Cold Chain Monitoring Solution for 5 Refrigeration Units - LoRaWAN (EU868)

Solution Overview

The Cold Chain Monitoring IoT Solution ensures full visibility and control over temperature-sensitive assets across the entire cold chain. Designed for industries such as food retail, logistics, and pharmaceuticals, this end-to-end system continuously monitors temperature and humidity conditions inside refrigeration units, cold rooms, and pharmaceutical storage facilities.
Using LoRaWAN connectivity, the solution delivers real-time environmental data to our secure IoT platform and mobile application, allowing users to maintain compliance, reduce spoilage, and guarantee product quality at every stage of storage and transportation.

System Architecture

Our Cold Chain Monitoring system combines reliable wireless sensors, connectivity infrastructure, and advanced data management software:

• Sensors: Smart temperature and temperature/humidity sensors installed inside fridges, cold rooms, freezers, and storage cabinets.
• Connectivity: Communication via LoRaWAN using indoor LoRaWAN Gateway
• IoT Platform & Mobile App: Centralized dashboard for real-time visualization, historical data analysis, and automatic alert management.

Key Features

• Continuous Monitoring: Real-time temperature and humidity tracking for all critical assets.
• Automated Alerts: Instant SMS and push notifications when temperature or humidity exceeds defined thresholds.
• Data Analytics & Reporting: Interactive charts, logs, and exportable reports for audits and compliance documentation.
• Multi-Site & Multi-Device Management: Centralized management for distributed facilities such as supermarkets, warehouses, or hospitals.
• Energy Efficiency Insights: Monitor refrigeration performance and detect anomalies that indicate equipment faults or inefficiencies.
• Battery-Optimized Devices: Long-life sensors for easy installation and low maintenance costs.

Benefits

• ✅ Ensure regulatory compliance for pharmaceutical and food-safety standards (GMP, GDP, HACCP).
• ✅ Prevent product spoilage and financial losses with proactive alerts.
• ✅ Optimize operational efficiency through predictive insights and maintenance scheduling.
• ✅ Guarantee product quality and maintain customer trust.
• ✅ Reduce manual data logging and improve traceability through automatic record keeping.

Typical Applications

• Supermarkets and retail refrigerators
• Food and beverage warehouses
• Pharmaceutical storage units and laboratories
• Hospital vaccine fridges and blood banks
• Refrigerated transport and logistics centers

How it Works

• Wireless sensors continuously measure temperature and humidity.
• Data is transmitted via LoRaWAN to the gateway and from there through internet to the cloud.
• The IoT platform stores and analyzes the data, displaying it in easy-to-read dashboards.
• When thresholds are exceeded, the system instantly sends alerts via SMS or push notification.
• Users can access live and historical data anytime from the web platform or mobile app.

What is required to be provided by the customer/Considerations

• The customer needs to have in place a 240V electricity outlet at the location where the LoRaWAN Gateway will be installed.
• The customer needs to have in place cabled internet (ethernet) connection or Wi-Fi coverage at the location where the LoRaWAN Gateway will be installed.
• The provided LoRaWAN Gateway provides wireless LoRaWAN coverage at an area of approximately 200 sqm. If all the sensors are deployed within this area 1 LoRaWAN gateway will be most probably adequate. If larger wireless LoRaWAN coverage is required more LoRaWAN gateways must be installed.

What is included in the package

• 5 x Milesight EM300-TH LoRaWAN Temperature & Humidity Sensors
• 1 x Milesight UG63 Indoor LoRaWAN Gateway with Ethernet & Wi-Fi Communication Backhaul
• 1-Year LoRaWAN Connectivity Subscription and CyRIC IoT Web-Platform and Mobile Application Subscription for all the solution equipment

What is provided by the subscriptions

• Pre-configuration of the system. The customer receives the system pre-configured and programmed. The customer needs to install the sensors at the measurement locations and provide electricity and internet connection to the LoRaWAN Gateway
• LoRaWAN connectivity for all the sensors
• Remote monitoring and support of the system operation by our technical team
• Measurement transmission every 10 minutes from all the sensors
• Storage of all the collected data on our platform for a period of 6 months
• Access to the platform and mobile application for up to 5 users
• Option to the customer to define/change at any time the operation thresholds of any sensor from the platform and the mobile application
• Alert if the LoRaWAN gateway goes offline
• Alert of any sensor failed to transmit a measurement for 24 hours
• 500 Push Notifications and 200 SMS per year

Products Technical Datasheets

• Milesight EM300-TH LoRaWAN Temperature & Humidity Sensor
• Milesight UG63 Indoor LoRaWAN Gateway with Ethernet & Wi-Fi