Drop sensor
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Drop sensor
Hello everyone:
Do any of you happen to know if the CF-19's have any type of accelerometer in them? Or does anyone have any cost effective solutions to something of this effect? I want to try to identify when staff members for my company drop their Toughbooks. I was looking into stick-on drop sensors for shipping packages but that's low-tech, hard to track, and no fun. Ideally, I'd like to know as much information as possible about the drops. Such as: what user was signed in when it was dropped, when it was dropped, what distance it fell, etc. If I used a stick-on drop sensor then staff would have to add it to their equipment checks and I'd have to register each serial number and implement an entire new procedure and it'd be too much he said/she said. (example: "ShockWatch" drop detector). Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Matt
Do any of you happen to know if the CF-19's have any type of accelerometer in them? Or does anyone have any cost effective solutions to something of this effect? I want to try to identify when staff members for my company drop their Toughbooks. I was looking into stick-on drop sensors for shipping packages but that's low-tech, hard to track, and no fun. Ideally, I'd like to know as much information as possible about the drops. Such as: what user was signed in when it was dropped, when it was dropped, what distance it fell, etc. If I used a stick-on drop sensor then staff would have to add it to their equipment checks and I'd have to register each serial number and implement an entire new procedure and it'd be too much he said/she said. (example: "ShockWatch" drop detector). Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Matt
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Re: Drop sensor
some older WD harddisks have that built in
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/det ... feature%3F
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/det ... feature%3F
Re: Drop sensor
Something like this would be simple to fit. I am sure cheaper versions are available. Very easy if the CF19's do not have a WWAN card. Use a small adapter to use the WWAN usb.
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Re: Drop sensor
The mini-pcie has 3.0 hmmmm I like that.
I wonder what amps and volts are.....
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Re: Drop sensor
I have one of those in my 31 for BT, since I use a 7260AC. What'd you wanna know?SHEEPMAN! wrote:The mini-pcie has 3.0 hmmmm I like that.I wonder what amps and volts are.....
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Re: Drop sensor
That's pretty clever! Too bad they aren't SSD's. But overall definitely an option worthy of consideration. Thank youKarl Klammer wrote:some older WD harddisks have that built in
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/det ... feature%3F
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Re: Drop sensor
That's an awesome solution... but it'd have to be WAY cheaper lol. I have to do whatever I go with to 100+ Toughbooks. Maybe there's one I can just pop in the side port where the PC/Express cards go? Also, I'm confused how those two parts would go together. Would it be something like the image I attached below? (sorry for the poor photoshop skills lol). Thank you very much for your helpShawn wrote:Something like this would be simple to fit. I am sure cheaper versions are available. Very easy if the CF19's do not have a WWAN card. Use a small adapter to use the WWAN usb.
http://www.robotshop.com/en/phidgetspat ... meter.html
phidgetspatial-axis-usb-accelerometer-a-large.jpg
mini_pcie-usb3.0.jpg
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Re: Drop sensor
what do you have the optional kit configuration set to?User32 wrote:I have one of those in my 31 for BT, since I use a 7260AC. What'd you wanna know?SHEEPMAN! wrote:The mini-pcie has 3.0 hmmmm I like that.I wonder what amps and volts are.....
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Re: Drop sensor
IIRC the default one, not sure which one it is.Shawn wrote:what do you have the optional kit configuration set to?User32 wrote:I have one of those in my 31 for BT, since I use a 7260AC. What'd you wanna know?SHEEPMAN! wrote:The mini-pcie has 3.0 hmmmm I like that.I wonder what amps and volts are.....