What are you going to build with Flutter?

[AussieGordo]

Is there an update on the speed/range for flutter??? I've seen mention that there will be but can't find anything specific.

Is there a speed v range graph available, I'm really interested in finding out what sort of range I can get for different data rate options.

Also you mentioned that the data rate has to be selected, is there going to be a way to adjust the data rate on the fly depending upon the distance between nodes? I'm looking at a mesh network where the nodes will be mobile and I want to maximise the throughput from one side of the mesh to the other.

[Anson]

I'm looking to relay gps locations and compass directions in a mesh

[dreonn]

I have a project in mind that I would like to do that is identical to your project. Please keep me posted on it.

Thanks
Ed

[dreonn]

I would like to install this in a large community over many acres of land. There is an ecological center that is getting a large connection to the internet. I would like to use the Flutter to share that connection to all the homes that are around the center. This community is deep in the jungle. We would be able to do this more efficiently with Flutter than with standard networking equipment. Not to mention less expensive. Adding the solor panels and battery would be awesome.

[taylor]

Range is 1km at 20kbps for the Basic (just tested this Monday, haven't shouted about it yet), the Pro should do more but hasn't been fully tested yet.

I want to do dynamic data rate adjustment but FCC regulations restrict this without a $10k test per data rate, so for now this is "experimental". However the chipset absolutely supports rapid/dynamic changes in data rate so we will explore this in experimental firmwares.

[up2late]

I can do a lot with just the 20kbps, but I have to admit I'm looking forward to the "experimental" side. I can't wait to see what everyone else can do with this.

[taylor]

Agreed. I'm looking to send video over the link at 1mbps! The experimental firmwares will be important for us to determine which modes we should certify in the future.

[tibmeister]

Where to even start! A long range drone would be cool but would probably incur the wrath of the FAA since we could go to at least 5k feet.
Home automation where the flutter is in the car and when you're within a mile of home lights can turn on and such.
The in-laws have a farm and cattle ranch so remote sensors would be awesome with the range flutter has.
That's just the 30 second brain dump LOL

[metacollin]

Tunneling IPv6 over a long range secure channel located on my cat's collar. Then she will be my itty bitty kitty with internet connectivity.

Because reasons.

(I'm kidding, remote robot monitoring is what I had in mind).

[taylor]

I dunno, I was pretty excited by that.
I do plan on making some kitty robots with it!

[deltatask1]

Question. I'm currently working on my senior project for my Computer Engineering degree. I'm building a pop-up target system that I will operate with my smart phone. I've already got everything built and I'm planning on using an Arduino YUN, but the problem is the wifi distance. Would the Flutter allow me to connect to it via wifi and send a signal to my target to pop up?

[jet_flyer]

Not wifi per-say but it has a much longer range and plenty of bandwidth vs a wifi router

[bjohnson9614]

I am just finishing my first year as a computer engineering student and was looking for a summer project. Started looking into wireless and found this amazing device, so this summer I will be turning a 1976 AMF Harley Davidson Golf Cart into a large remote control car/autonomous vehicle. I'm still in the research stage, but Flutters will be used for GPS data, ultrasonic sensor data, and the controls.

[IdroPlan]

Hi Taylor!

Good to see that there are some people interested in smart agriculture. We are an italian based startup and we developed a mesh network of field sensors to show soil data as available water content and pH. This summer we are going to test the network.
We will keep you posted!

IdroPlan Team
idroplan.org

[IdroPlan]

Flutter is finally in Italy!

[beacon]

Planning on a water (flow) management system for agriculture
Had already thought of having sensors (moisture for a start)

Evaluating if i can have (somethign similar) to this https://opensprinkler.com/ on Flutter
(think 10s to 100s of acres and eliminating need for wires)

Remote stations being powered by Solar

[taylor]

I would love to integrate Flutter with OpenSprinkler! I think they'd be a match made in heaven, really.

[beacon]

@taylor i'm trying to build flutter based on the source files (finding it a little tedious with finding a manufacturer, and having to change USB footprint since they cannot make a nitch .5mm wide etc etc etc).

Is is possible for me to order 2 Flutter Pro's and Explorer (expansion board - source files / draft schematic is fine too) and get a early delivery

Alternatively if you could send me the USB (tylor) footprint that you have used, i'll try and modify it to be able to source PCB's from at least one vendor around here

[robot54]

I get really fed up with infrared remote controls. So I want to make some kind of simple remote (not a fancy whole home deal) for controlling the main media center in my house.

For the remote, I'll either salvage an old dead one or buy a cheap one and put a flutter inside. Maybe something sleek like a Roku remote.

For the receiving end I'll get an off the shelf IR repeater, attach it's extenders to each device, and place the flutter in front of it with an IR LED to play the codes.

[od1_fr]

Hi!
I am working for some time now on an art project called Sirènes Sylvestres
It is sort of an interactive light path into the wild. Flutter seems to be an easy solution to create a wireless, low power network of lights and sensors.