Philip, thanks for help. I was reading one paper from David Culler regarding
the immediate ACK in TinyOS. Just curious, was it actually a packet, or
through certain correlated signals or something? From your email, it seems
like a packet is actually sent out. Correct me if I understand wrong.
Thanks.



-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Levis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 6:21 PM
To: Adam
Cc: 'TinyOS Help'
Subject: Re: [Tinyos-help] How does CC2420 ACK implemented

On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 17:04, Adam wrote:
> I notice CC2420 radio control model support immediate ACKs. I am 
> curious how it is implemented? Is it through an explicit short 
> message? Can we capture the ACK message through certain tools? Thanks.

Check out the CC2420 data sheet.

The TinyOS 1.x stack uses hardware-generated acknowledgments. Software
processes received acknowledgments. The 2.x stack also uses
hardware-generated acknowledgments. The Boomerang stack uses
software-generated acknowledgments.

If you're digging into the CC2420, I *strongly* recommend getting a
developer's kit. They run about $600, but have software that lets you
inspect every packet sent out, which lets you really easily figure out if a
problem is in the receiver or in the transmitter.

Phil

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