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Smart home kit for construction sites LoRaWAN Milesight: tilt of scaffolding and excavations, container opening, vehicle position and water level, with 4G solar gateway
Smart home kit for construction sites LoRaWAN Milesight: tilt of scaffolding and excavations, container opening, vehicle position and water level, with 4G solar gateway
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Construction site kits · safety and control
Construction site kit, 1 medium-sized site
Tilt of scaffolding, formwork and excavation walls with a threshold alarm, container openings outside working hours, position of vehicles and equipment, water level in the excavation. Solar gateway with 4G: on site you need neither mains power nor a data line.
Milesight devices
Solar powered
No mains power on site
Moves from one site to the next
Customisable kits. This is one of the Milesight LoRaWAN kits in the Smart Home Kit section. For different installations, custom kits or bespoke automation, write to us from the contact section.
4 tilt pointsOn all three axes, 0.01° resolution, with an alarm when the degrees you have set are exceeded.
4 containersA notification on every opening, with the time: you see at once whether it is outside the shift.
4 vehicles or pieces of equipmentGPS position and an alert when they leave the site area.
Water in the excavationLevel from 0 to 3 m in the collection sump, with an alarm threshold.
What it does
- Four tilt sensors, fixed to scaffolding, formwork or the temporary works of the excavation, measure the angle on the three axes with respect to the installed position. When the threshold in degrees is exceeded, a notification goes to the site manager and to whoever else has been named.
- Four magnetic contacts on the doors of the tool and material containers report every opening; outside working hours an opening becomes an alarm.
- Four GPS trackers on vehicles, generators, plate compactors and expensive equipment send their position at intervals and give a warning when the item leaves the area drawn on the map or is moved.
- The submersible probe in the collection sump measures the water level: after a storm you know from your phone whether you need to go and start the pump.
- The solar gateway with 4G collects everything and sends it to the cloud. The internal battery covers up to 4 days without sun.
- History, map, charts and notifications can be consulted from a smartphone and from a PC, by several people as well: the contractor, the works supervisor, the safety coordinator.
For larger sites or sites with several work fronts, a different number of tilt points, containers or vehicles, excavations deeper than 3 m, or if the site already has mains power and a data line and a less expensive outdoor gateway is enough: tell us the characteristics of your site from the contact section and we will propose the correct configuration with a quotation.
1Solar LoRaWAN gateway with 4G SIM on a pole, with panel and antenna: it collects the data of the whole site and sends it to the cloud. Internal battery for 4 days without sun.
2IP67 tilt sensor fixed flush against scaffolding standards, formwork and the support works of the excavation. Four in the kit.
3Magnetic contact inside the container door. Four in the kit.
4IP67 GPS tracker on vehicles and equipment. Four in the kit.
5Level sensor: submersible probe lowered into the collection sump, transmitter body on a stake in the open.
How it is installed
Gateway. On a pole between 67 and 127 mm in diameter, with metal clamps, at a high point with a view over the site and outside the manoeuvring range of the vehicles. Solar panel in full sun, with a bracket tiltable to 15°, 45° or 75°, away from the shade of cranes, scaffolding and site huts. Antenna vertical, above the head of the pole and at least 35 cm from walls and structures. Nano-format SIM in the watertight hatch, to be closed again fully. It switches on by itself when the panel cable is connected. IP67, operation from -30 to +70 °C.
Tilt sensors. Fixed with screws or with a plate and clamps on a standard, in full contact with the surface to be monitored, with no shims and no play. One of the sensor's three axes must be parallel to the axis whose rotation you want to measure; the vent slot must not face upwards. Once installation is complete the initial position is stored from the app: from that moment the sensor reports the deviation in degrees. Range ±90°, accuracy ±1°, resolution 0.01°.
Contacts on the containers. Inside the container, because they are IP20: sensor on the frame, magnet on the door leaf, with the notches facing each other. With the door closed the distance between the two parts must not exceed 20 mm, and the offset must stay under 20 mm. Fixing with screws or with the double-sided tape on clean, dry sheet metal; the tape reaches full adhesion in 24 hours. Before fixing definitively it is worth checking from the app, with the door closed, that the signal reaches the gateway: sheet metal attenuates the radio signal. Operation from -20 to +60 °C.
Trackers and level sensor. Trackers fixed with screws, clamps or double-sided tape on a clean surface, in a place that is not very visible but with a view of the sky for GPS reception: not shut inside sheet-metal compartments. Level probe lowered into the sump hanging from its own cable and from the stainless steel rope, raised off the bottom so that it does not touch mud and debris; in moving water it must be protected inside a perforated tube. The compensation holes must not become blocked. The transmitter body is fixed on a stake or a pole in the open, not inside a closed box: the cable carries the atmospheric pressure reference.
Configuration. Via NFC with a smartphone and the manufacturer's free app: thresholds in degrees, initial position of the tilt sensors, level threshold, reading and position intervals. The gateway is configured from a browser through its service Wi-Fi. Working hours, the site area on the map and the recipients of the notifications are set on the portal. No PC on site and no paid software are needed.
Documentation included. A written installation guide with the fixing criteria for the tilt sensors, the contact distances, the installation of the probe and the switch-on sequence, and the initial configuration of the thresholds, working hours and site area indicated when ordering.
