cyberman54/ESP32-Paxcounter

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

ESP32-Paxcounter is firmware for cheap ESP32 LoRa IoT boards that counts nearby mobile devices by sniffing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth signals, estimating footfall without storing MAC addresses or fingerprinting devices. It supports multi-sensor input (e.g. BME680, GPS), and transmits data via LoRaWAN (The Things Network, Helium), MQTT, SD card, or serial.

Use cases

• count how many people are in a room or public space
• meter passenger flows in transit without tracking individuals
• build a battery-powered footfall sensor with ESP32 and LoRaWAN
• send occupancy counts to The Things Network or Helium
• log environmental sensor data alongside people counts
• privacy-preserving crowd estimation via wifi and BLE scanning

When to choose

• you need anonymous, privacy-respecting people counting on cheap ESP32 hardware
• you want LoRaWAN or MQTT connectivity from a battery-powered sensor
• you use supported boards like TTGO, Heltec, LoPy, or LILYGO Paxcounter

When to avoid

• you need to identify or track specific individuals or devices
• you require precise headcounts rather than estimates from device signals
• your hardware is not an ESP32-based board supported by the project

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iot monitoring analytics data-visualization embedded iot analytics embedded-systems privacy hardware iot embedded paxcounter esp32 lorawan wifi-scanning bluetooth-scanning people-counting thethingsnetwork helium mqtt platformio privacy-preserving passenger-flow ttgo heltec lopy bme680 gps

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