Hi,
I'm building a little app, I've got a GPS tracking device (support SMS/GPRS) that I can configure with IP, APN and PORT# via SMS. The device will dump NEMA data via the IP/PORT/APN setting to a backend, my question is about the backend setup (items listed below):
1. I've got the APN from my provider.
2. I've got a static IP address from my test web site.
3. I've got a static IP address/Port # from my remote test SQL Server database configured.
My thinking is I'll use the web site's static IP address (the site is hosted, I only have access to port 80, I think), write a small TCP/IP socket app to catch the data stream, parse the NEMA data and load in to SQL. So conceptually does this make sense or am I off the mark?
Thanks
Michael
This Question has been solved and asker verified All Experts Exchange premium technology solutions are available to subscription members.
Experts Exchange has been collecting answers to technology questions since 1996…3 million and counting! If you have a question, chances are we already have your answer.
If you can't find the exact answer you're looking for, ask our exclusive community of 50,000 experts. You’ll get a personalized answer from a trusted professional.
Thousands of free tech tips, tricks, how-to’s and tutorials are available in our peer reviewed articles section. See for yourself how smart our experts are, no login required.
Save solutions to your questions, answers you’ve discovered through searching plus helpful articles in your personal knowledgebase for easy future access.
Access the answers to your technology questions today.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Members of the expert community talk about why the experience at Experts Exchange is different than what you will find anywhere else.
Try it out and discover for yourself.
30-day free trial. Register in 60 seconds.
Join the community of experts here and help other tech pros by answering question in your area of expertise. You can earn FREE access to all Experts Exchange's premium features and resources.
bhess1,
Thanks, is it ok to use port 80 in that fashion (normally HTTP for web pages) in my little vb app (tcp/ip) listener (currently the site is empty, no html), I'd have to upgrade to a dedicated service to use a port number, but I'm just testing for now, assuming i get no HTTP traffic I should be ok?
Thanks
Please feel free to register to http://www.track4free.com.
If you like the protocol, then you can copy it. Why to reinvent the wheel again?
If you need GSM/GPS modules, then you should have a look on http://www.roundsolutions.
http://www.roundsolutions.
Dreieich, March 15th 2007 - Round Solutions, a specialist and value-added distributor for M2M applications, is now offering its customers an attractive developer package. This includes the access to the http://www.track4free.com website and a starter kit based on what is currently the world's smallest GPRS GPS module. The package assists system integrators in the development of compact and inexpensive tracking solutions.
The latest positioning package from Round Solutions is based in the customer's access to the www.track4free.com website. This track4free server relies on Google Maps and offers free global GPS positioning. To use the online platform, a function-enabled GPS device is needed that can transmit geographical data via HDCSD, GPRS, EDGE or UMTS. Following registration with track4free, the user is shown examples of a map that illustrates his or her positional data along with a range of other information. This is enhanced by extensive documentation about the movements made by the user's device. Users can register up to two applications per account.
Starter kit promotes development
System integrators also have the option of using the Round Solutions starter kit when developing their tracking application. The Basic Board S3 is based on what is currently the world's smallest combined GPRS-GPS module, equipped with extremely small embedded antennas. The starter kit's core component is a licence-free Python interpreter with a free-of-charge Python code. This transmits the device's GPS position to the track4free server. The HTTP protocol is provided free of charge.
The starter kit has been developed completely as a BGA design. It assists developers in their mission to create very small and inexpensive positioning devices for various fields of application.
Extensive additional services
Round Solutions supports system integrators with design-in services and bespoke adaptations for integrated antennas. If developers have any queries, they can access 24-hour support from the world's biggest GSM / GPRS / UMTS / GPS user community, which has more than 3,000 members from all over the globe.
Premium customers can also have their designs and devices checked and tested free of charge by Round Solutions. The package is supplemented by a free marketing service, which establishes contact with several thousand companies. "Our services make it significantly easier for our customers to sell their products," explains Ben Hoelke, CEO of Round Solutions.
About Round Solutions
Round Solutions is a leading, internationally active supplier of products, services and concepts for industrial users of electronic components. The focus lies on wireless technologies such as GSM, UMTS, GPS, Bluetooth, ZigBee, WIFI, UWB and ISM. The product portfolio ranges from starter kits to components for mass production. Round Solutions offers a wide range of electronic components such as radio modules, HF cables and ultra-sensitive antennas. Round Solutions currently has the world's largest range of quad-band and penta-band antennas. Unlike its competitors, integrated antennas are already available in small quantities at Round Solutions. Its stock also includes lithium polymer, lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride batteries. Moreover, Round Solutions offers a global express delivery service. With the compact and innovative components from Round Solutions, system integrators can develop their solutions quickly, easily and inexpensively. They thus enjoy greater efficiency and a shorter time to market for their applications. The company has branches in Germany and the United Kingdom.
Business Accounts
Answer for Membership
by: bhess1Posted on 2008-01-04 at 18:10:18ID: 20587485
Seems reasonable. Understand that the app must make SQL calls to load the data (or place the data in text files and use BULK INSERT), and not just dump raw data into the SQL Server port. You probably already understand that, but I've seen sillier misunderstandings over my last 25 years of programming.