MOTE-VIEW 1.2 User's Manual
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1. E x Database Server Configuration X localhost Server localhost Port 5432 User tele Password tiny Connect Database task y Table Name sample mis310 y ef gt Apply Cancel Figure 3 1 Database Server Configuration window which provides access to remote or local servers and databases This screenshot shows the Database and Table Name to view the static database sample_mts310 for using MOTE VIEW without being connected to a server or sensor network 2 Check that the pull down item next to Database task and that Table Name sample_mts3 10 3 Click on Apply MOTE VIEW will then access the table in the database task Afterwards the screen will display the data from the database table file sample_mts310 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 11 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w Fal MOTE VIEW 1 2 Job Fie Tools Units Window Help BRA aalala aver Nodes Nodes Data Command Charts Topology 20 Gateway a temp light accel x accel y mag x 23 DEMO Node 23 MO 328v 2411C 632 0 24 m s 0 19 m s 111 82 ma 111 82 mg null 10 25 2004 11 58 23 PM Bm 25 DEMO Node 25 23 256V 2149C 963 0 24 m s 0 16 m s 104 26 mg 104 26 mg null 10 25 2004 11 58 25 PM 26 DEMO Node 26 25 23V 237C 830 0 24 m s 0 24 m s 101 15 mg 101 28 mg null 10 25 2004 11 59 37 PM r 33 DEMO Node 33 26 262V 25 02C 8302. fil Nme Gateway DEMO Node 23 DEMO Node 25 DEMO Node 26 DEMO Node 33 DEMO Node 37 DEMO Node 43 DEMO Node 45 Server Messages aalala LIVET Data Command Charts Topology Node ID Group ID fi 25 4 Red 3 Green I gt 10 25 2004 11 59 37 PM Figure 4 9 Screenshot of the LED actuation in Command Tab NOTE The Command feature is currently supported only for high power hp mesh networking applications Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 27 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 5 Menus There are two sections in the MOTE VIEW menu area The top part is the horizontal arrangement of the five menu items 1 File 2 Tools 3 Units 4 Window and 5 Help Below this is a horizontally arranged icon toolbar which provides quick access to some of the more common features of the MOTE VIEW application From left to right the toolbar provides buttons for database connection data logging with XServe MoteConfig Alerts Manager MOTE VIEW settings export to CSV print and print preview refreshing the view and displaying live vs historical sensor network data This chapter will describe the features in each of these menu items MOTE VIEW 1 2 File Tools Un Figure 5 1 Screenshot showing a portion of the MOTE VIEW window to highlight the icon toolbar menu 5 1 FileConnect This will bring up the Server Configuration dialog 51 1
3. 7 Database Administration 7 1 PostgreSQL NOTE To use the command line interface for PostgreSQL you must have the Cygwin shell installed on your PC Instructions for installing Cygwin from TinyOS Install Shield Wizard are detailed in the Getting Started Guide PostgreSQL is an advanced relational database system that is provided with the Cygwin on the PC and is available on the Stargate The database tables that MOTE VIEW accesses can be manipulated directly by advanced users To access the PostgreSQL database from a Cygwin shell type psql h localhost U tele task Below is an example of what you should get as a response to that command psql h localhost U tele task Welcome to psql 7 4 5 the PostgreSQL interactive terminal Types v gjevazicjat for distrisusion terme h for help with SQL commands for help on internal slash commands g or terminate with semicolon to execute query Vel do Gwe task 72 SQL SQL is the generic command language used to manipulate databases such as PostgreSQL SQL commands can be typed in directly from the PostgreSQL command shell A list of common and useful commands follows 7 2 1 Display all readings Type select from lt tablename gt The select statement will display results out from the given lt tablename gt The character is a wildcard meaning that all columns should be displayed Page 44 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User
4. button on the top right which will open up a directory window see Figure 5 6 Or navigate to another directory which has the pre compiled Mote application you wish to install Select the specific exe file of the application you want to download into the Mote A la Lookin Dxmesh o xi tager My Recent Documents e Desktop My Documents YE My Computer 2 amp My Network Places File name open wee Files of type exe File exe v Cancel Figure 5 6 Screenshot for selecting XMesh applications 4 NOTE The XMesh applications distributed with MOTE VIEW 1 2 now require XMeshBase_xxx exe programmed with MOTE ID 0 as base station application 14 Right Click on the Program button and you will see the resulting output at the bottom of the screen see Figure 5 7 Page 34 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual MoteConfig File Settings Help Select File to be Uploaded C Program Files Crossbow Mote View xmesh mica2 Surge_ 03_hp exe m Mote Setting Node ID E M Hex Radio Band 91 v BO Channel Number CHANNEL 00 Group ID 125 mi Actual Frequency 903 018 MHz RF Power Program Program Files Crossbow MoteView xmesh mica2 Surge_903_hp srec out Node ID set as 2 Group ID set as 125 000 Channel set as 916MH2 band CHANNEL 00 channel CC 1000 TX Power set as 255 installing binary using mib510 uisp dprog mib510 dserial dev ttyS0 dpar
5. PostgreSQL 8 0 0 rc1 x Failed to run initdb 11 Please see the logfile in C Program FilesyPostgreSQL48 0 0 1c1 tmp initdb log Note You must read copy this logfile before you click OK or it will be automatically removed Please note that if you receive an MDAC warning such as the one pictured below you may ignore this warning and continue on with the installation The warning is simply notification that your operating system contains an MDAC version that is newer than what MOTE VIEW is installing Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 9 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w Installing MDAC 2 8 RTM Finish 2 MDAC 2 8 RTM MDAC 2 8 RTM is incompatible with this version of Windows All of E its features are currently part of Windows To exit dick Cancel For more information click Details r 22 om e Figure 2 6 MDAC 2 8 RTM incompatibility message that may appear during NET installation This warning can be ignored by clicking on Cancel 9 When the Setup Wizard has finished it will ask if you want to start MOTE VIEW You may start MOTE VIEW now but in some cases it may ask you to restart your computer first 10 If you have restarted or at any time after you can start MOTE VIEW by double clicking on the MOTE VIEW icon or by going to the installation folder the default install folder is C Program Files Crossbow Mote View and clicking on MoteView exe 11 Optional Connect the bas
6. iaj Connect to MIB510 MIB600 MOTE VIEW User s Manual ihj Connect to MIB5 10 MIB600 Serial Ethernet C MIB600 Host C Remote XServe Port Start f MIB510 COM fi Baud mer XMesh Application Surge v Advanced Close Serial C MIB510 COM i Baud Ethernet e MIB600 Host 110 1 1 219 C Remote XServe Port mib500 XMesh Application Surge v Advanced Start Close Figure 5 4 The Connection to MIB510 MIB600 dialog The screenshot on the left is an example for MIB510 users and the screenshot on the right is an example for MIB600 users MIB510 users need to know the Serial Port COM number to which the MIB510 is attached For Baud the 57600 or mica2 is typical MIB600 users need to input the IP address of the MIB600 5 2 5 Advanced Logging do Data Logging Options Display Raw Data Display Parsed Data Display Converted Units Log to Database Full Version Information Y Spawn Separate Shell OK Cancel K Table 5 1 Description of advanced logging options and the equivalent XServe flag Advanced Logging Option Description XServe flag Display Raw Data The raw packet bytes coming into the PC r Display Parsed Data The raw ADC values displayed as parsed fields p Display Converted Data The incoming data converted to engineering units c Log to Database Wil
