Description
LoRa868 is integrated with the LoRa Module Ra-01H which is designed and produced by Ai-Thinker.The board has some extra space left over, so we give you a prototyping area great for adding on your own customized circuit working with the LoRa868 Module.
LoRa enables long-range transmissions (more than 10 km in some areas) with low power consumption.The technology is presented in two parts: LoRa, the physical layer and LoRaWAN (Long Range Wide Area Network), the communication layers simillar to the OSI model.
LoRa and LoRaWAN permit long-range connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices in various industrial applications.
Product Features
LoRa Module: Ra-01H (by Ai-Thinker)
Communication Protocol: SPI
Universal Perfboard
Working Frequency: 803~930 MHz
Supports FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK, LoRa ™ and OOK modulation modes
Receive sensitivity: lowest to -141 dBm
Programmable bit rate up to 300Kbps
Built-in FPC Antenna
External IPX Antenna connector
Program platform: Arduino
Product Size：54.2mm x 54.2mm x 12.8mm
Product weight：14.5g
Kit includes
1x M5Stack LoRa Module
Applications
Automatic meter reading
Home building automation
Remote irrigation system
Example
Arduino IDE
These are the point-to-point communication examples between two LORA modules. The LoRa nodes send and receive messages.
Blue string indicates send succeed.
Yellow string display the received messages.
Red string indicates initialization failed.
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#include <M5Stack.h>
#include <M5LoRa.h>
//declaration
String outgoing; // outgoing message
byte msgCount = 0; // count of outgoing messages
byte localAddress = 0xBB; // address of this device
byte destination = 0xFF; // destination to send to
//initialization
M5.begin();
LoRa.setPins(); // set CS, reset, IRQ pin
LoRa.begin(868E6); // initialize ratio at 868 MHz
//send message
void sendMessage(String outgoing) {
LoRa.beginPacket(); // start packet
LoRa.write(destination); // add destination address
LoRa.write(localAddress); // add sender address
LoRa.write(msgCount); // add message ID
LoRa.write(outgoing.length()); // add payload length
LoRa.print(outgoing); // add payload
LoRa.endPacket(); // finish packet and send it
msgCount++; // increment message ID
}
//receive message
void onReceive(int packetSize) {
if (packetSize == 0) return; // if there's no packet, return
int recipient = LoRa.read(); // recipient address
byte sender = LoRa.read(); // sender address
byte incomingMsgId = LoRa.read(); // incoming msg ID
byte incomingLength = LoRa.read(); // incoming msg length
String incoming = "";
while (LoRa.available()) {
incoming += (char)LoRa.read();
}
}
onReceive(LoRa.parsePacket());
Usefull Link:
LoRa Info (LoRa)
UIFlow, MicroPython, Arduino
LoRaWAN Regional Parameters
