Authors:
Johnty Wang, Eduardo Meneses, Marcelo M. WanderleyPublication or Conference Title:
Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME 2020)Abstract:
In this work we test the performance of multiple ESP32 microcontrollers used as WiFi sensor interfaces in the context of real-time interactive systems. The number of devices from 1 to 13, and individual sending rates from 50 to 2300Hz are tested to provide examples of various network load situations that may resemble a performance configuration. The overall end-to-end latency and bandwidth are measured as the basic performance metrics of interest. The results show that a maximum message rate of 2300Hz is possible on a 2.4GHz network for a single embedded device and decreases as the number of devices are added. During testing it was possible to have up to 7 wireless devices transmitting at 100Hz to a wireless receiver via a router while attaining less than 10ms of end-to-end latency. Performance however degrades with increasing sending rates and number of devices. Additionally, performance can also vary significantly from day to day depending on network usage in a crowded environment.
Publication Details:
Type: |
Conference Paper |
Date: |
07/21/2020 |
Location: |
Birmingham, U.K. |