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cheap microcontroller for gps tracking system

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babudesai over 8 years ago

Im working on gps tracking system for heavy equipment.  I started out project with Fona 3g from adafruit and raspberry pi.  but now i just realized that raspberry pi will file sys will get corrupted from machine turning off and on and not having time for proper shutdown for pi.  so im looking for better and cheaper solution to replace pi, that can handle unexpected shutdowns and not mess up.  also if someone knows cheaper alternative to fona 3g, that has cellular and gps support, i would appreciate it.

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    babudesai over 8 years ago

    Thank you guys, the reason I didn't go with sim908 was it's 2g modem and I don't want have to replace it on 100s of machines with 3G when in 2017 2g no longer exists.  The other reason I also went with fona 3G is because gps is included so I don't have to buy another separate module for it. also christina the equipment will be rented around in south Texas area so I think cell service just to send out gps cords will be sufficient.

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    rew over 8 years ago in reply to babudesai

    What I KNOW about the SIM908 is that it has GPS included in the module.

     

     

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    rew over 8 years ago in reply to babudesai

    What I KNOW about the SIM908 is that it has GPS included in the module.

     

     

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