##LowBatteryCommunication[Christian]
Wirelesscommunicationdevicesoftenoperateonbatteries.Whenthestateofchargeofabatterygetslow,theprovidedvoltageisdecreasingrapidly.Atsomepointoftime,itapproachesthecutoffvoltageoftheelectroniccomponents.
GoalWestudywirelesscommunicationofdevicesthatoperateclosetothecutoffvoltage.Tothatend,wemeasuretherelationbetweenbatteryvoltageandbiterrorratefor802.15.4basedsensornodes.
Procedurea)MeasurethedischargecurveofAAAbatteries.b)Drainbatteriesclosetothecutoffvoltageofthewirelesssensornode.Doexperimentstomeasurethebiterrorrateofwirelesscommunicationlinksofdevicesoperatingclosetothecutoffvoltageindifferentscenarios(e.g.,senderlowreceiverhighsenderhighreceiverlowsenderandreceiverlow)andradiochannels(e.g.,varyingdistance).