Using LoRa Technology to Monitor and Control Sensors in the Greenhouse

Abstract

Due to the fears from the corona pandemic and its consequences from curfews, spacing, and the difficulty to reach work centers, including the greenhouse in the agricultural sector. The idea arose to use LoRa, one of the latest wireless communication technologies, which has the ability to connect and use the Internet of Things (IoT) to ensure monitoring, management, and control in any workplace. LoRa technology will serve as the backbone of our design for the wireless network system to monitor and control greenhouse sensors, the design consists of two parts: The first is to prepare a group of sensors that support the (IoT) and its mission is to measure and control inside the greenhouse and send data using LoRa technology to the next section. the second section is to monitor and control the readings data remotely, using LoRa technology to receiving first section data, and connecting it to the Internet or using the (IoT) network to provide access, monitoring, and control from anywhere in the world. the readings can have obtained after uploading it to the cloud computing, the data deal with a website which allows monitoring the sensors wherever the internet service is available, the system also gives the ability to send a feedback signal to the greenhouse. The project provides integrated greenhouse control at a distance of 2 to 15 km. and it represents as a fundamental solution to the current situation that is forced to remotely control our business to stay in homes for as long as possible to avoid corona disease.