Performance Analysis of LoRa-Based Data Communication on IoT for Monitoring Chicken Coop Environmental

Abstract

IoT technology can make it easier for farmers to monitor the chicken coop from afar. LoRa technology is suitable for IoT implementation in cage environments that are generally far from residential areas, because it has a long range and is economical in power usage. This study aims to implement and test the performance of IoT using LoRa with the RFM95W module in a chicken coop environment. Performance observed in the form of distance, signal strength, and success of data transmission. The tests carried out are functional testing and performance testing using 3dBi and 5dBi antennas on SF7. The results of functional testing successfully send data to Thingspeak. Experiments results using the 5 dBi antenna obtained better results than the 3 dBi one. For the scenario without obstacles, the furthest distance is 400 m with an error rate of 15% and for the scenario with obstacles the furthest distance is 80 m with an error rate of 5%.