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ORIGIN IOT

auspidermonkey

Hi,

 

Not sure this is the right group, I'm new and still figuring out the structure here. If it is in the wrong let me know and I can delete.

 

I was wondering if anyone has used the Origin IoT (https://origingps.com/originiot/iot/) development kit before? I have been in talks with them and just wondering if it is what they're saying it is.

 

Cheers


Dave

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    Hi David,

     

    I've not heard of them, but there are plenty of other IoT offerings that are currently more well-known and mature. What's the use-case? Also, is it to be an Industrial or business or consumer product? What connectivity is needed, mobile, or WLAN?

  • 0 in reply to shabaz

    Hey Shabaz,

     

    Thanks for the reply. They're big in GPS and quite good quality; I was looking for a GPS chip and I came across their IoT offering which has majority of sensors I need included (9 axis IMU, Pressure, Temp, charge control/fuel gauge, etc). While they do have GSM included in their set I don't require it. It does have one of their high end GPS chips so can ignore that for now.

     

    Use case will be a consumer product diving computer of sorts (GPS for entry exit points only). I will attempt to use the IMU for underwater tracking as an idea down the line, for now compass will be the main active sensor. I am missing Bluetooth from this setup so will require it to sync with a smart device/computer.

     

    Cheers

  • 0 in reply to auspidermonkey

    Hi David,

     

    If you don't need mobile (cellular) connectivity then another option to use a different device. I don't see anything compelling about using a board from an unfamiliar supplier, for which you might not find much example demo code (I'm speculating, could be totally wrong).

    If you're looking for something ready-made I don't think you'll find an all-in-one, otherwise you can assemble it from several boards or chips.

    For a board-level option, you could examine TI Sensortag, which has about 10 sensors on it and Bluetooth LE. It is missing GPS, but that's easy to attach using (say) a serial interface. There are some GPS modules here: https://www.newark.com/w/c/wireless-modules-adaptors/prl/results?st=gps

    If you want a chip-level solution to build your own custom boards, you can explore the documentation of the TI Sensortag (the documentation contains schematics and bill-of-materials and so on). If you need a fuel gauge then Maxim semiconductor website has some ICs that could help (will need to be assembled into a circuit, they may have ready-made eval boards, but it sounds like you need it to meet some size constraints at a minimum, if not other constraints too if it is to be used underwater, so a custom board is likely needed anyway). Some things may not work well underwater incidentally, e.g. radio-related.

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