Efficient and refined modeling of wireless sensor network nodes using SystemC-AMS

Michel Vasilevski (1) , Nicolas Beilleau (1) , Hassan Aboushady (1) , François Pêcheux (1)

1 CIAN - Circuits Intégrés Numériques et Analogiques

The paper introduces a model of wireless sensor network (WSN) nodes with SystemC-AMS, a C++ based language for system-level description, then presents model refinements and simulation improvements of the system. Firstly the paper details the components of a WSN node : a sensor, an ADC, a microcontroller and a RF transceiver with some introduced impairements. Secondly, it presents the implementation of RF components refinements, for a designer closer model specifications, such as power gain, noise figure, IIP3 specifications. Finally, the third part shows the simulation improvements introduced by a baseband equivalent implementation made easier with a C++ based language.

Domaines: Micro et nanotechnologies/Microélectronique

Michel Vasilevski, Nicolas Beilleau, Hassan Aboushady, François Pêcheux. Efficient and refined modeling of wireless sensor network nodes using SystemC-AMS. PRIME 2008 - IEEE Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, Jun 2008, Istanbul, Turkey. pp.81-84, ⟨10.1109/RME.2008.4595730⟩. ⟨hal-00627006⟩