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A project log for OpenFence - Digital Livestock Fencing

OpenFence is an open source GPS based digital livestock fencing system and web interface, aiming to reduce barriers of using cell grazing.

alex-muirAlex Muir 10/09/2016 at 22:240 Comments

Four copies of the collar board have been put together. Only really three errors in the board design: micro USB pin spacing isn't quite the same as the footprint, regulator footprint had Vin and Vout switched, changed my mind about using the DAC for audio output (using a PWM output now).

Was able to try it on a cow a week ago. Safe to say it was a very interesting experience! Collar design isn't ideal, being top heavy it rotated upside down as she moved around, and it doesn't fit the shape of the neck particularly well. I would definitely redesign the enclosure to not have the square top and to have the majority of the weight at the bottom of the collar (was my original plan).

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