PermaDAQ: A scientific instrument for precision sensing and data recovery in environmental extremes

Authors:
Jan Beutel;Stephan Gruber;Andreas Hasler;Roman Lim;Andreas Meier;Christian Plessl;Igor Talzi;Lothar Thiele;Christian Tschudin;Matthias Woehrle;Mustafa Yuecel
Affiliations:
Computer Engineering and Networks Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;Physical Geography Division, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland;Physical Geography Division, Department of Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland;Computer Engineering and Networks Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;Computer Engineering and Networks Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;Paderborn Center for Parallel Computing, University of Paderborn, Germany;Computer Science Department, University of Basel, Switzerland;Computer Engineering and Networks Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;Computer Science Department, University of Basel, Switzerland;Computer Engineering and Networks Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland;Computer Engineering and Networks Lab, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Venue:
IPSN '09 Proceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Information Processing in Sensor Networks
Year:
2009

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Abstract

The PermaSense project has set the ambitious goal of gathering real-time environmental data for high-mountain permafrost in unattended operation over multiple years. This paper discusses the specialized sensing and data recovery architecture tailored to meet the precision, reliability and durability requirements of scientists utilizing the data for model validation. We present a custom sensor interface board including specialized sensors and redundancy features for end-to-end data validation. Aspects of high-quality data acquisition, design for reliability by strict separation of operating phases and analysis of energy efficiency are discussed. The system integration using the Dozer protocol scheme achieves a best-in-class average power consumption of 148µA considerably exceeding the lifetime requirement.