Design example
LoRaWAN Farm Irrigation Monitoring
Compare a LoRaWAN sensor network for irrigation, soil and weather measurements across a farm.
Design example: use the site requirements and equipment path below to plan your own configuration.
Hardware in this guide
Outdoor LoRaWAN Gateway
Soil Moisture, Temperature & EC Sensor
Solar-Powered Automatic Weather Station Kit
Product-family photos. See each product page for specifications and options.
Planning a similar site?
Send the site count, signals, network, power and reporting target. We will return a comparable hardware configuration for quotation.
Site conditions to check
Compare power, communication and equipment requirements for irrigation, pumps, soil and weather monitoring.
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Agricultural irrigation and farm pumps
Compare pump contacts, motor current and water flow before choosing what to monitor at your farm.
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Farm water, soil and weather monitoring
Plan field and orchard measurements around available power, coverage and maintenance visits.
Project team
A distributor evaluating a field demo package for agricultural monitoring.
Challenge
The measurement points are spread across the farm. The demonstration needs wireless readings and a practical gateway position before a larger deployment.
Equipment in the system
Example equipment arrangement. Check compatibility and agree who handles software, PLC/SCADA programming and site installation.
Data destination
Customer platform or an agreed third-party service
Site context
- Multiple field points across one farm area
- Soil and weather data required
- Gateway placement possible near operations office
Approach
- Use LoRaWAN for clustered low-power sensors
- Define payload fields before sample shipment
- Keep the package neutral for distributor evaluation
Hardware plan
- LoRaWAN gateway
- Soil moisture / temperature / EC sensor
- Compact weather station
- Solar or battery accessories
Hardware reference
Product-family photos; the model and enclosure may vary.
Integration path
- LoRaWAN uplink to network server
- Payload decoder for soil and weather fields
- MQTT or application-server handoff
Checks before rollout
- Check sensors, gateway placement and power at the intended locations
- Confirm the frequency plan and payload decoders before shipment
- Use the demonstration results to define the next pilot quantity
Quote inputs
- Target country and LoRaWAN band
- Sensor count and distance
- Crop or irrigation context
- Network server preference
Related pages
FAQ
How can I use this design example?
Compare the measurement points, equipment connections and site checks with your project. Send the existing devices, available power and receiving system so we can check a suitable configuration.
What connects farm soil and weather sensors to the application?
Compatible LoRaWAN sensors send radio packets to a gateway, which forwards them to a network server. The application needs the correct payload decoders and field mapping for soil and weather readings. Confirm the regional frequency plan before selecting samples.
What should an irrigation-monitoring demonstration include?
Send sensor positions, distances, crop or irrigation context and the intended network server. Test readings and radio coverage with the planned gateway location, power and mounting before repeating the configuration across the farm.