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Title: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: PhoenixS4R on May 19, 2011, 09:36:43 AM
There seems to be a diverse group of people that visit this forum. I'm outta luck and spent most of yesterday googling what I'm looking for, so i'm asking around now to see if anyone has ever dealt with something like this

I need a temperature sensor probe that can slip into a book, and transmit a wireless signal to a reciever about what temperature that book is at. Oh and it needs to survive -60c to 121c


Completely left field but I'm out of options.
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: NorDog on May 19, 2011, 06:06:28 PM
Email these guys, they should be able to help you out or point you in the right direction...

http://sakertelemetry.com/ (http://sakertelemetry.com/)
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Mother on May 19, 2011, 06:48:18 PM
I could be wrong

but

I'm fairly certain the book won't survive those temperature parameters
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: ducpainter on May 19, 2011, 07:17:36 PM
Quote from: Jacob on May 19, 2011, 06:48:18 PM
I could be wrong

but

I'm fairly certain the book won't survive those temperature parameters
Book is paper...

never saw Fahrenheit 451?
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: speedknot on May 19, 2011, 07:32:37 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on May 19, 2011, 07:17:36 PM
Book is paper...
never saw Fahrenheit 451?

Those evil books! [evil]
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: WarrenJ on May 19, 2011, 08:21:55 PM
http://www.picotech.com/ (http://www.picotech.com/)

Check these guys out - might be able to help.
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Mother on May 19, 2011, 09:42:01 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on May 19, 2011, 07:17:36 PM
Book is paper...

never saw Fahrenheit 451?

are you kidding me?

<franticly googles C to F... shit 328f...>

<pulls save out of ass>

since this is obviously an experiment

it will be repeated multiple times

so

the book will be subjected to low temperature pyrolysis
<we'll ignore this is more of an effect on biomass vs inanimate objects>

and thus

book wont survive

<raspberry>
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Heath on May 19, 2011, 10:12:16 PM
He just needs the probe to survive not the book   :P
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: brimo on May 20, 2011, 12:24:00 AM
Do you want a datalogger to record the temperature over time and download later?
Alarm when outside certain parameters to seperate monitor?
Transmitted in real time to a seperate monitor?
All of the above?
Let me know what you're trying to achieve and I should be able to help, I've worked in environmental monitoring for years.
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Latinbalar on May 20, 2011, 01:00:53 PM
Look up thermocouple wire. there are different ranges on where the insulators can with stand and the meters are cheap and lots to choose from.
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: mitt on May 20, 2011, 01:22:21 PM
Quote from: Latinbalar on May 20, 2011, 01:00:53 PM
Look up thermocouple wire. there are different ranges on where the insulators can with stand and the meters are cheap and lots to choose from.

those are not wireless...

mitt
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: mitt on May 20, 2011, 01:25:13 PM
How about these:

http://www.digi.com/products/wireless-modems-peripherals/wireless-range-extenders-peripherals/xbee-sensors.jsp#overview (http://www.digi.com/products/wireless-modems-peripherals/wireless-range-extenders-peripherals/xbee-sensors.jsp#overview)

I can't see the product spec sheet cause you have to register, but zigbee is a pretty good wireless standard.

*edit - they do not advertise the temperature range you want.  You could always try one and see how low/high it can go?


mitt
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: mitt on May 20, 2011, 01:28:02 PM
This one is better temp range (-100c to 200c)


http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/SENSORS/Wireless_Sens_Manuf.htm (http://www.sensorsportal.com/HTML/SENSORS/Wireless_Sens_Manuf.htm)

mitt
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Triple J on May 20, 2011, 01:49:40 PM
Quote from: Jacob on May 19, 2011, 09:42:01 PM
book wont survive

Maybe the book isn't really a book.  ;)
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: PhoenixS4R on May 20, 2011, 05:45:10 PM
Thanks for the leeds....

The books survive.... that how we dry them  [coffee]

OH Btw it has to survive in a vacuum too.

Sublimation ftw.
Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Drunken Monkey on May 20, 2011, 06:54:24 PM
I love the random stuff people do for a living  ;D

So you're basically looking for a temperature probe that can get the "core" temp of a book while it's sitting inside some sort of book torture chamber, and transmit back that info to someone outside?



Title: Re: Wireless temperature monitoring
Post by: Schmitty on May 21, 2011, 11:16:18 AM
Quote from: PhoenixS4R on May 20, 2011, 05:45:10 PM
Thanks for the leeds....

The books survive.... that how we dry them  [coffee]

OH Btw it has to survive in a vacuum too.

Sublimation ftw.

What is the wall thickness and material of your vacuum chamber?  Might rule out some types of wireless signal...