Wearable Mesh Network Comms Tracking Project Sandia TacNet Tracker GPS Bluetooth


Wearable Mesh Network Comms Tracking Project Sandia TacNet Tracker GPS Bluetooth

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.


Buy Now

Wearable Mesh Network Comms Tracking Project Sandia TacNet Tracker GPS Bluetooth:
$24.95


This listing is for a one (1) Wearable Mesh Network Comms Tracking Project - The Sandia TacNet Tracker! We have 45 available.TacNet Tracker is a wearable wireless device that provides secure communications, secure real-time tracking and self-forming connectivity through integration of off-the-shelf components and customized software. Developed by members of Sandia\'s Security Systems Analysis and Communications Systems departments, the TacNet line-of-sight Mesh radio network is self-forming, self-healing and multi-hopping. Self-forming means that Mesh nodes automatically detect other nodes in their vicinity and form a network that is capable of passing digital data between nodes of the network. If necessary, multiple radio links (hops) are used to complete the data connection/transfer if a line-of-sight link is not available. Within the TacNet network, a connection is created automatically whenever a component (TacNet-equipped vehicle or TacNet Tracker) comes within line-of-sight of another component.The TacNet Tracker is designed to transport information securely via portable handheld units without the need for fixed infrastructure. The low profile device is easily worn to provide users with real-time location tracking, communication with other users, and shared information along a secure encrypted self-forming and self-healing network. This line-of-sight network is essentially a custom, privately owned Internet with the capability to self-form on a second-to-second basis. If a unit becomes separated (e.g., line-of-sight is lost), the remaining components “self-heal” the network by forming another path. Because of the mesh network’s multi-hopping capabilities, the TacNet Tracker can create secure paths around obstructions that might hinder a regular radio. Prior to listing, we tore one down so that you could see what you\'re getting. Among other components, we found:
  • A u-blox LEA-4 GPS Module, with GPS antenna
  • A blue giga WT12 Bluetooth Class 2 Module
  • A Chrontel CH7024 - SDTV Encoder
  • An Intel PXA270C5C520 MPU, 32BIT, 520MHZ, 356-PBGA
  • Spansion S29GL512S NVRAM
  • Samsung K4M513233C - 4Mx32bit SDRAM
  • A Davicom DM9000AEP Ethernet Controller
  • A Bothand TS6121CM Ethernet Isolation Transformer
  • Two Varta PLF503562 Lithium Polymer Batteries
You can read more about the TacNet Tracker in the publicly available US Patent # 8185101 - there\'s a wealth of detail there.We think that these units would make an excellent platform for your own Mesh Network project. They came as surplus from a secure facility and have either been demilled by removing the Mesh PCMCIA Card and the Compact Flash Card or were never deployed, we\'re not sure which. They are, of course, untested and are sold as is at a bargain price - some of the components mentioned above cost more than we\'re asking for the whole thing.These are the only ones on - don\'t let them get away!

Wearable Mesh Network Comms Tracking Project Sandia TacNet Tracker GPS Bluetooth:
$24.95

Buy Now