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The Ant Weatherbox is the first generation communication module that is designed to relay meteorological data collected by other weatherboxes. The main goal for this design is for it to act like a router that assist in extending the range of communication under various weather conditions with other weatherboxes.
Fall 2016
Power Budget and Bill of Materials
Power Budget
Bill of Materials (BOM)
Version 1.3
Version 1.4
Subsystem Components and Datasheets
Power Regulation
Part Name | Part Number | Description |
Solar Charger | MCP73871 | Battery Charge Management Controller |
Li-Ion Battery | Adafruit 353 | Lithium Ion Battery Pack 3.7V 6,600 mAh |
Voltage Regulator | MIC5219 | 3.3V LDO 0.5A S0T23-5 |
Solar Panel | Adafruit 1525 | Huge 6V 5.6W Solar Panel - 930 mA |
Microcontroller (MCU)
Part Name | Part Number | Description |
Atmel Microcontroller | ATMEGA328P | 8-bit Microcontroller 32KB Flash |
Communication
Part Name | Part Number | Description |
Digi ZigBee RF Module | XBEE PRO S2B | XBEE PRO SET S2B 10MW RPSMA |
Presentations and Reports