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Rene, I got the bare bones Aqua Plumb when they kickstarted it:
http://www.vegetronix.com/Products/AquaPlumb/
They filed off all the numbers on the chips, so not clear how they are doing it.
Be interested to hear how you got on and compare notes.

Hey interesting thread here.
Seems like a lot of people have some great ideas on this. My 2cents is its a really difficult area – specifically for what Rene has pointed out – the quiescent current.
Unfortunately Arduino does not cultivate a low power paradigm – Arduino core has said dealing with low power event based software is too difficult,…[Read more]

Hi Dave
Sounds like you have a good idea of what you want to do and the technologies, but to start with the basics.
1) I’d suggest a plan with cost options including what ever time its going to cost in time billing. If there is team install project time with two people per visit for safety and x hours traveling time – the costing analysis changes.…[Read more]

The LoRa are part of a group of emerging technologies – some that may be built out like the Cellular Network for easy use.
One example is http://www.weightless.org/keyfeatures/5-km-range
Right now they are point to point – that is you have to have both sides of the link – and do Line of Sight analysis. The wireless signals will not go through…[Read more]

Hello Stephanie
Goodluck with it. Thanks for the detail. Out of curiosity what base arduinio are you are looking at.
One way to share the experience is to blog on the stages that you go through.
The challenges – from how to check what works and how to protect it, and how they are overcome are as valuable as the end result.

The Adafruit FON…[Read more]

BTW its also worth compiling a list of different ways of doing remote long distance RWSN – what works and what doesn’t
One cellular method is to use an integrated Cell phone
https://developer.mbed.org/platforms/u-blox-C027/
And I’ve just seen this that might answer your original question, an Arduino shield for 3G Multitech Socket…[Read more]

Hi Stephanie
Thanks for the azonde.com comment – I started it many years ago – somewhat based on TinyOS.net – which is an embedded CompSci teaching tool.
A better way is to use a REST based reporting.
An example I’ve done using a Rain Gauge (Arduino based) https://thingspeak.com/channels/8652 (supplied by https://iobridge.com/)
which when using…[Read more]

Hi Bamboohydraulics
I’d be interested in what you are teaching and what yous see as benefits in using automated monitoring.
Using Arduino controllers is challenging and one has been written up on this board,
– you might have a look at something I wrote here

Datalogger build

here is someone trying…[Read more]

I’m using systems from Onset U30 which have been upgraded – see a post I made elsewhere. The sensor interaface is typically 20mA current or Voltage.

If you are after an Arduino shield its only going to be the typical Arduino distributors.
For “coming soon” that should be Arduino suppliers you could make a downpayment on…[Read more]

Hi Brandon,
I’d Be interested in who your contact is at SWRC that you heard it from.

I’d say if you want to start monitoring ASAP you’ll need to buy the “value added” system that has had the work done for you.
You need to pay attention to the specification sheets.
This should be integrated piece of equipment with all functions, logger,SD…[Read more]

Wow Brandon, sounds like a great project. I’ve just got back from a music festival – and have a whole pile of work to get through – but hopefully can get back tomorrow with some ideas.
Since its a school, and I’ve been talking to some local teachers about a similar thing and I’m being introduced to the language of cirriculum, do you have specific…[Read more]

Wow Brandon, sounds like a great project. I’ve just got back from a music festival – and have a whole pile of work to get through – but hopefully can get back tomorrow with some ideas.
Since its a school, and I’ve been talking to some local teachers about a similar thing, do you have specific items you are hoping to teach – is it focused on the…[Read more]

Hello Brandon
Can you say a little about your application/project – is it something you are collecting data to supply to others or a kick-off learning project, how urgent is the project, is it outdoors with no power, does it have a cabinet, what range of water level/accuracy and placement (a well or a stream?). What range of conductance and whats…[Read more]