AgroSense_Soil & Air EC-TH Pro LoRaWAN

AgroSense_Soil & Air EC-TH Pro LoRaWAN

The AgroSense Soil & Air EC-TH Pro is a compact, solar-assisted LoRaWAN node that measures soil electrical conductivity (four-electrode), soil temperature and moisture, plus air temperature and humidity. Built for rugged outdoor use, it features buffered data storage, OTA configuration and seamless integration with LoRaWAN networks and cloud platforms like Datacake and ThingSpeak.

Designed for precision agriculture and remote monitoring, the unit pairs long-range LoRaWAN communication with a low-power design (dual 18650 batteries + 1 W solar) and an IP-rated enclosure to minimize maintenance and maximize field uptime — ideal for irrigation optimization, salinity tracking and multi-site environmental monitoring.

Overview

AgroSense_Soil & Air EC-TH Pro LoRaWAN is a rugged, solar-assisted environmental sensor package designed for remote agricultural, horticultural and field-research deployments. It combines a four-electrode soil EC probe, soil temperature and moisture sensing, plus an integrated air temperature & humidity sensor in a weatherproof, low-power LoRaWAN node — packaged to minimize site visits and deliver continuous, field-grade telemetry for irrigation control, salinity monitoring, fertigation insights and long-term agronomic research. Makerfabs

Sensors & measurement fidelity

  • Soil EC (electrical conductivity): four-electrode (four-pole) design for high stability and low influence from electrode polarization and fouling; measurement range 0–20,000 µS/cm with 1 µS/cm resolution.

  • Soil temperature & moisture: wide ranges (soil temp to ~–40 °C…+80 °C) with high resolution for accurate root-zone profiling.

  • Air temperature & relative humidity: rated to –40 °C…+85 °C, ±0.3 °C (air temp) and ±2% RH (air humidity) accuracy with fine resolution.
    These core sensing specs and the four-electrode EC approach are explicitly documented by the manufacturer for reliable long-term field deployments.

Connectivity & network behaviour
The device is a LoRaWAN® node (standard LoRaWAN v1.0.3) using OTAA, Class A operation by default, with support for common regional bands (EU868 / US915). Makerfabs documents typical ranges of ≥2 km urban and ≈5 km line-of-sight.

Power, enclosure & endurance
The unit is built for low power field life: it ships with 2 × 18650 Li-ion battery capacity and a 5 V / 1 W solar charging option inside an IP67 (manufacturer also references IP68 in some notes) solar-powered housing for long autonomous operation. Makerfabs highlights the device’s ultra-low-power design and claims multi-year field operation in low-duty deployments, while also supporting replaceable batteries in variants that list ~1 year battery lifetime depending on configuration and reporting intervals. The enclosure and component selection are rated for extreme temperatures and UV exposure appropriate to outdoor agriculture. Makerfabs

Data handling, resilience & integration

  • Local data buffering stores readings during network outages so no short outages cause data loss.

  • Configurable uplink intervals and support for downlink reconfiguration let you tune the tradeoff between timeliness and battery life.

Mechanical & deployment notes
Compact (≈115 × 85 × 35 mm), wall-mountable design with a solar face and probe mounting options makes retrofitting straightforward. Operating temperature and protection class are optimized for year-round outdoor field use, and the product comes with quick-start guides, datasheets and a GitHub usage repo to accelerate integration into gateways and platforms.

Typical use cases
Soil salinity mapping and trend detection (greenhouses, open fields); irrigation scheduling and water-use optimization; fertigation monitoring; research trials where synchronized air + soil profiling is needed; and distributed sensor networks for precision agriculture where low power and long range are essential.

 

Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 10.5 × 11 × 11 cm

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