8 Channel LoRa Gateway HAT with LoRa and GPS Antenna - SX1301 - Pi Not Included

SKU: ADA4284 Brand: Adafruit

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If you're building a Raspberry Pi project and need to send data back-and-forth, the WiFi module built into newer Pi's should be fine for most cases.

However, WiFi does not have a long range and also requires both investment (through your ISP) and setup (routers, access points, network security schemes). If you're deploying your project somewhere more remotely, without WiFi or a strong cellular network, like a rural area, you'll need another option. Something that can be deployed quickly with no overhead setup and that will transmit/receive over a long distance.

Enter LoRa (Long Range) Radio - a smart, long-range, wireless transmission technology that enables the future of IoT (Internet of Things) without Cellular fees.

This LoRa HAT from RAK Wireless is capable of multi-channel, multi-node communication all running in a non-intimidating, hackable Raspberry Pi environment. Unlike Adafruit's basic LoRa gateway bonnet, this chipset can support all 8 channels, so it can handle multiple clients, on different LoRa channels, without having to do any code tweaks.

Includes:

915MHz LoRa concentrator + GPS shield
16GB MicroSD card ready to pop into your Raspberry Pi
Magnetic mount GPS/GNSS antenna 1m with SMA connector
915 MHz LoRa compatible antenna (2dBi Gain / 50 Ω)
Mounting kit with 4 x brass standoffs & 4 x washers

Once you have your Internet-to-LoRa gateway set up with this kit, make LoRa nodes using Adafruit's Feather line for easy deployment of sensor networks that run on battery power. Don't forge to only use 900 MHz LoRa modules to match up with this transceiver HAT's frequency.

Please Note: This kit is compatible with Raspberry 3 B+ only, and the Raspberry Pi and enclosure are not included! You'll also certainly want a power supply and peripherals:

Technical Details

LoRa Concentrator Engine: Semtech SX1301
Sensitivity up to -142.5 dBm
New Model integrates Ublox MAX-7Q GPS module
Max output power up to 350mW or 25.5dBm
Range up to 15 km (Line of Sight), ~2km in dense urban areas
Designed for 915MHz US/Australia LoRA ISM band
Emulates 49 x LoRa demodulators, 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths, 8 uplink ch, 1 downlink ch
Temperature: -40º to 85ºC
2x SX1257 as Tx/Rx front-ends
SMA connector for GPS/GNSS antenna
RP-SMA connector for 915MHz antenna
FCC & CE compliance
Raspberry Pi Firmware/SD Card image
Tons of documentation on the RAK Wireless site including step-by-step setup guides.

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