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Ultra-low-power GPS cat tracker – design and build

CatTrack

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    • Why not just buy a GPS cat tracker?
    • First Design Thoughts
    • The Architecture and Communication Protocols
    • Choosing a Microcontroller
    • Picking a GPS Module
    • Which RF Transceiver?
    • Choosing a Power Source
    • One last thing…. The Antenna!
    • CatTrack Schematic!
    • CatTrack PCB Design
    • Writing the Code
    • PCBs have arrived! Soldering and matching the antenna…
    • It works!!!
    • Comparing compilers: CCS C and Microchip XC8
    • CatTrack Base Station Schematic
    • Base Station PCB
    • Base station PCBs have arrived – time to solder!
    • Long Range Communications with the CC1125
    • Everything’s working!!!

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Posts 12 comments on It works!!!

It works!!!

The time has finally arrived, let’s test CatTrack on Buttons.

It doesn’t seem to bother him anyway!

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by andyc28th November 20172nd January 2019
Posts 5 comments on Which RF Transceiver?

Which RF Transceiver?

I’ve chosen a Microcontroller and GPS module.  The last major element that I need to select is the narrow-band RF transceiver.  My priorities here are physical size, power consumption and the transmit/receive range.

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by andyc19th July 201710th August 2017
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