EcoHome Lab: A LoraWAN sensor network?

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Julian Tait from ThingsManchester (http://thingsmanchester.org.uk/), the crowdsourced IoT network for Manchester, will be talking to us about the potential for LoraWAN (http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/17/11030692/Lorawan-internet-of-things-network-amsterdam) as a backplane for your sensor network. We'll be having a look at what areas of Manchester are covered, having a look at some hardware and seeing how we might interface with it.

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We've adopted a new format, so the timetable for the evening is as follows:

5.30-6.30pm - OpenEnergyMonitor (https://openenergymonitor.org/) drop-in with Trystan Lea (https://vimeo.com/user853442) one of the projects core developers. Temperature sensor not reporting, dashboard showing unusual results? Bring it down and we'll see what we can do.

6.30-7pm - Julian from ThingsManchester (http://thingsmanchester.org.uk/) talks us through the potential of LoraWan

7.00-7.30pm - Q&A, discussion and hands-on with some LoraWAN hardware

7.30-8pm - Open session - bring your latest project to show and tell.

8pm - Pub!

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Now in our regular monthly slot - every second Thursday of the month at MadLab (https://madlab.org.uk/). A hangout for people taking control of their home energy usage and generation. We use open-source hardware and software to gain a better understanding of energy in our homes, how to make the best use of the energy we generate and reduce energy wasted.

This is a CarbonCo-op (http://carbon.coop/) initiative working close together with OpenEnergyMonitor (https://openenergymonitor.org).

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Topics will include:

• Home energy monitoring.

• House energy performance assessment

• Sensors - electricity, gas, temperature, humidity, air quality...

• User interfaces, dashboards

• Smart houses and automation

• Aggregation of data sources

• Taking the power back! - Making better use of the surplus power we generate

Who is it for?

• Anyone with skills in physical electronics, web development or programming who wants to use that knowledge to reduce energy and carbon!

• There will be open space for small groups to focus on adding new sensors or hacking the user interface, there will always be a 'newbies' group for people interested in finding out more.