Harnessing ZigBee Networks and Advanced Routing for Immediate UV Data Collection and Transfer

Abstract

The demand for real-time, efficient Ultraviolet (UV) monitoring has intensified to safeguard public health and environmental stability. Therefore, this article proposes a remote real-time monitoring transmission system for ultraviolet data through combining ZigBee and GPRS technology. UV data is captured using UVM-30A sensors, transmitted through a ZigBee network (via the CC2530 module) to a coordinator, and then sent to a host computer using a SIM800 GPRS module for continuous monitoring. The main findings include: An ant colony particle swarm optimization (ACO+PSO) algorithm enhances data transmission in large-scale networks. In mesh topologies with over 100 nodes, ACO+PSO ensures low transmission delays under high loads. For smaller networks, AODVjr proves more cost-effective. ZigBee’s short-range transmission demands careful distance management to maintain data integrity. In addition to being within an effective distance range, it is also necessary to ensure a suitable packet transmission time interval. Experimental results reveal that longer intervals between data packets lower packet loss rates, while shorter intervals increase losses. The ZigBee + GPRS integration enables effective real-time UV monitoring, with accurate data successfully received by the host computer, validating the system’s reliability and precision. This real-time monitoring system can not only reduce the manpower and material resources required for UV data collection, but also has a certain degree of significance for maintaining public health and environmental stability.