We have finished the next stage of build of the M2N2 v0.2 and I wanted to share a few pictures and some general info about this design.

The M2N2 is our attempt at putting the "mobile" back in mobile communications. We have seen more than a few very nice, and very large mobile command and communications trailers, so we thought we would start designing/building our own to to see what kind of capabilities we could integrate into a smaller and perhaps more affordable package.

Our number one goal was to keep electrical power consumption down while still providing enough computing power and capabilities to get the job done in the field. Our total power consumption budget is 200 watts max with about a 150 watt average draw. A pretty aggressive goal considering that's probably less than the power required for the light fixture over your kitchen table.

This prototype is built on a 16' Toy Hauler (cargo trailer with living quarters), and so far includes:

• 270 watt (2x135) solar cells
• 250 amp-hour (2x125) deep cell battery bank
• 30 amp solar charge controller
• 30 amp load controller
• Cellular Repeater (GSM and CDMA)
• Broadband Router with load balancing and fail-over
• 8ft work bench with room/power for two people
• Print/Copy/Scan multifunction device

There is still work to be done, but we are very pleased with the performance of the design so far. The attached pictures were taken out in the field during ASAP integration testing in South Eastern Kentucky.