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Full machine-readable index: https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt # Adafruit Feather 32u4 RFM96 LoRa Radio - 433MHz **Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA3079 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia) **Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-feather-32u4-rfm96w-lora-radio-433mhz.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-feather-32u4-rfm96w-lora-radio-433mhz.html.md)) Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! Adafruit designed Feather to be a new standard for portable... ## Pricing - **Price:** $59.90 (inc GST) — $54.45 AUD, exc GST - **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $52.82 (exc GST) · 50+ $51.73 (exc GST) ## Availability & dispatch - In stock, ships same business day if ordered before 2PM (Australia/Sydney). - We can dispatch 1 today, and up to 500 more in 8–12 days. ## Restrictions **For use in Australia** - Operate only in bands and with settings that are permitted for your location and application. Check this product’s supported frequencies in the description/specs. - If you intend to operate outside shared/licence‑exempt conditions (e.g. in other bands, at higher power, with high‑gain antennas, or extended duty cycles), you must have the appropriate authorisation. **For use in other regions** - Follow the spectrum rules for your country/region and select frequencies and settings accordingly. 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Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there. - **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works) - **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt ## Description Feather is the new development board from Adafruit, and like its namesake it is thin, light, and lets you fly! Adafruit designed Feather to be a new standard for portable microcontroller cores. This is the **Adafruit Feather 32u4 LoRa Radio (RFM9x)** - Adafruit's take on an microcontroller with a "[Long Range (LoRa)](https://www.lora-alliance.org/)" packet radio transceiver with built in USB and battery charging. Its an Adafruit Feather 32u4 with a 433 radio module cooked in! Great for making wireless networks that can go further than 2.4GHz 802.15.4 and similar, are more flexible than Bluetooth LE and without the high power requirements of WiFi. [Adafruit have other boards in the Feather family, check'em out here](https://www.adafruit.com/feather). This is the 433 MHz radio version. [They also sell a 868/915 MHz version of the same radio chipset!](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-feather-32u4-rfm95w-lora-radio-900mhz.html) And if you don't need LoRa radio, [Adafruit have plain 433MHz packet radios as well](https://core-electronics.com.au/adafruit-feather-32u4-with-rfm69hcw-packet-radio-433mhz.html) At the Feather 32u4's heart is at ATmega32u4 clocked at 8 MHz and at 3.3V logic, a chip setup Adafruit have had tons of experience with as [it's the same as the Flora](https://core-electronics.com.au/flora-wearable-electronic-platform-arduino-compatible.html). This chip has 32K of flash and 2K of RAM, with built in USB so not only does it have a USB-to-Serial program & debug capability built in with no need for an FTDI-like chip, it can also act like a mouse, keyboard, USB MIDI device, etc. To make it easy to use for portable projects, Adafruit added a connector for any of Adafruit's 3.7V Lithium polymer batteries and built in battery charging. You don't need a battery, it will run just fine straight from the micro USB connector. But, if you do have a battery, you can take it on the go, then plug in the USB to recharge. The Feather will automatically switch over to USB power when its available. They also tied the battery thru a divider to an analog pin, so you can measure and monitor the battery voltage to detect when you need a recharge. Here's some handy specs! Like all Feather 32u4's you get: - Measures 2.0" x 0.9" x 0.28" (51mm x 23mm x 8mm) without headers soldered in - Light as a (large?) feather - 5.5 grams - ATmega32u4 @ 8MHz with 3.3V logic/power - 3.3V regulator with 500mA peak current output - USB native support, comes with USB bootloader and serial port debugging - You also get tons of pins - 20 GPIO pins - Hardware Serial, hardware I2C, hardware SPI support - 8 x PWM pins - 10 x analog inputs - Built in 100mA lipoly charger with charging status indicator LED - Pin #13 red LED for general purpose blinking - Power/enable pin - 4 mounting holes - Reset button This **Feather 32u4 LoRa Radio** uses the extra space left over to add an RFM9x LoRa 433 MHz radio module. These radios are not good for transmitting audio or video, but they do work quite well for small data packet transmission when you need more range than 2.4 GHz (BT, BLE, WiFi, ZigBee). - SX1276 LoRa® based module with SPI interface - Packet radio with ready-to-go Arduino libraries - Uses the amateur or license-free ISM band: ITU "Europe" license-free ISM or ITU "American" amateur (with amateur band limitations) - +5 to +20 dBm up to 100 mW Power Output Capability (power output selectable in software) - ~300uA during full sleep, ~120mA peak during +20dBm transmit, ~40mA during active radio listening. - Simple wire antenna or spot for uFL connector Adafruit's initial tests with default library settings: over 1.2mi/2Km line-of-sight with wire quarter-wave antennas. (With setting tweaking and directional antennas, 20Km is possible). Comes fully assembled and tested, with a USB bootloader that lets you quickly use it with the Arduino IDE. They also toss in some headers so you can solder it in and plug into a solderless breadboard. You will need to cut and solder on a small piece of wire (any solid or stranded core is fine) in order to create your antenna. **Lipoly battery and USB cable not included** but we do have lots of options in the shop if you'd like! [Check out our tutorial for all sorts of details including pinouts, power management, Arduino IDE setup, and more!](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-32u4-radio-with-lora-radio-module/) ## Technical Details - [SX127x Datasheet](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/down_974196cec3c.pdf) - The radio chip itself - [RFM9X](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/RFM95_96_97_98W_1960828e762.pdf) - The radio module, which contains the SX1272 chipset - [FCC Test Report](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/3079_RFM98-433S2(13dBm)_FCC_47651050039.pdf) - 13dBm - [ETSI Test Report](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/3079_RFM98-433S2(13dBm)ETSI_45515fe141b.pdf) - [CE Report](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/3079_RFM98-470S2_CE_7538467683d.pdf) - [FCC Test Report](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/3079_RFM98-470S2_FCC_75874c5d44a.pdf) - [RoHS Test Report](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/3079_RFM98-470S2_FCC_75874c5d44a.pdf) - 51mm x 23mm x 8mm / 2.0" x 0.9" x 0.28" - Weight: 5.5g ## Guides for this product - [Boards of a Feather](https://core-electronics.com.au/guides/adafruit-feather/boards-of-a-feather/) ## Images - [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/3/0/3079-00.jpg)