A high accuracy, low power, reproducible temperature telemetry system

A low-power temperature telemetry system incorporating a miniature micropower temperature sensor/modulator and hand-held decoder with direct digital readout is described. The system is designed to avoid the need to calibrate and characterize individual units while guaranteeing an accuracy of +or-0.25 degrees C and a resolution of 0.1 degrees C. The combined sensor and transmitter is constructed using thick-film technology and weighs less than 2.5 g without batteries. Developed principally for wild life tracking and monitoring, the system also has other applications where remote environmental monitoring is required.<
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