Wireless modules and simple setup, what is required?

[tasmod]

Incidentaly, Ciseco claim over 100km range with parabolic antennas, yes 100km.

However they say it probably won't be legal so don't do it. ;-)

[Dick Ivers]

Hi Rob,

I would like to start a project similar to yours. I'm not sure what questions to ask, but just as a beginning here are the project parameters:

Link: One-way communication from a ground based transmitter to an airborne receiver in a flying vehicle.

Range: 3 km minimum line of sight

Frequency: 902 to 928 mhz ISM license free band preferred

Power source: Battery operated on both ends. 3.3 volts doable with regulators.

I looked at the CISECO products and they look good. I think I would choose the ARF high power transceiver on the sending end and the SRF unit for the receiver. The receiver must be very small and light to fit the flight vehicle.

I have considerable experience with PIC programming and printed circuit board development, but no background with wireless stuff. That's the problem and leads to the questions: Where is the documentation on the CISECO products? What's on the vendor's website is sparse to nil. How do I get started?

Dick

[Dick Ivers]

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[Dick Ivers]

Hi, The Forum posting was glitching a couple of days ago. My post #15 didn't update the thread to the top of the list. So this is a test to see what happens.

[tasmod]

Hi Dick,

Can't stay on, just to let you know I won't be ordering the modules till this weekend, so I've no info to add.

Try here for many docs Docs

XRF Datasheet XRF

ARF is just a high power XRF, uses same instructions for serial input.

Rob