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=== coverage ===
 
=== coverage ===
 
[[File:sigfox_coverage_1.png|right|thumb|Sigfox coverage, bike trip Gouda-Leidschendam]]
 
[[File:sigfox_coverage_1.png|right|thumb|Sigfox coverage, bike trip Gouda-Leidschendam]]
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=== Existing trackers ===
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==== LWT-100 ====
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This is a tracker made by Invoxia, features:
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* sends positions using sigfox, configured via bluetooth
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* ESP-8285 chip, this is a microcontroller similar to ESP-8266, can do wifi but not bluetooth (AFAIK)
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* NXP-QN9080, Ultra low power Bluetooth 5 system-on-chip solution, see https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/nxp/data-sheets/QN908x.pdf
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* U-blox M8030-CT, GNSS chip,see https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/ubx-m8030-series
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* Semtech SX1272, LoRa chip

Revision as of 17:37, 8 May 2022

Project SigfoxTracker
350px
Investigating sigfox location trackers
Status Initializing
Contact bertrik
Last Update 2022-05-08

What

This page is about investigation of Sigfox location trackers, e.g.:

  • how existing trackers work
  • coverage of the sigfox network
  • how to interact with the sigfox backend
  • ultimately, help develop a sigfox tracker for tracking small animals, like bats

Investigation

Interesting reading:

coverage

Sigfox coverage, bike trip Gouda-Leidschendam

Existing trackers

LWT-100

This is a tracker made by Invoxia, features: