Development of Sensor Board for 802.11 DPAC

BLOCK DIAGRAM UCSD Network

Output

DPAC WIFIMODULE

Input

Humidity Temp Sensor SHT75

GPSLassen IQ

GSP Receiver

CO/NO2 Sensor

MiCS-4514

Solar RadiationSensor

Li-200SA

Solar PanelCurrentMonitor

Battery VoltageMonitor

AntennaRS 232

PC

HARDWARE DESCRIPTION The sensor board contains the hardware

and firmware components required to implement a full Wi-Fi –compatible IEEE 802.11b network interface.

It concludes 4 main sections: * The inputs * DPAC * The Outputs * Power Supply

The Inputs

The inputs are divided into two groups. The group of the sensors include

SHT75, MiCS 4514, GPS, Li200SA. The group of power monitors include

Solar panel current monitor, battery voltage monitor.

The Sensors These are the weather sensors The sensor output signals includes two

groups: * Analog output (CO/NO2, Solar Radiation

Sensor)* Digital output (GPS, Humidity Temp

SHT75 sensor)

These sensors connect with the board via the connectors

SHT75 Sensor

Lassen iQ GSP receiver Module

Mounting: It uses a single 8-pin (2x4) male header connector (Samtec-ASP 69533-01) for both power and data I/O.

It is mounted on our sensor board by surface-Mount Mating Connector (Samtec- CLP-104-02).

There are four mounting solder tabs on the bottom of the enclosure for securing it on the PCB.

Cont. RF Connector: - The RF connector mounted on the

Lassen iQ GPS receiver is a HiroseConnector( H.FL-R-SMT (10) 50 Ohm). GPS Antennas: - The antenna receives the GPS satellite

signals and passes them to the receiver. The GPS signals are spread spectrum signals in the 1575 MHz range and do not penetrate conductive or opaque surfaces.

Cont:

The Ultra-Compact Embedded GPS Antenna with an HFLconnector, is ideal for portable and mobile applications.

Cont. Power Requirements: -The Lassen iQ GPS module requires +3.3 VDC ±0.3 VDC at 33 mA, typical excluding

the antenna. Battery Back-up: -The Lassen iQ GPS receiver provides an

input for battery back-up (BBU) from 2.5V to 3.6V power to keep the module's RAM memory alive and to power the real-time clock when the receiver's prime power is turned off.

- RAM memory is used to store the GPS almanac, ephemeris, and last position.

Cont. Digital IO/Power Connector Pinout:

CO/NO2 Sensor (MiCS-4514)

Power and Measure Circuit in MiCS 4514

Sensor Characteristics

Li-Cor #LI-200SA Pyranometer

Measures total solar radiation

Measures direct and reflected solar radiation

mounts to tower with custom NRG side mounting boom and hose clamps

Sensor range from 0 to 3000W/m2

Output signal: - small current signal proportional to total solar radiation (90

μA per 1000 Watts/m2) - range from 0 μA to 270 μA (typical) Measurement: - Converts small current signal output into differential ended voltage output by using Rload =100 Ohm - Uses chip INA 122UA to convert into single ended Voltage

to connet to DPAC - With Rf=2.4KOhm, - Chip Gain = 5+200k/2.4K=88.33. - Voutmax= 270*10^-6*100*88.33 = 2.385V

SR Power =( Vout*10^6)/(9*88.33)

Solar Panel Current Monitor Uses monitor current circuit via the

voltage across an external sense resistor.

Chooses chip LTC6102 with analog Voltage output to connect with DPAC,

V offset= 10MicroV R sense = 0.001Ohm, Rin=3 Ohm, Rout = 2.49 K Ohm I sense = Vout* Rout / (R sense*Rin)

Battery Voltage Monitor Max DPAC analog input Voltage is 2.5V Max Battery Voltage = 12V*1.2=14.4V. Need to build Voltage divider for this

input:

GND

R2=2KOhm

DPAC

R1=18KOhmV-Bat

V Bat = 10*V inV in

DPAC Airborne Module

Highly integrated 802.11b wireless module with radio, base-band & application processor

