1.3.1 - Low-power Design
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What is duty-cycling?
💡 Hint: Think about how your phone conserves battery when you aren’t using it.
Name one energy-efficient communication protocol.
💡 Hint: Consider protocols designed specifically for low power usage.
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What is the main benefit of using energy-efficient communication protocols?
💡 Hint: Consider what these protocols specifically aim to optimize.
True or False: Duty-cycling has no effect on device responsiveness.
💡 Hint: Think about how inactive times impact immediate reactions.
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Design a low-power IoT device for a smart home application. Outline your approach addressing energy efficiency while ensuring reliable performance.
💡 Hint: Consider all aspects from communication to processing.
Evaluate how implementing local data processing can affect the architecture of a large-scale IoT system.
💡 Hint: Think about both pros and cons of increased local processing.
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