LoRa/GPS Shield for RaspberryPi

Introduction

• LoRa/GPS HAT is an expension module for LoRaWan for using with the Raspberry Pi.This product is intended for those interested in developing LoRaWAN solutions.
• The LoRa/GPS HAT is based on the SX1276/SX1278 transceiver.The add on L80 GPS (base on MTK MT3339) is designed for applications that use a GPS connected via the serial ports to the Raspberry Pi such as timing applications or general applications that require GPS information.

The transceivers of the LoRa/GPS HAT feature the LoRa™ long range modem that provides ultra-long range spread spectrum communication and high interference immunity whilst minimising current consumption.The LoRa/GPD HAT can achieve a sensitivity of over -148dBm using a low cost crystal and bill of materials. The high sensitivity combined with the integrated +20 dBm power amplifier yields industry leading link budget making it optimal for any application requiring range or robustness. LoRa™ also provides significant advantages in both blocking and selectivity over conventional modulation techniques, solving the traditional design compromise between range, interference immunity and energy consumption.

• This board can calculate and predict orbits automatically using the ephemeris data (up to 3 days) stored in internal flash memory, so the HAT can fix position quickly even at indoor signal levels with low power consumption.With AlwaysLocate™ technology, the Lora/GPS HAT can adaptively adjust the on/off time to achieve balance between positioning accuracy and power consumption according to the environmental and motion conditions.The GPS also supports automatic antenna switching function. It can achieve the switching between internal patch antenna and external active antenna.Moreover, it keeps positioning during the switching process.

Hardware version info

• Hardware Source is in: LoRa GPS HAT source
  • LoRa/GPS_HAT v1.0: The first hardware release for the LoRa/GPS_HAT.
  • LoRa/GPS_HAT v1.3: Add a trace from LoRa DIO1 to RPi GPIO4(wiringPi definition). Add a trace from Lora DIO2 to RPi GPIO5(wiringPi definition). They are required by LMIC library in RPi.
  • LoRa/GPS HAT v1.4: