Welcome to the Telstra Country Wide Telemetry Demonstration Site
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Telemetry is automatic remote measurement of data to a host or recording device. This also includes control of devices such as opening farm gates, controlling generators. Remote communications and reliability are enabled by Telstra's NextG mobile network.
| Demonstration | Location | Access | Description |
| Olive Expo | 'The Grove', Canberra | Public | Live weather data |
| Dairy Farm | Gunnedah, NSW | Public | Remote Dairy Farm gate, cow monitoring |
| Portable Camera | Anywhere... | Public | Battery powered portable IP camera |
| NS Camera | Anywhere... | Public | Portable IP camera. |
| Miniture Farm | Toowoomba, Queensland | Public | Fan and Gate controls with camera verification on a miniture mock up farm. |
| Water Management Sim | Toowoomba, Queensland | Public Private | Simulated basic remote water management demonstration (Scadapack RTU). |
| Satellite Imaging | Anywhere... | Private | Remote still imaging using the Iridium satellite network demonstration is available on request |
Note that public access demonstrations may not always be available. Private demonstrations are available by contacting Telstra Country Wide. If you have access to a private demonstration you will need to click Login then uses the credentials provided.
Telstra's Telemetry platform lends itself to a wide variety of applications such as water management, farm monitoring & control and security systems. These typically range from single installations to collections of networked remote terminal unit (RTU) equipment. Unlike many propriety telemetry systems, Telstra's platform offers a scalable managed service that liberates the end user from the costs incurred with physical Telemetry and Information Technology systems.
This is a pilot site for hosting Telemetry services on an open architecture platform. Its intent is to offer simple connectivity and interoperability of remote equipment.
Access to the control and monitoring operation of this equipment can be done via the internet using a web browser and via SMS text messaging. Access is near real-time and multiple remote monitoring connections are permitted on the platform. Historical data logging is also provided as a service.
The remote farm gate, fan, temperature and camera demonstration comprise a fixed RTU located at TRL in Clayton, Victoria. There are several portable network camera and Scadapack demonstration RTU kits available for short term loan. If required, please contact TRL Telemetry to discuss your loan requirements.
System Requirements
For lookout telemetry applications, the following system requirements MUST be satisfied before accessing the telemetry demonstrations. Not doing so will result in unpredictable operation occurring.
- Lookout web player must be installed prior to accessing any of the demonstrations.
- Internet Explorer must be used as the web browser to access the telemetry demonstrations
- Internet Explorer security settings must be enabled to accept the download of ActiveX control objects
- Direct connection to the internet is required. No proxy servers and internet accelerators must be used. These will deny a direct connection to the internet and interfere with communications to the telemetry server. For example, attempting to access the demonstrations from within a proxy-bound intranet is typically not successful.
- Adequate 1XRTT signal reception required for RTU operation
- Demonstrations not currently accessable from handheld PDA like devices, eg. I-PAQ's etc...
