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« on: December 04, 2012, 09:57:16 am » |
Hello,
I would like to know if anyone is trying to use Arduino for multihop wireless communications? If so, what radio modules and software stack have you tried?
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« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2012, 10:05:49 am » |
What do you mean by "multihop" wireless communications?
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« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2012, 10:22:34 am » |
Hi PaulS,
It means using wireless communications over multiple hops, for example wireless sensor networks. Imagine deploying Arduino-based nodes for monitoring environmental conditions and sensor data has to be relayed to a base station over several wireless hops.
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« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2012, 10:23:59 am » |
Like the Series 2 XBees do?
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« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2012, 10:48:58 am » |
The panstamps from Daniel do that off the box when you enable the repeater function.
I have some, and I can say I'm both happy of the modules and the support. However, I personnally didn't have/take time yet to test the repeater feature.
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« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2012, 11:01:32 am » |
I will take a look at panstamp. It certainly is a very good idea, wireless Arduino from the get-go. I'd be interested to know how the repeater functionality performs.
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« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2012, 10:12:42 pm » |
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« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2012, 11:00:00 pm » |
Wow! I like Panstamp. Does anyone know how much they cost?
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« Reply #8 on: December 05, 2012, 03:44:31 am » |
Wow! I like Panstamp. Does anyone know how much they cost?
About 20USD for the stamp. There is a link to the e-shop on the site. Fairly simple, and shipping is fast. Plenty of "carrier boards" as well, I used battery and relay ones, not really cheap, but work great. |
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« Reply #10 on: December 05, 2012, 11:06:02 am » |
The RF22 is half the price of the Panstamp, but it does not include the Arduino chip. This makes the Panstamp cheaper if you need one anyway. What is the expected range of the Panstamp in an urban environment? The RF22 is about 150m.
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« Reply #11 on: December 05, 2012, 03:51:15 pm » |
The RF22 is about 150m. I'm getting at least 800 meters in the suburbs with proper antenna (~3dB), with an RSSI suggesting it still has a way to go. |
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