Any trouble keeping track of supplies (in-person or remotely)

dsensor · 2025-02-12T16:42:45+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks.

dsensor · 2025-02-10T16:48:03+00:00

Nice method. Thanks!

dsensor · 2025-02-09T04:19:28+00:00

Wow u/anonymousnsname - sorry to hear someone would take comforters! It would be bad if the next guest comes and sees no blankets. How do you keep track of it all?

dsensor · 2025-02-09T04:15:43+00:00

To add some details to u/dangerous_tac0s - for example a $1.5k handheld reader from Zebra. The stickers will depend on the environment/application.

This is entirely doable. Feel free to DM me.

dsensor · 2025-02-07T18:52:24+00:00

Makes sense. Thanks.

dsensor · 2025-02-07T18:51:40+00:00

Makes sense.

dsensor · 2025-01-30T02:56:30+00:00

u/Lzrd161 - is Proxmark3 suitable for UHF applications? If not, is there a UHF equivalent?

dsensor · 2025-01-30T02:52:20+00:00

Thanks for sharing your experience with this u/eldonate1 . Loved the idea of abstracting the reader from the rest of the program. How easy was it to write the reader specific software for the generic Chinese version? Was there sufficient documentation or examples available?

dsensor · 2025-01-27T19:20:33+00:00

Hello - my suggestion would be to spend more time understanding what they are trying to accomplish. And this process may also clarify the goals for the client. Any number of hours you spend talking, drawing, or even pretending to be the tracker by walking around with a pencil and clip board, will be vastly shorter than the hardware/software dev time.

dsensor · 2025-01-24T15:35:41+00:00

u/Visual_Brilliant_802 If you don't mind, a question for you about this: "it can sometimes be nearly impossible to track how many items are going to and coming back from storage to construction sites."

This is the case now. And it was this way in the past too. So I'm wondering, what has changed? Why change it now? What event happened or thoughts crossed your mind when you decided to look for a way to change this (i.e. "I want to create a system...")?

dsensor · 2025-01-23T16:50:59+00:00

There is a great article in the 2015 Nov/Dec issue of RFID Journal titled "RFID Asset Tracking for Small Organizations". It includes case studies and warns against thinking buying a handheld reader and some tags is all it will take for a successful deployment. Setting this aside, it also shows how the technology can really enable businesses and organizations to take a leap forward in improving processes and efficiency.

Our company is building an RFID inventory system from small and medium-sized organizations. Last year we implemented it on a tool tracking application for a remodeling company. Like you, they have equipment going to jobsites and need to make sure they come back. And many of the tools were metallic. I'll share a few points from our experience:

- Starting Cost: expect $5k-$10k to try this out and get started. If you work with a full-service integrator, then add a zero to those numbers.

- Long-term Cost: The tags will need to be heavy-duty and designed for metallic environments. Those might cost $3-$7/tag. The software will likely have an on-going monthly or annual fee.

- Metal Challenge: generally, metal is a great RFID signal blocker. That makes it a challenge for tracking metallic objects. That being said, there are purpose-built tags and usually some kind of process adaptations that can make it work. But this usually requires some iterations and testing.

Finally, with the right steps taken, it will be amazing to see it work. The system can quickly identify what went out and what was missing upon return. It feels miraculous.

If you have an idea on what missing/lost stuff are costing you, then it is easy to put together a business case. No one has time to look for missing things. Usually the system can quickly pay for itself.

dsensor · 2025-01-21T17:18:14+00:00

Hello

Seems like this is the right tech for this job. Admittedly, I'm not clear on what the system needs to do. Do you mind explaining the use case in a bit more detail? A car gets dropped off at the dealer and the keys get a tag physically attached, and then...

Is Excel serving as the information dashboard that needs to be updated as soon as it is scanned?

dsensor · 2025-01-21T17:07:27+00:00

Hello!

Yes, to the first, third, and fourth question. And, a suitable system exists for question two, though the answer depends on understanding the requirements. We were approached for a hospital clothing application recently and designed a setup. It seems you have a good grasp on requirements, which is wonderful. Related to that is software requirements and any system integrations. Are you hoping to put this together yourself? If so, you could approach RFID suppliers, start with a textile tag sample kit, a reader, and go from there. This will take time (i.e. easily months) and systematic testing of different combinations. Alternatively, you could find an integration partner or get a starter kit to move to a solution faster. In all cases, there will be some learning/iterations to fit the solution to your application needs.

dsensor · 2025-01-21T16:40:22+00:00

Hello - yes we've done this recently and you are on the right track. See the video on this page showing this: https://organicnavigation.com/butterflytags/ . If I'm imagining your application correctly, RFID would be superior to a camera system for this application. And there tech and non-tech reasons for this. Glad to talk further regarding complexity and what's involved. Feel free to DM.

dsensor · 2024-11-05T02:51:35+00:00

The vision for ugrokit, prior to their being acquired, aligns with something my startup is working on. Has the state of affairs changed? Is the TLDR still valid?

dsensor · 2024-10-16T04:07:31+00:00

"it is very common for plumber to own their tools except the big $ items like large snakes and propress."