7. node ID when deploying a network of greater than one node 1 Surge Reliable and Surge Reliable Dot Surge Reliable and Surge_Reliable_Dot are the standard applications that are preprogrammed into Motes shipped in a Crossbow MOTE KIT If MOTE VIEW was installed into the default directly then pre compiled code can be found in C Program Files Crossbow MoteView xmesh lt platform gt where lt platform gt micaz mica2 or mica2dot For the MICA2 and MICA2DOT there are two versions of Surge_Reliable One with a networking stack that doesn t use power managed high power or hp networking and another with power managed and time synchronized low power or Ip networking For the MICAz currently there is only a high powered networking version Table 1 4 Pre compiled Surge_Reliable applications for the MICAz MPR2400 MICA2 MPR4x0 and MICA2DOT MPR5x0 available with the MOTE VIEW install Surge Multihop Applications Platform MPR Model Binary file name MICAz MPR2400 Surge 2420 hp exe MICA2 MPR400 410 420 Surge_xxx_ lt mode gt exe MICA2DOT MPR500 510 520 Surge_Dot_xxx_ lt mode gt exe xxx 315 433 or 915 lt mode gt hp or Ip hp high power mesh networking Ip low power mesh networking via low power listening and time synchronized data transmissions These applications are compatible with the Surge View analysis tools described in Crossbow s Getting Started Gui
8. The installation files for these components are included on the MOTE VIEW installation CD 2 2 1 PostgreSQL All the visualization tools in MOTE VIEW require being connected to a database This database can reside on your PC localhost a remote server or a Stargate The size of this database is bound by the storage available on the system The installation of PostgreSQL will automatically install and configure a local PostgreSQL 8 0 database on the machine when that option is checked The installation requires administrative privileges on the system including the ability to create a new user called postgres for PostgreSQL Page 6 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual f IMPORTANT If your PC is to host both the server and client layer functions then running the PostgreSOL database service is required to use MOTE VIEW However if you are accessing a server or Stargate that is running XServe PostgreSQL then you don t need to run the service on your PC 2 3 Installation Steps Shut down all the programs running on your computer 1 2 3 4 Insert the Wireless Sensory Systems Support CD into the computer s CD drive Double click on Mote ViewSetup exe from MOTE VIEW folder At the Welcome to the MOTE VIEW Setup Wizard window click Next gt Select the desired installation directory then click Next gt see Figure 2 1 Els Select Destination Location N Where should MOTE VIEW be i
9. 0 24 m s 0 24 m s 105 47 mg 105 61 mg null 10 25 2004 11 59 35 PM 37 DEMO Node 37 33 328V 22 06C 654 0 02 mis 0 04m s 24 44 mga 24 31 mga null 10 25 2004 11 58 51 PM 43 DEMO Node 43 37 33V 20 76C 704 0 02 m s 0 08 m s 41 19 mga 24 31 mga null 10 25 2004 11 58 56 PM 45 DEMO Node 45 43 328V 2165C 856 0 24 m s 0 24 m s 111 55 mg 111 28 mg null 10 25 2004 11 58 42 PM 45 3 3V 20 51 C 25 0 23 m s 0 24 m s 111 28 mg 111 28 mg null 10 25 2004 11 57 17 PM z TE 10 18 2004 9 23 30 Current Time 10 25 2004 11 59 37 PM I Server Messages Figure 3 2 After MOTE VIEW connects to a database or after starting a data log data starts to appear in the MOTE VIEW Data view This screenshot is from the static database sample_mts310 3 2 Connecting to an Active Sensor Network Using an MIB510 or MIB600 The first step typically is to connect to either a gateway device MIB510 MIB600 or Stargate which will send data to your PC localhost server or a server or Stargate that s running a Postgres database 1 On the menu bar click on File gt Connect to MIB510 MIB600 2 If using a MIB510 make sure that the Serial Port COM is set to the correct port number and that baud is 57600 3 If using a MIB600 select the button next to Host and in the box next to it enter the IP address of the MIB600 The Port should default to mib600 Page 12 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VI
10. 23 PM DEMO Node 25 21 49 C 0 24 m s 0 16 m s 104 26 mg 104 26 mg null 10 25 2004 11 58 25 PM DEMO Node 26 23 7 C 0 24 m s 0 24 m s 101 15 mg 101 28 ma null 10 25 2004 11 59 37 PM DEMO Node 33 25 02 C 0 24 m s 0 24 m s 105 47 mg 105 61 mg null 10 25 2004 11 59 35 PM DEMO Node 37 22 06 C 0 02 mis 0 04 m s 24 44 mga 24 31 mga null 10 25 2004 11 58 51 PM DEMO Node 43 20 76 C 0 02 m s 0 08 m s 41 19 mga 24 31 mga null 10 25 2004 11 58 56 PM DEMO Node 45 21 65 C 0 24 m s 0 24 m s 111 55 mg 111 28 mg null 10 25 2004 11 58 42 PM 20 51 C 0 23 m s 0 24 m s 111 28 mg 111 28 mg null 10 25 2004 11 57 17 PM OO00000 4 10 18 2004 9 23 30 Server Messages Figure 4 1 Screenshot of a demo database displayed in the Data view 4 3 2 Chart View The Chart view provides the ability to generate graphs of a sensor reading against time for some set of nodes The following features and constraints apply to the graphs plotted in this view e Up to 3 sensor types can be selected for plotting i e 3 different graphs e Up to 24 different Nodes can be selected for plotting A different color code is to be used for each node with a legend on the right side of the window e The y axis on the graph shows the time e The x axis on the graph shows data in engineering units for the sensor readings Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 17 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w MOTE VIE
11. Data The incoming data converted to engineering units c Log to Database Will store raw ADC values to PostgreSQL database 1 Full Version Information Display exact version for all board modules v Spawn Separate Shell Launches XServe in command line shell n a 6 Ifyou are not able to receive data you may also need to select the Live check box on the main MOTE VIEW screen if it has not been previously selected Also check to see if data is coming in from your nodes by viewing the Server Messages pane at the bottom of your MOTE VIEW display or by looking at the XServe shell 3 3 Connecting to a Database Local or Remote Server or a Stargate To connect to the Sensor Network 1 Click on the green Connect icon in the toolbar menu As necessary fill out the information in top four boxes the Database Server Configuration dialog window The minimal configuration requires information for the Server Port User and Password NOTE Users should be advised that the Server Port Username and Password fields are preset to reasonable defaults and should not have to be changed Page 14 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual 2 Click the Connect button to connect MOTE VIEW to the given server Select the Database and then Table Name from the drop down menu 4 Click on the Apply button to store your selections and begin viewing data from the database This configuration will be stored in a short pull d
12. Mail Configuration 5 3 Units The units menu allows the user to select their preferred engineering units for a given class of sensor All sensors of that class will convert to the units specified by the user A user may select to view raw data as direct ADC readings instead of a particular unit 5 3 1 Temperature MOTE VIEW supports temperature conversion to Celsius C Fahrenheit F and Kelvin K 5 3 2 Pressure MOTE VIEW supports pressure conversion to Atmosphere atm Bar mbar Pascal Pa Per mm of Hg torr and Pounds per square inch psi Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 37 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 5 3 3 Acceleration MOTE VIEW supports acceleration conversion to Meters per second squared m sec and Relative gravity g 5 4 Windows 5 4 1 Server Configuration This menu will bring up the Server Configuration dialog 5 4 2 Data This menu will bring up Data View tab to the front of the display 5 4 3 Charts This menu will bring up Chart View tab to the front of the display 5 4 4 Topology This menu will bring up Topology View tab to the front of the display 5 5 Help 5 5 1 MOTE VIEW Help This menu will bring up this document MOTE VIEW 1 2 User s Manual 5 5 2 Tutorial This menu will bring up a tutorial document for MOTE VIEW 5 5 3 Support This menu will open a browser window to the Crossbow support webpage if your PC is connected to the internet 5 5 4 About This menu will b
13. TABLE lt tablename gt Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 45 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 7 3 Database Tools PostgreSQL comes with other tools for offline manipulation of data besides the psqi shell The more useful of these are described here These windows command prompt version of these tools are installed to C Program Files PostgreSQL 8 0 0 rc1 bin by default The psq tool is available from the Cygwin command prompt as well 7 3 1 PostgreSQL Export To output entire task database to a file e g my_database out pg dump h localhost U tele f my database out task To save contents of surge results table to a file of SQL commands named surge out pg dump h localhost U tele t surge results f surge out task 7 3 2 PostgreSQL Inport To load files from a PostgreSQL exported table use the following command psql task lt surge out Page 46 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w Crossbow Technology Inc 4145N First Street San Jose CA 95134 Phone 408 965 3300 Fax 408 324 4840