What is in the kit
| Qty | Device | What it is for |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar LoRaWAN gateway with 4G modem, IP67 | Collects the sensor data and sends it to the cloud. 30 W panel and built-in battery. |
| 4 | Three-axis tilt sensor, IP67 | Rotation of scaffolding, formwork and support works with respect to the installed position, with a threshold alarm. |
| 4 | Magnetic contact for doors | Opening of the containers, with an alarm outside working hours. |
| 4 | Outdoor GPS and Wi-Fi tracker, IP67 | Position of vehicles and equipment and an alert when they leave the area. |
| 1 | Level sensor with submersible probe, 0-3 m | Water level in the collection sump of the excavation. |
Milesight devices of the highest quality with the manufacturer's warranty. Batteries included in all the sensors; the gateway is powered by its own solar panel with a buffer battery.
Available connectivity options
- Stand-alone solar 4G: 1 solar LoRaWAN gateway with 4G
- Customer network (PoE Ethernet), outdoor gateway: 1 outdoor LoRaWAN gateway. For sites with mains power and a data line in the site hut; PoE injector supplied with the gateway, outdoor network cable not included
In the complete kit the material for the gateway changes accordingly (network cable, pole, PoE injector). The SIM for the 4G versions is not included.
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- The Milesight devices in the table
- Installation guide and initial configuration
- For those who already have a pole, clamps and fixing material
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- Everything in the basic version
- 3 m pole for the solar gateway
- Stainless steel clamps for the tilt sensors and the level sensor
- Stainless steel rope with carabiner to lower and recover the probe
- Anchors, screws, clamps, double-sided tape, numbered labels and an installation diagram
Before you order
Do you need mains power or internet on site?
No. The gateway is powered by its solar panel and has a built-in 4G modem: it requires a nano-format data SIM (not included, any operator, traffic below 1 GB per month). All the sensors are battery powered. If the site already has mains power and a data line in the site hut, the version with an outdoor gateway powered by the network cable (PoE) is available at a lower cost. You choose when ordering.
What is the radio coverage?
In open ground the sensors reach the gateway from a few kilometres away. On site, cranes, containers, metal formwork and reinforced concrete structures reduce the range: the gateway goes high up, with a view over the work fronts. A medium-sized site is covered by a single gateway, which handles hundreds of devices. For linear sites or sites spread over several areas a second gateway is added.
Does the tilt sensor replace the checks on the scaffolding?
No. It is a continuous alerting system between one inspection and the next: it measures the rotation of the point where it is fixed with an accuracy of ±1° and a resolution of 0.01°, and gives a warning when the threshold is exceeded, at night and on days when work is stopped as well. It does not replace the inspections by the supervisor, the erection plan or instrumental geotechnical monitoring where that is required.
Do the trackers work as an anti-theft system?
They report movement and departure from the site area immediately, and send the GPS position as long as the vehicle stays within the radio range of the gateway, which in open ground is a few kilometres. They have no SIM: beyond that range they do not transmit, so they will not follow a vehicle along the motorway. They also have a tamper button that gives a warning if they are detached.
Does the magnetic contact work on the sheet-metal door of the container?
It is mounted inside, with the sensor on the frame and the magnet on the door leaf no more than 20 mm away. The manufacturer gives no specific instructions for metal doors: for this reason the guide provides for an opening and reception test before the final fixing. It is for indoor use (IP20): it must not be mounted on the outside of the door.
The site is larger, or it finishes in six months
The kit is configured around the site: tilt sensors, contacts or trackers are added without changing the gateway or the platform. When the works end, everything is dismantled and refitted on the next site; the initial position of the tilt sensors is reset from the app. Write to us from the contact section stating the size, the excavation fronts, the number of containers and of vehicles: we will send you the composition and the quotation for the adapted kit.
Battery life
Tilt sensors about 4 years with one reading every 10 minutes at 25 °C. Magnetic contacts about 5 years. Trackers more than 4 years with one position every hour, more than 8 years with ten positions a day. Level sensor up to 10 years. All the batteries are lithium, replaceable, with the level visible in the app. The gateway works for up to 4 days without sun; above 50 °C internal temperature the battery suspends charging.
Where is the data consulted and are there any fees?
On the manufacturer's app and portal, from a smartphone and a PC, with charts, map, thresholds and notifications; no fee for basic use. Where there is a project management system or a client platform, the gateway can send the data to that system as well (MQTT or HTTP): the configuration is included.
What happens if there is no 4G coverage?
The sensors carry on measuring; the level sensor and the trackers keep up to 1,000 readings in memory. Notifications are not sent until the network returns: before ordering it is worth checking the 4G coverage of the chosen operator on site.
Is an electrician needed? And what about the protection rating?
No device is connected to the mains: battery or solar power. The work involved is a pole, a few screws and some clamps. The gateway, the tilt sensors, the trackers and the level sensor are IP67 for permanent outdoor use, the probe is IP68; the trackers also withstand impact (IK09). Only the magnetic contacts are for indoor use.
What is not included
- The data SIM for the gateway
- Scaffolding, containers, vehicles and equipment: these are the ones on your site
- The dewatering pump and its control: the kit measures the level and gives a warning
- The NFC smartphone for the configuration
- In the "devices only" version: pole, clamps, stainless steel rope and small fittings
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