Impulse based scheme for crystal-less ULP radios

—This study describes a method of implementing a fully integrated ultra-low-power (ULP) radio for wireless sensor networks (WSNs). This is achieved using an ad hoc modulation scheme (impulse radio), with a bandwidth of 17.7 MHz in the 2.4 GHz—ISM band and a specific medium access control (MAC) protocol, based on a duty-cycled wake-up radio and a crystal-less clock generator. It is shown that the total average power consumption is expected to be less than 100 W with a clock generator inaccuracy of only 1%.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: ISCAS
• Authors: Fabio Sebastiano, Salvatore Drago, Lucien Breems, Domine Leenaerts, Kofi A. A. Makinwa, Bram Nauta
• Keywords: Clock Generator, Crystal-less Clock Generator, Hardware, Hoc Modulation Scheme, ISCAS 2008