IoT network performance testing in a mock mine shaft.

We set up a LoRa networking performance test in a mock mine shaft to determine the performance properties of the RFM95W LoRa radio under different transmission configurations. This is to approximate performance in a mineshaft to see if it can be deployed within a mine and an initial rough guide as to its performance. This setup was conducted at the University of the Witwatersrand, Chamber of Mines Building.

Top down view of the "shaft"

Bottom up view of the "shaft"

Transmitter node at the "top"

Receiver set up at the "bottom