Wireless Sensor Network Synchronization for Precision Agriculture Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Related Work
2.1. WSNs in the Agricultural Domain
2.2. WSNs Challenges and Opportunities
2.3. Synchronization in WSNs
3. System Setup
3.1. Design Requirements
3.2. Proposed System
3.2.1. Arduino Board
3.2.2. XBee Modules and Arduino Wireless SD Shield
3.2.3. Sensors
3.2.4. Power Supply
3.3. Design Summary and Realistic Deployment
4. Proposed Measurement Synchronization Scheme
5. Experiments and Results
5.1. Test Environment
5.2. Results
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
5G | Fifth Generation of Cellular Network Technology |
API | Application Programming Interface |
AT | Attention |
IoT | Internet of Things |
WSN | Wireless Sensor Network |
SD | Secure Digital |
UV | Ultraviolet |
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Zervopoulos, A.; Tsipis, A.; Alvanou, A.G.; Bezas, K.; Papamichail, A.; Vergis, S.; Stylidou, A.; Tsoumanis, G.; Komianos, V.; Koufoudakis, G.; et al. Wireless Sensor Network Synchronization for Precision Agriculture Applications. Agriculture 2020, 10, 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030089
Zervopoulos A, Tsipis A, Alvanou AG, Bezas K, Papamichail A, Vergis S, Stylidou A, Tsoumanis G, Komianos V, Koufoudakis G, et al. Wireless Sensor Network Synchronization for Precision Agriculture Applications. Agriculture. 2020; 10(3):89. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030089
Chicago/Turabian StyleZervopoulos, Alexandros, Athanasios Tsipis, Aikaterini Georgia Alvanou, Konstantinos Bezas, Asterios Papamichail, Spiridon Vergis, Andreana Stylidou, Georgios Tsoumanis, Vasileios Komianos, George Koufoudakis, and et al. 2020. "Wireless Sensor Network Synchronization for Precision Agriculture Applications" Agriculture 10, no. 3: 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture10030089