OPCPP: An Online Plug-Configure-Play Experiment Platform for WSN
Wei Jian Lin, Xuehai Hong, Chaonong Xu, Yongjun Xu, Zhao Dengchang · International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks · 2013
Wireless sensor network (WSN) experiment platforms are used for teaching, research, and development of WSN. However, existing WSN experiment platforms generally have the following disadvantages: tedious manual operations, invasive measurement method, poor sensor self-awareness, and low resource utilization rate. To address the above problems, this paper proposes OPCPP, an online Plug-Configure-Play experiment platform for WSN. It has four prominent strongpoints: in-application programming in batch, noninvasive measurement method, sensor self-awareness, and remote operation. OPCPP has been used in eight colleges in China for teaching course of “internet of things” till now. We also develop a sensor-aware ZigBee-based smart home system prototype based on OPCPP.