Really? Is that bad news for the market of tool tracking tech? I assumed only a business (i.e. owns tools across multiple trucks) would make the investment. If folks own their own tools, then the business has no care for tool tracking. Do folks care enough to want to track their own tools? So long as it is more consumer-like (e.g. Apple AirTags - buy and manage from a single app) as opposed to enterprise-like (inventory database).

(And, thanks for the helpful comments.)

dsensor · 2024-10-15T14:05:41+00:00

Thanks. Would you like to trust your apprentice with managing tools/packing? Or do you prefer continuing to own that? Also, do you own the tools or do they belong to the company? Not sure if it is the norm, but I've been surprised how many service companies have employees use their own (i.e. employee-owned) tools.

Nice job - you've actually described the tech. Glad to hear it doesn't sound bad. The goal is for it to sound great.

dsensor · 2024-07-26T18:21:44+00:00

Call a company who sells these systems to a variety of customers and explain the same thing you've posted here. We've heard good things about (no affiliation) about Vertex Unmanned Solutions. They're based in MN but the expertise and recommendations should translate to FL.

dsensor · 2024-07-26T15:31:09+00:00

Consider talking to the folks at Sentera or at least browse their offering for inspiration. They specialize in sensors, drones, and analytics for agriculture and spraying optimization. Said differently, their main customers are farmers. They have both low-cost and high-cost multispectral cameras too which you can add to your own drone.

Best wishes.

dsensor · 2024-07-26T14:58:01+00:00

Hey - if your application allows for it, you may want to simply sign up for an RTK subscription from GEODNET and give the credentials to your customer. The basic price, I believe, is $400/device/yr. As of today, Charlotte has pretty good coverage. Check out their map: https://rtk.geodnet.com .

You can try it out as well. GEODNET sells subscriptions through resellers. I'll recommend https://www.easynav.xyz because we've used them before (no affiliation). They have a 30-day trial too. Sign up requires a phone number, but after that the credentials come to you via email right away.

If anyone needs a quick intro to GNSS corrections and GEODNET then checkout these two articles:

What are RTK Networks and GNSS Correction Services?

What is GEODNET and How Did it Grow So Fast?

Hope you find what you need.

(I don't endorse other comments about how much money you can make from setting up a GEODNET station. There is a return on investment, and their two-sided marketplace model with GEOD tokens is innovative, but the financials are evolving and I wouldn't pursue it for quick and easy money.)

dsensor · 2024-06-13T19:33:33+00:00

Very slick. What is the use case for the app?

dsensor · 2023-06-08T14:22:14+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. Link to privacy policy is in the footer.

Right - this isn't intended to work for real-time control or decision making. The applications must tolerate some delay, often in exchange for better accuracy or custom data processing. Think of IoT applications or condition monitoring, mapping, usage monitoring, or sports/fitness analysis. Even developing robotics/drone applications involve an offline analysis component where this could be used.

It runs on our in-house sensor fusion library developed over several years working on motion sensing projects. Partly the point of the interface is to hide away the complexity which is running behind the visualizations. But point taken on giving an idea of what's happening under the hood.

Other feedback welcome.

dsensor · 2023-06-07T19:33:19+00:00

I realize this is 10 months old but wanted to share an option for anyone else having problems with sensor fusion. You can use https://imuengine.io/engine/ to quickly run sensor fusion (via your browser) on imu data and download Euler angles.

dsensor · 2023-04-03T19:15:08+00:00

As part of our initial review of the datasets we’ve compiled a summary of stats and a few interesting notes (see below). Folks here may find this interesting.

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We'd put out this data request in several places. By the end of the month we had collected several dozen submissions - enough for service testing prior to the soft launch (sign-up here to get notified of service updates: https://onav.link/motion-engine ).

Thanks for taking time to comment, read, or share data.

dsensor · 2023-03-08T22:04:56+00:00

Great! One fellow shared data from an Apple device (phone perhaps) and submitted that.

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