Pub Date : 2024-04-29DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3394446
Juan Pablo Becoña;Marcel Grané;Matías Miguez;Alfredo Arnaud
In this letter, three battery-powered, custom Internet of Things (IoT) sensor nodes for the agribusiness, are presented: first, a Sigfox-based temperature-humidity index (THI) sensor to monitor the impact of heat stress in livestock, then a LoRaWAN version of an estrus detection collar for dairy farms, and finally a NB-IoT low-power A-GPS geolocation device for animals. Detailed power consumption measurements are presented and compared to highlight the benefits of each low-power wide-area network technology for the industry. The measured energy to transmit a single 10Byte payload packet was 90, 20, and 90 mJ for Sigfox, LoRa, and NB-IoT, respectively. With an adequate power management strategy, the nodes could operate up to 10 years in the case of the THI and estrus detector, and >1 yr in the case of the GPS tracker, powered by a single 1900 mA $cdot mathrm {h}~mathrm {LiSOCl}_{2}$ battery.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-18DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3391220
Roger Morales-Monge;Jorge Castro-Godínez;Guilherme Paim
To address the challenges of efficient hardware design for error-tolerant applications, several techniques of applied approximate computing have been proposed. Pruning algorithms aim to approximate circuits with reduced design requirements at the cost of an acceptable degradation of their quality of result. In this letter, we present the effects of resynthesis, an iterative application of logic synthesis along with pruning algorithms, into a state-of-the-art approximate design flow, AxLS. Resynthesis strategy improves the approximation, achieving up to 70% area-power savings for the same error in the output, and reducing the number of iterations, and hence the time required to explore the design space in up to $30times $ , to obtain an approximated design.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-10DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3387310
A. Hernández-Benítez;J. Vázquez-Castillo;Johan J. Estrada-López;G. Becerra-Nunez;N. Cólin-García;A. Castillo-Atoche
Hydroponic farming is a promising alternative to soil-based farming. However, it requires a precise control of the growth environment, which is hard to achieve with energy-constrained embedded systems. This letter presents an energy optimization technique for the continuous operation of energy harvesting-based hydroponics sensor nodes. The proposed technique is based on the self-tuning model, that dynamically adjust the duty cycle of the node, ensuring the autonomous operation of the Internet of Things system. The model can be programmed in a low-power microcontroller, allowing the decision-making process to reside entirely on the sensor node. Experimental results show that in the same time period, the self-tuning model allows $3.5times $ more data transmissions than a uniform 5-min duty cycle, while ensuring a minimum voltage level in the storage device. This balance allows the stored energy to be enough for continuous monitoring, providing a clean and cost-effective alternative to perpetually power the hydroponic system.
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Digitalization and automation in the agricultural sector enable the enhancement of production processes, leading to increased yields. Specifically, the medications administration or complementary treatments in animals often prove to be a demanding task for human operators. This letter introduces an embedded system prototype that facilitates monitoring the level of capsules coverage in troughs through image processing. The suggested system enables an innovative antiparasitic treatment using biological control agents. The prototype utilizes a Raspberry Pi 3B as the platform to execute the developed image processing algorithm. The obtained results successfully demonstrate the algorithm’s accurate functionality estimating capsules coverage within the troughs.
农业领域的数字化和自动化能够改进生产流程，提高产量。具体来说，动物的用药或辅助治疗往往是一项对人类操作员要求很高的任务。这封信介绍了一种嵌入式系统原型，它可通过图像处理来监控食槽中胶囊的覆盖水平。所建议的系统能够利用生物控制剂进行创新的抗寄生虫治疗。原型利用 Raspberry Pi 3B 作为平台，执行开发的图像处理算法。所获得的结果成功地证明了该算法在估算食槽中胶囊覆盖率方面的准确功能。
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Pub Date : 2024-04-03DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3384843
Gerardo Avalos-Almazan;Sarahi Aguayo-Tapia;Jose De Jesus Rangel-Magdaleno;Victor Aviña-Corral
This research centers on the application of the discrete-time Taylor–Fourier transform (DTTFT) algorithmic implementation for phasor estimation on a field-programmable gate array board. The system employs a finite impulse response structure of a digital Taylor–Fourier filter to extract amplitude and phase information. The hardware description utilizes a multiply accumulator architecture with only forty embedded 9-bit multiplier elements, achieving an 18-bit input–output resolution. Performance assessment involves signal analysis through FPGA-in-the-loop simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. Findings demonstrate that the DTTFT-based phasor estimator can be effectively characterized using VHDL code and implemented on an Intel D2-115 board.
