System, method and apparatus for sensor activation
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1. A device, comprising:
- a wireless node module, including;
a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a gateway device having a wide area network connection to a host system including one or more servers, the wireless transceiver receiving from the gateway device a sensor application command that is delivered to the gateway device by the host system, anda first controller configured to transmit one or more sensor configuration instructions, which are based on the sensor application command, onto a serial communication interface; and
a sensor module, including;
a plurality of sensors, anda second controller that communicates with the first controller in the wireless node module via the serial communication interface, the second controller controlling a transmission of sensor data derived from measurements by one or more of the plurality of sensors via the serial communication interface to the first controller for transmission by the wireless transceiver to the gateway device for delivery to the host system, the second controller receiving the one or more sensor configuration instructions via the serial communication interface, the one or more sensor configuration instructions enabling the second controller to configure the sensor module such that a first of the plurality of sensors is activated and a second of the plurality of sensors is deactivated.
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Abstract
A configured mode of operation of a wireless sensor node unit can selectively activate a first subset of sensor channels of data and selectively deactivate a second subset of sensor channels of data. The configured mode of operation customizes the sensor functionality in the wireless sensor node unit in support of the delivery of data streams to customers.
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1. A device, comprising:
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a wireless node module, including; a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a gateway device having a wide area network connection to a host system including one or more servers, the wireless transceiver receiving from the gateway device a sensor application command that is delivered to the gateway device by the host system, and a first controller configured to transmit one or more sensor configuration instructions, which are based on the sensor application command, onto a serial communication interface; and a sensor module, including; a plurality of sensors, and a second controller that communicates with the first controller in the wireless node module via the serial communication interface, the second controller controlling a transmission of sensor data derived from measurements by one or more of the plurality of sensors via the serial communication interface to the first controller for transmission by the wireless transceiver to the gateway device for delivery to the host system, the second controller receiving the one or more sensor configuration instructions via the serial communication interface, the one or more sensor configuration instructions enabling the second controller to configure the sensor module such that a first of the plurality of sensors is activated and a second of the plurality of sensors is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless node device, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver configured to communicate wirelessly with a gateway device having a wide area network connection to a host system including one or more servers, the wireless transceiver receiving from the gateway device a sensor application command that is delivered to the gateway device by the host system; and a first controller that supports a serial communication interface configured for wired communication with a second controller in a sensor module device that supports a plurality of sensors, the first controller receiving sensor data from one or more of the plurality of sensors via the serial communication interface for transmission by the wireless transceiver to the gateway device for delivery to the host system, the first controller delivering one or more sensor configuration instructions, which are based on the received sensor application command, to the sensor module device via the serial communication interface, the one or more sensor configuration instructions configuring the sensor module device such that a first of the plurality of sensors is activated and a second of the plurality of sensors is deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a wireless transceiver in a wireless device, a sensor application command from a gateway device having a wide area network connection; transmitting, by a first controller in the wireless device, one or more sensor configuration instructions, which are based on the sensor application command, to a second controller in a sensor module device via a serial communication interface; after activation of one or more of the plurality of sensors in the sensor module device using the one or more sensor configuration instructions, receiving, by the first controller via the serial communication interface, sensor data based on measurements by the activated one or more of the plurality of sensors in the sensor module device; and transmitting, by the wireless transceiver in the wireless device, the received sensor data to the gateway device for delivery to a host system via the wide area network connection. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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