Work-Fos-Ag
Training of Next Generation Workforce for Smart Food Science and Agricultural Technology in the Internet of Things Era (WorkFoS-Ag)
ACES IT's role in this grant is to provide Wireless Broadband and Wireless LAN to remote areas in three Agriculture Science Center (ASCs). Each ASC has its own unique set of challenges. For this project, we would like to focus on two aspects: localized and broadband network infrastructures. My team has spent the last couple of months trying to pieces together information from existing infrastructure and previously planned infrastructure to produce options where there are no options.
Broadband Internet Service Providers (ISP), servicing these rural areas, are limited and offer poor service. Expanding other ISP networks to include these locations would involve running fiber lines throughout valleys, mountains, train tracks, streets, and canals. After reviewing their internal network infrastructures, we can expand each localized area network (LAN) to support a wireless localized area network (WLAN). To support precision agriculture, we’ll need to expand the new WLAN throughout fields or ranch using broadband wireless.
Grant Funding. To help aid with funding, my team will take part in grant funding to help build up the WLAN for these centers. The grant, “Training of Next Generation Workforce for Smart Food Science and Agricultural Technology in the Internet of Things Era (WorkFoS-Ag),” offers $20,000 to support extending WLAN to these centers. In return, ACES IT will provide training and support for students and their activities. AES has written a letter of support.
Below lists the types of access points required. These access points either distribute Broadband Wireless or converts it to Wireless LAN for client devices to utilize.
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Extend WLAN to Fields (PtMP Station) [$1,460] |
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ACES IT |
Provide a central location to send and receive internet access to the fields. DMU to record camera footage |
Sector 5G Ti Antennas (2) |
$340 |
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Rocket AC Gen2 (2) |
$250 |
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Wall-mounted rack |
$500 |
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Dream Machine Pro (DMU) |
$379 |
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Extend WLAN to Fields (Repeater) [$2,500] |
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ACES IT |
Provide a spot to extend the wireless reach from the PtMP Station and added protection to a region |
IsoStation (2) |
$260 |
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Solar Kit* |
$1,600 |
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NanoSwitch |
$40 |
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UniFi G3 Pro Camera (2) |
$600 |
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Extend WLAN to Fields (PoP) [$3,370] |
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ACES IT |
Point of Present will provide 24V POE power and internet |
IsoStation |
$130 |
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Mesh w/ UMA-D(5) |
$1,000 |
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Solar Kit* |
$1,600 |
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NanoSwitch |
$40 |
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Camera (2) |
$600 |
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Extend WLAN to Fields (Solar Kit) [$1,600] |
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ACES IT |
Provide 24V power using renewal energy for any PoE device. |
100W 12V Solar Panel (2) |
$400 |
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12V 100AH Battery (2) |
$500 |
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Battery Enclosure |
$500 |
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SolarPoint |
$200 |
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This budget is limited to $20,000 and must be spent before the end of July. The budget has been split between the ASCs based on the estimated need listed below.
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Leyendecker ASC |
$7,000 |
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PtMP Station |
Point-to-MultiPoint. All network traffic routes through this point to the internet. |
$1,500 |
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Repeater (PtP) |
Point to Point. This unit extends wireless coverage from PtMP to PoP. |
$2,000 |
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PoP |
Point of Presences. This unit saturates the local vicinity with WiFi coverage for clients and routes traffic back to the PtMP. |
$3,000 |
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Accessories |
Tools, wires, mounts, and adapters |
$1,000 |
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Fabian Garica ASC |
$7,000 |
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PtMP Station |
Point-to-MultiPoint. All network traffic routes through this point to the internet. |
$1,500 |
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Repeater (PtP) |
Point to Point. This unit extends wireless coverage from PtMP to PoP. |
$0 |
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PoP |
Point of Presences. This unit saturates the local vicinity with WiFi coverage for clients and routes traffic back to the PtMP. |
$4,500 |
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Accessories |
Tools, wires, mounts, and adapters |
$1,000 |
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College Ranch ASC |
$6,000 |
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PtMP Station |
Point-to-MultiPoint. All network traffic routes through this point to the internet. |
$1,000 |
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Repeater (PtP) |
Point to Point. This unit extends wireless coverage from PtMP to PoP. |
$4,000 |
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PoP |
Point of Presences. This unit saturates the local vicinity with WiFi coverage for clients and routes traffic back to the PtMP. |
$0 |
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Accessories |
Tools, wires, mounts, and adapters |
$1,000 |
Student assembles microcontroller to read soil moisture sensor.
Student work on assembling a second microcontroller to read soil moisture.
Students testing data from Microcontroller.
Students verify live soil moisture data is updated to a web application from a mobile device.