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Show HN: LTE-connected IoT module with remote programming and NL data analysis

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Post by siliconwitch »

Hi HN! I've been working on this IoT platform that aims to simplify deploying remote sensor networks by combining pre-configured LTE hardware with a cloud platform for remote programming and AI-based analysis.

The main challenges I'm trying to solve are:

1. Eliminating infrastructure setup headaches for IoT deployments 2. Making remote programming and debugging practical for devices that might be difficult to access physically 3. Using natural language for analyzing sensor data, and possibly taking actions based on the analysis

I'd really appreciate feedback on:

1. Is this approach to IoT development interesting to you? 2. What use cases would you want to explore with this kind of platform? 3. What concerns would you have about adopting something like this? 4. Could anyone recommend workflows or tools for making the AI agent more reliable? Currently using LLMs to generate isolated SQL queries to extract data, but ensuring consistent responses has been challenging.

Thanks for any thoughts, and feel free to ask any questions about how the hardware or platform works. Happy to dive into the details!

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Post by usg7 »

As this is going to be best use case for remote devices without human intervention, battery life or power source will play significant role in this. so as it's using LTE how power consumption is going to be (for places with less availability of electricity) any future plans for solar integration?

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Post by klinquist »

usg7 wrote: post #2

As this is going to be best use case for remote devices without human intervention, battery life or power source will play significant role in this. so as it's using LTE how power consumption is going to be (for places with less availability of electricity) any future plans for solar integration?

They mention it is battery ready, small solar panels w/ battery charge controllers are very plentiful in the market today. If this is anything like competitors (Particle), you can put the devices in a very low power sleep state and have them wake up on event or on a time schedule to connect to LTE and send data.

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Post by siliconwitch »

usg7 wrote: post #2

As this is going to be best use case for remote devices without human intervention, battery life or power source will play significant role in this. so as it's using LTE how power consumption is going to be (for places with less availability of electricity) any future plans for solar integration?

We’re actually looking at a few energy harvesting ICs designed for solar. They usually charge up an onboard super capacitor that can be used for infrequent transmissions. If it works out, we might add it into a future version of the board, or as an add on board

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Post by siliconwitch »

hakaneskici wrote: post #7

This looks very interesting, thanks for sharing. Have you started delivering any developer kits?

Not yet, but next week we should be getting a batch of PCBs with better tuned antennas. Fingers crossed if the performance is good, we will send them out to test in different regions.

If you have an nRF9151-DK though, we could provide a firmware image and SIM for you to try it out. Once you flash your board, you can use it with the platform just like I did in the video

Let me know if you’re up for trying it!

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