14. Table 1 9 Pre compiled MEP XMesh applications available in MOTE VIEW MEP410 Mote Environmental Package MEP410 433 lt mode gt exe For the MEP410 and an MPR410 MICA2 Mote when assigned a node ID of 0 base node MEP510 Mote Environmental Package MEP510 433 lt mode gt exe For the MEP510 Mote lt mode gt hp or Ip hp high power mesh networking Ip low power mesh networking via low power listening and time synchronized data transmissions 3 XSensor applications These are test applications for Crossbow s sensor and data acquisition boards and allows the user to quickly and easily test sensor and data acquisition boards when attached to Mote These applications send the output over the Mote s UART thereby allowing the user to test these boards without using an RF link Testing by RF link can also be done by programming another Mote with TOSBase and attaching it to an MIB510 MIB600 or Stargate gateway Table 1 10 Sensor and data acquisition boards and the corresponding XSensor application dre eat Application Name Location of Driver Folder MTS101 XSensorMTS101 tinyos 1 x tos sensorboards basicsb MTS300 310 XSensorMTS300 tinyos 1 x contrib xbow tos sensorboards mts310 MTS400 MTS420 XSensorMTS400 tinyos 1 x contrib xbow tos sensorboards mts400 MTS510 XSensorMTS510 tinyos 1 x contrib xbow tos sensorboards mts51 0 MDA300 XSensorMDA300 tinyos 1 x contrib xbow tos sensorboards mda300 MDA500 XSen
15. formatting is used in this manual 1 Heading 1 1 1 Heading 2 1 1 1 Heading 3 This document also uses different body text fonts listed in Table 0 1 to help you distinguish between names of files commands to be typed and output coming from the computer Table 0 1 Font types used in this document Font Type Usage Courier New Normal Sample code and screen output Courier New Bold Commands to be typed by the user Times New Roman Italic TinyOS files names directory names Franklin Medium Condensed Text labels in GUls Page ii Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual 1 Introduction MOTE VIEW is designed to be an interface client layer between a user and a deployed network of wireless sensors MOTE VIEW provides users the tools to simplify deployment and monitoring It also makes it easy to connect to a database to analyze and to graph sensor readings Figure 1 1 depicts a three part framework for deploying a sensor network system The first part is the Mote layer or sensor mesh network The Motes are programmed with TinyOS firmware application to do a specific task e g microclimate monitoring asset tracking intrusion detection etc The second layer or Server layer provides data logging and database services At this layer sensor readings arrive at the base station e g MIB510 MIB600 or Stargate and are stored on a server or Stargate Finally the third
16. needs to be met before the Alert Action can be triggered Alerts Manager Node Name Sensor Name Alert Condition i Alert Interval Duration DEMO Node 23 temp gt Send Alert Email Every Hour 30 Minutes DEMO Node 45 light lt 00 0 Pop up Alert Fom Every Hour 30 Minutes 54 1 Minute 10 Minutes Add Alert Item Delete Alert Item OK Cancel Figure 5 9 Screenshot of the Alert Manager after adding two Alerts Page 36 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual Deleting an Alert is very straight forward first select and highlight the item that you wish to delete then click the Delete Alert Item button the selected alert item will be deleted For the Alert manager to send Email the users should first configure the mail settings This can be accomplished as follows 1 Click from Tools gt Alerts gt Alert Mail Configure and that will bring up the dialog box shown in Figure 5 10 Enter the SMTP name of your mail server Specify the User Name and Password of your mail account Specify the Email address where the alert needs to be sent Enter any optional message to be sent in the body of the Email Click on OK kt MailConfig Job Mail Server Information SMTP Server wwwxbow com User Name Alert Manager Password SendTo faets bowcom 3 NAS eo Message Alert Limits Exceeded attend immediately OK Cancel Test Mail Figure 5 10 Screenshot of the Alert
17. part is the client layer in which software tools provide visualization monitoring and analysis tools to display and interpret sensor data The purpose of this document is to explain the features of MOTE VIEW and to provide information on the supported Mote layer applications Mote platforms and sensor boards Figure 1 1 Software framework for a wireless sensor network The left column represents the wireless sensor network itself The server layer aggregates the data and allows for a connection to another network or terminal The client layer is software for viewing and manipulating sensor network data MOTE VIEW is a free software tool and is available at www xbow com 1 1 Supported Sensor Boards and Mote Platforms All of Crossbow s sensor and data acquisition boards are also supported by MOTE VIEW see Table 1 1 MOTE VIEW supports the MICA series platforms of wireless sensor network hardware including the MICA2 MICA2DOT and MICAz Motes see Table 1 2 In addition sensor integrated platforms such as the security intrusion detection system based on the MSP Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 1 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w Motes and the environmental monitoring system based on the MEP Motes can be deployed and monitored see Table 1 3 Table 1 1 Sensor MTS series and data acquisition boards supported by MOTE VIEW and their plug and play compatible Mote platforms Mote Platforms Sensor and Data Acquisitio
18. s Manual task select from surge results result time epoch nodeid parent light temp voltage mag x mag y accel_x accel y CE EE P EE PRE PE PE t t tere ee eee 2004 07 12 12 47 54 29425 757 4 ol 182 135 229 255 255 200 200 2004 07 12 12 48 02 26325 158 4 0 Il 13577 229 252 252 200 200 7 2 2 Display subset of readings Type select field field2 from lt tablename gt where field condition value The select statement will display results out from the given lt tablename gt The character is a wildcard meaning that all columns should be displayed task select result time temp light from surge results where nodeid 1 result time temp light AAGE es Mod E ro EH o Seg Le see od Er Br 2004 07 12 12 48 07 31025 136 234 2004 07 12 12 48 15 29325 136 232 7 2 3 Rename a table Type ALTER TABLE lt tablename gt RENAME TO lt newname gt 7 2 4 Delete all readings from table Type DELETE FROM lt tablename gt 7 2 5 Deleting specific readings from table To delete all results before the specified date type DELETE FROM lt tablename gt WHERE result_time lt 2004 11 20 To delete all results with ADC voltage reading greater than 400 DELETE FROM lt tablename gt WHERE voltage gt 400 To delete all results from node number 3 DELETE FROM lt tablename gt WHERE nodeid 3 7 2 6 Delete table entirely Type DROP
19. the NET framework and PostgreSQL OBDC installation prompts if applicable and Confirm your selections and click Install iG Setup MOTE YIEW f JE xi Ready to Install N Setup is now ready to begin installing MOTE VIEW on your computer S Click Install to continue with the installation or click Back if you want to review or change any settings Destination location C Program Files yCrossbowiMoteView Start Menu folder Additional tasks Microsoft NET Framework PostgreSQL 8 0 Database PostgreSGL ODBC Driver Reset Mote Database MOTE VIEW Application Create a desktop icon Figure 2 4 Step 7 Confirm you selections with this screen follow the instructions MOTE VIEW User s Manual 4 NOTE If you have a version of MOTE VIEW prior to v1 0 you may get a PostgreSQL 8 0 0 rc1 window Figure 2 5 when installing the database Record the exact error message in C Program Files PostgreSQL 8 0 0 rc1 tmp initdb log In most cases you can simply click the OK button and proceed However in other cases you may have to do the following a Uninstall PostgreSQL 8 0 from Start gt Control Panel gt Add or Remove Programs b Remove the C Program Files PostgreSQL directory manually through the Windows Explorer utility Start gt Right Click gt Explore c Resintall MOTE VIEW with all checked except the NET Framework Figure 2 5 Error window that may occur during the PostgreSQL Installation
20. 300 XMTS300 xxx lt mode gt exe MTS310 XMTS310 xxx lt mode gt exe MTS400 XMTS400 xxx lt mode gt exe MTS410 XMTS410 xxx lt mode gt exe MTS420 XMTS420 xxx lt mode gt exe MDA board MDA100 XMDA100 xxx lt mode gt exe MDA300 XMDA300 xxx lt mode gt exe MDA320 XMDA320 xxx lt mode gt exe Base Station common for all sensorboards XMeshBase XMeshBase xxx lt mode gt exe xxx 315 433 or 915 lt mode gt hp or Ip hp high power mesh networking Ip low power mesh networking via low power listening and time synchronized data transmissions Table 1 7 Pre compiled MICA2DOT XMesh Applications Available in MOTE VIEW MICA2DOT Mote MPR5x0 x 0 1 or 2 Board Model Binary file name MTS boards MTS510 XMTS510_xxx_ lt mode gt exe MDA boards MDA500 XMDA500 xxx lt mode gt exe Base Station common for all sensorboards XMeshBase XMeshBase Dot xxx lt mode gt exe xxx 315 433 or 915 lt mode gt hp or Ip hp high power mesh networking Ip low power mesh networking via low power listening and time synchronized data transmissions Page 4 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual Table 1 8 Pre compiled MSP XMesh applications available in MOTE VIEW MSP410 Mote Security Package MSP410 433 base exe To be used on an MPR410 MICA2 Mote assigned with node ID of 0 base node MSP410 433 hp exe For the MSP410 Mote
21. Description Add Node Creates a new node at the current mouse location A Mote properties dialog will appear to allow selection of node name and id number Arrange Nodes gt Grid Will automatically arrange all the nodes into a grid layout This is useful when there are a large number of unplaced nodes Save Node Properties Saves the current node placement and naming into the database Revert Node Properties Reloads node placement and naming from the database Visualization Properties Allows the user to visualize temperature gradients or other Mote properties using a specific color pattern MSP Properties Sets the orientation of quadrant 1 relative to image in the topology view and the draw radius of a PIR event Load Bitmap Allows users to select a bitmap from their file system to be the background of the map Supported background image formats include bmp gif ico and jpg The image will be automatically scaled to fit the available screen space Use Default Bitmap Use the standard grid as the background of the topology view The Visualization Properties lets users customize the following Sensor Color Gradient Allows users to specify the minimum and maximum sensor values and associate specific color with it Right click on the Topology bitmap and select Visualization Properties Click on the Sensor tab of the Visualization Properties Select a Sensor type from the drop down list Specify desired Maximum
22. Draw Gradient Draws the color gradient based on the sensor readings Users can also specify the Mote Radius specified as percentage of bitmap image size 0 0 10 100 for spread of gradient around the node check options for displaying the ScaleBar Legend and drawing the Logo Page 22 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w Draw Scale IV Draw Logo DataSet IV Draw ScaleBar Sensor Network Topology Company Crossbow Technology Inc Copyright 200 OK Cancel Figure 4 6 Screenshot for Isobar Visualization Dialog MOTE VIEW User s Manual Health Visualization Users can specify the time duration after which the link between the nodes goes grey If a packet is not received from any after the specified minutes the link would turn grey Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 23 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w kt Visualization Properties Sensor Isobar Node V Link Quality Decay 5 min Figure 4 7 Screenshot for Link Quality Visualization Dialog MOTE VIEW displays a colored circle around each node to indicate temperature values The default values are listed in Table 4 4 Table 4 4 Color and Temperature Range Mapping Color Temperature Range Red gt 30 TC Orange 26 to 30 C Yellow 22 C to 26 C Green 18 Cto 22 C Blue lt 18 C The user can bring up a menu of actions and bring up the Mote properties d
23. EW User s Manual M EXAMPLE 3 1 Screenshots of the Connect to MIB510 MIB600 popup window On the left is an example of connecting to an MIB510 on COMI The baud rate is set to mica2 which is equivalent to a data rate of 57600 bps On the right is an example of connecting to an MIB600 assigned with IP address 10 1 1 219 which is connected to the LAN ij Connect to MIB510 MIB600 ij Connect to MIB510 MIB600 Serial Serial f MIB510 COM fi Baud mica2 C MIB510 COM i Baud Ethernet Ethernet f MIB600 Host MIB600 Host 10 1 1 219 C Remote XServe Port XMesh Application Jinone Advanced Close Start C Remote XServe Port Imib600 XMesh Application inone y Advanced Close 4 Choose the XMesh application that matches to that which the Mote has been programmed you have an XMesh Application UNA haven Then choose One oe Default Use when you dont see the none XMesh application Surge Reliable Surge Reliable Dot Surge XMTS101 lt freq gt lt mode gt XSensorMTS101 MTS101 XMTS300 lt freq gt lt mode gt XSensorMTS300 MTS300 XMTS310_ lt freq gt _ lt mode gt XSensorMTS310 MTS310 XMTS400 lt freq gt lt mode gt XSensorMTS400 MTS400 XMTS410_ lt freq gt _ lt mode gt MTS410 XMTS420_ lt freq gt _ lt mode gt XSensorMTS420 MTS420 XMTS510_ lt freq gt _ lt mode gt XSensorMTS510 MTS510 XMDA100 lt freq gt
24. Export You can export data in two different formats XML or CSV comma delimited text 5 1 2 Print Preview The Print Preview screen will display the expected output for the Print command The current visualization tab is the one that is printed Data Chart or Topology view The magnifying glass icon allows you to zoom in on the preview The printer icon will immediately print out the page to the default printer 5 1 3 Print The Print dialog is a standard Windows dialog that allows you to select the printer to which print output vvill be sent The current visualization tab is the one that is being printed Data Chart or Topology 5 14 Exit This menu option will exit the application and close MOTE VIEW MOTE VIEW always attempts to save the current configuration when closed and restore that configuration the next time the application is started Page 28 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual 5 2 Tools 5 2 1 Settings The Settings menu will bring up a dialog that allows the user to set MOTE VIEW global preferences MoteView Settings Update Interval sec Chart Resolution OK Figure 5 2 The Settings dialog to change the Update Interval sec and the Chart Resolution Currently this dialog provides access to two settings in MOTE VIEW Update Interval sec Specifies the length of time in seconds between database updates in Live mode 4 NOTE The optima
25. INSERT into mda500 results result time nodeid parent voltage temp adc2 adc3 ad cd adc5 adc adc7 values mot 0 126 191 527 306 240 204 213 1911 234 XMEP510 Logging Output INSERT into enviro_results result time nodeid parent epoch voltage therm humid mumeen values mow 0 126 15 376 917039997 65535 526 Programming Motes with MoteConfig MoteConfig is a dialog utility for programming Motes by providing an interface for downloading pre compiled TinyOS software applications A major benefit of MoteConfig is that Mote platforms can be programmed without having to install the TinyOS programming environment Click on Settings gt Interface Board Settings and choose the proper MIB gateway and check that the port settings are correct Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 33 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w M EXAMPLE 5 1 Left screenshot shows Interface Board Settings for an MIB510 on COM port 1 Right screenshot shows Interface Board Settings for an MIB600 with IP address 10 1 1 248 and on the same LAN as that of the PC Interface Board Settings Eg Interface Board Settings Eq Parameters Parameters MIB510 Serial COM 1 C MIB510 Serial COM 1 C MIB600 Host llocalhost MIB600 Host 110 1 1p48 Apply Close Apply Close Select your desired Node ID Group ID Radio Band Channel Number and RF Power from the drop down menus 13 Right click on the Select
26. MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w MOTE VIEW 1 2 Woe File Tools Units Window Help 8 2A ajglapej LIVET Data Command Charts Topology Ooo Gateway Node ID Group ID 125 4 IV All Nodes x 82123 DEMO Node 23 x 82 25 DEMONode 25 E ee El 26 DEMONode26 amp EEE NE el aden od x 82133 DEMO Node 33 x 82137 DEMO Node 37 x k 43 DEMO Node43 New Configuration 45 IDEMONode45 ba E Set Data Rate v Update Rate FE ms SET y Data Ra EE a 10 18 2004 9 23 30 Current Time 10 25 2004 11 59 37 PM Server Messages Figure 4 8 Screenshot of the System Configuration in Command Tab To change the LED status do the following 1 Click on System tab on the left side of the Command Window 2 Select the Node ID and Group ID of your network If changing the system parameters for all nodes check the All Nodes checkbox 3 Select the color of LED s you are interested Red Yellow or Green and check ON To turns the LED On OFF To turns the LED Off TOGGLE To toggle the state of the LED 4 Click on Set to send the specified commands to node s in your network You can click SET ALL to activate all LEDs simultaneously Page 26 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE File Tools Units Window Help MOTE VIEW User s Manual 00 23 25 26 33 37 43 lt Ex lt Ex oe gt Ex RAE Nods
27. TRN La ventiili i N sensor networks i i st y TT HAN JI pl p Crossbow Crossbow e Inc 4145 N First Street San nose CA 95134 ay Tel 408 965 9300 Fax 408 324 4840 Email info xbow com Website www xbow com O 2002 2005 Crossbow Technology Inc All rights reserved Information in this document is subject to change without notice Crossbow MICA TrueMesh and XMesh are registered trademarks of Crossbow Technology Inc Other product and trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual Table of Contents 1 Introducci n a t ken endet ns an s des 1 1 Supported Sensor Boards and Mote Platforms onoonnnccnocnococonnconnconnconn even cenon 1 1 2 Supported Mote Software Applications 0 0 0 aaa u aaa no neneve even eee nene cen rene enen 2 e 2 1 Supported PC Platforms and Operating Systems sresrnaronrronrronvvenvnrnvnrnvennvenenrneneervrerer 6 2 2 Additional Software Requirements srranvnrnvnrnvnnnnvnnnvnvnvnrnrasvraserssenanensennensnensnrneneessresen 6 2 9 Installation Steps is Weve carte on Reeve hee trait d ian e dr dt 7 3 Application Quick Stat a 3 1 Connecting to the Demo Database on Your PC ssrnsennnnrnrnvennrneennnnerrsvserrasennrnsensnnernsee 11 3 2 Connecting to an Active Sensor Network Using an MIB510 or MIB600 12 3 3 Connecting to a Database Local or Remote Server or a Stargate
28. W 1 2 RC2 JEg File Tools Units Window Help Data Command Charts Topology Chart voltage w Chart2 light vi Chart3 temp Gateway 23 DEMO Node 23 25 DEMO Node 25 DEMO Node 26 33 DEMO Node 33 37 DEMO Node 37 143 DEMO Node 43 45 DEMO Node 45 25 w voltage V lt e D ke Be Be 23 0 light 2 1 1 1 1 10 19 04 4 26PM 10 22 04 12 00AM 10 24 04 7 33AM 10 26 04 3 06PM El ss zj i 10 25 2008 115377 LLL 10 18 2004 9 23 30 Current Time Server Messages Figure 4 2 Screenshot of the demo database in Chart view e The user can zoom into and pan through data as instructed in Table 4 2 within each of the graphs independently of each other Table 4 2 How to zoom pan and reset in the Chart View Desired Action Instructions To zoom in Hold down the Shift key Left click and drag a region to zoom into Release the mouse to complete the region selection Release the Shift key To pan through data Hold the Ctrl key Left click and drag a point within the chart to the new location Release the mouse button To zoom out fully Go to the Tools menu and select Refresh View To undo a zoom Hold down the Shift key Right click once for each level of undo To undo a pan Hold down the Ctrl key Right click once for each level of undo Page 18 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW Us
29. W using the data logging dialog accessible from the Tools gt Log Data menu 4 NOTE To use the command line interface for XServe you must have the Cygwin shell installed on your PC Instructions for installing Cygwin from TinyOS InstallShield Wizard are detailed in the Getting Started Guide 6 1 General configuration Generally the installation wizard will install XServe automatically The cygwin1 d11 library in the MOTE VIEW installation directory must exactly match the cygwin1 d11 library in the user s cygwin bin directory for proper operation 6 2 XServe Logging XServe is a general purpose command line tool for displaying sensor readings being received by a gateway Mote If using a Cygwin type xserve to display the command line options xserve MSGS Ms see cv L 21 2009 09 02 08 15337 pireng lage Using params help Usage xserve S lrlplcixllldlvlq lt l table gt lt s device gt lt b baud gt lt i server port gt display help help r raw display of tos packets raw a ascii display of tos packets ascii p parse packet into raw sensor readings parsed c convert data to engineering units cooked l log data to database or file logged x export raw readings in csv spreadsheet format export xC export cooked in csv spreadsheet format export d debug serial port by dumping bytes debug b set the baudrate baud
30. alog and console message e Send an email allows text paging a mobile phone 8 Alert Interval specify the interval for the action to be taken To set an Alert follow these steps below 1 Chose from Tools gt Alerts gt Alert Manager and click the button Add New Alert Item This operation will add a blank alert item to the list with Alert ID 1 as shown in Figure 5 8 g Alerts Manager Sensor Name Alert Condition Alert Threshold i Alert Action Alert Interval Duration All Gateway f DEMO Node 23 DEMO Node 25 DEMO Node 26 DEMO Node 33 DEMO Node 37 DEMO Node 43 M Add Alert Item Delete Alert Item OK Cancel Figure 5 8 Screenshot of the Alert Manager 2 From the Node Name drop down list select a node that is currently a part of your deployment 3 From the Sensor Name drop down list Select a sensor that you want to use to trigger the Alert This automatically updates the Unit column associated with that particular sensor type 4 From Alert Condition drop down list specify an appropriate condition to trigger the Alert MEA SS DEn En 5 For Alert Threshold field input numerical value in the text box 6 From Alert Action drop down list chose an action Send Alert Email or Pop up Alert Form 7 From the Alert Interval drop down list specify the interval for the Alert to be sent 8 From Duration drop down list specify the time duration for which the Alert Condition
31. and Minimum sensor values Click on the square colored box next to Maximum Color or Minimum Color This will bring up another dialog box Move the square marker on to choose the desired color and click OK The Sensor info also lets users display the sensor readings next to the node on the topology map and specify the font for the text Page 20 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual Visualization Properties Se or Isobar Node Health Sensor Select femp Maximum 30 Minimum fro El Select Maximum Color Dialog Font Minimum Color Sj IV Draw Sensor Info 55 S OK Cancel Figure 4 4 Screenshot for Sensor Gradient Visualization Dialog Mote Visualization Users can choose from 3 different display styles for nodes None No nodes are displayed BlackDot A black dot is displayed to represent the node MoteGlow A colored circle is displayed along with the node ID Users can also check options for Draw Links between nodes and specifying whether Gateway has a sensor on it for gradient visualization Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 21 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w Visualization gn Sensor Isobar No MoteStyle C None BlackDot f MoteGlow IV Draw Links T Gateway has sensor Figure 4 5 Screenshot for Mote Visualization Dialog Isobar Visualization Users can specify Isobar style None No Isobar visualization
32. bles the last saved table will be used 5 7 2 Mote Properties This dialog is opened by selecting the Properties menu when right clicking a node in the Topology map or by double clicking a node in the node list It allows the user to assign a Name and Group of the Mote The Color tab allows the user to select the charting color for the Mote NOTE The Sensorboard tab of this dialog is only used to display calibration coefficients for boards that are equipped with an Intersema pressure temperature sensor such as the MTS400 MTS420 and MEP410 Page 40 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual 6 Mote Properties General Chart Color Sensorboard Node Id Name Node 23 Group Main Floor Figure 5 13 Screenshot of the Mote Properties dialog window This dialog is opened by selecting the Properties menu when right clicking a node in the Topology map or by double clicking a node in the node list 5 8 Server Messages The server messages pane is the bottom section of the MOTE VIEW window and displays server side messages database errors and general status messages as MOTE VIEW is running Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 41 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 6 Server Administration XServe can be used as a data logging server and comes preinstalled with MOTE VIEW A user may run XServe from a Cygwin command line included in the TinyOS 1 1 0 installer or directly within MOTE VIE
