{"id":54,"date":"2013-09-10T08:37:45","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T14:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.textor.ca\/?p=54"},"modified":"2014-01-08T10:46:10","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T16:46:10","slug":"flutter-a-possible-alternative-for-wireless-sensory-networks-telemetry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.textor.ca\/flutter-a-possible-alternative-for-wireless-sensory-networks-telemetry\/","title":{"rendered":"Flutter: A possible alternative for wireless sensory networks (telemetry)"},"content":{"rendered":"
Range 1km (expected to be somewhat higher in future versions), low powered (DC battery), open-source, 600 kbps, 900Mhz unlicensed band. Project status: not yet ready for professional applications (KickStarter \/ hobby market). Competes with ZigBee (802.15.4) & augments WiFi (802.11) to enable the \u201cinternet of things\u201d. In an oil & gas field application, a mesh system would need to be setup. This is preferred regardless in order to increase uptime. It is open-source, so conceivably the cost of such a system would be orders of magnitude less than current commercialized systems. I would expect that service companies would modify the code and make a branded version to augment their existing product suite. Special care would need to be taken for the oil & gas industry to minimize maintenance costs (labour being a key factor for oil & gas) and to enable installation in harsh environments.<\/p>\n
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