Came back early from my break because I've completely finished with the temporary bison fencing and gates and wanted to start working on the remote monitoring system. This system is going to be built using a wifi connected network of solar powered Raspberry Pi computers combined with video cameras and sensors controlled by Atmel microcontrollers. The goal is to be able to remotely access this network using a mobile broadband device also solar powered.
Also, as promised in an earlier post, here are pictures from the ranch.
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| Temporary Gate One. Both gates had to have an extension fabricated and attached because I miscalculated the necessary length. The extensions were painted black and bolted to the gate frame. Then wire was stretched over the full assembly. Stretching the wire over the gate is a lot more work than it looks, but when you compare what I would pay for a gate of equal size and strength, it's worth it. |
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| The second gate completed. |