33. de which has the instructions on how to compile and download these applications using the Cygwin interface 2 XMesh enabled applications XMesh is Crossbow s multihop mesh networking protocol that has various options including low power listening time synchronization sleep modes any to base and base to any routing All of our sensor and data acquisition boards are supported with XMesh enabled applications The tables below are a summary of the XMesh applications for the corresponding sensor boards Table 1 5 Pre compiled MICAz XMesh applications available in the MOTE VIEW install MICAz Mote MPR2420 Board Model Binary file name MTS boards MTS101 MTS300 XMTS101_2400_hp exe XMTS300_2400_hp exe MTS310 XMTS310_2400_hp exe MTS400 XMTS400_2400_hp exe MTS410 XMTS410_2400_hp exe MTS420 XMTS420_2420_hp exe Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 3 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w MDA board MDA100 XMDA100 2400 hp exe XBW DA100 XBW DA100 2400 hp exe MDA300 XMDA300 2400 hp exe MDA320 XMDA320 2400 hp exe XBW DA325 XBW DA325 2400 hp exe Base Station common for all sensorboards XMeshBase XMeshBase 2420 hp exe Table 1 6 Pre compiled MICA2 XMesh Applications Available in MOTE VIEW MICA2 Mote MPR4x0 x 0 1 or 2 Board Model Binary file name MTS boards MTS101 XMTS101 xxx lt mode gt exe MTS
34. e station of your choice e MIB510 with Mote to the PC s serial port Alternatively use the USB port if you have a compatible USB to serial converter and driver e MIB600 with a Mote to a LAN or LAN hub or to a PC directly by using a crossover Ethernet cable e Stargate with a Mote to a LAN to the Internet or to a PC directly by using a crossover Ethernet cable Page 10 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual 3 Application Quick Start Once a sensor network is running and MOTE VIEW is installed on a PC there is minimal configuration necessary to start collecting data from the sensor network gt IMPORTANT There are two ways to repair a corrupt database installation 1 Run the installer again and select only Reset Mote Database 2 Open a File Manager navigate to C Program Files Crossbow MoteView and execute resetdb cmd 3 1 Connecting to the Demo Database on Your PC During the installation of MOTE VIEW a static database was included to make it possible to demonstrate MOTE VIEW s features without having to be connected to an active sensor network or to be connected to a remote server database The steps described here also apply to viewing data collected during a connection to an active sensor network 1 Click on the green connect icon in the upper left hand corner or click on File gt Connect to Remote Database Stargate The Database Server Configuration will appear see Figure 3 1
35. eee once 14 3 4 Auto discovery of NOdES secos catala 15 4 User Interface Functional Descripti0N oooomommoscs 4 1 MOTE VIEW at a Glance mmmeeeeevrrensrrsenresnnressresennrssennessennsennnssennessennessnnsssnnessennessense 16 42 Ne e ERE E E E ket 16 43 Visualization Tabs iii ibid adios 16 5 Menus kenget ne AN A Go NN 28 52 Fools E em 29 S3 UNS cti tae ade lee Gee by cece eM cate testes abby ae 37 SA WANG OWS sates ses octet vs bes oh irsk rennene ranet 38 SO PR 38 O Toolbar M n ss ste n kk ee ee sen 38 NS D 39 9 0 Server MESSAGES riscos al 6 Server Administration e zis cis sie sesi adres nde d oda ae tr 6 1 G n ral con UAM ii ndon od s n ulet ooo 42 62 XServ Logging iii 42 7 Database Administration AA a TL Posters Oli seen 44 MD esse a E di ia 44 13 Database Loomis 46 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page i MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w About This Document The following annotations have been used to provide additional information NOTE Note provides additional information about the topic M EXAMPLE Examples are given throughout the manual to help the reader understand the terminology IMPORTANT This symbol defines items that have significant meaning to the user 6 WARNING The user should pay particular attention to this symbol It means there is a chance that physical harm could happen to either the person or the equipment The following paragraph heading
36. er s Manual 4 3 3 Topology View The Topology view shows a map of the network of Motes including placement and parenting information This allows the user to define and view a topology of their Mote deployment e New nodes will show up in the upper left hand corner e The user can drag nodes and place them at a new location on the map with a left click of the mouse Node locations are stored in the database and are shared by all users of that database MOTE VIEW l Jae Fie Tools Units Window Help JERAS Balal ver Nodes Data Command Charts Topology 23 DEMO Node 23 25 DEMO Node 25 26 DEMO Node 26 DEMO Node 33 37 DEMO Node 37 43 DEMO Node 43 45 DEMO Node 45 O0000000 Sensor Network T Crossbow Technology inc Copyright 2006 x pm nj 10 18 2004 9 23 30 Current Time 10 25 2004 11 59 37 PM ssl lelel Server Messages Figure 4 3 Screenshot of the demo database in Topology view The temperature values have been selected The topology view defaults to false coloring and can be turned off The legend in the lower right appears only when the MOTE VIEW is maximized Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 19 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w visualization pop up menu will appear when the user right clicks the background bitmap Table 4 3 Items from the visualization pop up menu that appears when right clicking in the map area of the Topology view Visualization Menu
37. ialog with a right click of the mouse By rolling over a node with the mouse the user can bring up a status box with recent sensor readings of the Mote Page 24 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual 4 34 Live Mode In order to have MOTE VIEW display data from an active sensor network the users must check on the Live checkbox In Live mode MOTE VIEW refreshes the node list charts and topology views at a regular interval defined in the Tools gt Settings dialog The default interval is 10 seconds 4 NOTE The optimal setting for Update Interval is one half the sample rate used by the nodes 4 3 5 Command The Command tab provides the user with an ability to change different node parameters wirelessly NOTE These commands do not get stored in the EEPROM and hence are volatile To change the System configuration do the following 1 Click on System tab on the left side of the Command Window 2 Select the Node ID and Group ID of your network If changing the system parameters for all nodes check the All Nodes checkbox 3 From New Configuration select either Data Rate Sets the Update rate between 300 msec and 2147483647 msec Node ID Changes the node ID between 1 and 65534 Radio Power Sets the RF power between 0 min and 255 max 4 Click on Set to send the specified commands to node s in your network Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 25
38. l Update Interval is one half of the rate which the nodes are transmitting sensor data This does not affect the rate at which the Motes are sending data into the network 12 Chart Resolution Specifies what percentage of data to draw from the database when creating charts The lower the percentage the faster the refresh and graphical update rates That is the trade off is between data resolution and increased graphics performance 5 2 2 Add Node This will bring up the Mote Properties dialog for creation of a new node The user can select a unique node ID and name the node at this time Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 29 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w Mote Properties General Chart Color Sensorboard Node Id FE Name Node 23 Group main Floor Figure 5 3 Screenshot of the Mote Properties dialog window 5 2 3 Refresh View This will force a visual refresh of all visualization windows in MOTE VIEW After clicking on this menu the Nodes list the Chart and Topology views will all update to display the latest information from the sensor network 5 2 4 Log Data The data must be actively logging into a database before live data can be displayed in MOTE VIEW The File gt Connect to MIB510 MIB600 dialog see Figure 5 4 provides a means to start and stop logging of Mote data on the user s PC localhost using the XServe software tool Page 30 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w
