Developing a Soil Moisture Sensor with the AVR-IoT MiniCellular Board and Avnet IOTConnect Webinar

Description

Join Microchip’s Wizard of Make as he follows the path of taking an existing soil moisture sensor system based on LoRa RF technology and introduces an LTE-M based solution using the Microchip AVR-IoT Cellular Mini development board (EV70N78A) and the IoTConnect Web service from Avnet. This session will cover all aspects of the design from the initial requirement specification to the final implementation of the data dashboard on the web.

All of the firmware running on the AVR-IoT Cellular Mini board is based on the Arduino development environment which allows for easy experimentation on a large selection of supports sensors in the Arduino library ecosystem.

Webinar Overview

50 Minute Presentation + Demo  | 10 Minute Live Q&A

This 1-hour webinar will include:

• Configuring the Arduino environment to use the AVR-IoT Cell Mini

• Integrating the sensor array into the main application

• Introduction to the LTE-M modem Arduino library

• Provisioning the AVR-IoT for secure Azure / AWS connections

• Creating a new device and associated dashboard on the IOTConnect web interface

Featured hardware and software:

• AVR-IoT Cellular Mini

• Avnet IoT Connect

Other hardware used in this webinar includes:

• Telaire T9602 IP67 Harsh Environment Humidity & Temperature Sensor

• Telaire T6713 CO2 Sensor Module Introduction to the LTE-M modem Arduino library

• Adafruit MS8607 Pressure Humidity Temperature PHT Sensor - STEMMA QT / Qwiic

• Adafruit STEMMA Soil Sensor I2C Capacitive Moisture Sensor - JST PH 2mm

Additional resources:

• Microchip Insider: Driving the Future of Agriculture

• Microchip Sustainability Solutions

Speaker: Bob Martin - Wizard of Make, Sr. Staff Engineer, Microchip.