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pollutagNode2 - LoRaWAN Node for Air Quality Monitoring

Autonomous LoRaWAN node easily connectible via TTN/Helium networks, supporting downlinks with sleep current below 1mA. LaRaWAN node based on Seeed Studio' Wia-E5 module (based STM32WLE), so no additional transceiver needed - the main MCU and LoRa PHY already inside - suitable air quality monitoring, garden, intelligent home, automatization... You may connect load remotely by downlinks - via AO3400A transistor (on board). Optimized for Sensirion SEN54 sensor. MPPT and Li-Ion battery charger for power from 5V++ cheap solar panels. 10+ years of autonomic work with cheap 2W solar panel and standard 1850 Li-Ion battery expected.

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The LoraWAN node for air quatity monitoring based on STM32WLE and SEN54 Sensirion sensor. This LoRaWAN node is designed for continuous air quality monitoring. The node operates autonomously and support remote commands via downlinks. 

  1. LaraWAN node based on STM32WLE MCU (LORA-E5), easy to integrate monitoring and control node (air quality monitoring, garden, intelligent home. etc.)
  2. You may connect load remotely by downlinks - via AO3400A transistor (on board)
  3. New Sensirion SEN54 sensor optimized
  4. MPPT and Li-Ion battery charger for power from 5V++ cheap solar panels.
  5. Sleep current as low as 0.9 mA
  6. 10+ years of autonomity with cheap 2W solar panel and standard 1850 Li-Ion battery
  7. More than 2 weeks work autonomity from fully charged 3500mA Li-Ion battery
  8. Ideal for sensor.community integration over LoRaWAN IoT, like TTN and Helium, no internet connection from your side needed!
  9. Full fledged with routed test points - easy to solder - easy to add functionality (inputs, outputs, interfaces etc.)

Downlink commands supported

Reset the device via sending downlink to Port2 via LoRaWAN console:

FF FF FF FF FF FF

Set transmit period (in milliseconds) via downlink on Port2:

01 00 XX XX XX XX

(XX XX XX XX - milliseconds coded in hex (big endian), ex. for 5 minutes = 300,000 ms = 00 04 93 E0)

Set measuring period (in minutes) via downlink as for now provided with LED_ON command in one 2-bytes downlink message on Port2: 01 XX - LED ON and measuring period = XX minutes, 00 XX - LED is OFF and measuring period = XX minutes This LED enhanced with FET transistor, so you may connect some load to be switched ON/OFF (see the schematic in PCB folder)

The node uplink data packet containing 13 payload bytes with following data - PM1 concentration, PM2.5 concentration, PM10 concentration, temperature, humidity, volatile organic compound index (VOC), battery level related to volts, status of LED output. Decoder for payload on server side (uplink): 

 function Decoder(bytes, port, uplink_info) {
    var decoded = {};
    decoded.PM1 = ((bytes[0]*256 +  bytes[1])/10.0).toFixed(2);
    decoded.PM2_5 = ((bytes[2]*256 +  bytes[3])/10.0).toFixed(2);
    decoded.PM10 = ((bytes[4]*256 +  bytes[5])/10.0).toFixed(2);
    decoded.T = (-100.0 + bytes[6] +  bytes[7]/100.0).toFixed(2);
    decoded.RH = (bytes[8] +  bytes[9]/100).toFixed(2);
    decoded.VOC = ((bytes[10]*256 + bytes[11])/10.0).toFixed(2);
    decoded.Battery = (bytes[12]*0.0238).toFixed(2);//battery , volts
    decoded.LEDON = bytes[13];
    decoded.RSSI = normalizedPayload.gateways[0].rssi.toFixed(0);
    decoded.SNR = normalizedPayload.gateways[0].snr.toFixed(0);
    decoded.FREQUENCY = normalizedPayload.frequency;
    return decoded;
 }

Downlink payload encoder example:

function Encoder(measurements, port) {
    if(measurements.LED_ON.value) return [1];
    else return [0];
}

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  • FW on GitHub

    https://github.com/WeSpeakEnglish/pollutag_node2
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pollutagNode2 - LoRaWAN Node for Air Quality Monitoring

Autonomous LoRaWAN node easily connectible via TTN/Helium networks, supporting downlinks with sleep current below 1mA. LaRaWAN node based on Seeed Studio' Wia-E5 module (based STM32WLE), so no additional transceiver needed - the main MCU and LoRa PHY already inside - suitable air quality monitoring, garden, intelligent home, automatization... You may connect load remotely by downlinks - via AO3400A transistor (on board). Optimized for Sensirion SEN54 sensor. MPPT and Li-Ion battery charger for power from 5V++ cheap solar panels. 10+ years of autonomic work with cheap 2W solar panel and standard 1850 Li-Ion battery expected.

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