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ISM Expected Range

Submitted by Guest on Sun, 29/01/2012 - 23:57

I am very new so if this question has already been answered please just point me in the right direction.

In my installation I have a generation meter in my detached garage and my main supply meter in my house about 40 feet away through some walls. Can I expect a TX unit to reach a Base unit at that distance and through walls? 

I currently monitor a Sunny Boy using Bluetooth (Sunny Explorer) and I have to place the laptop beside a window about 10 feet from the Inverter in the garage. Obviously I would like to improve upon this hence my interest in the OEM project.

 

Thanks

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fjhug's picture

Re: ISM Expected Range

Submitted by fjhug (not verified) on Mon, 30/01/2012 - 16:42.

For information, I monitor weather data from outside. The outside board is about 50 feet away from the base, in a wooden shed. The link goes through 3 concrete walls and 1 wooden one, and I didn't get any dropped packet in the past week (it is only running with that setup for a week now!).

Thanks

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Technomoor's picture

Re: ISM Expected Range

Submitted by Technomoor (not verified) on Mon, 30/01/2012 - 17:25.

Thank you that sounds like good news. I have one remote meter.

 

 

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stuart's picture

Re: ISM Expected Range

Submitted by stuart on Fri, 09/03/2012 - 11:12.

You may be interested in my SMA inverter project...

http://openenergymonitor.org/emon/node/266

which removes the need to run a laptop 24x7 for monitoring

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