How would you use the TI Sensortag technology if the coin cell battery was not needed at all, and the Sensortag had an unlimited power source?
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How would you use the TI Sensortag technology if the coin cell battery was not needed at all, and the Sensortag had an unlimited power source?
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Hi Fidel,
I am working on a way to make the Sensortag self-powered -- I think it's going to be pretty cool, but that's just my humble opinion . So a friend and I are brainstorming applications for Sensortag that could particularly leverage a self-powered attribute. For example, if I want to distribute 1000 Sensortags throughout a data center's cabinets and racks to detect hot spots and cold spots, then feed that 24 x 7 temperature/location data to the HVAC control system, a self-powered Sensortag version means I would not have to check and replace 1000 batteries every month. Another example we came up with is checking temperature and health of water treatment plant pumps -- hundreds of telemetry points, 24 x 7 operation, reliance on batteries for the sensors would be a weak point in the monitoring architecture.
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I think it's a great idea, there are a few ways you can make them "self-charge", I get how changing so many batteries makes the applications a hassle. I have been working with TIs CC line for a few months now mostly the 2530/2531 but I have done some work with the 2540/2541 and they are great. If you do have a resonable way to make these modules self-powered I'd really love to hear your ideas, and be more then willing to help.
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