chbla
Anyone using LoRa modules?
Hi there,
I just wanted to ask if anyone maybe used LoRa(Wan) RF modules with Nerves already?
I have a couple of usecases where it would be nice, but don’t have a clue how this would work.
I assume via GPIOs/serial communication?
Did anyone connect other RF modules or sensors like that?
Thanks,
Christoph
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simon
Not yet. I’m waiting for some Kickstarter funded LoRa modules to arrive (hopefully in the next few weeks) and I will be playing with them using Python to start with but would love to eventually develop a Nerves system with them. However for things like this I think I’m going to be in the hands of more experienced hardware-aware developers to create libraries for me.
brunosantanaa
Hi all,
I started a module for LoRa radios that use SPI. If anyone is interested in helping or giving suggestions, this project is on Github, in the link below:
chbla
Same here - we are already using LoRa modules with arduinos and RPis, but I’m not an expert on low level programming.
It would be a nice combination, although probably not high in priority for the nerves community (e.g. OTA updates are not easily doable, low power is not a priority when using RPis, etc).
We have the use case that we need to integrate various devices over ethernet, process a lot of data, and send aggregations over a non-internet (LoRa) connection back.
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outlog
@brunosantanaa finally got all the needed HW.. so will give it a go soon..
ended up going for the same module as you have, as to not complicate things
eg:
2x RFM95(w) for europe 868Mhz (~9 usd on ebay)
this breakout board/hat
https://www.tindie.com/products/qqqlab/rfm69-radio-hat-for-raspberry-pi/
fyi my board/hat came with ufl solder pads for connecting external antennas, which is very nice..
I also have a gateway The Things Indoor Gateway | The Things Network since there wasn’t good/consistent coverage at my place - you can check https://ttnmapper.org for gateways close by..
soon-ish I’ll get the radios ping-ponging on simple lora..
then attempt to get lorawan/ttn working building upon your wan branch GitHub - brunosantanaa/Elixir-LoRa at wan · GitHub - first a simple “abp” connect/send, then work from there (receive/otaa etc)..
I may start out using https://github.com/ivajloip/rust-lorawan/tree/master/encoding via rustler for encoding/decoding packages if needed.. just to get something working asap..
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