Lora Teargas deterrent unit.
By Kobus Steenkamp
27 August 2025I have added a Lora operated tear gas deterrent unit on a private high site in the Parys district and are very exited that it should work as intended…
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Our mission is to provide the entire Parys community with Internet of Things data connectivity by crowdsourcing the network by its citizens and local companies.
We are happy to have you join the community. Contact the core team and help us unleash the Internet of Things in Parys.
We as the farmers will make a better live for all and provide what you need on your table!
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Kobus Steenkamp posted an update in The Things Network Parys: "Lora Teargas deterrent unit."
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Parys community page updated
3 years, 10 months ago
octopi is now part of Parys community
4 years, 4 months ago
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Congratulations! Today is the 6-month anniversary of the community!
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Contact us
Good day,
I am Kobus Steenkamp the initiator of the Parys Lorawan community.
Please feel free to give me a call if you need assistance with Lorawan and its purpose.
I am a farmer and are looking into where we can assist each other towards a common goal in the farming community.
Security is our main goal and without it we can not farm the way we would like.
I concentrate on all Lora devices used in farming enterprizes as well as IP PTZ camera installations.
Kind regards,
Kobus
E-mail: Smaldeel@vodamail.co.za
Cell : 0828937098
Contributors to Parys
The Core Team of Parys:
Contributors:
octopi introduction to Parys community
SamuelKalubi introduction to Parys community
434Mhz introduction to Parys community
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Only the core team of Parys can add forum topics
Are you active on Twitter? What about creating a new account for your community!
Have a look at The Things Network Amsterdam Twitter as an example. We have some guidelines for Twitter accounts:
- Write out "TheThingsNetwork" in your Twitter name (for example TheThingsNetworkAms)
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- You can use the logo shown in the community page as your profile picture
Create a Twitter account!
Connect gateways
Create coverage by connecting gateways.
The Things Network is currently developing their own gateways which will be in retail near the end of this year. You can pre-order these affordable gateways in the shop already.
You probably don't want to wait that long. Happily, The Things Network supports different kinds of gateways like the Multitech, Kerlink and Lorank. You can even build your own gateway.
In case you already have a gateway, you can add it to the map.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL
Create a channel to communicate internally.
In order to communicate internally, we highly recommend you to create a Slack group. It is a free messaging app that helps organizing your team conversation and allows you to directly reach out to members.
You can also use other ways of communication, as long as you make sure people have easy access to join the conversation.
Have you created a channel? Great! Please fill in the link below so we can add it to the Resources section of the community page.
Only the core team of Parys can add the communication channel
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