Announcing Solar Power Systems for Gateways and Edge AI Cameras
This Q4, we are launching a family of new solar power systems for gateways and edge AI cameras. Last year, we deployed a solar-powered LoRaWAN...
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Solar Powered LoRaWAN Node + Lithium Capacitor
We recently deployed a solar-powered Things Industries' Generic Node in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. It connects via LoRa to a Things Network solar...
Solar Powered LoRa Gateway on The Things Network
We recently launched a solar-powered LORAWAN Gateway for The Things Network in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. While The Things Network is open to everyone...
Open-Source Air Quality Monitor
Poor air quality causes a range of very bad health outcomes, but we still know relatively little about the air we breathe. To address this problem,...
Lithium Ion Capacitor Based Solar Charger with e-peas
Lithium Ion Capacitors (LICs) are a great alternative to traditional lithium ion batteries in many LPWAN applications. While less power dense, they...
Power PurpleAir Quality Monitor From Solar
We now recommend the 25 Watt CORE Solar System with the 5V MicroUSB output for most locations. Upgrade to the 50 Watt panel for the Pacific Northwest...
Arribada Initiative: Three Years in Antarctica With Penguin Watch
The Arribada Initiative strives to make conservation technology open, affordable, and accessible to all who need them. They designed an open-source,...
Things Network Presentation – Using Solar to Power a LoRa Node
Voltaic Systems presented recently at the Things Conference Embedded 2022. The Things Network launched the Generic Node at the conference and Voltaic...
Rainforest Connection: Custom Solar Panel Design Process
Rainforest Connection is a non-profit technology organization that creates acoustic monitoring systems to help end illegal deforestation and fight...
Sensedge: Urban Air Quality Sensor
LoRa based air quality sensors powered by hybrid capacitors and solar. Sensedge, an IoT design and solutions company, wanted to be able to run their...
How to Put an ESP32 into Deep Sleep
Why Use Deep Sleep in the ESP32 When IoT devices are plugged in, power consumption is often not a primary engineering consideration. However, in...
Testing Solar Charging Efficiency for IoT Devices
Optimizing the energy consumption of your solar-powered IoT device can be a daunting task. We're here to help. This blog post will walk you...
Use VHB to Attach Your Solar Panel to an Enclosure
It is amazing how many times we suggest 3M VHB and other high bonding tapes as a method to attach a small solar panel to an enclosure. At first look,...
Build Solar Powered Chimes
Introduction This tutorial will demonstrate how to make a simple direct drive solar chimes sculpture with a Voltaic mini solar panel....
Camera Trapping Wild Cats
Voltaic first met Sebastian Kennerknecht at an International League of Conservation Photographers event several years ago. He is a wildlife and...
Reading Charge Level of Voltaic USB Battery Packs
Blog Overview: IntroductionParts List and Arduino WiringArduino Code and Battery Charge TestsPython Code and Datalogging Battery Voltage...
Proof of Location with FOAM in Brooklyn Navy Yard
Fellow New Lab Member FOAM implemented their first Zone for Proof of Location in the Brooklyn Navy Yard this year, and its powered by Voltaic solar...
Solar Powered Object Detection with Raspberry Pi
Solar Powered Edge AI Introduction This tutorial will introduce you to an object detection application for the Raspberry-Pi (R-Pi) running with Open...