Low cost wireless sensor network for rodents detection

Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), Internet of things (IoT) and cloud data are nowadays being greatly used in our society. This challenge requires a new and smart wireless network topology for communicating devices. Problems like scalability and manageability are important issues when there are large amounts of devices. This paper presents the design of a smart IoT communication system for detecting rodents. The system is based on low energy consumption and low cost RF communication microcontrollers which costs around 1–2 $. A large number of devices connected in real time are deployed to monitor rodent pests mainly in food industries and agricultural activities. The movements of rodents and the trapping estimation for periodical dates (weekly, monthly or yearly) on each company or selected area can be remotely monitored by accessing to the multimedia platform through mobile phone or via computer. Finally, we have measured the bandwidth consumed for different configurations as well as the detection of rodents using a Passive Infrared (PIR) sensor. Our goal is the expansion of micro RF transceivers with a cost less than 5 $ on industries and ultra-low power wireless communications.