<p dir="ltr">Thank you for your questions and interest in the project</p>
<p dir="ltr">Shane, I'm going to write a blog post on this and try to get some of the topics you raised.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Adam, the batteries are not being recharged currently however I am very interested in solar going forward.</p>
<p dir="ltr">William, the map represents the approximate GPS location of the cell phone tower that the GPRS modem is associated with . I get this location using a built-in function of the GPRS modem and attach does latitude and longitude as metadata to the trail counts. Going forward I may want to integrate a GPS receiver on the device but for now this approximate location will help me keep track of which sensor is which as I add more to the dashboard.<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Chip McClelland<br>
(919) 624-5562</p>
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1. Re: GPRS Sensor Trial at Umstead Park (Shane Trent)<br>
2. Free Georgia Tech Intro to Electronics course starts on the<br>
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3. Re: GPRS Sensor Trial at Umstead Park (William Cox)<br>
4. Re: GPRS Sensor Trial at Umstead Park (Adam Haile)<br>
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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 08:42:12 -0400<br>
From: Shane Trent <<a href="mailto:shanedtrent@gmail.com">shanedtrent@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: Charles McClelland <<a href="mailto:chip@mcclellands.org">chip@mcclellands.org</a>><br>
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Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] GPRS Sensor Trial at Umstead Park<br>
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Chip,<br>
<br>
The monitoring looks great. You have made fantastic progress in one year!<br>
Nice work on the cool project(s). I look forward to hearing more updates<br>
about your projects. I am particularly interested in advances in extending<br>
battery life and choices on your wireless data (ISP, antenna, module, etc.)<br>
as your product matures. I also enjoy hearing about your experiences in<br>
taking the project out into the world, interacting with people and dealing<br>
with real-world operating conditions.<br>
<br>
Shane<br>
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On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Charles McClelland <<a href="mailto:chip@mcclellands.org">chip@mcclellands.org</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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> To all,<br>
><br>
> The Superintendent at Umstead park agreed to let me place my traffic<br>
> counter on the Route 70 entrance to the park. The sensor ?feels? the<br>
> vibrations on the pneumatic tube when cars drive over it. Since I can<br>
> simply attach my sensor to the outside of the tube, this test does not<br>
> interfere with their counter. If this test is successful, the connected<br>
> sensor could relieve them of having to drive 30 miles each day to check and<br>
> reset their counters. It could also provide more granular and accurate<br>
> data.<br>
><br>
> I am not sure how many days I might leave this test running (need a bigger<br>
> battery than the 2000mAH LiPo) so take a look at <a href="http://www.mcclellands.org" target="_blank">www.mcclellands.org</a> to<br>
> see what the data looks like.<br>
><br>
> BTW, this month marks the one year anniversary of my 1st Triembed meeting<br>
> and getting my 1st Arduino. Thank you all for your patience, advice and<br>
> encouragement.<br>
><br>
> Chip<br>
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Date: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 09:53:30 -0400<br>
From: Pete Soper <<a href="mailto:pete@soper.us">pete@soper.us</a>><br>
To: Triangle Embedded Computing Discussion <<a href="mailto:triembed@triembed.org">triembed@triembed.org</a>><br>
Subject: [TriEmbed] Free Georgia Tech Intro to Electronics course<br>
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<a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/introtoelectronics" target="_blank">https://www.coursera.org/course/introtoelectronics</a><br>
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The description mentions a GIT "Linear Systems" course for prep but<br>
I'm sure they mean their "Linear Circuits" course<br>
<<a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/circuits" target="_blank">https://www.coursera.org/course/circuits</a>>, which is still running. It's<br>
possible to sign up for that course. Whether it's possible to hoover up<br>
enough info from the lectures and materials of that course to help with<br>
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Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2014 10:07:05 -0400<br>
