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Major Capstone Major Project • LoRaWAN
Smart Cities & LoRa Telemetry ECE • EEE • Smart Systems Final Year Capstone (7th/8th Sem)

Nagar Mithra LoRaWAN Node

A resilient municipal monitoring system deployed at drainage nodes and streetlights to transmit flood levels, air pollution index, and manhole displacement over 5km+ LoRa links without cellular charges.

Bench-tested hardware preview and circuit schematics for Nagar Mithra LoRaWAN Node: Civic infrastructure monitoring network with sub-gigahertz LoRa telemetry.
Hardware Bench Preview

Component Bill of Materials (BOM)

Total: ₹3,260
1. ESP32 LoRa SX1278 (868MHz / 433MHz Transceiver)
Qty: 2 ₹1,760
2. Neo-6M GPS Module with Ceramic Antenna
Qty: 1 ₹380
3. JSN-SR04T Waterproof Ultrasonic Level Sensor
Qty: 1 ₹450
4. MQ-135 Hazardous Gas & Air Quality Sensor
Qty: 1 ₹170
5. SW-420 Tilt/Vibration Manhole Sensor
Qty: 1 ₹80
6. Solar Li-ion Power Management Shield
Qty: 1 ₹420

Academic Deliverables Included

  • University-compliant final project report with block diagrams and RF link budgets
  • Complete KiCAD wiring schematics and transmitter-receiver pinouts
  • Node and Gateway firmware with payload compression protocols
  • 20-slide Viva presentation focusing on RF propagation & municipal scalability

Bench Testing Benchmarks

  • Over 5km point-to-multipoint LoRa communication in urban clutter
  • Waterproof IP67 probe housing for monsoon drain testing
  • Real-time GPS coordinate stamping for emergency municipal alerts
  • Ultra-low sleep current (<15µA) with solar recharge battery circuit