Hydrus Meter Retrofit

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Dears,
My customer have the attached water meters that supports only OMS 434 Mhz . is there a way to recommend a module to transmit the data over lora. or this will be complicated? Cause I also heard that the send a data to tablet in an encrypted format.

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If you are doing this on a commercial basis, I’d recommend talking to the guys from Physec. They developed a secure protocol for metering (water & electricity) and are currently testing it in the field. Maybe they also have some expertise regarding retrofitting.

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Thanks . I also came accross http://www.lobaro.com/portfolio/wireless-mbus-zu-lora-bridge-adapter-repeater/#top
who i think have exactly the same solution am looking for and tested on the same device. wireless m-bus to lora . I will look at my alternatives on this . Thank you

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Same as Lobaro, Amiho Technology also has wireless mBus to LoRa(WAN), both in 868MHz and 169MHz but not for 433MHz

https://www.amihotechnology.com/lora-products-amiho-169-and-868-mhz/lora-lorawan-wireless-m-bus-modules/

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Thanks. so are you saying that lobaro also doesnt cover the wireless mbus 434 mhz range , ir your not sure and i need to check?

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Yes i just checked and it only covers 868 mbus . I am not sure now if am stuck in this i will have to invesitigate further .

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Can the RF hardware also be used at other frequencies like 434 MHz?
Modules are tuned to a specific frequency band. We also offer the versatile AM093 POC module that operates at both 868 MHz and 169 MHz and has LoRa® range extension. This is ideal for testing your application/smart meter needs regarding range as you can add in 169 and the LoRa® option if the range needs extending.

This is in Amiho technology fAQ but very miss-leading …

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WMBus at 434MHz is not widely used and it is not completely standarized.

I think both amiho and lobaro don’t support 433MHz, but it is better to ask them directly.

Yes, hardware must be tuned for a specific frequency band, but SX1276 has two RF ports, one high freq port for 868 or 915MHz and other low freq port for 168, 434 and other bands.

So, yes, a single board can have 434 and 868 and typically two antennas.

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OMS 434 Mhz is not good for Lora. The same gateway to send data in Lora can be replace by 3g gateway. I worked in projects with hydrus and prefer bought with pulse output.
My project in portuguese https://www.caesb.df.gov.br/component/licitacaolist/1091.html?view=licitaolista

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