DIY LoRa Based Low Power GPS Tracker | Live Location Tracking in Google Maps

[@Delali]

As a fellow electronics content creator i can relate to the amount of effort you've put into this video. Well done. This video is simple and straight forward. Great job.

[@HowtoElectronics]

Thanks for the motivation and support brother.

[@diyprojectslab1689]

Fantastic tutorial! Clear instructions, thorough explanations, and easy-to-follow steps. The combination of LoRa and GPS technology for live location tracking with extended battery life is impressive.

[@MicheIIePucca]

Just a note to anyone who is contemplating building this project (or the near identical project with geofencing), I'd suggest you wait or at least review the schematic before ordering any PCBs or parts. The PC board has a short (VCC to GND) right next to the USB port (you can see it on the schematic). The USB is primary used for charging the 3.7v battery (via the charging controller), but this short could potentially damage the USB port on a PC or Laptop (I discovered this short after ordering, receiving the boards and partial assembly). Within the last week or so, I've contacted the project creators and I hope that we can get the schematic and gerber files corrected so that hobbyists could be successful and enjoy building this project

[@HowtoElectronics]

Thanks for the update. I will update the schematic and PCB this week. Thank you so much for finding this error

[@MicheIIePucca]

@@HowtoElectronics Perfect thank you!! Please check my following post where other issues were noted. (especially the direct connection from VBAT (MCP73831) to R4 - this connection bypasses the HT7333 regulator which I don't think is the intention.)

[@sixteenornumber]

Can I just buy the complete boards?

[@raymondmichael4987]

Awesome, please create a mesh network with auto-discover and automatic healing 😊

[@ecsyntric]

10:50 data doesn't specify anything like transmitter ID. what if we have multiple transmitters?

[@MicheIIePucca]

great question!

[@ursmii_]

using LoRaWan and TTN-Mapper then the receiver would be obsolete and tracking could be seen from any of your browser

[@samuelvaz9239]

Very good!

[@firdoshdiakus4841]

Awesome tutorial, may you please do a tutorial on indoor asset tracking on google maps without GPS as GPS does not work indoors. This will be a big hit as I do not see anyone else doing this.

[@pierpa_76pierpaolo]

I would need something very small (size like a crown cap), which works the same way to be able to hide and easy to apply on cars, motorcycles, etc. If it was powered by a rechargeable battery with a mini solar panel that would be great. Waiting for info. Thank you very much.

[@dgofman1975]

If LoRa technology can operate on a single battery for up to 10 years, how long can your device run on a single battery charge when using GPS and LoRa?

[@gougakos]

Hi Awesome, how much the battery will last lets say with one gps + lora packet per day

[@dempseydoodles]

This may be a dumb question, but I have to ask it. Is it possible to use this build/project to keep track of my assets (trailers, vehicles, etc…)?

[@djsolstice8964]

Great project. However, I do want to question something in the design. It only has 1 km range? LORA is not so good at going through buildings on flat ground. It's great for long line of sight projects, like RC planes (See the ExpressLRS project, 100km+ range). Isn't the point of a GPS tracker ....to track... over distance. Like when someone steals your bike/car/anything and moves it >1km away. I think a GSM module would be better sevrved here. That's how all other GPS trackers work.

[@MamtazAlam-bw5bo]

GSM and LoRa both are different technology. You cant compare GSM with LoRa.

[@ABISHEKKUMARMA]

Hey, I am doing the project on Bus Tracking System. And your design and video inspired me to do the project, Instead of wifi - antenna module Can I make it wifi - wifi module For longer distance tracking, maybe this is possible on the project?

[@HowtoElectronics]

You need Ad-Hoc networking

[@ABISHEKKUMARMA]

Thank you for your reply, can I get more details of Ad-Hoc networking

[@ABISHEKKUMARMA]

​@@HowtoElectronicsI am doing this project, As a gps tracker for a bus tracking system, how can I achieve longer distance communication for the project.

[@asivetheblackbreed2547]

@@ABISHEKKUMARMA did you get the help you need?

[@MicheIIePucca]

This project really interests me as something that could help track people who have dementia/Alzheimers and live at home with family. The ability to track them if they leave the home and wander, looks to be very good. I will try to order the boards and parts (digikey or mouser). One thing I noticed, is some of the parts can be a challenge to find, but will give it a go. Did you purchase them all from one place or use aliexpress partially?

[@HowtoElectronics]

You will get at very lower price at aliexpress.com

[@MicheIIePucca]

@@HowtoElectronics Thanks.. I have started accumulating the parts on both aliexpress and digikey.

[@mramzadg]

Awesome low power gps tracker 🎉

[@keeper1855]

Still no info about lora ebyte:(

[@abdelmajidbejjaji857]

Great project, I was able to create the GPS transmitter and able to upload the code and display the lat and long but I don't have a lot of luck with the GPS receiver. I kept getting fatal error message when uploading the code to ESP8266. I tried to use both drivers CH 342 and CP2102 and still not working, any suggestions is appreciated.

[@HowtoElectronics]

Check the FTDI connection. Do not miss the RTS pin connection.

