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LoRa GPS Tracker

With Open Hardware and Software

A GPS tracker that can send details of its geographic location at adjustable time intervals is a very useful device with many applications. This latest Elektor version is a neat solution. It doesn’t use cellular networks like 3G or 4G but instead sends its positional information via the free LoRa network via Node-RED to a PC, Raspberry Pi, cell phone, tablet or other device where it can then be displayed on a map in a browser.

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Materials

C. Vossen, "ElekTrack," Elektor 10/2007:

Expensive roaming charges

M. Clauβen and L. Lemmens, "The Elektor LoRa Node," Elektor March/April 2020:

M. Clauβen, "My First LoRaWAN" Elektor March/April 2020:

ESP32 as a Time Server

DIY Temperature Controlled Solder Station

Node-RED Getting Started

Starting with Node-RED

Project page for this article

KiCad files on GitHub

BOM-200096-1_LoRaGPSTracker_v1.0.xlsx

200096-11.zip

Components

The BOM (Bill of Materials) is the technically exhaustive listing of parts and other hardware items used to produce the working and tested prototype of any Elektor Labs project. The BOM file contains deeper information than the Component List published for the same project in Elektor Magazine. If required the BOM gets updated directly by our lab engineers. As a reader, you can download the list here.
Want to learn more about our BOM list? Read the BOM list article for extra information.

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