Optimizing power consumption of Wi-Fi inbuild IoT device : an MSP430 processor and an ESP-03 chip provide a power-efficient solution

Thomas, Darshana and McPherson, Ross and Paul, Greig and Irvine, James (2016) Optimizing power consumption of Wi-Fi inbuild IoT device : an MSP430 processor and an ESP-03 chip provide a power-efficient solution. IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine, 5 (4). pp. 92-100. ISSN 2162-2248 (https://doi.org/10.1109/MCE.2016.2590148)

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Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) -- connection of small smart sensors, actuators and other devices to the Internet -- is a key concept within the smart home. To ease deployment, such devices are often wireless and battery powered. An important question is the wireless interface used. The ubiquity of Wi-Fi in homes today makes this an attractive option, but the relatively high power requirements of Wi-Fi conflict with the requirement for long battery life and low maintenance. Lower power alternatives, such as Bluetooth and Zigbee, have been proposed, but these have a much smaller installed base. In addition, many Smart Home products are currently available using 433MHz technology. This paper considers whether it is possible to reduce Wi-Fi power usage to the point where cheap Wi-Fi based products can be used instead of other protocols. The paper undertakes power analysis of a wireless sensor with an SoC Wi-Fi module, with and without a separate microcontroller optimised for low power usage which can be used to switch the Wi-Fi module on and off. This paper is an extension of previous work comparing Wi-Fi and 433MHz devices, and so we compare 433MHz to the optimised Wi-Fi sensor. Finally, the paper considers the energy usage of DHCP, demonstrating that further energy savings can be made if the application handles IP addressing and presents a static IP address to the Wi-Fi module.

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Thomas, Darshana ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-5544, McPherson, Ross, Paul, Greig ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-3192 and Irvine, James ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2078-6517;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:57719
    Dates:
    Date
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    1 October 2016
    Published
    29 June 2016
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    Subjects:Technology > Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Electronic and Electrical Engineering
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:07 Sep 2016 15:58
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 11:26
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57719
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