SpyGlass: a wireless sensor network visualizer

Authors:
Carsten Buschmann;Dennis Pfisterer;Stefan Fischer;Sándor P. Fekete;Alexander Kröller
Affiliations:
Institute for Telematics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;Institute for Telematics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;Institute for Telematics, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany;Department of Mathematical Optimization, Technical University at Brunswick, Braunschweig, Germany;Department of Mathematical Optimization, Technical University at Brunswick, Braunschweig, Germany
Venue:
ACM SIGBED Review - Special issue: Best of sensys 2004 work-in-progress
Year:
2005

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Abstract

In this paper we present a modular and extensible visualization framework for wireless sensor networks. These networks have typically no means of visualizing their internal state, sensor readings or computational results. Visualization is therefore a key issue to develop and operate these networks. Data emitted by individual sensor nodes is collected by gateway software running on a machine in the sensor network. It is then passed on via TCP/IP to the visualization software on a potentially remote machine. Visualization plug-ins can register to different data types, and visualize the information using a flexible multi-layer mechanism that renders the information on a canvas. Developers can easily adapt existing or develop new custom tailored plug-ins for their specific visualization needs and applications.