Hi everyone. I'm looking for a bit of advice (high level at this point) on a small system at our off grid camp. Here's the basics of what I want to power for now:
Netgear adsl modem/wifi router, model b90-755044-15
Raspberry pi model 2 or 3
An Arduino or two for sensors (motion, temp, door sensor)
A camera that I have not decided on yet.
I haven't found specs on power consumption of the Netgear router. It has a 12v 1amp wall wort powering it. How would I measure consumption of this device? Considering the devices I want to power I don't want to use an inverter so I don't think using a kill-a-watt is the right way to measure what it would actually consume running off DC?
I know 12v systems are taboo around here so assuming I went 24v how do I get back down to 12v to power these? Just step down converters?
I'd like to be able to monitor battery level and report that over the network so I can monitor from home but I suppose I can use Arduino circuits for that. So I suppose I don't need a network connected charge controller.
And for what it's worth the camera would likely be setup to just send me stlls (or maybe clips?) So probably wouldn't be streaming over the internet the whole time.
Since I know location is important this is in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. I get trespassers somewhat often so my goal here is basic remote monitoring capabilities.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Brad
Netgear adsl modem/wifi router, model b90-755044-15
Raspberry pi model 2 or 3
An Arduino or two for sensors (motion, temp, door sensor)
A camera that I have not decided on yet.
I haven't found specs on power consumption of the Netgear router. It has a 12v 1amp wall wort powering it. How would I measure consumption of this device? Considering the devices I want to power I don't want to use an inverter so I don't think using a kill-a-watt is the right way to measure what it would actually consume running off DC?
I know 12v systems are taboo around here so assuming I went 24v how do I get back down to 12v to power these? Just step down converters?
I'd like to be able to monitor battery level and report that over the network so I can monitor from home but I suppose I can use Arduino circuits for that. So I suppose I don't need a network connected charge controller.
And for what it's worth the camera would likely be setup to just send me stlls (or maybe clips?) So probably wouldn't be streaming over the internet the whole time.
Since I know location is important this is in the Adirondacks in upstate New York. I get trespassers somewhat often so my goal here is basic remote monitoring capabilities.
Thanks in advance for any advice,
Brad
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