The RK900-09 Weather Station described in my post RK900-09 Weather Station on SensorHub is the base for this SensorHub Measuring Station built by RK900-09 Weather Station, RK520-02 Soil Moisture Sensor, and RAK9154 Solar Battery. These components manufactured by RAKwireless build an autonomous working measuring station.
The measuring station was installed to test the acquisition of the measuring values via the connected sensors on the one hand and its behavior regarding battery operation in the darker season on the other hand.
The SensorHub periodically sends the measuring values to the TTN (CE) LNS. Datacake serves as a visualization platform, as the following screenshots show.
Datacake Dashboard
You can follow the acquired data on the Datacake dashboard via this Public Link.
Details of the implementation and required adaptions to the payload decoder for both platforms, as well as further hints to SensorHub, will be published in the eBook mentioned in the post RAKwireless IoT Applications.
IoT applications usually require interdisciplinary collaboration between different disciplines during development and implementation.
With WisBlock, RAKwireless created a system accompanying the entire development path to the finished device using industrial-grade yet cost-effective components. Additionally, it offers the possibility to integrate components of prototyping systems from third-party providers into WisBlock.
With these systems, you can solve various tasks. Still, many steps are necessary to get a finished device, e.g., autonomy usable as a sensor node in harsh environments, which can be tedious.
True to the philosophy „IoT Made Easy,“ RAKwireless has ensured with WisBlock that this new solution is as simple as Click – Code – Connect!
I described the WisBlock ecosystem in an eBook titled „IoT-Projects for Makers: with WisBlock from RAKwireless • just Click, Code & Connect • to the finished device.“
Continuing this design philosophy, based on WisBlock, RAKwireless developed the RAK2560 WisNode SensorHub.
RAKwireless SensorHub is a modular ecosystem consisting of the main body and multiple pre-configured sensor probes. With pluggable, interchangeable probes and the option to add third-party sensors to the system, the Sensor Hub is a suitable and versatile solution platform for various IoT applications where environmental monitoring is needed outdoors.
The SensorHub can work battery-powered by non-rechargeable or solar-powered batteries or with an external power supply, depending on the application and deployment location.
For data transmission into Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN), LoRaWAN is available. Alternatively, NB-IoT can be used.
As a typical low-code system, it essentially requires configuration with the WisToolBox app from a cell phone.
I am currently working on applications of SensorHub in IoT using the example of measuring environmental data.
An eBook titled „SensorHub IoT Applications: • with WisNode SensorHub from RAKwireless • just configure & connect • to the finished application.“ is in preparation.
The planned release date is 11/15/2023, and pre-orders are available on Amazon.
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