We put the Arduino MKR NB 1500 to the test using the Telstra network and show you how to give your IoT project long-range communication, when WiFi or LoRa aren't practical.
This article was originally posted in DIYODE Magazine by Johann Wyss, Issue 40, November 2020.
In the second TelstraDev challenge for GovHack 2020 (read part one: emergency comms and the Telstra Messaging API), we asked: How can data from connected devices on the wireless Internet of Things (IoT) network be used to make our community spaces – our homes, towns, cities or region – more efficient and sustainable?
What do you get when you give 700 hackers, hustlers and hipsters across Australia and New Zealand, access to over 600 data sets from all levels of council, government and private sector, plus free tech tools and data portals? World-changing solutions! That’s what went down at GovHack 2020.
The Diagnostic Test has been extended to include the following NBN FTTC & Telstra NBN Tests:
NBN FTTC Tests
• NCD UNI-D Status - Snapshot of the current state of the NCD UNI-D port.
• NCD Reset - Resets the NCD and restores the service by resynchronising the NCD. May also resolve some data flow and no sync issue.
• DPU Port Reset - Resets the DPU port and restores the service by resynchronising the NCD. May also resolve some data flow and no sync issue.
• NCD Port Rest - Forces NCD UNI-D port reset. This may resolve No Data and some data flow issues.
BY Vinodh Seshadri
9/9/20
We’ve updated our Bulk Messaging API. It’s now capable of providing send and receive functionality for MMS messaging, plus a host of other great features. If you’d like to integrate the Bulk Messaging API into your systems, you need to talk with your account manager in the first instance.
The cellular IoT network has loads of benefits, from reducing payload overhead to increasing coverage, but to make your device deployments efficient at scale, it's important to keep in mind these guidelines for wireless developers.
UPDATE [15/7/21]: This product is no longer available for purchase on TelstraDev. More details
Calling all IoT makers and innovators: we've launched a new device! Telstra Captis Data Logger is robust, it’s secure, it’s connected out-of-the-box, and it’s already powering data insights across the country. Now, it’s available to our TelstraDev developers too.
Calling all disruptors, creators and problem solvers.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a network of physical objects that collects data from the environment and connects via the internet. With a myriad of sensors that digitise the physical environment, we can pretty much connect any 'thing' at any time, wherever there's internet access.
Have you ever wondered what an API is and why you should care?
Have you ever had a mid-career crisis and considered going back to uni for a computer science degree because coding is the future?
Have you heard me talk about the Messaging API and want to try it yourself?
Then you've come to the right place!
