Portable remote sensing device and system

A remote sensing system comprising,

• an enclosure;
• a first printed circuit board that includes,
• a smartphone operating system having a kernel that resides within the smartphone operating system, wherein the kernel includes a plurality of device drivers,
• a smartphone processor disposed within the enclosure managed by the smartphone operating system,
• a smartphone memory communicatively coupled to the smartphone processor, in which the smartphone memory is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system,
• a wireless communication module that is communicatively coupled to a wide area network, in which the wireless communication module is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system,
• a sensor module communicatively coupled to the smartphone processor and the smartphone memory, in which the sensor module is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system;
• wherein the wireless communication module receives an over-the-air (OTA) update for a device driver associated with the sensor module;
• a second printed circuit board electrically and communicatively coupled to the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board includes a separate microcontroller disposed within the enclosure managed by the smartphone operating system, in which the microcontroller includes a power management module;
• and
• a battery electrically coupled to the separate microcontroller, wherein the battery is operatively coupled to the power management module and the battery powers the smartphone processor and the smartphone memory.

A portable remote sensing system that can be moved from a first site to a second site, the portable remote sensing system comprising,

• an enclosure;
• a first printed circuit board that includes,
• a smartphone operating system having a kernel that resides within the smartphone operating system, wherein the kernel includes a plurality of device drivers,
• a smartphone processor disposed within the enclosure managed by a smartphone operating system,
• a smartphone memory communicatively coupled to the smartphone processor, in which the memory is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system,
• a wireless communication module that is communicatively coupled to a wide area network, in which the wireless communication module is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system,
• a sensor module communicatively coupled to the smartphone processor and the smartphone memory, in which the sensor module is disposed within the enclosure and managed by the smartphone operating system;
• wherein the wireless communication module receives an over-the-air (OTA) update for a device driver associated with the sensor module;
• a second printed circuit board electrically and communicatively coupled to the first printed circuit board, the second printed circuit board includes a separate microcontroller disposed within the enclosure managed by the smartphone operating system, in which the microcontroller includes a power management module;
• a battery electrically coupled to the separate microcontroller, wherein the battery is operatively coupled to the power management module and the battery powers the smartphone processor and the smartphone memory;
• and
• a solar panel electrically coupled to the separate microcontroller, in which the power management module associated with the separate microcontroller charges the battery with energy captured by the solar panel.