At the moment image transmission is a hard requirement, ideally I would also like to use LoRa. How would I go about transmitting sensor data in a raw or intermediate form? I haven't done anything similar to this before so it's mostly new to me. Also would you happen to know if cellular could be a viable option?Something to consider when looking at specialist longer range WiFi is that you tend to need to use a directional antenna. That could prove difficult if the antenna is mounted on a floating buoy that is free to oscillate and rotate. You would also need the antenna to be mounted a good distance above the surface of the water so that wave action is not obstructing the line of sight for the signal (and height also matters once the distance starts to involve the curvature of the Earth). These solutions are also going to be intended to be sitting on mains power and the relative safety of an office rooftop. Some of them might not be terribly happy about living in a marine environment.
Is image transmission a hard requirement? Could you save bandwidth by transmitting sensor data either in raw form or an intermediate form, before generating the image on land? I don't know your project, just throwing that out there as something to think about.
If you can get the bandwidth requirement low enough, LoRa seems like the right IoT technology to me. It's low power, long range, and reasonably available in a form that you could adapt for your project.
Thank you again and sorry for the late responses.
Statistics: Posted by Theonz — Sun Oct 13, 2024 2:48 am