LoRaWAN monitoring system for water consumption
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This article presents the implementation of an innovative remote monitoring system based on the LoRaWAN protocol. The system incorporates a user-friendly web interface, featuring a dashboard that enables the visualization of water consumption sensor data. The implementation involves utilizing an ESP32 microcontroller with LoRa radio as a node, connecting a water flow sensor to the hydraulic network of the Instituto Tecnológico de La Paz, configuring a base station (LoRaWAN Gateway) using a Raspberry Pi to transmit data to The Things Stack network server, and utilizing the ThingsBoard Cloud platform as the application server. To evaluate the performance of the LoRaWAN system communication in scenarios with infrastructure obstacles, several tests were conducted. The results demonstrate that the received signal strength of the packets remains highly robust in different test locations, exhibiting significant tolerance to interference and noise. Consequently, this system allows for the deployment of nodes both inside and outside buildings within the institution.
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