MansOS

MansOS is an operating system for wireless sensor networks.

MansOS is a branch from LiteOS operating system because it shares several defining characteristics. MansOS like LiteOS is designed to be easily adopted by the system designers and IT community familiar with C and C++ languages and Unix operating system concepts. The goal is to avoid the steep learning curve present in some other specialized operating systems.

Key concepts common with [LiteOS]:

• MansOS is adopting programming in C and (eventually) C++, known to many people
• MansOS is treating a sensor network using Unix-like command tools and resources
• MansOS has a Unix-like file system (in development)
• MansOS enables thread-like programming environment (in development)

Additional key aspects specific to MansOS:

• MansOS is designed to be easily portable to new platforms
• MansOS has PC as one of the platforms, enabling development and high-level simulation and debugging on the desktop computer.
• MansOS enforces the hardware abstraction in three layers: HPL, HAL, and HIL at a mote level, ensuring clear interface for ease of portability to other platforms
• MansOS introduces device concept similar to Unix systems. Access to most resources and sensors can be done through a device interface, using standard API including open, close, read, write and configure functions.

• Future goal: The focus during the development should be the whole system - a collection of mote entities rather than a single mote

General

• Philosophy
• Architecture

Development Notes

• TRAC - Bug tracking and task lists
• Getting MansOS source from SVN
• Source directory structure
• MansOS_Platforms - Platform specific notes, e.g. where the particular executable is built
• API
• Coding standarts

Internals

• Source code
• Kernel
• File system
• Todo

User development tools and techniques

• Application examples
• Setting up and using Makefiles
• Eclipse setup
• Debugging and testing
• FAQ

Hardware notes

Chips

• MCU: MSP430
• Radio: CC2420

Platforms

• telosb: Tmote Sky, Mini, etc.

Related publications and papers

• Flexible Hardware abstraction describing the HPL - HAL - HIL notion
• LiteOS paper, the original OS from which MansOS branched