Inspiration

  • Nowadays, accidents seem to pop up everywhere. While our phones are usually super reliable, they’re kinda useless if there’s no cell signal—or worse, if someone just takes your phone. That’s why we created LoSAS: the Lora Safety Alert System, your tiny guardian angel that doesn’t rely on a cell tower.

What it does

  • Press a button, and BAM! A notification is sent to your family members. Instant peace of mind, zero judgment.

How we built it

  • Hardware: ESP32 + LoRa module
  • Software: Xcode, Mosquitto, MQTT protocol, Meshtastic
  • Basically, a bit of this, a pinch of that, and a whole lot of Googling.

Challenges we ran into

  • Soldering the antenna without creating a modern art sculpture of wires
  • Finding a labubu

Accomplishments that we're proud of

  • Leveraged the existing Meshtastic network to extend our communication range—basically getting more mileage out of LoRa than we get from our morning coffee.

What we learned

  • LoRa is pretty cool
  • Don't trust chatGPT, it's evil

What’s next for LoSAS

  • Implement a sleep mode so it doesn’t guzzle energy like a toddler on candy
  • Add GPS tracking to share your location when it really matters (not when you’re just “running late”)

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