Irida: A Real-Time Wireless Sensor Network Visualization Feedback Protocol

Abstract

In this paper, we describe the implementation of a real time visualization and feedback system for Wireless Sensor Network algorithms. The system is based on a fixed hardware test bed, which is deployed on a vertical flat surface and a feedback loop system that takes information about the current state of the network and projects this state, in a visual way, on the surface itself using a video projector. The protocol used is open and simple to use, and can be easily adapted for different hardware configurations. We call our system Irida.