Reading through @Rftop & @RWB discussion on Solar and Boron … My application is creating a mesh network motion detection grid on my property. I live on 10 acres, far outside of town, and often have deer, coyotes, etc. moving through the woods. Because these are under tree canopy, I’m still evaluat…

I think I really mis-stated range… In the image, 4 zones, North to South, cover that 480’ TOTAL. So each is a bit over 100’. In the web IDE, it says “default” is now 1.2.1. 1.3.0 - how stable are the RC’s? I’ll check the range as advised, though. Thanks for the tip.

@RWB The short answer - no. There is a pretty complete canopy. Just have the canopy raised to about 6’-7’ so as I stand, I can look around the woods.

You can put some sort of metal reflectors behind the antennas to try to direct all the energy into the direction of the Boron. This really works well for drones. I had a DJI Drone that I could fly 3 miles using directional antennas but no where near that was possible with omni directional antennas. …

Solar is not an option then so sleeping Xenons running in batteries are the ticket. I have code working on a Boron where the sleep is consuming 1.1mA which is what you want if you want a sensor to trigger it to wake up. Waking up like this should also keep you from the MESH reconnection issues I wa…

@RWB / @Rftop - taking a break to test some, and move some xenons around. Will be checking in with new questions, I’m sure. Thanks, folks. You guys rock.

[image] rick.roades: I think I really mis-stated range… In the image, 4 zones, North to South, cover that 480’ TOTAL. So each is a bit over 100’. Well it may be worth trying a Xenon Mesh. Do you have a 6V Solar Panel ? Just to see how much energy you can harvest under the canopy..... If ea…

I don’t have the solar panel yet. And now I’m getting the “without hops” vs Mesh… lack of knowledge to catch the difference of Xenon’s hopping (mesh) vs direct to Boron. I still need to be more precise on terminology, and will as I gain the experience.

I don’t have the solar panel yet. And now I’m getting the “without hops” vs Mesh… lack of knowledge to catch the difference of Xenon’s hopping (mesh) vs direct to Boron. I still need to be more precise on terminology, and will as I gain the experience. I searched around and found this for the Marco…

The Marco Polo code is super simple to use. Just load the Marco code on the Boron: https://github.com/ninjatill/Mesh_MarcoPoloHeartbeat/blob/master/v0.5.0/MarcoPoloHearbeat_Marco.ino And the Polo code on the Xenon’s: https://github.com/ninjatill/Mesh_MarcoPoloHeartbeat/blob/master/v0.5.0/MarcoPolo…

Solar: full sun vs. shade [image] Same setup at each trap - the device “Northern-Rous” is installed in “open woodland forest”. The other 3 traps are in behind the dunes on the beach - so they get full sun. My Borons don’t sleep - I need to be able to trigger the traps as soon as I’m happy that …

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Well it may be worth trying a Xenon Mesh. Do you have a 6V Solar Panel ? Just to see how much energy you can harvest under the canopy.....

If each Xenon can reach the Boron directly (without hops), you could sleep and not require the Mesh Service.

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