SenseCAP LoRaWAN Wireless Smart Farming Kit
SenseCAP LoRaWAN Wireless Smart Farming Kit
This kit is a flexible, expandable, and scalable LoRaWAN Wireless Smart Farming Kit for remote monitoring microclimate and soil parameters in farms or greenhouses with LoRaWAN Sensors.
The kit has been designed for the Helium IoT network (https://www.helium.com/technology), however, is not locked and can work with any LoRaWAN public or private network.
** Please contact us for customising the kit content
The main component of this kit is the SenseCAP M1 Helium hotspot that is acting as a LoRaWAN gateway and bridges wireless sensor data to the IoT cloud.
The number of sensors, type, and maker of sensors is flexible and can add any of the range of our LoRaWAN sensors in the following link (or third party sensors):
https://www.iot-store.com.au/collections/sensors/LoRa-IoT
Features
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Support LoRaWAN protocol Class A
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High reliability, stability, flexibility and scalability
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Ultra-wide-distance transmission: 10km in line of sight, 2 km in dense urban areas
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long battery life for sensors (depends on the number f updates per day but usually ≥ 5 years)
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All sensors are certified IP66 and suitable for outdoor applications
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Rapid installation and deployment
- Flexible cloud services with Open API for further development
This Kit provides a wireless solution for Smart Farming and Precision Agriculture using LoRaWAN technology. This integrated solution can precisely monitor microclimates and soil conditions inside a greenhouse. Precise information about all parameters in the greenhouse help to create the perfect micro-climate and growth environment for the plants to maximize yields while being more energy efficient.
The kit contains a gateway that collects data from the sensors and uploads it to the cloud for further analysis. The sensors included can measure:
- Air temperature and humidity
- Barometric pressure
- Light intensity
- Soil moisture and temperature
- CO2 Sensor
Because they are wireless they do not have to be in the same spot or require a cable connection to the gateway and the Kit can easily be expanded with new sensors.
The Gateway uses the LoRaWAN technology to connect to the wireless sensor probes and collect remote environmental data. The LoRaWAN technology allows the gateway to receive data from sensors that are up to 10km and even in urban areas reach 2km, enough for even the largest greenhouses. It serves as an anchor point in the geographical center of the area where the sensors are deployed. After collecting the data from the sensors the gateway can upload the data to the cloud either via 4G or ethernet cable.
Outdoor Enclosure for the SenseCAP M1 gateway:
https://www.iot-store.com.au/products/sensecap-outdoor-enclosure-helium-hotspots
4G Modem for the SenseCAP M1 gateway:
https://www.iot-store.com.au/products/ur32l-milesight-lite-cellular-lte-router