LoRaWAN Glossary
Integrator terms for leak, level, soil, food temperature, and network servers— decoder profiles, payloads, and kit names in plain language.
ABP
Activation by personalization. Particlesensing kits default to OTAA instead, so do not invent ABP session keys for a stock join.
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ADR
Adaptive Data Rate. The network server asks the device to change spreading factor and power. Leave ADR on unless a survey shows a fixed rate is required.
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AppKey
The OTAA root key printed in the kit paperwork. It is not the same as a network session key and should not be pasted into a public ticket.
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Battery life
Service window at the datasheet uplink interval. Faster reporting, colder sites, and higher spreading factors shorten it. The PS-610 needle probe is quoted up to about two years at the scheduled interval.
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BACnet
A building-automation protocol. LoRaWAN kits do not speak BACnet natively; decoded fields are usually bridged through a gateway or BMS integration.
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BMS
Building management system. Integrators often fan decoded LoRaWAN fields into a BMS over MQTT or a protocol gateway.
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ChirpStack
Open-source LoRaWAN network server. Particlesensing kits include decoder maps that can run on ChirpStack.
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Class A
The LoRaWAN device class these kits use: the node transmits, then opens short receive windows. It is not a continuously listening actuator class.
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Cold-room door contact
A magnetic contact used to explain a temperature rise when a cold-room door stays open. It does not measure temperature.
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Decoder profile
A function that turns a LoRaWAN uplink payload into named fields (level, pressure, moisture, temperature) for your cloud or SCADA system.
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DevEUI
The unique device identifier used at OTAA join. Store it next to the room or tank name in the asset register.
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Duty cycle
Regional limit on how long a device may transmit. Faster reporting can violate the duty cycle even when the battery still has charge.
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Duty cycle region
The regulatory region (for example EU868 versus US915) that sets airtime and channel limits. Confirm the plan on the quote before cloning device profiles across continents.
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EC (Electrical Conductivity)
Soil or solution conductivity used as a proxy for nutrient/salt content. The PS-410 kit reports moisture and EC.
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EU868
European LoRaWAN regional parameter plan around 868 MHz. Standard Particlesensing quotes cover EU868 and US915.
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Facility sensing
Leak, door, tank level, pipe flow, and pressure monitoring in plant rooms and commercial buildings.
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Flow meter (inline)
A pipe-mounted instrument that reports volumetric flow in engineering units. The PS-260 kit is industrial process telemetry, not custody-transfer metrology unless the quote says so.
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Food-grade probe
A needle temperature sensor specified for food-contact process checks. See the PS-610 kit.
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Frame counter
A number that increments on each uplink. If it stalls, the node is silent. If it moves and values are flat, the process is stable.
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Gateway
A LoRaWAN base station that receives sensor uplinks and forwards them to a network server (TTN, ChirpStack, or private).
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HACCP
Hazard analysis framework for food safety. LoRaWAN temperature logging supports records; it does not replace your HACCP plan.
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Hydrostatic level sensor
A submersible transmitter that infers liquid height from pressure. Used for day tanks and sumps, not for floor wet/dry alarms.
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IP65 / IP67
Ingress protection ratings for dust and water. Confirm the node versus sensing element rating on each datasheet before wash-down or outdoor mounts.
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JoinEUI
Also called AppEUI. Identifies the join server application during OTAA. Use the value from the shipment paperwork with DevEUI and AppKey.
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LoRaWAN
Long-range, low-power wide-area network used by Particlesensing industrial sensor kits for facility, plant, farm, and food-chain sites.
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LoRaWAN payload decoder
The function that maps uplink bytes to named fields such as wet, level, moisture, or temperature_c.
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Leak rope sensor
A cable that detects conductive liquid along its length. Used in plant rooms and bunds (PS-210).
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LNS
LoRaWAN network server — ChirpStack, TTN, or private. Hosts joins and payload formatters.
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Modbus
A common industrial fieldbus. LoRaWAN kits typically bridge decoded values into Modbus via a protocol gateway, not on the air interface.
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MQTT
A common way to fan decoded LoRaWAN fields from the network server into a BMS or historian. The sensor does not speak MQTT by itself.
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Network server
The system that authenticates joins and forwards uplinks. ChirpStack and The Things Network are two options. Kits are not locked to one brand.
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OEM
Your brand on our hardware—logo, packaging, and manuals. Stock trial from 100 units; branding from 500.
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ODM
Engineering changes to firmware, RF, or enclosures. Typical MOQ 1,000–2,000 units.
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OTAA
Over-the-air activation. The default join method for these kits. Use the DevEUI, JoinEUI, and AppKey from the shipment.
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PAR
Photosynthetically active radiation. The PS-420 kit measures ambient light / PAR for greenhouse and field use.
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Payload
The binary bytes sent on a LoRaWAN uplink. Decode with the kit decoder profile.
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Pipe pressure
Gauge or absolute pressure on a process header, filter, or pump branch. The PS-270 kit publishes engineering-unit pressure after decode — not flow or tank level.
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Rainfall (tipping bucket)
Accumulated precipitation from tip counts converted with the datasheet bucket volume. Wrong constants quietly skew seasonal totals.
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SCADA
Supervisory control and data acquisition. Decoded LoRaWAN engineering units are often historized in SCADA after the network server.
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Soil moisture
Water content reported by the in-soil probe. Pair the reading with EC, and install the tip in the root zone rather than on the crust.
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Spot leak probe
A point electrode for drip trays and bunds, used where water collects in one place rather than along a rope run.
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Spreading factor
A LoRa radio setting that trades airtime for range. Higher spreading factors reach farther and consume more battery and duty cycle.
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Submersible level
The installation style for the tank level kit: sensing element in the liquid, radio node above the high-water line.
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Temperature mapping
A study of where a cold room is warm or cold. Wireless logs support the record; they do not replace the mapping protocol your quality manual names.
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Tipping-bucket rain gauge
A rain sensor that counts bucket tips and converts them to millimetres using the tip volume on the datasheet.
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TTN (The Things Network)
A public LoRaWAN network. Kits ship with decoder examples compatible with TTN payload formatters.
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US915
North American LoRaWAN regional parameter plan around 915 MHz. Standard quotes cover EU868 and US915.
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Wind speed
Horizontal wind magnitude from a cup or sonic anemometer. The PS-450 kit also publishes gust and direction when the vane North reference is recorded in the commissioning pack.
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Zero and span
On-site calibration points for level and similar analogue kits. Record both so a replacement sensor stays comparable.
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