Practical Contiki-NG: Programming for Wireless Sensor Networks

· Apress
Ebook
293
Pages

About this ebook

Explore how to develop and implement wireless server networks (WSN) using Contiki-NG, branded as the operating system for the IoT. The book explains Contiki-NG’s advantages in sensing, communication, and energy optimization and enables you to begin solving problems in automation with WSN.
Practical Contiki-NG is a guide to getting started with Contiki-NG programming featuring projects that demonstrate a variety of applications. This book takes a practical and content-driven approach to the latest technologies, including Raspberry Pi, IoT and cloud servers. Readers will go through step-by-step guides and sample scenarios such as sensing, actuating, connectivity, building middleware, and utilizing IoT and cloud-based technologies.
If you're looking to go from zero to hero in using Contiki-NG to build Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) applications then this is the book for you.

What You’ll Learn
  • Prepare and set up Contiki-NG development
  • Review the basics of the Contiki-NG platform to build Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)
  • Develop your own Contiki-NG program
  • Perform sensing and actuating on the Contiki-NG platform
  • Implement a middleware for Contiki-NG motes
  • Build a simple IoT program using the Contiki-NG environment
Who This Book Is For

Developers, students, researchers and anyone who has an interest in Wireless Sensor Network (WSN).

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About the author

Agus Kurniawan is a lecturer, IT consultant, and author. He has 15 years of experience on various software and hardware development projects, delivering materials in training and workshops, and technical writing. He has been awarded the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award 13 years in a row.
Agus is currently researching and teaching in the field of networking and security systems at the Faculty of Computer Science, Universitas Indonesia and Samsung R&D Institute, Indonesia. Currently, he is pursuing a PhD in computer science at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He can be reached on Twitter at @agusk2010.

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