LoRa Based Water Quality Monitoring System in Symbiosis University’s Lavale Campus

Abstract

Emergence of Internet of Things (IoT) has enabled convergence in various research areas like wearable electronics, wireless networks, sensors, control systems and embedded systems. Important application areas of healthcare and agriculture are largely benefited with IoT. Remote monitoring of water quality parameters is one such area where IoT can be largely deployed. A Long-range communication (LoRa) is a recent addition to IoT which covers large areas under its wireless network and has ultra-low power consumption. In this paper, a LoRa based monitoring system for measuring water quality parameters of a water reservoir in Symbiosis University’s Lavale Campus is implemented. A wireless floating LoRa transmitter is placed in the reservoir to hourly measure water quality parameters like water temperature, turbidity and pH. A study on effect of various configuration parameters of a LoRa device on time on air (ToA) and battery life is also presented.