Offline Tracker Device concept.
RF Options | Frequency | Data | Distance | |
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Lora | **** | 915/868 Mhz | 4 | 4 |
nRF24L01 | *** | 2.4 Ghz | 4 | 4 |
RF | *** | 433 Mhz | 1 | 5 |
BLE | ** | 2.4 Ghz | 4 | 1 - 2 |
WiFi | * | 2.4 Ghz | 4 | 1 - 2 |
Distance Measurement | Challenge | |||
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Signal Power | Low reliability | |||
Ping Time | Based on the time it took to send and receive a data back. | |||
Triangulation | Multiple trackers must. | |||
GPS | Expensive, high power consumption |
Direction Determination | Challenge | |||
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Multi Frequencies | Most likely expensive, interference might be an issue. | |||
Antenna Array | Calculation required. High clock speed might be required = Power | |||
Triangulation | Might give rough estimation. | |||
Ultrasonic Sound | Ultrasonic audio, requires multiple microphones, works in close distance (which is fine) | |||
Other Comments | ||||
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1 | UI | Screen isn't a must simple LED is fine, can be turned on while tracking. | ||
2 | Mesh | Mesh might be a good idea, neighboring devices would increase reliability, although means more power. | ||
3 | Mesh | Mesh can be done in 2 ways, just relaying anything or like a router might keep neighboring device list with ids. | ||
4 | DIY | Parts should be easy to get for common Joe | ||
5 | Existing Tech | There is a project called meshtastic, exiting network might be utilized in favor. | ||
6 | Power | Tracking devices should be able to run at least a week. | ||
7 | Portability | Tracker device, shouldn't be heavy to carry around. Desired form factor is something in between Walkie Talkie / Cellphone to smart watch. |
Device Identification | ||||
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1 | Trackers should have an ID, how to assign these id's are challenge. | |||
2 | Main device can be paired and can be assigned through. | |||
3 | Main device might have a bluetooth or wifi, for configuring through a phone. | |||
4 | Impersonation might be an issue. Something like a mac adress could be useful. | |||
Expansion | ||||
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I have another idea for emergency communication protocol, might be merged with that. | ||||
Emco | ||||