Chicken Coops Tracability System with Zigbee Communication

Chickens in coops randomly step on scales while walking around. An RFID tag has been put on their feet. The chickens weight and RFID tag information is logged. The information is sent wirelessly to a computer using zigbee technology. The control center is located on the other side of the chicken coop and is equipped with zigbee converters for data acquisition. Programmable device servers are used to gather data from a bunch of zigbee converters. The latest profile of chickens can be pulled up on computers. The effective distance of the zigbee network is 200 meters. Whenever an obstacle is presented, data can pass it with the zigbee network. Up to 65,535 nodes are allowed into a zigbee network. Zigbee converters are suitable for wireless transmission and industrial control.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• zigbee
• wireless
• industrial
• control
• technology
• chicken
• coops
• RFID
• tags
• data
• acquisition
• center
• logged
• information
• wirelessly
• scale
• computer
• retrieve

[MrQuincle]

Interesting application...! Is it actually used somewhere? Are RFID tags small enough to be put on the feet of chicken and what exactly is gained by knowing the weight so instantaneously? Are chickens of the same age, slaughtered at different times depending on their weight? Or is it measurable if they are ill? Or is it measurable if they laid an egg? And are chickens removed that don't lay eggs often enough?