As a free and open-source solution to FABrIC members, the platform enables:
- Researchers and industry partners to integrate and test their novel sensors in real-world scenarios
- End users to monitor and analyze key environmental parameters such as temperature, air humidity, and soil moisture etc. and to take actions based on the collected data.
Applications
- Greenhouse automation
- Environmental monitoring
- Real-time monitoring for livestock and poultry farms
Key Technology Components
- LoRaWAN (end node and gateway devices) – to collect local sensor data over long distances with low power consumption
- 5G Connectivity – to transmit LoRaWAN data to cloud server in real-time
- Environmental sensors: to acquire environmental data, including temperature, pressure, humidity, and soil moisture
- User App – to provide an intuitive user interface for system monitoring and control
Resources
- Download the reference design from FABrIC GitLab: IoT Demonstrator for Smart Agriculture Repository
- IoT Demonstrator for Smart Agriculture Collateral
What’s Included
- A demo application for real-time monitoring of agricultural environmental data via the LoRaWAN protocol, using three sensor sets: ST’s IKS4A1 sensor board, the BME280 temperature/humidity/pressure sensor, and a capacitive soil moisture sensor
- Step-by-step instructions on how to build the reference design with off-the-shelf components, including ST’s STM32WL55JC and Nucleo-F746ZG with LRWAN-GS-HF1 module
- A computer-based user interface for real-time data visualization