Integrating LoRaWAN sensors with Trap.NZ

Trap.NZ have a blueprint for projects to use to affordably configure sensors to submit data to Trap.NZ using LoRaWAN.

They provide three different components, including a gateway configuration, a demonstration sensor device and a reference application server . Find more information in this link https://help.trap.nz/books/trapnz-comprehensive-user-guide/page/integrating-lorawan-sensors-with-trapnz.

Gateway Configuration

Trap.NZ have a gateway configuration that targets the off the shelf Mikrotik wAP LR9 kit. It explains how to act as a LoRaWAN gateway for the Things Network.

Demonstration Sensor Device

The demonstrations sensor device is based on common TTGO T-Beam hardware from LILYGO. The software and documentation can be found at https://github.com/Groundtruth/sensor-trap-demo-device. Once the device is assembled and programmed the device will connect to LoRaWAN network and transmit status information periodically and on status change events.

Reference Application Server

Trap.NZ has a reference application server which receives from sensor devices which are forwarded by a LoRaWAN network server such as the Things Network. It uses the client code that is generated by the Trap.NZ OpenAPI spec to create sensor records on Trap.NZ that correspond to incoming sensor messages.

The software and documentation for the reference application server can be found at https://github.com/Groundtruth/sensor-trap-reference-application.

To find out more information about the three components visit this link – https://help.trap.nz/books/trapnz-comprehensive-user-guide/page/integrating-lorawan-sensors-with-trapnz