JonVanc/ESP8266_LoraGPSBikeTracker

ESP8266_LoRaGPSBikeTracker

A bike tracker that transmits its GPS coordinates over the LoRa network.

What's the LoRa network?

The LoRa network is essentially a public, free, long-range wifi network. It has extremely low bandwidth, and is only able to transmit short messages but at the advantage of being able to do so at long distances (~10km-100km range).

Hardware

• ESP8266 microcontroller (Wemos D1 Mini)
• LoRa module tranceiver (RFM95W)
• GPS module (GY-NEO-6MV2)
• Battery (e.g. LiPo 3.7V battery)
• LoRa PCB
• Battery PCB (e.g. Wemos Shield)

Firmware/Software

• Relies upon the following libraries:
  • LMIC-Arduino
  • TinyGPSPlus
  • NeoPixelBus

Network (Used for receiving LoRa messages and automating tasks)

• The Things Network (TTN)

Logging/"Database"

• Google Sheets via TTN
• "If This Then That" (IFTT) via TTN