Overview
Gaia A18 product view The GAIA A18 is an improved GAIA A12 design, with solar panel power and long-distance radio, allowing the station to operate in areas where either power supply or WiFi connectivity is unavailable.
Battery and Solar Powered
The GAIA A18 can operate using the battery for seven days without a recharge. The solar panel battery can recharge the battery within a few hours under direct sun conditions. Using both the solar panel and the battery, it is possible to operate the station forever off-grid, provided you have at least one sunny day every week.
Battery:
- Model: 18650 LiPO Battery (standard battery)
- Capacity: 3400 mAh 3.7V (12.5 Wh)
- Lifetime: 10+ days without solar harvesting
- Sensing Cycle: 30 seconds every 5 minutes (configurable).
- Power Consumption: 130µA (sleep mode), ~100mA (sensing mode)
Solar Panel:
- Max output: 6V 500mA (3W)
- Dimensions: 220 * 130 * 7mm
- Weight: 260g
Station:
- power cable: 10m waterproof solar panel power cable
- Dimensions: 115 * 90 * 55 mm (excluding antenna)
- Weight: 450g (excluding battery)
Enhanced Connectivity using LoRa ("Long Range")
The GAIA A18 can operate using WIFI like the GAIA A12. But it also comes with "long-range" connectivity support (LoRA), allowing you to locate your station several hundreds of meters up to several kilometres from your network gateway (depending on the line of sight). The GAIA A18 comes with an external WIFI/LoRA gateway.
The GAIA A18 also contains an internal GPS sensor to make it easier to locate your remote stations.
Pricing
The GAIA A18 with both solar panel+battery and LoRa features connectivity costs .
It is also possible to get the A18 with only one feature (either Solar or LoRa) for .
Support for the GPS cost an additional .
Product version | GAIA A18 Basic | GAIA A18 Solar | GAIA A18 LoRa | GAIA A18 Solar+LoRa | GAIA A18 Solar+LoRa+GPS |
Network Connectivity | WiFi | WiFi | LoRa + WiFi | LoRa + WiFi | LoRa + WiFi |
Power Supply | Power Outlet | Battery + Solar Panel | Power Outlet | Battery + Solar Panel | Battery + Solar Panel |
Accessories | 10m power cable | 10m power cable Solar Panel | 10m power cable LoRa gateway | 10m power cable Solar Panel LoRa gateway | 10m power cable Solar Panel LoRa gateway |
GPS | no | no | no | no | yes |
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