{"title":"FPGA-Based Digital Taylor–Fourier Transform","authors":"Gerardo Avalos-Almazan;Sarahi Aguayo-Tapia;Jose De Jesus Rangel-Magdaleno;Victor Aviña-Corral","doi":"10.1109/LES.2024.3384843","DOIUrl":"10.1109/LES.2024.3384843","url":null,"abstract":"This research centers on the application of the discrete-time Taylor–Fourier transform (DTTFT) algorithmic implementation for phasor estimation on a field-programmable gate array board. The system employs a finite impulse response structure of a digital Taylor–Fourier filter to extract amplitude and phase information. The hardware description utilizes a multiply accumulator architecture with only forty embedded 9-bit multiplier elements, achieving an 18-bit input–output resolution. Performance assessment involves signal analysis through FPGA-in-the-loop simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. Findings demonstrate that the DTTFT-based phasor estimator can be effectively characterized using VHDL code and implemented on an Intel D2-115 board.","PeriodicalId":56143,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Embedded Systems Letters","volume":"16 3","pages":"299-302"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140569651","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-03-27DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3382615
Lucas A. Rabioglio;M. C. Cebedio;L. Arnone;L. De Micco;J. Castiñeira Moreira
This letter introduces the design of an estimator for parameters of Middleton Class A noise using its canonical formula and classical numerical methods. The main focus is to acquire parameters to characterize communication channels in intelligent systems or those based on cognitive paradigms. A comprehensive analysis of the first-order characteristics of the Middleton Class A noise model is conducted to establish the foundational understanding necessary for developing the presented estimator model, named impulsive noise estimator with minimization methods (INEMM). Subsequently, the method is introduced, substantiated, and compared to various established estimators concerning precision and complexity. Results show a distinct advantage in terms of overall performance.
这封信介绍了如何利用米德尔顿 A 类噪声的经典公式和经典数值方法设计一种米德尔顿 A 类噪声参数估计器。主要重点是获取参数，以描述智能系统或基于认知范式的通信信道的特征。我们对 Middleton A 类噪声模型的一阶特征进行了全面分析，以建立必要的基础认识，从而开发出所提出的估计模型，并将其命名为脉冲噪声最小化方法估计模型（INEMM）。随后，对该方法进行了介绍、论证，并就精度和复杂性与各种成熟的估计方法进行了比较。结果表明，该方法在整体性能方面具有明显优势。
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Pub Date : 2024-03-13DOI: 10.1109/LES.2024.3377180
José L. I. Rangel;Moises I. Arroyo;Eduardo Vázquez;Juan G. Avalos;Giovanny Sanchez
Finite-field arithmetic operations are vital for the computation of complex cryptography algorithms used in several cutting-edge applications, such as side-channel attacks, authentication, and digital signatures, among others. Currently, the simulation of these algorithms exceeds the computational capabilities of conventional computing systems. This aspect becomes critical, especially when these algorithms are implemented in resource-constrained electronic appliances. In particular, the improvement of execution time in these devices generally require more area. To overcome this issue, a large number of works have been focused on the development of compact conventional binary finite-field arithmetic circuits over GF(p) since these demand a large area consumption. Inspired by neural phenomena, a new emerging branch of computer science has made intensive efforts to improve area consumption of conventional arithmetic circuits. However, the development of compact finite-field arithmetic circuits over GF(p) is a still a challenging task. In this letter, we present for the first time, the design of four new finite-field arithmetic circuits over GF(p) based on spiking neural P (SN P) systems with communication on request. In addition, we propose a neural processor to perform four new finite-field arithmetic operations over GF(p) by using the same processing core, which is not feasible with the use of conventional binary circuits since each finite-field arithmetic-binary circuit over GF(p) is implemented separately, to significantly improve the area consumption. This has mainly been achieved since the neural processor dynamically change its configuration, which is defined in terms of the connectivity and firing rules of each neuron.
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