39. l store raw ADC values to PostgreSQL database 1 Full Version Information Display exact version for all board modules v Spawn Separate Shell Launches XServe in command line shell n a By selecting the Log to Database check box and clicking on the OK button you will be able to receive live data from your nodes Please note that you may also need to select the Live checkbox on the main MOTE VIEW screen if it has not been previously selected Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 31 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w If you are not able to receive data you should check to see if your nodes are transmitting by viewing the data logging screen at the bottom of your MOTE VIEW display Depending upon the selections you made in the Data Logging window you may see data in raw converted or parsed format Program FilesyCrossbow iMoteYiewikserve exe _ XServe Ver Id xserve c v 1 6 2605 63 04 19 23 41 mturon Exp Using params baud x 1 logging Opening device comi Figure 5 5 Portion of a Command Prompt window that appears once the data logging has started The Start button will be enabled if XServe is not already running Clicking on Start will start XServe running as a separate process with the given options The output of XServe will be streamed to the Server Messages pane unless Spawn Separate Shell has been selected in which case a Command Prompt window as shown above in Figure 5 5 will be created Sample outputs fr
40. lt mode gt MDA100 XBW DA100 lt freq gt lt mode gt XBW DA100 XMDA300 lt freq gt lt mode gt XSensorMDA300 MDA300 XMDA320 lt freq gt lt mode gt MDA320 XBW DA325 lt freq gt lt mode gt XBW DA325 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 13 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w XMDA500 lt freq gt lt mode gt XSensorMDA500 MDA500 XMEP410 lt freq gt lt mode gt XMEP SYS XMEP510 lt freq gt lt mode gt XMEP SYS XMSP lt freq gt base exe XMSP lt freq gt hp exe MSP410 f gt IMPORTANT The Log to Database option must be selected when connecting to a MIB510 or MIB600 for viewing live sensor network data lol Data Logging Options Display Raw Data LI Display Parsed Data CO Display Converted Units vi Log to Database Full Version Information vi Spawn Separate Shell OK Cancel Figure 3 3 Screenshot of the Advanced Logging options window that appears after clicking on the Advanced button By default Log to Database and Spawn Separate Shell are selected 5 Table 3 1 for a description of the other logging options Click on OK when finished selecting option Table 3 1 Description of Advanced Logging Options and the Equivalent XServe Flag Advanced Logging Option Description XServe flag Display Raw Data The raw packet bytes coming into the PC r Display Parsed Data The raw ADC values displayed as parsed fields p Display Converted
41. mica2 mica2dot s set serial port device device coml i use socket input inet host port o output port for serial forwarder onet port sf use serial forwarder input inet host port f specify framing 0 auto 1l on 2 off w specify header width header offset h html reporting of health html t display time packet was received timed a quiet mode suppress headers v show version of all modules Page 42 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual XServe will be installed automatically by the MoteViewSetup installation procedure Data logging to a database was added to XServe in version 1 11 To start XServe data logging from a Cygwin command line type in a command similar to the following Be sure to specify the proper input device i and port XServe Command Line for Description Data Logging xserve 1 Log readings from a MICA2 as gateway on COM1 default xserve l s com4 Log readings from a MICA2 as gateway on COM4 xserve 1 b mica2dot Log readings from a MICA2DOT as gateway on COM1 default Log data to database display raw packets and display converted readings from SerialForwarder on localhost port 9001 xserve l r c i 4 NOTE Every time you reboot your computer and want to keep logging data you must open a Cygwin window and type xserve 1 to start logging data Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 43 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w
42. n Boards MICAz MICA2 MICA2DOT MTS101 Y Y MTS300 310 Y Y MTS400 MTS420 Y Y MTS410 Y Y MTS510 Y MDA100 Y Y XBW DA100 Y Y MDA300 Y Y MDA320 Y Y XBW DA325 Y Y MDA500 Y Table 1 2 Mote processor radio MPR platforms supported by MOTE VIEW Mote Platforms Model Number s RF Frequency Band s MICAz MPR2400 2400 MHz to 2483 5 MHz MICA2 MPR400 868 MHz to 870 MHz 903 MHz to 928 MHz MPR410 433 05 to 434 8 MHz MPR420 315 MHz for Japan only MICA2DOT MPR510 868 MHz to 870 MHz 903 MHz to 928 MHz MPR510 433 05 to 434 8 MHz MPR520 315 MHz for Japan only Table 1 3 Sensor integrated MEP MSP platforms supported by MOTE VIEW Sensor Integrated Mote Platforms Description of Usage MEP410 Microclimate and ambient light monitoring MEP510 Temperature and humidity monitoring MSP410 Physical security and intrusion detection 1 2 Supported Mote Software Applications MOTE VIEW can support a number of different firmware applications running on the Motes that make up the mesh network Page 2 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual NOTE All the Mote applications mentioned below can be programmed through the MoteConfig tool described in Section 5 2 6 if the application is precompiled Only Surge_Reliable Surge_Reliable_Dot and the XMesh enabled applications come pre compiled with MOTE VIEW Each Mote must be programmed with a unique identification number
43. nstalled Q iJ Setup will install MOTE VIEW into the following folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse Atleast 0 1 MB of free disk space is required lt Back Cancel Figure 2 1 Step 4 Destination folder select and confirm screen Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 7 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 5 Select the desired Start Menu folder name and click Next gt lola Select Start Menu Folder N Where should Setup place the program s shortcuts E I Setup will create the program s shortcuts in the following Start Menu folder To continue click Next If you would like to select a different folder click Browse Browse lt Back Cancel Figure 2 2 Step 5 Screenshot for selecting the Start Menu folder for MOTE VIEW 6 Select all available installation tasks and click Next gt see Figure 2 3 lola Select Additional Tasks tay Which additional tasks should be performed E Select the additional tasks you would like Setup to perform while installing MOTE VIEW then click Nest IV Microsoft NET Framework IV PostgreSQL 8 0 Database IV PostgreSQL ODBC Driver IV Reset Mote Database IV MOTE VIEW Application Additional icons e NE lt Back Cancel Figure 2 3 Step 6 Select all options if installing MOTE VIEW for the first time Page 8 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w 7 Execute
44. om various Crossbow applications are listed below XMTS101 Logging Output INSERT into mts101_results result time nodeid parent voltage temp light values aowi 0 126 577 183 186 XMTS310 Logging Output INSERT into mts310 results result time nodeid parent voltage temp light accel x accel_y mag_x mag_y mic values mow 0 126 378 197 301 219 193 177 210 215 XMTS400 XMTS420 Logging Output INSERT into mts420 results result time nodeid parent voltage humid humtemp inte rsemacall intersemacal2 intersemacal3 intersemacal4 prtemp press values now 0129731713917 65177459146 40508 CIS s Page 32 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual XMEP410 Logging Output INSERT into enviro results result time nodeid parent epoch voltage humid humtem p inthum inttemp accel_x accel_y photol photo2 photo3 photo4 prtemp press value s mow 07126 07379 0 0 65555 05535 201 0 174 200 207 0 655395 65535 XMTS510 Logging Output INSERT into mts510_results result time nodeid parent light accel x accel y mic values ae 0 126 275 222 205 245 XMDA300 Logging Output INSERT into mda300 results result time nodeid parent voltage humid humtemp adcO Fadelfade faga digge lues aow r 0 126 377 960 6678 295900 2243 2505 0 0 0 XMDA500 Logging Output
