M5Stack 868MHz LoRa Module for ESP32 DIY Development Kit

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