A sensor node, also known as a mote (chiefly in North America), is a node in a sensor network that is capable of performing some processing, gathering sensory information and communicating with other connected nodes in the network. A mote is a node but a node is not always a mote.
List of Wireless Sensor Nodes
List of Available Wireless Sensor Nodes TECHNOLOGY MCU OPERATING SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY INTERFACES SENSORS DIMENSIONS (mm) ENERGY APPS MEMORY SERVICES NAME MANUFACTURER PRICE RELEASE ARCH DEVICE CLOCK RTC TinyOS ContikiOS Others Bluetooth Wi-Fi 802.15.4 Zigbee XBee 6LoWPAN WirelessHART I2C/TWI SPI UART GPIO USART USB ADC DAC Timers JTAG Others Temperature Humidity Luminosity Pressure Gyroscope Accelerometer CO2 Motion Acoustic Others Length Width Height Voltage Sleep Nominal Radio RX Radio TX PoUSB OTAP SDK RAM Program Memory Data Memory Flash HTTP UDP TCP IPv4 IPv6 RPL CoAP API Others .NOW The Samraksh Company US$125 2012 RISC ARM 32 bit Cortex M3 STM32F103 8-48 MHz 32.768 kHz Partial Future eMote (.NET Micro Framework with real time extensions) N/A N/A X N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 2 (1 via USB, 1 accessible on board) 13 2 (1 via USB, 1 accessible on board) N/A 3 x 12 bit; multiple channels 1 12 x 16 bit; virtualized for users in eMote 1 N/A On Kiwi companion board N/A On Kiwi companion board N/A N/A On Kiwi companion board N/A N/A On Kiwi companion board MicroDoppler radar on Bumblebee companion board 76 70 with I/O section; 38 without 13 2v (battery); 3.3v (USB) 0.72 mW 18-60 mW depending on CPU speed 32 mW 16-26 N/A N/A X 96 kB 1024KB; 128 KB with eMote Same as RAM Same as Program Memory N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ANT Dynastream Innovation Inc. N/A 2006 RISC TI MSP430F1232 8 MHz 32 kHz N/A N/A Ant N/A N/A Nordic Semiconductor nRF24AP1 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 22 N/A N/A 8x10 bit N/A 1x16 bit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 22 mA 16 mA N/A N/A N/A 256 B N/A N/A 8 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A WiSense WiSense Technologies US$20 2014 RISC TI MSP430 8/16 MHz 32 kHz N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TI CC1101 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 1 24 2 N/A 8x10 bit N/A 3 Spy-bi-Wire N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A NA 42 mm 42 mm N/A 1.8-3.6 V 1 μA 20 mA NA NA N/A N/A N/A 4 kB 56 kB (FLASH) 128 KB (External EEPROM) 56 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A AquisGrain Philips Research N/A 2004 AVR Atmel ATmega128L 8 MHz 32 kHz N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Chipcon CC2420 x N/A N/A N/A 1 1 2 53 2 N/A 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 2x16 bit x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ECG 35 36 N/A 1.8-5.5 V 47 μA 31 mA 18.8-19.7 mA 17.4 mA N/A N/A N/A 4 kB 4 kB (EEPROM) 4 Mbit (External Flash) 128 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Arduino BT Arduino N/A 2008 AVR Atmel ATmega328 20 MHz 32 kHz N/A N/A Arduino IDE/Java Blue giga WT11i (v2.1) 802.11 x N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 2 1 23 1 x 14x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 1x16 bit N/A N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 81.28 53.34 N/A 2.5-12 V N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 kB 1 kB (EEPROM) N/A 32 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A AdvanticSys 95 euros 2011 RISC TI MSP430F2618 16 MHz N/A v2.x x N/A N/A N/A Chipcon CC2420 x N/A x N/A 2 2 2 48 N/A N/A 8x12 bit 12 bit 2x16 bit x IrDA x x x N/A N/A M M N/A M CO (M); Magnetic (M); Buzzer (M); Force & Load (M); Tilt (M); Dust (M) 81.90 32.50 6.55 2xAA (3.0 V) 1 μA N/A 18.8-19.7 mA 17.4 mA N/A N/A N/A 8 kB N/A 1 MB (External Flash) 116 kB x x x x x x x N/A N/A AVRaven Atmel N/A 2008 AVR Atmel ATmega1284p 4-20 MHz 32.768 kHz N/A x Atmel Studio N/A N/A Atmel AT86RF230 x N/A x x 1 3 2 32 2 N/A 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 1/2x16 bit x N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5-12 V (2xLR44 Battery Cells or External Power) N/A N/A 16 mA 17 mA N/A N/A x 16 kB 4 kB (EEPROM) 16 MB 128 kB x x x x x x x N/A N/A AWAIRS1 Rockwell N/A 1999 ARMv4 Intel StrongARM SA-1100 59-206 MHz 32.768 kHz N/A N/A MicroC/OS N/A N/A Conexant Systems RDSSS9M N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A x x 26 N/A x 4 bit x 32 bit x RS232 x N/A N/A x N/A x N/A N/A x Seismic; Magnetic 69.85 66.68 88.90 2x9 V batteries 44 μA 11.1-16.7 mA 0.06-5.56 mA 0.06-5.56 mA N/A N/A N/A 128 kB N/A N/A 1 MB N/A N/A x