LoRa LoRaWAN Gateway – 868MHz Kit with Raspberry Pi 3

Tip

• This kit provides RHF0M301-868MHz (for the 915MHz version, please click here)
• Also don’t forget to check our blog Long Range Application for Arduino and Raspberry Pi to learn more about how to build an Arduino or Raspberry Pi Long Range Appication project! 

Features

• Low power consumption & wide area
• Industrial standard reliability
• Economic solution to build Long Range /LongRange network
• Rich Accessories of sensor and actuator
• Real-time monitoring

Description

Long Range is a perfect long-range wireless solution to create low-power, wide area networks. So far we have released several “Long Range ” boards such as Seeeduino LongRange  and Grove Long Range Radi, however, if you want to build you own Long Range network, there are 3 things that you should prepare to get started: a Gateway, at least one Node and a local server where you can monitor all your devices. 

The kit of Long Range LongRange  Gateway – 868MHz Kit with Raspberry Pi 3 provides all the basic elements you need: a Raspberry Pi 3, a Seeeduino LongRange with GPS and a gateway & local server that allows you to collect and transfer data among all your Long Range nodes. By connecting the gateway with Seeeduino LongRange and Grove modules, you can build your IoT prototype within minutes.

Regarding the gateway module RHF0M301, it is a 10 channel(8 x Multi-SF + 1 x Standard Long Range + 1 x FSK)LongRange gateway module with a 24pin DIP port on board, users can easily connect the RHF0M301 with PRI 2 bridge RHF4T002, adapter for Raspberry Pi 3 and RHF0M301.

There are several types of RHF0M301 distinguished by different communication frequencies. This kit provides RHF0M301-868MHz (for the 915MHz version, please click here), so we also included an 868MHz antenna. Apart from that the kit also contains an 8GB SD card and USB cables, Ethernet Cables, and other accessories. 

Note

Please update the firmware when the first time to use it. Please always plug 3.7V Lipo battery in case USB power supply is not sufficient.

Why use Long Range technology?

There are several advantages of using Long Range technology. They are:

Long Range

• Connects devices over longer range compared to other wireless communication technology like Wi-Fi or BLE

Low Power

• Devices like sensors working in a Long Range network do not require much power. Battery replacement costs will be minimized as battery life can be up to a few years.

Secure

• Features end-to-end AES128 encryption, mutual authentication, integrity protection, and confidentiality.

Standardized

• Offers device interoperability and global availability of LongRange networks for speedy deployment of IoT applications anywhere

Low Cost

• Reduces battery replacement expenses and operating expenses (eg. Long Range operates on unlicensed frequency spectrums = no fees or license charges).

Flexible

• Like Wi-Fi, LongRange operates in the unlicensed band and supports indoor applications; like Cellular, Long Range Technology is highly secure from end devices to the application server and is suitable for outdoor applications.
• With these features, they are flexible and efficient which makes them ideal for your indoors or outdoors IoT applications which need to be installed in public, private or hybrid networks.