Study of Wireless Sensor

Network(WSN) using forSlope Stability

Monitoring
The traditional monitoring equipment cannot satisfy the
request of immediate response for slope instability. This study is aim to provide a simple,
effective and immediate alarm system to reduce the damage as much as possible by real time
before disasters happens, and take reaction at once. The advanced, high technology of Wireless
Sensor Network (WSN) is firstly introduced for this application in Taiwan. MEMS tilt meter,
sensitivity with 0.5 degree in X Y direction is used for monitoring the changes from features of
slope stability. IEEE standard of ZigBee is applied for wireless communication network. Most
frequently used slope monitoring instruments are majoring included: incline meter, settlement
gauge, tilt meter, groundwater table gauge, landslide gauge, rainfall mater and crack gauge, etc.
About the data capture, divided into artificial reading and automated reading Therefore, the
selection of the sensor in Micro-Electro-Mechanical System (MEMS) with Wireless Sensor
Network could control the overall data variation on time. WSN is Wireless Sensor Network
constructed by the Miniature sensor which has the sensor capability, computing capability and
communication capability.
Since this intelligent WSN system contains sensors,
wireless transmission, and low power supply, each single node becomes a data collection and
transmission base. This study, a trial program has significant results show that for any movement
from the slope surface, the sensor data can pass through coordinate nodes that is to P.C.. And to
reach the server station, then the reaction from management office can be taken at once. In the
side of management unit, it needs a simple, efficient and timely monitoring system to assist the
management unit monitor the slopes which have the potential to occur the disaster. Early
warning is to warn before the disasters occur. The warning is to remind the management unit
about the changes of slope stability before early warning to assign people checking and
preventing. The system is directed help the management unit decimate the tilt situation of
structures and processed to the timely monitoring.

BLOCK DESIGN PROPOSAL FOR THE SYSTEM

COORDINATOR NODE

ZIGBEE
COORDINATO
R

PC

MEMS

EMBEDDED
CONTROLLE
R

EMBEDDED
CONTROLL
ER

ZIGBEE
NODE1

NODE1

ZIG-BEE
NODE2

NODE2

MEMS

HARDWARE REQUIREMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

FUNCTION MODULE

CONTROLLER (ARM LPC 2148/AT89S52).

ZIG BEE MODULES.
MEMS SENSOR (TILT SENSOR).
P.C.
POWER SUPPLY UNIT
MAX 232 IC.
MISCELLINOIUS COMPONENTS.

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE

FUNCTION MODULE
FOR AT89S52 BASED:
The KEIL U version IDE which Keil C51 Product is a complete software development
environment for the 8051 microcontroller family.
Us Flash+ Ver. 4.0.0 programmer for MCS51 microcontrollers developed by UC micro
systems.
FOR LPC 2148 BASED:
The KEIL MDK-ARM is a complete software development environment for ARM7 (LPC
2148) and ARM9 processor-based devices.
Flash the device using FLASH MAGIC, a free software utility sponsored by NXP.
LANGUAGE:

All editions provide a complete Embedded C/C++ development environment and KEIL
includes extensive middleware libraries.
PLATFORM:

WINDOWS XP.