Wio Terminal Helium Monitor Kit: plug-and-play hotspot monitor for helium network

This WioHeliumMonitor is a plug-and-play LongFi hotspot monitor for the Helium network. It makes sure the Hotspot is connected to the LAN and has access to the Internet, you will also be alarmed when it is not working correctly through Grove-Wio-E5.

Feature

• Long Range Hotspot Monitoring: this product is to monitor your Helium Hotspot in real-time and remotely.
• plug-and-play: Compact size makes it easier to bring the device anywhere.
• Reporting misinformation with APP: WioHeliumMonitor reports information locally and remotely with the Watchium application.
• Alarm to Remind: any problem detected will raise a local alarm sound.
• Friendly Interface Display: Directly display network and hotspot information on the Wio Terminal screen.

Description

This WioHeliumMonitor is a plug-and-play LongFi hotspot monitor for the Helium network. It will tell you if your hotspot is continuously reachable from the local network/LAN connection is working, as well as if your hotspot is continuously accessing the Internet/Internet connection is working correctly.

With the Grove-Wio-E5 and an activated Watchium Silver/Gold subscription, you can also verify if your hotspot LoRaWAN communication(including Witness) is operational. In case of Internet/LAN communication problems, it will report the problem over LoRaWAN, while some other hotspots around are able to receive it.

What is the Watchium application?

WioHeliumMonitor reports information locally and remotely with the Watchium application. An account on the Watchium application is required. A Free Watchium account is good enough for Lan / Internet connection monitoring. The Silver (1HNT) / Gold (3HNT) version is required for the LoRaWan listed options. This option includes all the LoRaWan communications.

About Wio Terminal

Wio Terminal is compatible with Arduino and Micropython. It is built with an ATSAMD51 microcontroller with wireless connectivity supported by Realtek RTL8720DN. Its CPU speed runs at 120MHz (Boost up to 200MHz). Realtek RTL8720DN chip supports both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi providing the backbone for IoT projects. The Wio Terminal is Highly Integrated with a 2.4” LCD Screen, there is an onboard IMU(LIS3DHTR), microphone, buzzer, microSD card slot, light sensor, and infrared emitter(IR 940nm).

Specification

Wio Terminal

Grove - Wio-E5

Partlist

FAQ:

if I add a Grove-Wio-E5 to my Wio Field Tester, will it work as WioHeliumMonitor?

Yes, it will. You just need to update the wifi stack

With Wio Terminal+ Wio Helium Monitor E5, you can monitor and alarm your Helium Hotspot as Paul used in the above video!