Data Collection Device(DCD)

Data Collection Device(DCD)

DCD is a sensor node that hosts many sensors and perform the measurement of Luminous, Atmosphere Temperature and Humidity, Soil Temperature and Humidity and Soil Electrical conductivity. These measured data are sent to the Data Aggregator Device periodically over LoRa RF interface. The RF range is around 15Kms.

FUNCTIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

LoRa:

  • FCC compliant
  • International capability

I/O:

  • Modular/Plug & Play
  • SPI (Dendrometers) X 2
  • RS485 (Soil probes) X 2
  • I2C (Temp/humidity, Lux ) X 4
  • Simplified connectors to maximize durability

Power management:

  • Maximize battery life
  • Eliminate waste from passive components
  • Shut off power as completely as possible in sleep mode

Solar Charger:

  • Healthy SV power from solar panels

CPU:

  • Reliable
  • Fast
  • Simple / low power