GraniteBalls Aging fast 12262 Posts user info edit post |
Know where she's at at all times:
http://www.opengpstracker.org/index.html
If i understand this correctly:
1.you build the unit 2.set it in the target's car/purse/etc 3.send it a text message 4.and it returns the location 5.profit
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Mouser Part # Description Quantity Price Each 556-ATTINY84-20PU Atmel AVR microcontroller 2 $2.90 827-AME8811AEATZ 3.3 volt regulator 2 $0.69 522-ZTX1151A PNP transistor with low saturation voltage 2 $1.51 581-SA105E104M 0.1 uF ceramic capacitor 10 $0.08 581-TAP106K006SCS 10 uF tantalum capacitor 4 $0.50 855-M50-3501242 1.27mm M50 connector for GPS device 3 $1.45 171-0025-EX 2.5mm stereo plug for phone 2 $1.35 571-1-390261-3 or 571-26415994 14 pin IC socket 2 $0.15 604-WP937EGW Two-color red/gren LED 2 $0.34 604-WP132XID Red LED 2 $0.12 660MF1/4DC3321F Resistor 3.32K ohm 5 $0.03 660MF1/4DC4700F Resistor 470 ohm 5 $0.03 755-1N4148T-77 Switching diode 5 $0.03 12BH431-GR 3 AAA battery holder 1 $0.89 571-41032390 Pin header 40-pin breakaway 1 $1.57 340-V23993-A1035D Tyco GPS receiver module 1 $61.50 556-ATAVRISP2 AVRISP2 USB AVR programmer 1 $35.91
looks like a pretty dope project. plus, if you document the build, he'll help out.4/25/2008 11:39:59 AM |
Chief All American 3402 Posts user info edit post |
So how's that ex-gf 4/25/2008 11:41:42 AM |
jaZon All American 27048 Posts user info edit post |
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha 4/25/2008 11:41:46 AM |
GraniteBalls Aging fast 12262 Posts user info edit post |
hahaha
THIS IS ALL HYPOTHETICAL. 4/25/2008 11:42:22 AM |
synapse play so hard 60939 Posts user info edit post |
what would u do, mount all this crap in a car somewhere? i don't think u could slip it in a purse like u mention...ignoring the bulkiness, doesn't the phone/gps receiver need to have some sort of light if sight with the sky?
could be used like a lojack too ] 4/25/2008 11:44:46 AM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
nice... 4/25/2008 11:46:28 AM |
Chief All American 3402 Posts user info edit post |
Hah, so in seriousness, I can see this working actually quite well being hardwired to your car like a lojack, provided the amp-draw stays minimal with that extended runtime mode.
[Edited on April 25, 2008 at 11:52 AM. Reason : ^^damn I have been smited] 4/25/2008 11:51:48 AM |
JBaz All American 16764 Posts user info edit post |
you could always put the cell phone on a battery charger and hook it up in the car... Just install it like in one of the maintenance door slots in the trunk or under the front seats. Something with easy access and no one is the wiser. 4/25/2008 12:05:03 PM |
pooljobs All American 3481 Posts user info edit post |
you can get one for free with a modest monthly tracking fee that would probably not cost much more than lots of text messages on a pre-paid plan. there are lots of really cheap tracking options 4/25/2008 12:17:24 PM |
bous All American 11215 Posts user info edit post |
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baonest All American 47902 Posts user info edit post |
hmmm..
i have a GPS receiver (from microsoft streets and trips)
this could cost me $40. man i would be interested.
i'll do it if you guys can just do the part of finding all the parts. 4/25/2008 11:44:20 PM |
philihp All American 8349 Posts user info edit post |
for things like a company truck, heard of people getting those cell phones for children that have GPS built-in so parents can track where their kids are. it's a lot cheaper, and better tested. 4/26/2008 8:39:41 PM |
ncsuapex SpaceForRent 37776 Posts user info edit post |
Sounds like what Hulk Hogan did when Brooke when on her first date...
[Edited on April 26, 2008 at 8:57 PM. Reason : grr] 4/26/2008 8:57:12 PM |
pooljobs All American 3481 Posts user info edit post |
i tried the cellphone thing to track trucks, but you had to constantly have a clear line of site or it would base its location on the nearest cell site. didn't come close to a hard mounted GPS device with an antenna, but for no cost up front and less than $30/month they worked pretty well. 4/27/2008 5:46:05 PM |