Wireless Sensor Networks

[ert345]

Hi guys,

I am supervising a project entitled "Automated Farm Management". The idea is that a central computer will wirelessly gather data from sensors and control actuators via relays. I have done a bit of research which might be of interest to you:

There are quite a few commercial products in the form of a board which contains a RF communication module at 2.4GHZ or 900MHz to communicate over a distance of about 200,300 m to a computer. This board contains sensors whose data is transmitted to the central computer. Many boards can be placed around the farm.

I find the idea fascinating as the remote living enthusiast can only benefit from all this data collection, plus security applications.

The possibilities are endless: robotic egg picker, monitoring of livestock, soil moisture, security, water well monitoring, etc.

I will post more details as the project develops.

all the best,

andreas,

cyprus

Moved to a more appropriate section.

[DamonHD]

Also look at this:

www.sunspotworld.com

Java-based, looks good for remote sensing and loading your own code, etc, etc...

Rgds

Damon

[Chagrin]

If you're looking for inexpensive you should look to 1-wire networks. Hobbyboards.com has good how-to guides and a store to get you up to speed on the costs.