Boat monitoring using GPRS

[sjoerd14]

Hi,

I am considering a setup for monitoring several parameters on my boat:

• Battery voltage
• Shore power connection
• Temp (freezing)
• Bilge water alarm (level)
• propane Gas sensor
• PIR
• etc

It should report any abnormalities using SMS/GPRS
Historic info would be nice, but not 1st prio

On this site I think I can find all wired/wireless sensors.

Now I am thinking about the main unit:

Vera + UMTS router + arduinoGW + Sensors ~ €230-260
=> "plug and play", requires 12 volt, when battery drops not enough power for Vera to send alarm.
Rpi + Python + UMTS stick + arduinoGW + Sensors ~ €
=> Own python development...
Rpi + Domoticz + UMTS stick + arduinoGW + Sensors ~ € 100 - 150
=> Is domoticz suitable for this?
Arduino + GSM shield + arduinoGW + Sensors ~€ 75 - 100
=> Monitoring from sketch to "home" Vera via GPRS?

Any suggestions or tips? Has anyone already such a setup?

Thanks in advance
Sjoerd

[wmylionel]

If you need SMS/GPRS the following boards would be great,

http://imall.iteadstudio.com/development-platform/arduino/arduino-compatible-mainboard/im130514001.html
http://imall.iteadstudio.com/development-platform/arduino/arduino-compatible-mainboard/im120411004.html

Both also have the nrf24l01 adapter builtin for you MySensors network.