[@abdelmajidbejjaji857]

@@HowtoElectronics I did, I even keep pressing the RST and FLS button while uploading the code. anything else I am missing

[@HowtoElectronics]

Please check the resistor and capacitor value you soldered. Make sure there is no short between esp pins. And you don't need to press any reset button, the uploading is automatic. The circuit and PCB that we provided is tested and works perfectly well.

[@abdelmajidbejjaji857]

@@HowtoElectronics, thank you for your response, I will build a new board and let you know.

[@abdelmajidbejjaji857]

I rebuilt the GPS Receiver from scratch and this time I was able to upload the code with no errors thanks for your advice, however the GPS TX will say transmission successful but I am not receiving or getting data in the Receiver side. any idea why?

[@alejandronovillo]

wow this is very good! i want to track cows in farm

[@sithembinkosimampengesi855]

Hy I'm working on something almost the same how's it going...

[@alejandronovillo]

@@sithembinkosimampengesi855 i use heltec wireless tracker with meshtastic.. very fast with this.. y use mqtt to send to my server .. i show track with my develop web with strapi backend and front react

[@ChanakyaNiti1702]

Does this require Internet for functioning or it is net free GPS tracking?

[@vaibhavsingh335]

needs internet for sending data to blynk

[@markneiltanap]

Can i buy the board i dont have background on doing this but i will use it for our capstone

[@robertparenton7470]

Thank You!

[@dianeramakers3368]

Cool tutorial!

[@mlit83]

Thanks 🇳🇴 Im want to put a LoRaWAN 8ch repeater on the tallest mountain and heights e/solar just to have at least a start of a network. There's a few around, so hopefully we will mesh. This project is so cool! Very nicely done! I'm new to electronics. I build drones and stuff, but this is more advanced. The coding. But you have open-sourced your tracker which is really cool! 😊 This would work perfectly for a 🐕 dog tracker. Improvement would be to use the WiFi to turn on if the dog runs away. Maybe geo-lock with the wi-fi connect to the phone app. So if dog moves 25m away and stays away for more than minutes the WiFi module starts logging WiFi networks to better track the dog and when lora repeater picks up the dog it'll draw the dogs trail using the dbi from the wifi networks to more accurately trace the dog 😊 Thanks again! I will make this

[@InnovateYourselfashu]

Wowww 😮😮 amazing content ❤

[@theexperimentlab7887]

Nice job sir 🎉🎉🎉😊

[@rehan_alammmblogs]

Good job👍

[@iotprojectsideas]

Great tutorial 👌

[@Musicmaddnes]

I found all fhe partsbut its estimated price is about $60usd. Where did you get parts?

[@HowtoElectronics]

Buy all those from aliexpress. It will be cheaper.

[@Musicmaddnes]

@@HowtoElectronics Yeah, that is exactly where I looked.

[@HowtoElectronics]

I dont know what components you selected. It should not have crossed 60$. Are you ordering in bulk.

[@Musicmaddnes]

@@HowtoElectronicsNo but shipping for pretty much each item is like $2-3. l80-m39 are around $9. Capacitors and resistors are about $15 because there isnt complete books I can find under $20 ea. The atmega is $4. Antenna is $4. HPD13a is $5. MCP73831T is $3. plus all the other components. Each one of those costs $2-3 shipping. I have $25 in shipping alone.

[@mateuszkogut7452]

Without a LoRa antenna connected, you can burn up the transmitting system!

[@HowtoElectronics]

I just run the test for a short period without the antenna. Always Use antenna of 1.5dbi or more.

[@AliDurrani]

WOW great

[@devilal527]

Exallent job

[@kabitachand2578]

amazing

[@TARUN__46]

Hyy

[@ankit_aniket]

I love watching your videos Excellent work 👌🏻 Does it also tell about battery percentage of transmitter board under device info option?

[@HowtoElectronics]

Not it doesnt, but you may add few lines of code to send battery percentage data.

[@ankit_aniket]

@@HowtoElectronics Do I need to make any changes in hardware part also ?

[@HowtoElectronics]

No change is required, there is already a voltage divider newtork associated with analog pin of Atmega328, which can read voltage from battery directly. You may map the volatage and convert to percentage. Code related to battery voltage calculation is available on this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/apCUhqahmcqjkKc

[@ankit_aniket]

Thanks a lot 🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

[@Chintanned]

Hey, Thank you for wonderful tutorial,We want to make something similar, Can you help us - It's for a noble cause under a NGO

[@marinenav8]

👍👍

[@MaraPage-i9s]

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[@MaraPage-i9s]

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[@JNET_Reloaded]

yeah thats way too long make this a product i can just buy for £50 ty!

[@raymondmichael4987]

There is a good feeling doing it if you’re into electronics and coding

[@diyprojectslab1689]

@JNET_Reloaded Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the tutorial. While I understand your desire for a ready-made product, this tutorial focuses on building a DIY solution using LoRa technology for low-power GPS tracking. The tutorial is intended to guide enthusiasts who enjoy building and customizing their own devices & DIY can be done for lesser than 30$. I hope you understand

[@ABISHEKKUMARMA]

​@@diyprojectslab1689 hey bro where to get the components.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Worst voice over EVER 😩

[@kabitachand2578]

[@RikuPradhan-i2x]

i need this project. how can i contact you

[@TARUN__46]

How to contact u i have dm on insta no reply

[@laynemccormic9102]

Wow very impressive. Thank you for demonstrating