1. Introduction: What Is LoRa?
LoRa (short for “Long Range”) is a radio modulation technology for wireless LAN networks in non-cellular Low Power Wide Area (LPWA) wireless communication network technologies. The physical (PHY) silic...
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Are you or a loved one encountering challenges with industrial IoT sensing applications such as condition monitoring and predictive maintenance? Then STMicroelectronics’ STWINBX1 Development Kit could be the...
What I'm up to
I recently moved from Wisconsin back to my home state of Michigan. (Yes - I had to partially dismantle the Smart Range Hood; but that's a blog for another day) The new house has a nice large garage that we're upgrading & finishing....
Three or four Zigbee devices grouped within a room act as virtual sensors that detect human movement, turning the lights on/off. (Image Credit: Ivani)
Zigbee bulbs and plugs have gotten a whole lot better. With a simple firmware update, these smart ...
Airmarker’s emergency balloon can rise to 45 meters and illuminate bright orange. It allows search and rescue teams to find stranded victims. (Image Credit: Airmarker)
I feel like we all should have this in our cars for troublesome events. But...
At the beginning of 2021, Raspberry PI announced the new RP2040 microcontroller and the Raspberry Pi Pico module. This microcontroller is interesting for its characteristics in particular, the presence of two Arm Cortex-M0 + cores with a clock freque...
This article has the details of features and specifications of the Raspberry Pi 4 and has the comparison at some points with the previous versions for a better understanding.
The video post is about how I built a smart IR remote controller using a WEMOS D1 module to automate my new BLDC fan. In this video, I’ll walk you through the setup and integration process, enabling full control of the fan through my home...
Researchers used the kirigami art folding technique to make versatile and durable antennas for wireless technology. (Image Credit: Drexel University)
Researchers at Drexel University and the University of British Columbia sought inspiration from kir...
Semtech has example code for their LoRaWan SX1276 sub-1 GHz radio. I've used it with an MBED project in the past.In this post, I'm trying to make their Arduino Shield work with an a RP2040. And have it send data to The Things Network.
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Morse Micro says its SoC allows WiFi HaLow signals to travel 3km. (Image Credit: Morse Micro)
HaLow WiFi has been around since 2017, and Morse Micro improved the tech’s coverage. With its IEEE 802.1 1ah standard, the WiFi HaLow&...
I connected an Arduino MKR WAN 1310 to The Things Network (TTN). Then used Node-RED to connect to the TTN MQTT service and work with the data. Now I'm enabling safe TLS communication to the MQTT. This post is my log of the activity.
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You can show the location of a Thing on the TTN Coverage Map. And also a line to the LoRaWan gateway(s) it uses to communicate to TTN. Things that have a GPS on board, can send that info themselves. But an Arduino MKR WAN 1310 doesn't have that ...
A bit of Linux play. How to turn an active unstructured log file into structured data.image source: nightcafe
Like many programs, my The Things Network Gateway generates a verbose log file. A lot of information. Every so many (> 1000) lines, there...
I connected an Arduino MKR WAN 1310 to The Things Network (TTN). Then tested if the Arduino integrates with TTN MQTT service. Now I'm working with the Arduino's payload in Node-RED. This post is my log of the activity.
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I connected an Arduino MKR WAN 1310 to The Things Network. Then tested if the Arduino uplinks are published on TTN MQTT service. And if I can publish a downlink message on that service too. This post is my log of the activity.
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I connected an Arduino MKR WAN 1310 to Amazon Web Services (AWS IoT). Then tested if the Arduino can publish uplinks to AWS, and can receive AWS topics as downlinks. This post is my log of the activity.
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I connected an Arduino MKR WAN 1310 to The Things Network. And enabled both send and receive. This post is my log of the activity.
A few weeks ago, I bought a LoRaWan gateway. In this post, it helps to get and end-to-end trace. I have ...
I installed the software for the Elecrow LoRaWAN gateway (see Low-Cost LoRaWAN Gateways! ), and enabled the gateway on The Things Network (TTN). I used Raspberry OS bullseye 32-bit lite on a Raspberry Pi A+. I tested this on a B...
I saw in an e-mail an advert for LoRaWAN gateway modules, so I took a quick peek, and was surprised at how low-cost they had become. These can be used with any computer, such as a Raspberry Pi, to wirelessly monitor or control sensors ...
Seeed MR60BHA1: Sense presence, breathing, and heartbeat with mmWave precision. Non-contact, low-power, and compact for smart homes, health
The MR60BHA1 60GHz mmWave Module is a versatile sensor that utilizes Frequency Modulation Continuou...
I bought a Useful Sensors Tiny Code Reader from Sparkfun https://www.sparkfun.com/products/23352 back in September, but as always have been too busy to try it out until now...
The Tiny Code Reader (TCR) is the second Useful Sensors product ...
