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Ambient Intelligence (AmI) aims to make the environment of human beings more intelligent and sensitive in order to enhance the quality of life. In AmI systems a large number of sensors, actuators and controllers are distributed on low power and low performance nodes communicating via wireless ad-hoc networks. These systems build a special class of networked control systems (NCS), where many constraints exist such as limited bandwidth. In order to develop control algorithms under AmI constraints, a testbed is required which takes them into account. First, this paper presents a simulation environment that offers a library of NCS blocks. Thus, the constraints can be considered and integrated in the design process. Second, it describes a real process, an inverted pendulum, which is automated based on Mica nodes. These nodes were designed especially for AmI purposes. This real NCS serves as a challenging benchmark for proving the AmI suitability of the controllers.

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