A-GPS (was Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway -> shipping container)

2011-06-06 Thread Phil Vandry
On 2011-05-24 08:42, Ed Kapitein wrote: You could overcome the TTFF problem by using the agps software from [1] It loads the needed data from the gps chip and uses that the next time you power on the gps unit. I usually get a fix in 2 minutes. Hi Ed, For some reason I thought the Antaris chip

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway -> shipping container

2011-05-24 Thread Ed Kapitein
[1] https://github.com/gabrys/gta02-agps :-) On 05/24/2011 02:42 PM, Ed Kapitein wrote: > On 05/23/2011 07:24 PM, Phil Vandry wrote: >> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:19:16PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: >>> Main application here is in a sea shipping container. >>> >>> The key issues are RF communication

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway -> shipping container

2011-05-24 Thread Ed Kapitein
On 05/23/2011 07:24 PM, Phil Vandry wrote: > On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:19:16PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: >> Main application here is in a sea shipping container. >> >> The key issues are RF communication (when in a GSM range of course) >> and power management due to the long haul journey including

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway -> shipping container

2011-05-23 Thread Phil Vandry
On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 03:19:16PM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > Main application here is in a sea shipping container. > > The key issues are RF communication (when in a GSM range of course) > and power management due to the long haul journey including journey > overland. Power supply has to be in

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway -> shipping container

2011-05-18 Thread Al Johnson
t; > > On Tuesday 17 May 2011, Eric Smith wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > I am considering using the Freerunner as a mobile gateway to track > > > GPS on a vehicle and to receive data from wireless sensors in the > > > vehicle and send the sensor dat

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway -> shipping container

2011-05-18 Thread Eric Smith
have minimal size OS and to be low in power consumption. And robust. All ideas welcome. Thanks -- - Eric Smith Al Johnson said: > On Tuesday 17 May 2011, Eric Smith wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am considering using the Freerunner as a mobile gateway to track > > GPS

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway

2011-05-18 Thread Timo Juhani Lindfors
Eric Smith writes: > I am considering using the Freerunner as a mobile gateway to track > GPS on a vehicle and to receive data from wireless sensors in the > vehicle and send the sensor data and GPS data through GPRS. > > We may need to plug a customised wireless device into the f

Re: Freerunner as a mobile gateway

2011-05-18 Thread Al Johnson
On Tuesday 17 May 2011, Eric Smith wrote: > Hi > > I am considering using the Freerunner as a mobile gateway to track > GPS on a vehicle and to receive data from wireless sensors in the > vehicle and send the sensor data and GPS data through GPRS. > > We may need to plug

Freerunner as a mobile gateway

2011-05-17 Thread Eric Smith
Hi I am considering using the Freerunner as a mobile gateway to track GPS on a vehicle and to receive data from wireless sensors in the vehicle and send the sensor data and GPS data through GPRS. We may need to plug a customised wireless device into the freerunner usb. An external GSM and GPS