TinyOS Tutorial.pptVIP

Inter-Node Communication General idea: Sender: Receiver: Fill message buffer with data Specify Recipients Pass buffer to OS Determine when message buffer can be reused OS Buffers incoming message in a free buffer Signal application with new message OS obtains free buffer to store next message TOS Active Messages Message is “active” because it contains the destination address, group ID, and type. ‘group’: group IDs create a virtual network an 8 bit value specified in tos/apps/Makelocal The address is a 16-bit value specified by “make” – make install.id mica2 “length” specifies the size