45. or IP address To specify your workstation as a local server enter localhost e Port TCP IP port of PostgreSQL database server Defaults to 5432 which is the standard PostgreSQL port Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 39 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w e User username for database server tele is the default e Password password for database server tiny is the default After typing in the four fields above click the Connect button to attempt to connect to the said database and update the pull down lists for what is available on that server To complete server selection the pull down lists should then be used to specify which result set on the server is to be viewed e Database All available PostgreSQL databases on the server will be displayed e Table Name The table files containing results to be viewed This is populated with available tables After selecting a database table and client the user may click Apply to have MOTE VIEW display the results data for the selections Cancel will close the dialog window Saved configurations are stored in the tree view to the left in a nested fashion The server names are listed with the database names enclosed within Clicking a server name opens the list of saved databases on that server Clicking on a database name loads those settings into the fields on the right To connect to a saved configuration click on the database name and click Apply When a database has multiple result ta
46. own list to the right of the Connect icon This quick connect list will remember the last table used for each Server Database pair 3 4 Auto discovery of Nodes New nodes will also appear in the upper left hand corner of the Topology view These nodes can be dragged to their correct position on the topology map and those placements can be saved to the configuration file in the database Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 15 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 4 User Interface Functional Description 4 1 MOTE VIEW at a Glance MOTE VIEW has four main user interface sections 1 Toolbar Menus Allows the user to specify actions and initiate command dialogs 2 Node List Shows all known nodes in a deployment and health status summary 3 Visualization Tabs Enables the user to view the sensor data in various ways 4 Server Messages Displays a log of server events and incoming messages 4 2 Node List The Node List displays all the known nodes in a deployment Table 4 1 Features and icon properties of the node list Node List Feature Description Checkbox next to node id Select nodes to be plotted in the Charts view Change node properties Double click on a node in the list or right click and choose Properties Sort data Click on the column header Static display only when not in live mode Add nodes Right click on any node or use the auto detect feature as results arrive Gray Mote icon No results received Green Mo
47. ring the about screen and display the exact MOTE VIEW version number 5 6 Toolbar Menu The toolbar provides quick access to some of the more common features of the MOTE VIEW application From left to right the toolbar provides buttons for database connection data logging with XServe MoteConfig Alerts Manager MOTE VIEW settings export to CSV print and print preview refreshing the view and displaying live vs historical sensor network data Page 38 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual MOTE VIEW 1 Figure 5 11 Screenshot of showing a portion of the MOTE VIEW window to highlight the icon toolbar menu 5 7 Dialogs 5 7 1 Database Server Configuration Server configuration is a critical first step to using MOTE VIEW The Database Server Configuration dialog can be opened in three ways a Click the Connection icon on the Tool bar Ka b Select File gt Connect c Select Window gt Server Configuration G Database Server Configuration X localhost task Server localhost Port 5432 User tele Password tiny Connect Database EK Table Name sample_mts310 i gt Apply Cancel Figure 5 12 The Database Server Configuration dialog box In this screenshot the static database sample_mts310 is selected From within the Database Server Configuration dialog window you can enter the following fields e Server Can be a hostname
48. sorMDA500 tinyos 1 x tos sensorboards basicsb NOTE These XSensor applications are not pre compiled in MOTE VIEW Instructions on how to compile these applications are in Crossbow s Getting Started Guide Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 5 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w 2 Installation 2 1 Supported PC Platforms and Operating Systems MOTE VIEW is supported on the following platforms e Windows XP Home e Window XP Professional e Windows 2000 with SP4 The screen resolution must be at least 800 x 600 or the interface would require scrollbars 2 1 1 PC Interface Port Requirements There are three different interface port requirements depending on the gateway platform used as the base station in a sensor network 1 For an MIB510 serial gateway an RS 232 serial port or a USB port and a USB to serial converter that is compatible with the PC and its operating system 2 For an MIB600 Ethernet gateway A wired Ethernet or 802 11 wireless card only if the MIB600 is on a LAN with wireless access 3 For a Stargate gateway or other server A wired Ethernet an 802 11 wireless card only if the Stargate has a wireless modem or is on a LAN with wireless access or a cellular modem for wireless Internet access 2 2 Additional Software Requirements For the application to run the following additional components are required e PostgreSQL 8 0 database service e PostgreSQL ODBC driver e Microsoft NET framework
49. te icon Fresh results within the last 20 minutes Moss light green Mote Results stale by gt 20 minutes ret Ger icon Yellow Mote icon Results stale by gt 40 minutes Orange Mote icon Results stale by gt 60 minutes Red Mote icon Results stale by more than a day The time intervals for the node color changes cannot be edited in MOTE VIEW 1 2 4 3 Visualization Tabs The visualization tabs provide three ways to view your sensor data The main display of the user interface consists of the four tabs 1 Data 2 Command 3 Charts and 4 Topology 4 3 1 Data View The Data tab displays the latest sensor readings received for each node in the network see Figure 4 1 for an example from the demo database Any column of data can be sorted by left clicking the top This allows you to sort by node ID parent temperature voltage last result time or any other sensor reading The columns include Id lt sensed value 1 gt lt sensed value 2 gt lt sensed value N gt and Time The sensor data is automatically converted into standard engineering units Page 16 Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Crossb w MOTE VIEW User s Manual MOTE VIEW 1 2 og File Tools Units Window Help BRA al lalo aver Nodes Modes Data command Charts Topology La voltage temp light accel_x accel_y mag_x DEMO Node 23 24 11 C 0 24 m s 0 19 m s 111 82 mg 111 82 mg null 10 25 2004 11 58
50. tzAT Mega 128 wr_fuse_h 0xd9 wr_fuse_e ff erase upload f C Program Files VCrossbow Mote View xmesh mica2 Surge_903_hp srec out Atmel AVR ATmega 1228 is found Uploading flash Fimware Version 2 1 Fuse High Byte set to OxdS Fuse Extended Byte set to icf Uploading SUCCESSFUL Figure 5 7 Screenshot of MoteConfig which has successfully installed the Surge application on a MICA2 Mote set to a node ID of 2 group ID 125 radio channel 0 f 903 018 MHz and at full power 255 5 2 7 Alerts MOTE VIEW alert manager allows user to define alert condition based on any sensor data of any sensor node An Alert is a user programmable event that gets triggered when sensor data exceeds pre defined threshold An Alert is composed of several pieces 1 2 3 4 Am Alert ID A sequential number to identify the alert Node Name the node whose conditions can trigger an alert Sensor Name the sensor whose readings can trigger an alert Alert Condition the comparison operation to decide whether an alert has triggered Equals Exceeds Below Exceeds or Equals Below or Equals Alert Threshold the value to compare the alert condition against Unit the unit for the alert threshold Alert Action the operation to perform in response to a triggered Alert There are two possible responses to an Alert Doc 7430 0008 03 Rev B Page 35 MOTE VIEW User s Manual Crossb w e Display a message di
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