Solar Bicycle Tracker Using Adafruit FONA @voltaicsystems #solar
The folks over at Voltaic Systems made this neat tutorial for a solar-powered bike tracker. Check out the full tutorial here!
In this post, we show you how to build a solar-powered asset tracker for your bicycle or other important equipment using Adafruit FONA 808 and Freeboard. We will show you how to 3D print a custom case, wire the system, modify the software and create a web dashboard. If you aren’t so DIY inclined, there are a number of consumer tracking products like the Sherlock Bicycle Tracker coming onto the market and commercial telematics products from CalAmp and Orbcomm.
Since this system is intended to operate remotely, we focused on reducing power consumption so that the tracker can run from a small solar panel and battery.
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