Re: Tracker

From	franssoa <franssoa@email.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.raspberry-pi
Subject	Re: Tracker
Date	2015-10-13 14:55 +0200
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<mviuso$vjv$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References	<fe90551155.Alan.Adams@iyonix.adamshome.org.uk>

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Le 12. 10. 15 11:20, Alan Adams a écrit :
> Hi
>
> I am wondering whether a pi would make a good basis for a tracker?
> What I need is:
>
> find its position by GPS
> send position by SMS message every 30 minutes
> 5 days battery life
> weight no more than 500 grams.
>
> I suspect the battery life requirement makes this the wrong platform.
> If so, are there any other alternatives?
>

I think a simple microcontroller, like ATMega168 (like in arduino) with 
a GPS and GSM module can do a better work for less cost.

Franssoa

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Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 10:20 +0100
  Re: Tracker Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-10-12 08:12 -0400
    Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 16:38 +0000
  Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 12:18 +0000
    Re: Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 13:50 +0100
      Re: Tracker ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-10-12 14:10 +0000
      Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 17:23 +0000
        Re: Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 18:41 +0100
          Re: Tracker Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2015-10-12 19:15 +0000
            Re: Tracker Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2015-10-12 21:02 +0100
            Re: Tracker mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-10-12 21:46 +0100
      Re: Tracker Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2015-10-12 20:12 -0400
        Re: Tracker dave <dave@cyw.uklinux.net> - 2015-10-13 09:59 +0100
          Re: Tracker mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-10-13 19:26 +0100
  Re: Tracker The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2015-10-12 19:24 +0100
  Re: Tracker franssoa <franssoa@email.invalid> - 2015-10-13 14:55 +0200

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