PocketTracker
| Line 8: | Line 8: | ||
The PocketTracker has been discontinued because some of the parts it requires are no longer available. [http://www.byonics.com/ Byonics] now offers a different product, the [[MicroTrak300]]. | The PocketTracker has been discontinued because some of the parts it requires are no longer available. [http://www.byonics.com/ Byonics] now offers a different product, the [[MicroTrak300]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | [[Category:Hardware]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:02, 24 November 2008
The PockeTracker incorporates a TinyTrak PIC IC and a VHF Dual-frequency 270 mW transmitter. It was a product of Byonics, but is no longer available.
PocketTracker has an option in the later model to change the frequency of the transmitter by talking directly to a divide-by network.
In the previous model the frequency of operation was fixed between two different known frequencies via a jumper.
The main advantage of the PocketTracker is its low power consumption and its size. It can run for something like 100 hours on a 9Volt battery. It was housed inside an Altoids tin, requiring only an external antenna and a GPS connection for operation.
The PocketTracker has been discontinued because some of the parts it requires are no longer available. Byonics now offers a different product, the MicroTrak300.
