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MAY1010
BLANE CHESNUTCHRIS DONNELLY
ADAM RASMUSSENJOHN PRITCHARD
ZACH BRUCE
ADVISOR:DR. AHMED E. KAMAL
CLIENT:DIGI
Wireless Mesh Bear Tracking
Project Plan
GPS Unit on bear collars
Collar transmits GPS location via VHF frequency to land-based routing units
Routing units relay collar location information to a remote end user
Project Design
GPS Patch Antenna
Transceiver ADF7021
PICU-blox GPS
Power Electronics
3.3 V 3.3 V 3.3 V
Battery 6V
VHF Antenna
Power Amplifier
PC
USB
5 V
RF Switch
3.3 V
•Collar units and routing units will contain the same hardware.
•PIC will be programmed differently according to the desired unit.
Implementation/Testing
Parts All parts have been sampled and purchased. We have received all parts defined in our design
document
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Implementation/Testing
Phone conference with Digitwice.
PCB/Layout All schematics and
layout have been completed.
Layout sent forfabrication on February 15th, received February 24th.
Will be making 2 units
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Implementation/Testing
Programming MPLAB program and all compilers installed Have two programmers PICkit2 and a Microchip Puck. PIC – defining pins required and how we will set them
up Understanding PIC, Tx/Rx, GPS communication
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Implementation/Testing
Hardware Basic electrical tests Matching Network verification
Communication PIC communication with Tx/Rx, USB, GPS, etc. Unit-to-unit communication Signal strength through highly dense area
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