作者: Steven J. Fisher , Stella A. McCarley
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摘要: An animal monitoring system includes a temperature unit which is governed by microcontroller, i.e., an electronic computer, and placed inside animal's body, usually the birth canal. inactive or sleep mode of reduces battery drain. Periodically enters active during surroundings measured; analog converted to digital data, then transmitted as UHF, low-power radio signal via self-contained antenna. A base receives signal, displays received value, compares value predetermined range values, initiates alarm condition if outside range. The also results strays lost. audible and/or visual alarm, either at remote location, may include dialing preselected telephone numbers transmitting prerecorded message when such automatically dialed call answered.