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SparkX Pro RF - LoRa®-enabled 915MHz
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The Pro RF is the mind meld of a Pro Micro and a long-range RFM95W LoRa®-
enabled radio. What you get is a very compact, easy to use Arduino with
excellent point to point data transmission in the 915MHz ISM band. The Pro RF
comes with a LiPo connector, a on-board LiPo charger, and a slide switch for
On/Off. The board programs over a reinforced microB connector with a sleek
reset button that fits nicely on the side of the board. We’ve even added our
popular Qwiic connector to the edge of the board making it incredibly fast to add
sensors and actuators.
Thanks to the Arduino LoRa library, the RFM95W radio is an easy to use packet
radio. But it doesn’t stop at point-to-point packet radio because closing a few
jumpers will give the Pro RF access to the DIO pins on the RFM95W which are
necessary to operate in LoRaWAN mode, so you can use the Pro RF as a
LoRaWAN node in a distributed sensor network such as The Things Network.
The Pro RF also includes a power switch and 2-pin JST connector for powering
from a lithium battery. With the power switch in the off position, the Pro RF will
even charge the attached battery!
And stop running out of ground pins! Every pin on the Pro RF is accompanied
with a ground connection making buttons and LEDs super easy to connect. And
in case your building something to be embedded into clothing or other physically
harsh environment the antenna includes a stress relief hole to make sure your
wire antenna survives.
Although a short (3 inch) wire antenna is sufficient for short distances (up to 1
mile line-of-sight), LoRa® is theoretically capable of covering extremely long
distances (several miles) using the proper antenna. We’ve included the
sketches we used for range testing.
Checkout the Pro Micro hookup guide as a general starting point for the Pro RF.
Experimental Product: SparkX products are rapidly produced to bring
you the most cutting edge technology as it becomes available. These
products are tested but come with no guarantees. Live technical support is
not available for SparkX products. Head on over to our forum for support or
to ask a question.
SparkX Pro RF - LoRa®-enabled 915MHz Product Help and Resources
TUTORIALS
LoRaWAN with ProRF and
The Things Network
JULY 3, 2018
SparkFun SAMD21 Pro RF
Hookup Guide
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Customer Reviews
Learn how to make a LoRaWAN
node for your next long range IoT
project and connect it to the
internet with The Things Network!
Using the super blazing, nay
blinding, fast SAMD21 whipping
clock cycles at 48MHz and the
RFM96 module to connect to the
Things Network (and other Radio
woodles).
COMMENTS 6REVIEWS 1
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Based on 1 ratings:
Very useful but...
about 4 months ago by Member #825693 verified purchaser
The I2C is not available except through the QWIIC Connector. When it came time to connect a Device, I had to
order your custom connector cables.
There needs to be a way to charge the battery without powering the Microcontroller.
There is no way to identify the connectors and pins from the schematic.You need to add a vector drawing to
the schematic identifying the physical layout of every connection, because after headers are added to the
board which hide the silkscreened labels and it is inserted into a breadboard or custom circuit, identifying the
connections is troublesome, especially when in the field away from the picture in the web site which is the only
way to identify the connections after adding headers.
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