aduno® LoRa

Enormous range, high penetration and low energy consumption – the advantages of LoRaWan are manifold. Use the threshold value, monitoring and alarm functions of aduno® to analyse the acute conditions for large-scale distributed systems and find optimisations for the future.

LONG RANGE WIDE AREA NETWORK

What is LoRaWan?

LoRaWAN stands for ‘Long Range Wide Area Network’ and is a radio protocol that was specially developed for communication over long distances.

The enormous energy efficiency ensures low energy consumption and long-lasting battery life (up to 10 years).

LoRaWAN is a central component of the Internet of Things (IoT), especially where devices run on battery power for long periods of time and only occasionally need to send or receive small amounts of data.

LoRaWan Grafik

Benefits, added value and applications

When it comes to the benefits and added value of LoRaWAN, it is helpful to rethink and plan regular and recurring procedures or processes using sensor technology and digitalisation.

LoRaWAN enables efficient and automated recording of consumption data. Manual reading is no longer necessary, which saves time and conserves internal resources.

At the same time, you receive precise, continuous insights into the energy consumption of your business premises – ideal for analyses and for identifying potential savings. As an IoT technology, LoRaWAN is future-proof, scalable and ideal for digital transformation.

What are the areas of application for LoRaWan?

  • Energy consumption monitoring (e.g. consumption measurement in properties for the purpose of optimising energy and water consumption and providing data for your energy management system)
  • Smart Cities (e.g. intelligent parking systems, rubbish bin monitoring)
  • Agriculture (e.g. soil moisture measurement, animal tracking)
  • Environmental monitoring and sustainability (e.g. water level monitoring of rivers and green management by measuring soil moisture)
  • Industry (e.g. machine monitoring)
  • Public utilities (e.g. remote meter reading)

What are the advantages of LoRaWan?

  • Wide range (wide area): In rural areas up to 15-20 km, urban areas: approx. 2-5 km
  • Low energy consumption (low power): Sensors can be operated for several years on one battery.
  • Low data rates: Ideal for applications that only transmit small data packets, e.g. temperature measurements, fill levels, GPS positions, etc.
  • Free licence frequency bands: LoRaWan usually operates in the ISM band (in Europe: 868 MHz), which means that no expensive mobile phone licences are required.
  • Star-shaped network topology: Devices (nodes) communicate with gateways that forward the data to a central server.

Unser LoRaWan Full-Service für Unternehmen und Städte:

Sensorik

Sensor technology

  • Project planning and realisation
  • Sensor research, configuration and procurement
  • Device management
Sensoren / Gateways

Gateways

  • Selection, procurement and configuration of gateways incl. SIM cards
  • Operation of gateways (monitoring, interference suppression and updates)
  • Planning and setting up radio sites
  • Radio modelling and LoRaWan radio measurements
Sensoren / Netzwerkserver

Network server

  • Client access to our LoRaWan network server
  • Operation of the LoRaWan network server
  • Creation of sensors and integration into third-party systems
Sensoren / Anwendungen

Applications

  • Client access to aduno® including our ready-made dashboards and applications
  • Installation and operation of your own aduno® instance

LoRaWan and sensor technology in aduno®

The aduno® platform enables the connection and management of a large number of sensors and offers functions such as data visualisation, alerting and data analysis. At the same time, aduno® is a cloud-based platform based in Germany.

Sensor detail page

You can expect extensive details for each sensor, both on the current status and with a comprehensive history.

The measured values are clearly visualised and the accessibility and availability of the device are continuously monitored. The current status is displayed, as well as a history of up to 90 days.

Real estate

aduno® provides a property management system where the sensors can be clearly assigned to properties, levels or areas.

The LoRa sensors of the properties can be summarised in groups and configured globally.

Thresholds and notifications

Threshold values can be set for each sensor type and for individually configurable device groups. If the value (e.g. temperature) of a device to which this threshold value has been assigned exceeds the value set here, a warning (or fault) is triggered.

The warnings and faults are only triggered within an adjustable time schedule; the values of the device outside this schedule are not taken into account.

If warnings or faults are triggered, they are listed in the monitoring area of the portal. At the same time, the people who have been set in configurable recipient groups are informed by e-mail.