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Remote 3G/4G MySensors LoRa Gateway V2 with IOT SIM.

The latest most stable version of my Remote 3G/4G MySensors Gateway. This version is much more stable thanks to the SIM7600G-H 4G HAT (B) for Raspberry Pi, this 4G hat is designed for 24/7 use unlike the HiLink USB dongle used in the previous version. Component list: Raspberry pi Zero WH. SIM7600G-H 4G HAT (B) […]

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Home Assistant for Farming, Install Guide with Remote MySensor Gateways

Updated (28/12/21) I have been using Home Assistant running on a Raspberry Pi 3 as a home, garden and farm automation server since 2019, the amount of automations running has increased and the Pi 3 is starting to struggle. In this post I will document my upgrade to the Raspberry Pi 4 but this time […]

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MySensors.org LoRa IOT for Farming, Part 1 the Gateway.

It’s been a while since I posted, last month was busy with getting the yard ready for cattle for the winter. I’ve a few ideas for the winter months, I’m going to work on building a range of sensors. Some Idea’s I have for sensors are: Temperature / Humidity Sensor for Polytunnel Soil Moisture Sensor […]

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Simple Roller Door or Gate Automation

This was one of the first Automations I implemented on the farm and it was quite a simple addition. Here is a diagram provided in my Gliderol Motor manual. As you can see there is a single button wiring option, so a simple smart switch with inching can control the door. Alternativly you could use […]

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