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Exactly! When it said "works in Africa", my first thought was woah, so how does it work without cell coverage - satellite?, APRS?, etc. etc. Only to realize tha
by sidgup 13y ago
Exactly! When it said "works in Africa", my first thought was woah, so how does it work without cell coverage - satellite?, APRS?, etc. etc. Only to realize that it is probably just a rugged 3G-Wifi bridge.
Seriously, I even looked through specs and still not sure what it does!
- toomuchtodo 13y agoAs someone who has done integration with Iridium and Inmarsat for the NSF, I both love and hate this product. It looks like a ruggedized wifi hotspot, but their claim of "works anywhere" is disingenuous. This is a hotspot that works anywhere in Africa: http://www.groundcontrol.com/MCD-4800_BGAN_Terminal.htm http://www.groundcontrol.com/MCD-4800_BGAN_Terminal.htm
- girvo 13y agoIridium, neat. What was integrating it like?
- toomuchtodo 13y agoVery straightforward. Iridium phones have a module you can use that exposes an RS232 interface; integration with either a microcontroller or a full blown computer is trivial.
- ihnorton 13y ago> As someone who has done integration with Iridium and Inmarsat for the NSF USAP vessels?
- toomuchtodo 13y agoVery close :) Weather stations, same region.
- ihnorton 13y agoAh, neato. I spent a lot of time staring at the Inmarsat signal strength down there!