Boomerang is a low-power "product" from the ex-Moteiv company that manages power cycling and time sync (somewhat) on tmote sky boards which were telosb's with FCC approval. You can find the last gasp of it on http://docs.tinyos.net/ someplace.
Whether it's worth it is an open question... MS David Conde wrote: > Hi again Michael, > > So I am using Telosb as well, and my question is, what do you do to achieve > low power applications so that your Telosb can remain more time without > being recharged?Does Boomerang manage this low power mode for all the > applications running in it?if it does, where could I get Boomerang software? > > Thanks in advance > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Michael Schippling [mailto:[email protected]] > Enviado el: miércoles, 21 de octubre de 2009 18:40 > Para: David Conde > CC: [email protected] > Asunto: Re: [Tinyos-help] Reading/Writing data in TelosB memory > > I've used Boomerang on telos motes and Moteworks on iris but > only so far as to develop apps so I don't have a lot of > experience with how well they work in the field...Boomerang > "had some issues" and the Moteworks project hasn't been > deployed yet... > > I think one of the points of T2 is to make the low power mesh > stuff work better but that is hearsay evidence. Perhaps someone > who knows T2 can comment further. > > MS > > David Conde wrote: >> Thanks Michael, >> >> I have a question for you, because I am getting some problems when I try > to >> develop my applications with Telosb in TinyOS 1.x, there are much more >> documentation, examples and resources for TinyOS 2.x for example with >> LowPowerSensing application which it is not for TinyOS 1.x,and I think it > is >> an important application which should exist for TinyOS 1.x, I have thought >> about to upgrade to TinyOS 2.x, and I know that you are working with > TInyOS >> 1.x so what do you recommend me? How can I work around and get a similar >> application as LowPowerSensing in TinyOS 1.x?Do you know if TinyOS 2.x is >> much better from a power point of view? >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> -----Mensaje original----- >> De: Michael Schippling [mailto:[email protected]] >> Enviado el: miércoles, 21 de octubre de 2009 17:53 >> Para: Faisal Aslam >> CC: David Conde; [email protected] >> Asunto: Re: [Tinyos-help] Reading/Writing data in TelosB memory >> >> Look at the InternalFlashC component. >> MS >> >> Faisal Aslam wrote: >>> I have never worked with TinyOS 1.x and cannot help there. >>> I hope someone will able to help you. >>> >>> regards, >>> Faisal Aslam >>> >>> David Conde wrote: >>>> Hi Faisal Aslam, >>>> >>>> Thanks for replying me, >>>> >>>> I forgot to say that I was working with TinyOS 1.x version, do you know >> how >>>> where can I find something similar for TinyOS 1.x? I looked for some >> similar >>>> document in TinyOS 1.x tutorial but I do not find anything. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance >>>> >>>> David >>>> >>>> -----Mensaje original----- >>>> De: Faisal Aslam [mailto:[email protected]] >>>> Enviado el: miércoles, 21 de octubre de 2009 16:18 >>>> Para: David Conde >>>> CC: [email protected] >>>> Asunto: Re: [Tinyos-help] Reading/Writing data in TelosB memory >>>> >>>> All the answers are here http://docs.tinyos.net/index.php/Storage >>>> >>>> best regards, >>>> Faisal Aslam >>>> >>>> David Conde wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I would like to develop an application similar to SenseLightToLog but >>>>> in TelosB, I looked this component and it uses LoggerWRite and >>>>> LoggerRead component in order to write and read in MicaZ memory, the >>>>> problem it is that I am using TelosB so I guess that they do not have >>>>> the same memory hardware, so Telosb should have another Write/Read >>>>> memory component, could anybody tell me which component do I have to >>>>> use for reading/writing in Telosb memory? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is there any example application what use them? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance >>>>> >>>>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Tinyos-help mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> > https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help >>>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Tinyos-help mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help > _______________________________________________ Tinyos-help mailing list [email protected] https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tinyos-help
