Gateways & Nodes for Raspberry Pi, Pico, Espressif, and More
April 15, 2024
News
SB Components introduced its LoRaWAN Series that simplifies the integration of IoT with a portfolio consisting of gateways and nodes compatible with TheThingsStack and Chirpstack making non-cellular LPWAN networks an easier challenge.
No matter your preference between Raspberry Pi, Pico, Espressif, or others, the series caters to a wide spectrum of hobbyists. Devices offer long-range communication capabilities of up to five kilometers or more.
LoRaWAN (RAK5146) Gateway for Raspberry Pi:
- Emulates 8 x 8 channels LoRa packet detectors
- Supports 8x SF5-SF12 LoRa demodulators
- Includes 8x SF5-SF10 LoRa demodulators
- Features one 125/250/500 kHz high-speed LoRa demodulator
- Equipped with one (G)FSK demodulator
- Global Frequency Band Support: Compatible with EU868, CN470, US915, AS923, AU915, KR920, IN865
- SPI Communication Interface
- Fine Timestamp functionality
LoRaWAN Nodes (RAK3172):
Available in 7 versions including Raspberry Pi HAT, Powered by Pico MCU, RP2040 USB Dongle, Powered by ESP32, LoRaWAN Breakout, LoRaWAN HAT for Raspberry Pi, GatePi LoRaWAN - 4-Ch Relay Board, and GatePi LoRaWAN - 8-Ch Relay Board.
- Low-Power Long-Range Transceiver
- Versatile Firmware based on RAKwireless Unified Interface V3 (RUI3)
- LoRaWAN Compliance: Class A, B, & C of LoRaWAN 1.0.3 specifications
- Server Platform Compatibility: Compatible with TheThingsNetwork (TTN), Chirpstack, Helium, etc.
- Support for LoRa Point-to-Point (P2P) Communication
For more information, visit kickstarter.com/projects/amritsingh/lorawan-series-gateways-and-nodes-for-iot-integration.
Chad Cox is the Production Editor at Embedded Computing Design. His responsibilities are centered around content creation, writing and editing, and article research and development. Chad covers industry news and events and is known to interact with various industrial leaders via on-premise visits and online interviews. He is responsible for the digital footprint and dissemination of news via social media posts, advertising creation and the production of newsletters including the Embedded Computing Design’s Daily.
He is well versed in many facets of industrial computing including Edge AI, IoT, Processing, Security, Open Source, and more.
Chad graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in Cultural and Analytical Literature and holds a master’s in education.
