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Smart Livestock Climate Control

Wireless sensors in a poultry or pig shed measure heat, humidity and harmful gases, and a local gateway runs the fans and cooling pads from those readings. Optional AI video checks animal activity, posture and feeding. It is for livestock farms, including remote ones with poor broadband.

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Long poultry shed in Namakkal with rows of hen cages and eggs along the feed lines — Photo: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. Shows the setting, not this installation.

0 to 100 ppm, ±5%: ammonia sensor range and accuracy (spec)
1 ppm: lowest H2S level detected (spec)
2 to 5 km: LoRaWAN range (stated, line of sight)
3 to 5 years: sensor battery life (vendor claim)

Results reported by the design's authors on their own test setups. Yours depend on the site, so we confirm them in a pilot.

The problem

Why it matters.

Manual barn checks miss ammonia build-up and temperature swings that cause disease, and older equipment has no closed-loop control.

The flow

From signal to action.

01SenseShed sensorsBattery sensors read temperature, humidity, ammonia, H2S and CO2 inside the shed.
02ConnectLoRaWAN or 4GReadings travel through shed walls to a LoRaWAN gateway, or over 4G at remote sheds.
03DecideLocal rulesThe edge gateway applies thresholds on site, so control continues if the internet drops.
04ActFans and padsFans and cooling pads are staged through Modbus RTU or relay contacts.
05DecideVideo AIA reComputer reads existing CCTV streams and flags falls, crowding or animals not moving.
06RecordFarm softwareData goes to the SenseCAP platform or your farm system over API or MQTT.

Deployment architecture

How it is wired.

The devices on site, what carries their data, where the decision is made and where the result goes.

01SenseOn site

SenseCAP S2103 LoRaWAN CO2, Temperature & Humidity Sensor1 in the starter BOM
Industrial-grade MODBUS RS485 NH3 Sensor
reCamera

02ConnectCarries the data

SenseCAP S2100 Data Logger
SenseCAP M2 Indoor LoRaWAN Gateway1 in the starter BOM
Sensor Hub 4G Data Logger
reComputer R1225
LoRaWAN
Modbus RTU

03DecideRuns the model

reComputer J30 Series
reComputer J40 Series

04Your systemsWhere results land

Relay dry contacts
MQTT
Open API
SenseCAP platform

05ActWhat happens next

Fans and pads

How it works

Step by step.

01Choose LoRaWAN for a multi-shed farm or 4G for a single remote shed.
02Fix gas and climate sensors at animal height across the shed.
03Install the gateway and wire it to fan and cooling pad controls.
04Set temperature and ammonia thresholds for alarms and fan stages.
05Optionally connect existing RTSP cameras to a reComputer for behaviour alerts.
06Watch trends and alarms on the platform or your farm software.

The hardware

What goes on site.

Items we stock can go straight in the bag. Everything else we source and quote with the installation.

SenseCAP S2103 LoRaWAN CO2, Temperature & Humidity Sensorshed climate and CO2 sensing1 in the starter BOMSourced on quote
Industrial-grade MODBUS RS485 NH3 Sensorammonia sensingSourced on quote
Industrial-grade MODBUS RS485 H2S Sensorhydrogen sulphide sensingSourced on quote
SenseCAP S2100 Data Loggerlinks RS485 sensors to LoRaWAN₹7,979
SenseCAP M2 Indoor LoRaWAN Gatewaycollects sensor data1 in the starter BOMSourced on quote
Sensor Hub 4G Data Logger4G link for remote sheds without a gatewaySourced on quote
SenseCAP Outdoor Gatewayrugged outdoor LoRaWAN gatewaySourced on quote
reComputer R1225edge gateway that runs fan and pad controlSourced on quote
reCameraall-in-one AI camera, one streamSourced on quote
reComputer J30 Seriesvideo AI host for 2 to 4 camerasSourced on quote
reComputer J40 Seriesvideo AI host for 4 to 8 camerasSourced on quote

Before you install

Fan and cooling pad controllers that accept Modbus RTU or relay dry contacts.
A gateway location with power and Ethernet, Wi-Fi or 4G backhaul.
Sensor mounting points away from direct water spray, since gas sensors are IP65.
Existing RTSP cameras if you want animal behaviour alerts.

Good to know

LoRaWAN range of 2 to 5 km is a line-of-sight figure; dense sheds will cut it.
The ammonia sensor has a narrower temperature range than the others, so check it suits hot sheds.
Gas sensors drift over time and need periodic checking against a reference.
Success case results such as lower mortality are vendor stories without published method.

How we deliver it

Paper to site, one team.

01Site surveyWe walk the site, or review photos and drawings, and agree what to measure and where each device goes.
02PilotOne lane, one line or one room first. We tune it on your conditions and agree what good looks like.
03Roll outWe supply the hardware in India with GST invoices, install it, and connect it to the systems you already run.
04SupportSpares, remote checks and model updates, with one team to call when something changes.

Questions

Asked before buying.

What if the internet goes down?

Fan and pad control runs on the local gateway, so ventilation keeps working without internet.

Our farm has no broadband. Will it work?

Yes. Use the 4G data logger, or LoRaWAN with a 4G-backed gateway.

Can we use our existing CCTV cameras?

Yes. RTSP cameras can feed a reComputer for behaviour analysis without rewiring.

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Tell us the site and the problem. We come back with a pilot plan and a priced hardware list.

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