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Vehicle tracking device with embedded GSM / GPS antennas

All in one Vehicle tracking device
This vehicle tracking device is a highly flexible plug and play GSM 850 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 modem with embedded GPS module for direct and easy integration in your vehicle. GSM antenna and GPS antenna are embedded in the vehicle tracking device. This saves trouble during installation, [...]

GSM and GPS meets short-range radio

The last two weeks has been requested the interaction between OBU (On Board Unit) and short-range radios in several times. A trailer detection on inexpensive 2400 MHz radio modules is indeed already published. http://www.gsm-modem.de/M2M/m2m-faq/trailer-detection-active-rfid/
Through the use of ICs, which were developed for consumer products, the bill of materials is very low.
Last week, a GSM / [...]

Bluetooth Low Energy Proximity Tag – Reference Design

Complete reference design for Bluetooth Low Energy proximity tag
You will never have to search  for your smartphone again. You will never forget your smartphone in the pub. Just locate your key fob by using your smartphone easily. Use your smartphone to locate your wallet. Get security by automatically locking your laptop by distance [...]

6LoWPAN question: A Low power, what is it good for? Just a waste of time. Everything was already set.

This question came in this morning by comment to a previous post. We’ve been talking of the Internet-of-Things for years, but we forgot to inform our engineers how it will work.
The website of the engineer who commented is showing medical applications. I am able to connect all their equipment to my WIFI network easily. I [...]

Ultra light GSM / GPS tracker

GSM / GPS modules on FR4 with copper foil offers proper ground plane
This concept shows an ultra light GSM/GPS tracker to track tiny animals like birds or prairie dogs. It also can be used to track expensive oil on canvas. The concept is following  the idea of cost reduction by using of free of charge [...]

Why paying for complier, licence fee, property rights, antennas, schematics and code? Today: Trailer detection by active RFID

Reference design trailer detection for OBU One Board Unit by using active RFID
Description of the trailer detection by active RFID
At the trailer is a 2400 MHz transceiver working as active RFID tag and it transmits its unique ID each few seconds. By selecting the duty cycle the standby time of the battery will be [...]

First ANT+ telemedical remote monitoring system could cut health care costs

The i-Residence telemedical and telehealth system is the world’s first fully comprehensive ANT+ telemedical remote monitoring system.
Based on Nordic nRF24AP2 8-channel 2.4GHz ANT transceivers and developed by Austrian company, Spantec, the i-Residence is said to eliminate the need for costly human-based health care monitoring. The unit is capable of automatic fall detection, remotely monitored disease [...]

Casio Bluetooth Low Energy Watch communicates with smartphones

Casio’s Bluetooth Low Energy Watch prototype employs Nordic µBlueTM nRF8001 Single-Chip-Connectivity to wirelessly link to Bluetooth v4.0-equipped smartphones, enabling time synchronization, incoming call or message alerts, and misplaced handset alarm activation. The ultra-low power consumption of the nRF8001 ensures up to 2-years of battery life from the watch’s CR2032 coin cell with 12-hours per day of continuous wireless communication.

GPRS camera on embedded Linux made easy

GPRS camera kit at a glance

Controller with periphery

CPU ARM9 AT91SAM9260  (200 MIPS)
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RAM for 64 MB application
Data Flash (Non volatile) 4 MB up to 128MB Flash
SD card / MMC card
GPI0 Pins , AD / DA converter
COM-Ports, USB Device, USB Host, I2C, SPI
JTAG Interface
Charging circuit for LIPO Battery
DC/DC Power Supply, input voltage 6 to 32V

Radio modules

Quad-Band GSM/GPRS [...]

Arduino plus GSM / GPS shield and Google Earth to create a GPS tracker

Arduino with GSM / GPS shield
A new version of the library and the example program for the Arduino GSM/GPRS/GPS-Shield is available. Version 1.2 allows for both the Arduino Duemilanove/UNO, as well as for the Arduino Mega2560 to transmit the current GPS coordinates in formatted form via SMS. This data can then be entered to “Google [...]