Weatherproof LoRa Environmental Monitor - Makerverse LoRa-E5 and Pico Project - TTN and DataCake

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Have you ever wanted to make a Weatherproof Weather and Air Quality System? That transmits its edge-collected data long-range through LoRa? And then have that data automatically uploaded to the Internet (thanks to The Things Network) to be gorgeously visualised on an easily accessible data dashboard (thanks to DataCake)? And have you wanted it to be battery-powered and automatically scheduled to turn on and off? And for all software aspects to be completely FREE? Then I present to you a great way to go about it. Full Written Guide (With Scripts, STL and SVG files) - https://core-electronics.com.au/projects/lora-weather-station-pico/?Asadaad The Public DataCake Webpage - https://app.datacake.de/dashboard/d/ae12290e-b97a-4c0a-bdb6-6d5fb0151e4b Related Information Set Up a Raspberry Pi Pico with LoRaWAN and The Things Network (Part 1) - https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/wireless/lora-pico-the-things-network/ DataCake - https://datacake.co/ The Things Network - https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/ The Things Network Coverage Map - https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/map Raspberry Pi Pico Getting Started Guides - https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/raspberry-pi-pico/ Make a LoRa uGateway with Raspberry Pi - https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/the-things-network-ttn/ugateway-wifi-setup/ The following is exactly what is going on inside the system (it may sound complex but this project will demonstrate exactly how to reach this endpoint step by step). The 3 X AAA batteries are plugged directly into the Makerverse Nano Power Timer HAT (Hardware Attached on Top). Upon completion of the Main Programming Script (meaning data has been transmitted) this Timer HAT will switch off all other hardware and go into a deep sleep. I have it set to turn on the Raspberry Pi Pico every hour on the dot. The timer HAT consumes a (really tiny!) 35nA whilst in deep sleep during this period. Then once an hour has passed this Timer HAT will bring the project back to life. As soon as the Raspberry Pi Pico is provided power, through the Power Timer HAT, it will accurately measure Temperature, Humidity, and Air Pressure, provide an Air Quality Index number and measure the Volatile Organic Compounds and Carbon Dioxide amounts in its direct environment. It does this thanks to the BME280 and ENS160 Sensors on the chosen Piicodev Modules. Then in a blink of an eye, it will transmit that data to a LoRa Gateway via the Makerverse LoRa-E5 Module (see it in the image above). This data gets intercepted by The Things Network, uploaded to the internet, and pushed into DataCake. DataCake creates an (easily and fully customisable) Visual Data Dashboard which can be freely viewed by any internet device! Hit up the Visual Data Dashboard Website that I've chosen to make publicly accessible here. Simply as soon as the edge collected data transmits it goes into The Things Network it shows up in this dashboard. Better yet Datacake enables allows us to schedule periodic emails. This means each week I will receive a CSV (Excel) sheet of all the data collected over the week straight into my email. That means we won't lose any historical data ever. Also, DataCake will let you set up thresholds triggers and Out of Battery Alert emailed straight to you! Core Electronics is located in the heart of Newcastle, Australia. We're powered by makers, for makers. Drop by if you are looking for: Makerverse LoRa-E5 Breakout Module (Used here): https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE09196 Raspberry Pi Pico W (Used here) - https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08703 Weatherproof Cover/Enclosure for Outdoor Sensors (Stevenson Screen): https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08801 Makerverse Nano Power Timer HAT for Raspberry Pi Pico: https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08492 PiicoDev Atmospheric Sensor BME280 - https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE07503 PiicoDev Air Quality Sensor ENS160 - https://core-electronics.com.au/catalog/product/view/sku/CE08560 0:00 Intro 0:40 Best Features 1.38 DataCake Dashboard Features 2:00 Mobile Friendly Dashboards 2:08 Never Lose Data with Periodic Emails 2:19 Out Of Battery Warning Email 2:27 Threshold Triggers Email 2:55 What You Need 3:42 Wiring Assembly 4:20 Mounting Assembly 5:04 Software Time 5:23 Speedrun of The Things Network Set Up 5:41 DataCake Set Up with TTN 8:04 Payload Decoder Set Up 8:36 Fields Set Up 8:50 First Success! Data into DataCake! 9:14 Making the DataCake Dashboard 10:39 Installing! 11:01 Extra Features 11:31 Outro! The following trademarks are owned by Core Electronics Pty Ltd: "Core Electronics" and the Core Electronics logo "Makerverse" and the Makerverse logo "PiicoDev" and the PiicoDev logo "GlowBit" and the GlowBit logo