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minus-squareDontNoodles@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoWhat is the typical power requirement on these devices? Can it be used to set up IoT sensor nodes in the wild where they work off solar, or do they need periodic tuning/care?
minus-squaremesa@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoI’m running about 1w per device ATM. So yeah it sips energy. There’s a lot of nodes in the mountains that are solar powered. They work.
minus-squaredouglasg14b@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoThat’s a great idea. The area I live in is pretty mountainous so putting nodes on ridges provide pretty good coverage
What is the typical power requirement on these devices? Can it be used to set up IoT sensor nodes in the wild where they work off solar, or do they need periodic tuning/care?
I’m running about 1w per device ATM.
So yeah it sips energy. There’s a lot of nodes in the mountains that are solar powered. They work.
That’s a great idea. The area I live in is pretty mountainous so putting nodes on ridges provide pretty good coverage