1. Wireless Embedded System (0120442x) Course Introduction Chaiporn Jaikaeo chaiporn.j@ku.ac.th Department of Computer Engineering Kasetsart University

2. Course Objectives To study To study  Characteristics of smart objects and wireless sensor networks  Application domains  Communication protocols  Node and network architectures To learn and practice developing projects on smart objects and wireless sensor networks To learn and practice developing projects on smart objects and wireless sensor networks

3. Recommended Background Data communications and computer networks Data communications and computer networks Wireless networks Wireless networks Electronics & microcontrollers Electronics & microcontrollers Programming (especially C, Python) Programming (especially C, Python) Operating systems Operating systems Probability Probability Discrete mathematics Discrete mathematics Algorithms Algorithms Optimization problems Optimization problems

4. Score Distribution Homework and quizzes 20% Project20% Midterm exam 30% Final exam 30%

5. Textbooks Holger Karl and Andreas Willig. Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006. Holger Karl and Andreas Willig. Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2006. Jean-Philippe Vasseur and Adam Dunkels. Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet. Morgan Kaufmann. 2010 Jean-Philippe Vasseur and Adam Dunkels. Interconnecting Smart Objects with IP: The Next Internet. Morgan Kaufmann. 2010

6. Hardware Platforms AVR + Microchip IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver AVR + Microchip IEEE 802.15.4 transceiver  8-bit microcontroller: Atmega328P  RF: MRF24J40A/B/C Jennic wireless microcontroller Jennic wireless microcontroller  32-bit microcontroller based on OpenRISC  Integrated IEEE 802.15.4 wireless transceiver