Livestock Monitoring Prototype Implementation and Validation

Vitor M. T.  Aleluia; Vasco N. G.  J. Soares; João M. L. P.  Caldeira; Pedro D.  Gaspar

doi:10.22456/2175-2745.127207

Authors

Vitor M. T. Aleluia Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Vasco N. G. J. Soares Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8057-5474
João M. L. P. Caldeira Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5830-3790
Pedro D. Gaspar Universidade da Beira Interior https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1691-1709

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22456/2175-2745.127207

Keywords:

Monitorização de Gado, Protótipo, Redes em malha sem fios, PainlessMesh

Abstract

This paper presents the proposal, implementation and validation of a low cost fault-tolerant functional prototype for livestock monitoring. This prototype uses IoT devices, ESP8266 and ESP32, creating a mesh network, managed by the painlessMesh library, with WiFi and LoRa technologies. It allows, for instance, the collection of vital signs from animals. In comparison with the traditional method of livestock examination, this cost-efficient approach reduces manual labor and saves working time. It also improves animal health, increases profits and decreases the environmental footprint.

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