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Video - Open Source Tracking Device

Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
edited 2012-04-19 13:45 in General Discussion

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dsscircuits/open-source-tracking-device

The board contains everything you'd need or want in a tracking device.


GPS - An ultra sensitive -165dBm receiver with on board passive antenna that can be configured to a 10Hz update rate.
GSM - SIM900 Quad band GSM module to connect to the GSM cellular network. Unlocked SIM card necessary (not included).
USB Battery charger - charge rate set to 500mA by way of mini USB connector. Can be charged directly from most computers.
Lipo Fuel Gauge - MAX17043 single cell lithium polymer fuel gauge.
Accelerometer - BMA250 Triple axis +/-2 to +/-16g 10 bit accelerometer.
Microcontroller - ATMega328p running at 3.3v 8MHz with the Arduino bootloader installed
Power,GND,I2C,SPI,4 Analog/Digital and 1 digital IO pin headers
Optional underside coin cell battery (CR1225) backup holder to retain GPS memory if main battery is disconnected
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