x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BEAN Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais N/A 2004 RISC TI MSP430F149 8 MHz 32.768 kHz N/A N/A YATOS N/A N/A Chipcon CC1000 N/A N/A N/A N/A x 2 2 48 2 N/A 8x12 bit 12 bit 2x16 bit x N/A x/M M M M N/A M N/A N/A N/A Magnetic (M); Seismic (M); H2S (M); O2 (M); Sonar (M); Image (M) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.6 mA 16.5 mA N/A N/A N/A 2 kB 512 kB (EEPROM) N/A 60 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A x N/ABPartTECO / KITfrom 40 Euro in Projekcts201480518051 on Bluegiga BLE11232 MHz21 kHzN/AN/ABGScriptBLEN/ACC2540N/AN/AN/AN/A22219218x12bit12bit1x15, 2x8bitxN/AxN/AxN/AN/AxN/AN/AN/AHall/Magnetic; IR diode, RGB LED21mm21mm3mm3V coin cell CR202320 μA1-5mA8mA8mAN/ANABGScript8kB256 kB8kB256kBN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ABGScriopt, CN/A BSN Node v2 Imperial College London/Sensixa Deprecated 2004 RISC TI MSP430F149 8 MHz N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A Chipcon CC2420 x N/A x N/A N/A 2 2 48 2 N/A 8x12 bit N/A 2x16 bit N/A N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18.8-19.7 mA 17.4 mA N/A N/A N/A 2 kB 512 kB (EEPROM) N/A 60 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A x x N/A N/A N/A BSN Node v3 , Imperial College London/Sensixa N/A 2008 RISC TI MSP430F1611 8 MHz N/A x N/A BSNOS N/A N/A Chipcon CC2420 x N/A x N/A 1 2 2 48 1-2 N/A 8x12 bit 12 bit 2x16 bit N/A N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A 19 30 N/A 55 mAh (Battery) 1.1 μA 0.3 mA 18.8-19.7 mA 17.4 mA N/A N/A N/A 10 kB 4 MB (External EEPROM) N/A 48 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A x x N/A N/A N/A BTnode BTnode N/A N/A AVR Atmel ATmega128L 8 MHz 32 kHz x N/A N/A Zeevo ZV4002 (v1.2) N/A Chipcon CC1000 N/A N/A x N/A 1 1 2 53 2 x 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 2x16 bit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 9.6 mA 16.5 mA N/A N/A N/A 64+180 kB 4 kB (EEPROM) N/A 128 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A x x N/A N/A N/A BTnode rev3 BTnode 215 dollars 2006 AVR Atmel ATmega128L 8 MHz 32 kHz v2.x N/A N/A Zeevo ZV4002 (v1.2) x Chipcon CC1000 N/A N/A x N/A 1 1 2 53 2 x 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 2x16 bit x N/A x x x x N/A x N/A N/A N/A x 58.15 33 N/A 2xAA (3.0 V) or External Power (3.8-5 V) 11.6 μA 46.6 mA 9.6 mA 16.5 mA N/A N/A N/A 4 kB 4 kB (EEPROM) N/A 128 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A x x N/A N/A N/A CENS Medusa MK2 University of California, Los Angeles N/A 2002 AVR/ARM7TDMI Atmel ATmega128L/Atmel AT91FR4081 8/40 MHz 32 kHz N/A N/A Palos; uCos-II N/A N/A RFMonolithics TR1000 N/A N/A N/A N/A 1 1 2 53 2 N/A 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 2x16 bit x Push Button; RS485; GPS x N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5-27 μA 39.4 mA 1.8-3.8 mA 2.9-12 mA N/A N/A N/A 4/136 kB 4 kB (EEPROM) 32 kB/1 MB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A CIT sensor node Cork Institute of Technology Deprecated 2004 N/A Microchip PIC16F877 20 MHz N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A Nordic Semiconductor nRF903 N/A N/A x N/A 2 2 1 40-44 1 N/A 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 1x16 bit N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 18.5-22.5 mA 12.5-29.5 mA N/A N/A N/A 368 B N/A N/A 8 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A x x N/A N/A N/A Cookies , Universidad Politécnica de Madrid N/A 2006 N/A Analog Device ADuC841/Xilinx Spartan3 XC3S200 16/48 MHz x N/A N/A N/A ConnectBlue OEMSPA13i N/A N/A x N/A N/A N/A x x x x N/A N/A 8x12 bit 2x12 bit & 2x16 bit 16 bit N/A RS232 x x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A pH (M); CO (M); SO2 (M); NO (M); N/A N/A N/A 1.2-3.3 V 10 μA 70 mA 35.6 mA 35.6 mA N/A N/A N/A 4/234 kB N/A N/A 62/- kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A CoSeN/MantaroBlocks University of Maryland Baltimore County/Mantaro N/A 2012 AVR Atmel ATxMega32A4 32 MHz 32 kHz N/A N/A Atmel Studio N/A N/A Atmel AT86RF231 x N/A x x 2 7 5 34 5 N/A 12x12 bit 2x12 bit 5x16 bit N/A IrDA x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.7-3.0 V 3.0-3.6 μA 637.8-728 μA 8.89-13.2 mA 10.4-14.4 mA N/A N/A N/A 4 kB 1 kB (EEPROM) N/A 32 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Cricket MEMSIC/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Deprecated N/A AVR Atmel ATmega128L 8 MHz 32 kHz v1.1.6 N/A N/A N/A x x N/A N/A x N/A 1 1 2 53 2 N/A 8x10 bit N/A 2x8 bit & 2x16 bit x N/A x x x x N/A x N/A N/A N/A x N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 kB 4 kB (EEPROM) N/A 128 kB N/A N/A N/A N/A x x N/A Clientlib N/A