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BGE Bluetooth Dome Thermometer $99.95

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  • HeavyG
    HeavyG Posts: 10,380
    paqman said:
    The difficulty with Wi-Fi is power consumption.  Bluetooth can be very efficient and allows for decent battery life; Wi-Fi, not so much.  Something that would make sense here is a thermometer with a zigbee emitter and a receiver with that can be plugged in to a power outlet to make the bridge with Wi-Fi.

    Being above a source of heat and potentially under full sun also limits options.

    Bluetooth and WiFi both use the same frequency band 2.4ghz. The difference is, as you said, power consumption, which in turn equates to power output and battery life. One of the Bluetooth classes/specs allows for range of up to about 1000 feet. To do that tho would mean higher power output, which means greater power consumption, which means a bigger battery or frequent battery changes/charging.

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