i did see the reviews/specs it's a good upgrade from prior version but nothing fancy. higher BW, higher version of USB, PCle i thought of buying one but then i realized that i have a lot of unused SBC,
i had noticed few people stating that it overheats a lot and would require an active cooler
Good points! And about pi-gen-micro. I'm expecting it something to replace the use of Lite version. Have you ever tried using it? Hoping to get my hands dirty with it soon
yes, I use lite version and then install the necessory packages. Now for me it would be interesting to find out what does tiny means in tiny embedded operating systems for regular users
I am working on this remote instrument , this instrument is to be desinged to be set up in remote location (stand alone) . So its battery powered , i am planning to use 4g gsm module to upload the data on the cloud , but i am facing power consumption issue . As the device is designed to send data every 1hr , it will be on sleep mode majority of the time , but when i need to send data , gsm has to booted up . But during the boot time the gsm is pulling a lot of current ( came to know its a common issue with gsm ) . Is there any alternative iot solution that i can use ?
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As we don't know how many sensors and interfaces you need for this application, I'd like to know if ur planning to use a 4g gsm module with an MCU or just a module. You'll find some modules with support for low-power modes + basic peripherals support with interrupts (wake-up) on the radio module itself
Its a paddle wheel flowmeter , its using hall effect sensor along with (16X02)lcd . We are looking forward to build a custom module or integrate a module with it (just module no mcu) . The original instrument is powered by 2 X 1.5 VDC Duracell battery & has atmega32 micro controller on board .
What I understood is that signal conditioning is taken care by the existing sensor circuit which is powered over 1.5 VDC batteries. The best way is to run GSM module with its dedicated batteries. And, as per the power reality of 4G module goes. You can try get best out of handling interface (basic to read data) and sending to cloud. Browse quectel's portfolio. If you are in Pune, give a call to Millennium Semiconductor and speak to their FAE to find out which gsm module will serve your needs.