How does fence monitoring work?

This is how the fence monitoring system works in practice.

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Written by Rosemary Stone
Updated over a week ago

1. Something causes a drop in voltage on the electric fence:

2. The electric fence voltage data is broadcast out from the nearest Fence Node and bounced up to 500 m (1/3 mile) from node to node creating a shared network of data across the farm:

3. Once the data from the nodes reaches the gateway installed at a shed, house or barn, it is sent up into the cloud:

4. When voltage drops, an alert is automatically sent to you. You can see this data on the Datamars Livestock web or mobile app:

5. You can fix the electric fence:

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