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#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial

Andreas Spiess2 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
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Andreas Spiess explains the basic principles of LoRa and LoRaWAN, their pros and cons, link budget and bandwidth. He shows his own gateway and client sending a message to The Things Network.

Recommended as a clear introduction to LoRa and the link budget idea that sets it apart.

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3 comments from Hacker News

@amingilani2019 · in “Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-range wireless network”

Yes! Here's a video by Andreas Spiess, a rising electronics YouTuber, that explains LoRa really well. [0]: [VIDEO]

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@ur-whale2023 · in “New LoRa RF distance record: 1336 km / 830 mi”

A good explanation of LoRa, and in particular of the "link budget" idea which makes LoRa different from other wireless tech: [VIDEO]

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@Joel_Mckay2024 · in “Timeliness without datagrams using QUIC”

3) Certified firmware* * the telecom can and does blacklist IMEI numbers for unsigned firmware * it is illegal to fix bugs that cause eSIM hardware lock-ups * You can catch g05t5 on the carrier VPN network sandbox hitting each client Sometimes it is better to wipe the slate clean, and start again... LoRAWAN certainly does make sense in some use-case applications. [VIDEO]

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