What is Transceiver?

What?

Transceiver is a transfer protocol for transmitting database entries using long range, sub-1Ghz technology. This allows data to travel much farther than standard 2.4Ghz WiFi, enabling a large number of capabilities in small applications. Transceiver is specifically built for Arm CPUs, allowing IoT applications to use long-range technology in gathering sensor data and executing commands based on information within a database. Transceiver can function with a variety of databases to best suit your needs, from MySQL to Postgre SQL. Since Transceiver is open source software, it is free to use under the conditions of the MIT license. Our GitHub has all of the code needed to set up Transceiver available here.

When?

The members of our project are constantly working on new featureS and patches for our existing code, however, our release schedule is nonetheless far away. Our journey has only just started in working on developing our final product, and multiple years are required in order to build a fully functioning, stable system. With that said, we plan to have a final release somewhere within 2022.

How?

Transceiver works by communicating with your database and simultaneously processing that information into a compact, transferable form factor. Due to the low bandwidth of narrowband technology, most non-critical data is automatically compressed to increase transfer speed. Once a client antenna has been selected, the transfer process can begin, which will take some time. Once the transfer is complete, the client computer will reconstruct the file. Software packages are available on our GitHub page for both Client and server transmissions systems. Arm M Class CPUs are the focus of the Transceiver repository, meaning that instructions will most likely be written in Thumb.