Wireless sensor network

[hikaan]

Hi ,

I am started doing the research work based on wireless sensor network. in which i am concentrating at node level. is there any tool available to know and change the properties of the sensor node.so that i am able to improve the lifetime / enhance the performance of the sensor network.

can i use linux as a os for wsn ??

Thanks
g kannan

 

[nikhilele]

you can use NS2 for checking performance of ur wsn
ns (simulator) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

and u can use picotux linux os for wsn and tinyos is also a good option