This is a demo MakerFabs Maduino LoRa Radio 868MHz client (based on Maduino LoRa 868MHz example) that uploads telemetry data to my Windows 10 IoT Core on Raspberry PI AdaFruit.IO and Azure IoT Hub field gateways.
The code is available on github
The Maduino device in the picture is a custom version with an onboard Microchip ATSHA204 crypto and authentication chip (currently only use for the unique 72 bit serial number) and a voltage divider connected to the analog pin A6 to monitor the battery voltage.
There are compile time options ATSHA204 & BATTERY_VOLTAGE_MONITOR which can be used to selectively enable this functionality.
I use the Arduino lowpower library to aggressively sleep the device between measurements
// Adjust the delay so period is close to desired sec as possible, first do 8sec chunks.
int delayCounter = SensorUploadDelay / 8 ;
for( int i = 0 ; i < delayCounter ; i++ )
{
LowPower.powerDown(SLEEP_8S, ADC_OFF, BOD_OFF);
}
// Then to 4 sec chunk
delayCounter = ( SensorUploadDelay % 8 ) / 4;
for( int i = 0 ; i < delayCounter ; i++ )
{
LowPower.powerDown(SLEEP_4S, ADC_OFF, BOD_OFF);
}
// Then to 2 sec chunk
delayCounter = ( SensorUploadDelay % 4 ) / 2 ;
for( int i = 0 ; i < delayCounter ; i++ )
{
LowPower.powerDown(SLEEP_2S, ADC_OFF, BOD_OFF);
}
// Then to 1 sec chunk
delayCounter = ( SensorUploadDelay % 2 ) ;
for( int i = 0 ; i < delayCounter ; i++ )
{
LowPower.powerDown(SLEEP_1S, ADC_OFF, BOD_OFF);
}
}
I use a spare digital PIN for powering the soil moisture probe so it can be powered down when not in use. I have included a short delay after powering up the device to allow the reading to settle.
// Turn on soil mosture sensor, take reading then turn off to save power
digitalWrite(SoilMoistureSensorEnablePin, HIGH);
delay(SoilMoistureSensorEnableDelay);
int soilMoistureADCValue = analogRead(SoilMoistureSensorPin);
digitalWrite(SoilMoistureSensorEnablePin, LOW);
int soilMoisture = map(soilMoistureADCValue,SoilMoistureSensorMinimum,SoilMoistureSensorMaximum, SoilMoistureValueMinimum, SoilMoistureValueMaximum);
PayloadAdd( "s", soilMoisture, false);
Bill of materials (Prices Nov 2019)
- Maduino LoRa Radion (868MHz) 18.90
- SHT20 I2C Temperature & Humidity Sensor (Waterproof Probe) USD22.50
- Pinotech SoilWatch 10 – Soil moisture sensor USD23
- Elecrow 1 Watt solar panel with wires USD3.80
- 500 mAh LI-Ion battery
The software could easily be modified to support additional sensors.
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