In a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN), system resources, such as the total node energy, need to be utilized effectively while executing the task of interest. Since a number of sensor nodes may be needed in various type of applications, it is also important to develop each sensor node in a cost effective manner. The purpose of this paper is to develop a custom made, low power, cost-effective wireless sensor node based on a MSP430G2553 microprocessor and nRf24l01+ wireless transceiver module. Then, using these nodes, we form a simple WSN testbed, and locate the position of a light emitting source. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]