DESIGN OF A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK USING LPC2103 MICROCONTROLLER

This paper deals with the design of a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) using the LPC2103 microcontroller. The concept of sensors and sensing in the context of sensors was introduced and the architecture of a wireless node was described. The design approach was presented and the design was described using a diagram. The implementation of the design was carried out using a firmware to run the WSN and achieve the desired functionality of the WSN. Results obtained from the tests were similar to the ones obtained in the simulation. It was concluded that based on the results obtained, the wireless node transmitted data packet in real-time to the PC hyper-terminal. The LEDs on the wireless node were switched ON and OFF based on the value of the data received via 14 character input. The project has been able to in practice implement and set up a basic wireless sensor network.