AJ0 Solar Powered GSM Gateway
Components
LPC812 + RFM69HW (EtnaNode MK2)
5.5V 250mA Solar Panel 110mm x 70mm
Xadow GSM+BLE Module (with inbuilt LiPo charging)
500mAh LiPo
Job List
Software
Get latest firmware onto Xadow
Work out method of comms with Xadow - options include i2c (though this involves setting it up both on Xadow but also on LPC812) or some how tapping in to the header and pulling out the UART
Get simple passing of data from LPC812 to Xadow and then GSM messaging that home
Next is getting data via GPRS (there is an HTTPS function)
Then add extra features (charging data etc)
Pseudo Code
function send_gsm_message()
gsm.text(phone_number, "Hi I'm Alive")
end
id = timer.create(10000,send_gsm_message)
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