Built-in web server enables drop-in LAN and internet connectivity

Configurable serial, digital and analog I/O ports

DPAC Specifications Technology : . IEEE 802.11b DSSS, Wi-Fi compliant Frequency: . 2.400 – 2.4835 GHz (US/Can/Japan/Europe) Modulation: . DBPSK (1 Mbps), DQPSK (2 Mbps), and CCK

(5.5 and 11 Mbps) Clock Frequencies: . 4.8 MHz – CPU reference clock . 32.768 KHz – real-time clock Channels .USA/Canada: 11 channels (1 – 11) Data Rate: . 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps (raw wireless rate) MAC : . CSMA/CA with ACK, RTS, CTS RF Power: . +15 dBm (typical) Approx.32 mW Sensitivity: . -82 dBm for 11 Mbps .-86 dBm for 5.5 Mbps .-88 dBm for 2 Mbps .-90 dBm for 1 Mbps

Security WEP standard encryption, 64 or 128 bits Antenna: . Two U.FL coaxial connectors, 50Ω, supports receive

diversity Supply : 3.3 VDC Current Consumption: 420 mA – transmit mode (typical) 350 mA – receive mode (typical) 250 mA – doze mode (typical – see Note 1 and Note 5

below) 235 mA – snooze mode (typical – see Note 1 and Note

5 below) 50 mA – sleep mode (typical – see Note 5 below) Power Up Inrush Current 1900 mA (max) Operating Temperature Industrial: -40°C − +85°C (see Note 2

below) Application Processor 16-bit, 120 MIPS @ 120 MHz Serial Interface Memory: Flash: 64 Kbytes onboard, 512 Kbytes expansion (see

Note 4 below) SRAM: 20 Kbytes onboard, 128 Kbytes expansion Digital I/O Up to 8 digital I/O ports and status Analog Inputs Up to 8 channels, 10-bit resolution, single

ended, 0 – 2.5 V Connector 36 pin (pn: HRS DF12-36DS-0.5 V) 4-mm height

Pin Signal Assignments

The outputs There are two outputs for this board. It includes : - External antenna: DPAC Module has two U.Fl style connectors

for connection to anntena. These two connectors provide 50 Ohm

impedance RF signals at 2.4GHz) - RS 232 Connector: DPAC Module has up to 512 KB Flash memory

and 128 KB Static Random Acess Memory to support its function and features.

POWER SUPPLY

+5v DC to DCSwitch Converter

LM2673S-5.0Charge Controller

R-SenseSolar Panel

SP Current MonitorLTC6102

Batt Voltage MonitorVoltage Divider

Battery

+3.3v DC to DCLinear ConverterLP3962ES-3.3

+12V_SP +12V_SP

+12V_Batt

Discharged

Charged

+12V

+12V +5V

+3.3V

Unisolar Us-5 5W 12V Thin film Module

12V, 5 Ah -Battery

Power Sources

The sensor board is powered from the 12V charge controller.

The 12V charge controller can derive power from either Unisolar Us-5 5W, 12V Thin film Module solar panel or 12V, 5 Ah -battery.

The charge controller will protect our batteries from being overcharged by our solar panels and it will block any reverse current as well.

Power Supplies The sensor board is supplied power from

+12V charge controller. It derives its 5V and 3.3V supplies using

onboard regulators The 5 V power supply is based on an

LM2673S-5.0 switching regulator. The 3.3 V power supply is derived from

the 5 V supply using a Series LDO (LP3962ES-3.3) regulator.

These two power supplies are used for DPAC and the sensor power.

Power Schematic Power Schematic

DPAC SCHEMATIC DPAC SCHEMATIC

SHT75 SCHEMATIC SHT75 SCHEMATIC

Monitor Schematic Monitor Schematic

GPS and LI200SA SCHEMATIC GPS and LI200SA SCHEMATIC

RS232 and CO/NO2 Schematic RS232 and CO/NO2 Schematic

PCB Layout

PCB Layout

Additional Board The sensor board will be installed inside

the box to protect it from the weather condition.

Outside board is designed and installed outside the box to mount some components that they can not be inside such as CO/NO2 sensor.

It includes MiCS 4514(CO/NO2) sensor, SMA, RS232 connector.

Outside Board Schematic

Outside Board Schematic

Outside board PCB