Embedded linux wireless system

[Mike O'Connor]

Hi Paul

This sounds like a total over kill, why not user a small radio data capture
device. There are many of them around in the process control field.
Your current way will draw a lot of power and will be very expensive per
sensing location.

Cheers
  Mike O'Connor



----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Pounds" <qball36 at hotmail.com>
To: <wireless at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 1:07 PM
Subject: Embedded linux wireless system


> Greetings,
>
>         I am a fourth year engineering student at the Australian National
> University.  As part of my degree, I am doing work experience with the
> Australian War Memorial conservation group.  I'm working with them to
> produce a wireless sensor system that can read the internal environment
> conditions of an artifact (eg. the engine block of a vehicle in storage)
and
> transmit the data to a network.
>
>         You folks are familiar with wireless systems and based locally, so
> it seemed logical to say hello and see if there's anything I can learn
from
> you.
>
>         I'm trying to make the data system using an Applied Data 'bitsey'
> single board computer and a PCMCIA wireless client card.  It's been
> recommended that an Orinoco or Cisco Aironet 340 card be used with the
> bitsey, but I'm not sure where I can find them in Canberra or Sydney.
>
>         Does anyone know where to get them locally or have any experience
in
> using these cards in embedded applications?
>
>         Any help, advice or general wisdom would be greatly appreciated!
>
>         take care,
>
>                -Paul Pounds
>
>
>
>
>
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