EEL4515 Advanced Digital Communications
Fall
2005
John F
Alexander Ph.D.
P.E.
EEL4515 Advanced Digital Communications
FALL 2004
Lecture location: EElab50/3004
Lecture time: M&W 4:30-5:45PM
Lab location: EELab 50/3004
Lab time Monday 12:00-2:50PM
Text: Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks:
Enabling
Wireless Sensors with IEEE 802.15.4 ™by José A. Gutierrez, Ed Callaway and Raymond
Barrett
Course Description: One of the most
fascinating
growth areas in electrical engineering is the wireless interfacing of
microprocessors. This is evolving so fast that little of the material
covered
in this class existed when the course descriptions listed a in the
catalogue.
This is a state-of-the-art technical class with lots of hands-on
work.Each
student will build a 2.4 GHz digital radio transceiver modules. A
Microcontroller will be part of the design and will require software to
be
developed in C to provide communication and packet protocols and error
correction.A working digital radio project is required in this class
for each
electrical engineering student. Too provide a class focus we will
consternate
on the new IEEE 802.15.4low data rate
wireless network standard known as ZigBee. We have PC boards for
bulding up your pwn 2.4 GHz treansiver. We will start with
Chipcon's CC2420 ZigBee chip.
Enabling
Wireless Sensors with IEEE 802.15.4 ™ has been designed to complement
IEEE Std
802.15.4 which addresses a market need left open by other wireless
networking
standards. The standard intends to reach a new audience, with new
applications
that need only moderate data throughput, but require very long battery
life.
This class will cover the key features that the standard offers to meet
the
needs of applications requiring low power and low cost wireless
connectivity.
Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks: Enabling Wireless Sensors
with IEEE
802.15.4™ will create awareness among both users of wired low data rate
applications and wireless communication professionals who may have use
of low
data rate applications on how they can implement IEEE 802.15.4 wireless
technology.
This is a very ambitious course and is going to
require lots
of time and hard work. Many students wanted to get in but there was not
room.
If you’re present situation does not allow lots of time please drop and
make
room for some one who is prepared for many long nights.Also if you
don’t have a
good technical backgrounds please consider taking this class next year.
ZigBee Links
ZigBee
Chipcom IEEE 802.15.4
Transeiverer Chip
Motorola Freescale
MC13192
ZigBee Transceiver chip
TI
MSP430f449 Microprocessor
MicroOsprey
MSP430F449 Computer
MicroOsprey CC2420 ZigBee Transceiver