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- LoRa is the physical layer or in simple words is the modulation, the modem or radio, the hardware.
- LoRaWAN-dat is the network protocol or architecture that works on LoRa.
Lora
LoRa ™ is a long-range radio technology "Lo ng- Ra nge" its main features:
- Its spread spectrum modulation allows a significantly greater scope to other technologies.
- High sensitivity (-168dB) combined with high immunity to interference.
- Low Consumption (up to 10 years with a battery, good depends on certain characteristics).
Low data transfer (up to 255 bytes).
Semtech-dat LoRa is a long-range, low-power wireless platform for IoT, generally referring to RF chips using LoRa technology. Its main features are as follows:
LoRa (short for "long range") uses spread spectrum modulation technology derived from Chirp Spread Spectrum (CSS). It is a type of long-distance wireless transmission and LPWAN communication technology. Spread spectrum technology trades bandwidth for sensitivity; Wi-Fi, ZigBee, and others also use spread spectrum, but LoRa modulation is close to the Shannon limit, maximizing sensitivity.
Compared to traditional FSK-dat technology, at the same data rate, LoRa is 8~12dBm more sensitive than FSK.
Currently, LoRa mainly operates in the sub-GHz ISM band.
LoRa technology integrates digital spread spectrum, digital signal processing, and forward error correction coding, greatly improving long-distance communication performance.
LoRa’s link budget is superior to any other standardized communication technology. Link budget refers to the main factor determining distance in a given environment.
The main LoRa RF chips are the SX127X series, SX126X series, and SX130X series. The SX127X and SX126X series are used for LoRa nodes, while the SX130X is used for LoRa gateways. For details, refer to Semtech’s product list.
Lora Tech
frequency hopping, spread spectrum, and other technologies are used to improve anti-interference and anti-collision capabilities.

- low-power-dat == LORA CAD Mode
Flexible configuration

LBT
The module actively monitors channel environmental noise before transmitting. If the noise exceeds a threshold, transmission is delayed.
This feature improves communication success in harsh environments and can be used for networking and collision avoidance.

Module
EE1 - common series
classic
HPD Series - NWL1074-dat - NWL1075-dat - NWL1077-dat
high power lora series
- EE2-dat - NWL1078-dat - NWL1081-dat - NWL1079-dat
- antenna connection type = 内孔 = internal hole
lora power and tranmission
| dbm | mW | range (km) | range (miles) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 dbm | 5000 | 10 | 6.2 |
| 22 dbm | 500 | 5 | 3.1 |
lora APP
- USB + Lora = Lora-USB-dat
- loraduino-dat
LoRa devices and networks (such as LoRaWAN) enable smart IoT applications to help address major global challenges like energy management, depletion of natural resources, pollution control, infrastructure efficiency, and disaster prevention. Semtech’s LoRa devices have achieved hundreds of successful application cases in smart cities, homes and buildings, communities, metering, supply chain and logistics, agriculture, and more. LoRa networks now cover hundreds of millions of devices in over 100 countries/regions, aiming to create a smarter planet.
lora frequency
| Version | Frequency Range | Applicable Regions |
|---|---|---|
| HF | 850~930 MHz | Europe, America, Oceania |
| LF | 410~510 MHz | Asia, Europe |
LoRa工作在不同地区的频段范围如下:
- 中国:470mhz
- 美国:902-928mhz
- 印度:865-867MHz
- 欧洲:863-870/873MHz
- 澳大利亚:915MHz
- 韩国:920-923MHz
- 部分亚洲地区:923MHz
common configuration
| Parameter Name | Default Value | Optional Values / Range |
|---|---|---|
| Spreading Factor | 7 | 7~12 |
| Bandwidth | 0: 125KHz | 1: 250KHz, 2: 500KHz |
| Coding Rate | 4/5 | 4/5, 4/6, 4/7, 4/8 |
| Transmit Power | 22dBm | 10~22dBm |
| Network ID | 0 | 0~255 |
| LBT (Listen Before Talk) | 0: Disabled | 1: Enabled |
| Working Mode | 1: Stream Mode | 2: Packet Mode, 3: Relay Mode |
| TX Channel (HF) | 18 (868MHz) | 0~80 (850~930MHz or 410~490MHz) |
| TX Channel (LF) | 23 (433MHz) | 0~80 (850~930MHz or 410~490MHz) |
| RX Channel (HF) | 18 (868MHz) | 0~80 (850~930MHz or 410~490MHz) |
| RX Channel (LF) | 23 (433MHz) | 0~80 (850~930MHz or 410~490MHz) |
| Address | 0 | 0~65535 (65535 is broadcast listening address) |
| Interface Selection | 3: RS232 | 1: RS422, 2: RS485, 3: RS232 |
| Interface Baud Rate | 115200bps | 1200~115200bps |
| Interface Parity | None | None, Odd, Even |
| Key | 0 (No encryption) | 0~65535 |
museum module
modules
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demo code
https://github.com/Edragon/lora
third party
https://github.com/Edragon/alios-asr-lora
https://github.com/dragino/Lora
build apps
ref
https://randomnerdtutorials.com/esp32-lora-rfm95-transceiver-arduino-ide/