I think long range radio should be accessible to anyone. It allows our projects to be useful far from home. A LoRa® enabled Arduino Shield is the first step. Make your own smart garden to alert you when the soil is too dry, build a wireless sensor network to detect if your maple syrup forest is producing, or design a remote gate monitoring device so your cows don't get loose.
This shield is accompanied by a library called "PlugAndPlay For LoRa®". Search for it in the Arduino IDE Library Manager, and click more info to check out the Github. You can use the library's examples or source code to learn how to write a custom interaction with a LoRa® enabled module.
This Arduino Shield makes using Semtech's LoRa® a cinch. You simply solder, plug it all in, run the accompanying examples, and you're ready to go. You can perform live communication between two LoRa® enabled modules the day they arrive. Test the distance these radios will talk by plugging one into your computer with the "arduinoSend" example loaded. Plug the other into a battery pack with the "arduinoReceive" example loaded. Then walk till the built in LED on the receiving Arduino will not light up anymore. You might go for a long stroll.
Comments
Please log in or sign up to comment.