Potentially Useful Technologies
Contents
Radio Transceivers
- Sena Bluetooth transceiver: http://www.senaindustrial.com/products/industrial_bluetooth/sd.php
GPS
- GPS Antenna source (trimble alternatives)
- http://www.tallysman.com/index.php/gnss/products/
- including this link thinking that for alternative gnss systems like below... to use the OPUS site you still need to pair it with a tested antenna for best positioning results.
- GPS http://tersus-gnss.myshopify.com/products/rtk-bundle-915mhz
- https://www.sparkfun.com/products/12861 (SMA extender) (can also find similar at digikey)
- https://github.com/Knio/pynmea2
- https://github.com/dwtkns/gdal-cheat-sheet
Power Sensors
- USB Power monitor
Snow Sensors / Distance Transducers
- This one has models for both water and snow:
- http://www.maxbotix.com/Ultrasonic_Sensors/High_Accuracy_Snow_Sensors.htm
- price is 150 - 200 depending on options.
- SR50A is $860 plus $100 for each replacement transducer.
- https://github.com/joranbeasley/SDISerial
Instrument Systems
- http://www.arbetsmyra.dyndns.org/nard/
- http://www.andrewhazelden.com/blog/2014/02/mission-control-for-raspberry-pi/
- http://dronecode.github.io/MAVProxy/html/index.html
Electronic Components
- wired up stereo miniplug
- Barrel connector for stereo miniplug
Odds and Ends
- http://www.engineersupply.com/crain-5-8-x-11-double-male-prism-adapter-part-91133.aspx
- Eye.Fi card server for linux: http://kin.klever.net/iii/
- was thinking this could be used in the context of taking pictures from the snow laser system with sort of an eye on keeping all data streams in a common place until backup.
- http://www.johnaldred.com/eye-fi-on-linux/
- http://supervisord.org/ (maybe a more straightforward way of setting up services on remote computers)
Iridium
- Send SBD message:
- Parse and translate the received message:
- emulate the iridium network for testing purposes:
- Arduino SBD message sender
- maybe also:
- rPi style:
- http://www.makersnake.com/rockblock/
- Yeah that thing looks like the future. https://www.rock7.com/shop-product-detail?productId=4