SubPos Ranger: Indoor Positioning System

A project in Melbourne, AU by SubPos.org
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The SubPos Ranger allows you to accurately measure distance or obtain your position indoors for all hobbyist robotics applications.
Backers: 54
Average Pledge Per Backer: $185 AUD

Funded: $10,016 AUD of $50,000 AUD
Dates: Jul 6th -> Aug 3rd (28 days)
Project By: SubPos.org
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Latest News

Almost a Day to Go!

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
What an exciting rush! The emails and messages are still flooding in with a whole lot of comments and support for the project. We still hold out hope that there is a deluge of last minute backers to meet the funding target. We thank everyone for your... (Read More)

Ranger Board Rev.02a

July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick update with a simple animation of the hand soldering of a Ranger Board Rev.02a.  And of course the end result: Ranger Board Rev.02a This board revision has more bypass caps, better RF components and placement as well as as few minor... (Read More)

Now With Double the Measurement Rate!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Just a quick intermediate update because we are too excited to keep it from you. We are currently working on getting the accelerometer to aid the update rate when averaging is enabled. However when working through this we discovered that the distance... (Read More)

802.15.4 Sniffer

July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Here's a quick demonstration of some 802.15.4 sniffing firmware you can load onto a Ranger Board via the USB bootloader (the source code will also be available). It can be used to diagnose issues with the Ranger Positioning System or for... (Read More)

Blank Ranger Board PCBs

July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Some of you were asking if we would release the PCBs by themselves for you to populate yourself, put on display or use as very small drink coasters. We most certainly can! We have added this as a backer reward option and an add-on for existing... (Read More)

Motion Detection

July 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, Here's a quick demonstration of the motion detection that you can perform between two or more nodes. With this you can use the Ranger Boards as an occupancy sensor, door beam or even for fitness tracking. You'll need an HTML5 capable... (Read More)

Adding Add-ons to Your Reward

July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, We have just added information to the campaign page about modifying your reward to support add-on components (for example adding a Teensy module to each positioning system). Please don't hesitate to send us a message or post a comment on... (Read More)

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