Engineering Scope
The development of low-power livestock electronic ear tags is oriented to the use demand of "pastures need animal identity and activity records", and the collection, processing, communication and power supply are designed as one set of products. The project can start from new main board development, existing firmware modification or designated module integration. The development scope is confirmed based on the target function, existing foundation and delivery requirements.
Interfaces and Product Integration
Develop identity broadcast, activity collection, working status switching, read-write interface and data access; positioning function is determined according to the system.
Power Supply and State Scheduling
Switch sampling and broadcast rhythms based on activity status, sending identity, battery and activity summaries periodically.
Data and System Integration
Clear connections and data formats around identity storage, motion sensors, wireless broadcasts and mechanical wearable structures, and define recording, transmission, confirmation and abnormal states.
Prototypes, Testing and Deliverables
The ear tag firmware, data model, broadcast strategy and receiving facility joint debugging records are formed, focusing on verifying the tag volume, triggering frequency caused by wearing movement, receiving facility coverage and battery condition.
System Architecture and Operation
Switch sampling and broadcast rhythms based on activity status, sending identity, battery and activity summaries periodically.
- Interface composition: identity storage, motion sensor, wireless broadcast and mechanical wearing structure.
- Work scheduling: Determine each status based on sampling, interaction and reception requirements, indicating which circuits continue to run.
- Exception handling: Define deadlines, bounded retries, and recovery behaviors for applicable communication, sensing, or execution tasks.
Design Conditions and Functional Limits
Identity and activity records do not mean the ability to specify positioning or animal health judgments.
Define power targets together with functional requirements. Battery-life estimates must specify the battery, temperature, operating cycle, event frequency and network conditions. Keep estimates separate from continuous-operation test results.
Project Inputs
| Data category | Startup data |
|---|---|
| business work cycle | The ranch requires animal identity and activity records; provides typical usage procedures, sampling and upload times, target battery life and response requirements. |
| Product interface and structure | Identity storage, motion sensors, wireless broadcasts and mechanical wearing structures; for existing products, provide schematics, a bill of materials (BOM), firmware and prototypes. |
| Batteries and site conditions | Provide battery model, power supply range, cut-off voltage, temperature, installation method and communication conditions. |
| Delivery and Responsibility | Clarify the scope of source code and design files, platform docking, number of prototypes, test conditions and third-party work. |
Delivery and Acceptance
| Delivery project | Verification method |
|---|---|
| Design and implementation | Ear tag firmware, data model, broadcast strategy and receiving facility joint debugging records; the scope of hardware, source code and third-party components is clearly stated in the statement of work. |
| Functional verification | Switch the sampling and broadcast rhythm according to the activity state, regularly send identity, battery and activity summaries; record the input, output and recovery results of each state. |
| Power consumption verification | Tag size, triggering frequency due to wearing movement, receiving facility coverage and battery condition. Fix the battery side measurement point to record the energy from the full task cycle until the device returns to sleep. |
| Exceptions and retesting | Covers applicable situations such as low battery, continuous triggering, loss of connection or restart, and retains original logs, waveforms and versions. |
Specialist Engineering Services
Select the required modules based on the existing product. Interfaces and responsibilities are defined in the project scope.
Low-Power MCU Selection and Board Adaptation
Low-power MCU selection and main board adaptation development services, checking the resources reserved in each power mode, adapting the driver and starting the target board, delivering selection comparison, board-level code, construction instructions and function records. The scope of the project is determined based on the target equipment, existing data and acceptance conditions.
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Explore the ScopeSpecialist EngineeringLow-Power Sensor Acquisition Driver Development
Sensor low-power acquisition driver development service, develop single measurement, FIFO, interrupt and power supply control, retain the necessary stabilization time, and deliver driver source code, parameter description, sampling record and exception handling. The scope of the project is determined based on the target equipment, existing data and acceptance conditions.
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BLE broadcast and connection low-power development services, configure broadcast and connection parameters according to status, manage synchronization and disconnection recovery, and deliver BLE firmware, protocol fields, parameter tables and target device records. The scope of the project is determined based on the target equipment, existing data and acceptance conditions.
Explore the ScopeSpecialist EngineeringSystem Power, Battery Life and Environmental Validation
Complete machine power consumption, battery life and environmental verification services, measuring state current, event energy, peak voltage drop and long-term business operation, delivering original waveforms, logs, calculation sheets, test reports and coverage. The scope of the project is determined based on the target equipment, existing data and acceptance conditions.
Explore the ScopeFrequently Asked Questions
How should the ear tag broadcast frequency be determined?+
Set according to the density of receiving facilities, recognition delay, activity intensity and battery capacity, and verify the reception results under actual wearing and walking conditions.
Is it possible to develop only part of an existing product?+
Module development or power consumption optimization can be carried out according to the existing interface and modifiable range. For this product, you first need to check the identity storage, motion sensor, wireless broadcast and mechanical wearing structure, and then determine the scope of modification and return.
How to determine the cost and period of this project?+
The evaluation is split based on deliverables such as ear tag firmware, data model, broadcast strategy, and receiving facility joint debugging records; the prototype materials, structure, platform, external tests, and new functions are listed separately, and quotations and nodes are formed after the requirements and interfaces are confirmed.
Engineering References
The connection interval and peripheral device delay need to be configured in combination with data throughput, response time and central device negotiation results. Bluetooth connection parameter reference
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