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Subject: Re: [TriEmbed] GPRS Sensor Trial at Umstead Park<br>
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Nice dashboard! What does the map indicate?<br>
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On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Shane Trent <<a href="mailto:shanedtrent@gmail.com">shanedtrent@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Chip,<br>
><br>
> The monitoring looks great. You have made fantastic progress in one year!<br>
> Nice work on the cool project(s). I look forward to hearing more updates<br>
> about your projects. I am particularly interested in advances in extending<br>
> battery life and choices on your wireless data (ISP, antenna, module, etc.)<br>
> as your product matures. I also enjoy hearing about your experiences in<br>
> taking the project out into the world, interacting with people and dealing<br>
> with real-world operating conditions.<br>
><br>
> Shane<br>
><br>
> On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Charles McClelland <<a href="mailto:chip@mcclellands.org">chip@mcclellands.org</a>><br>
> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> To all,<br>
>><br>
>> The Superintendent at Umstead park agreed to let me place my traffic<br>
>> counter on the Route 70 entrance to the park. The sensor ?feels? the<br>
>> vibrations on the pneumatic tube when cars drive over it. Since I can<br>
>> simply attach my sensor to the outside of the tube, this test does not<br>
>> interfere with their counter. If this test is successful, the connected<br>
>> sensor could relieve them of having to drive 30 miles each day to check and<br>
>> reset their counters. It could also provide more granular and accurate<br>
>> data.<br>
>><br>
>> I am not sure how many days I might leave this test running (need a<br>
>> bigger battery than the 2000mAH LiPo) so take a look at<br>
>> <a href="http://www.mcclellands.org" target="_blank">www.mcclellands.org</a> to see what the data looks like.<br>
>><br>
>> BTW, this month marks the one year anniversary of my 1st Triembed meeting<br>
>> and getting my 1st Arduino. Thank you all for your patience, advice and<br>
>> encouragement.<br>
>><br>
>> Chip<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
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To: William Cox <<a href="mailto:gallamine@gmail.com">gallamine@gmail.com</a>><br>
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On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:07 AM, William Cox <<a href="mailto:gallamine@gmail.com">gallamine@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Nice dashboard! What does the map indicate?<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 8:42 AM, Shane Trent <<a href="mailto:shanedtrent@gmail.com">shanedtrent@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Chip,<br>
>><br>
>> The monitoring looks great. You have made fantastic progress in one year!<br>
>> Nice work on the cool project(s). I look forward to hearing more updates<br>
>> about your projects. I am particularly interested in advances in extending<br>
>> battery life and choices on your wireless data (ISP, antenna, module, etc.)<br>
>> as your product matures. I also enjoy hearing about your experiences in<br>
>> taking the project out into the world, interacting with people and dealing<br>
>> with real-world operating conditions.<br>
>><br>
>> Shane<br>
>><br>
>> On Tue, Oct 7, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Charles McClelland <<a href="mailto:chip@mcclellands.org">chip@mcclellands.org</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> To all,<br>
>>><br>
>>> The Superintendent at Umstead park agreed to let me place my traffic<br>
>>> counter on the Route 70 entrance to the park. The sensor ?feels? the<br>
>>> vibrations on the pneumatic tube when cars drive over it. Since I can<br>
>>> simply attach my sensor to the outside of the tube, this test does not<br>
>>> interfere with their counter. If this test is successful, the connected<br>
>>> sensor could relieve them of having to drive 30 miles each day to check and<br>
>>> reset their counters. It could also provide more granular and accurate<br>
>>> data.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I am not sure how many days I might leave this test running (need a<br>
>>> bigger battery than the 2000mAH LiPo) so take a look at<br>
>>> <a href="http://www.mcclellands.org" target="_blank">www.mcclellands.org</a> to see what the data looks like.<br>
>>><br>
>>> BTW, this month marks the one year anniversary of my 1st Triembed<br>
>>> meeting and getting my 1st Arduino. Thank you all for your patience,<br>
>>> advice and encouragement.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Chip<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
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