| 15:36 | topi`> | I had the unfortunate fate of losing my public IP (the server colocation facility stopped their service) |
| 15:37 | Ke> | nebula? |
| 15:38 | topi`> | yeah :( |
| 15:38 | topi`> | nebula was eaten by a telecoms giant (telia) and then the writing was on the wall |
| 15:38 | Ke> | I am now around 200m from their datacenter |
| 15:39 | topi`> | but back to business... how would you guys implement the following small device: a GPS tracker, running linux, 2G support, low power consumption, reporting the position every hour or so? |
| 15:39 | topi`> | I think a HB can be made to consume very little energy from batteries, while in sleep mode |
| 15:40 | topi`> | but how to integrate a 2G modem that wouldn't consume the battery is another question |
| 15:40 | topi`> | maybe I should look for something like Atmel SAMA5D plus a 2G chip like Simcom and a GPS chip. |
| 15:49 | vpeter> | topi`: Why do you need linux on it? |
| 15:49 | topi`> | because I want :) |
| 15:49 | topi`> | if somebody else would implement this device, they'd choose a suitable MCU |
| 15:50 | vpeter> | Exactly. My friend is doing some kind of weather station with different sensors and he is using some microcontroller. |
| 17:12 | jnettlet[m]> | topi`: there is a 2g microbus click board I believe. |
| 17:12 | jnettlet[m]> | although even on battery you are probably not going to get the super lower power consumption. |
| 17:14 | jnettlet[m]> | really you want an iMX6ULL based solution. We started looking at them but are just backed up with too much hardware right now. |
| 17:26 | jnettlet[m]> | with our current board I think we are still at about 60mA in suspend. Getting it lower than that requires additional customization that isn't needed by most and adds additional cost to the board. |
| 17:28 | jnettlet[m]> | Oh and for those home hardware hackers. I just replaced a bunch of my random collected electronics tools for a shot in the dark super cheap chinese all in own electronics stations. hot air, solder, and bench supply. https://photos.app.goo.gl/8PmdU3J2Ey25ApMF7 |
| 17:29 | jnettlet[m]> | 50 euro on amazon.de I have only verified it works, but if anyone is interested I will gladly do a short review |
| 17:30 | jnettlet[m]> | it does actually do voltage testing as well, but I doubt that is very accurate. The bench power is .1V off the display |
| 19:20 | vpeter> | jnettlet[m] will do also hw stuff :) |