Zigbee networks have this wonderful capability to self-heal, which means they -can reorder connections between them if one of them is inoperable. This works -our of the box when you deploy them. But you have to have in mind that -achieving this is not as easy as you would think. None of it is plug&play. -So to make your life a bit easier, here are some pointers which, I hope, -will help you. +Zigbee networks have this wonderful capability to self-heal, which means they +can reorder connections between them if one of them is inoperable. This works +our of the box when you deploy them. But you have to have in mind that achieving +this is not as easy as you would think. None of it is plug&play. So to make +your life a bit easier, here are some pointers which, I hope, will help you. -- Be careful when you are ordering your equipment abroad. There are many rules - and regulations you need to comply before you get your Xbee radios. What they - do is they wait until you prove that you won’t use the technology for some - kind of evil take over control of the world project :). For this, they have +- Be careful when you are ordering your equipment abroad. There are many rules + and regulations you need to comply before you get your Xbee radios. What they + do is they wait until you prove that you won’t use the technology for some + kind of evil take over control of the world project :). For this, they have EAR (Export Administration Regulations) which basically means “This product may require a license to export from the United States.”. -- I don’t know if this applies for every country, but when we purchased our - Xbee radios from Mouser, this was mandatory! What we needed to do was to - print out a form and write information about our company and send them a - copy via email. With this document, we proved that we are a legitimate - company. -- When you complete your purchase and send all the documentation, you are not - clear yet. Then customs will take it from there :). There will be some - additional costs. Before purchasing, make sure you have as much information +- I don’t know if this applies for every country, but when we purchased our Xbee + radios from Mouser, this was mandatory! What we needed to do was to print out + a form and write information about our company and send them a copy via + email. With this document, we proved that we are a legitimate company. +- When you complete your purchase and send all the documentation, you are not + clear yet. Then customs will take it from there :). There will be some + additional costs. Before purchasing, make sure you have as much information about costs as possible. Because it can get costly in the end. -- I suggest you use companies from your country. You can seriously cut your - costs. Here in Slovenia, the best option so far as I know is Farnell. And +- I suggest you use companies from your country. You can seriously cut your + costs. Here in Slovenia, the best option so far as I know is Farnell. And based on my personal experience, they rock! All I need to say! -- Make plans when ordering larger quantities. Do not, I say, do not make your - orders in December! :) Believe me! You will have problems with stock they - can provide for you. So, we were forced to buy some things from Mouser, - which was extremely painful because of all the regulations you need to obey - when importing goods from the USA. -- Make sure that firmware version on your Xbee radios is exactly the same! Do - not get creative!!! I propose using templates. You can get template by - exporting settings/profile in X-CTU application. Make sure you have enabled +- Make plans when ordering larger quantities. Do not, I say, do not make your + orders in December! :) Believe me! You will have problems with stock they can + provide for you. So, we were forced to buy some things from Mouser, which was + extremely painful because of all the regulations you need to obey when + importing goods from the USA. +- Make sure that firmware version on your Xbee radios is exactly the same! Do + not get creative!!! I propose using templates. You can get template by + exporting settings/profile in X-CTU application. Make sure you have enabled “Upgrade firmware” so you can be sure each radio has the same firmware. -- And again: make plans! Plan everything! In months advanced! You will thank - me later :) +- And again: make plans! Plan everything! In months advanced! You will thank me + later :) - Test, test, test. Wireless networks can be tricky. -If you are serious, I suggest you buy this book, Building Wireless Sensor -Networks. You will get a glimpse of how networks work in lumens terms. It is -a good starting point for everybody who wants to build wireless networks. +If you are serious, I suggest you buy this book, Building Wireless Sensor +Networks. You will get a glimpse of how networks work in lumens terms. It is a +good starting point for everybody who wants to build wireless networks. **Additional resources:** -- cgit v1.2.3