This is an Arduino library for LoRa Communication using the radio transceiver chips SX1262 and SX1268.
Ai-Thinker offers several LoRa modules.
You can get these on AliExpress and eBay.
Model | Type | Interface/Core | Chip | Frequency | Foot-Pattern | IPEX-Antena | LoRa-WAN |
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Ra-01 | Tranceiver | SPI | SX1278 | 410-525Mhz | SMD16 | No | No |
Ra-02 | Tranceiver | SPI | SX1278 | 410-525Mhz | SMD16 | Yes | No |
Ra-01H | Tranceiver | SPI | SX1276 | 803-930Mhz | SMD16 | No | No |
Ra-01S | Tranceiver | SPI | SX1268 | 410-525Mhz | SMD16 | No | No |
Ra-01SH | Tranceiver | SPI | SX1262 | 803-930Mhz | SMD16 | Yes | No |
Ra-01SC | Tranceiver | SPI | LLCC68 | 410-525Mhz | SMD16 | Yes | No |
Ra-06 | MCU | ARM Cortex M0+ | SX1278 | 410-525Mhz | SMD20 | Yes | No |
Ra-07 | MCU | ARM Cortex M0+ | ASR6501 | 410-525Mhz | SMD18 | No | Yes |
Ra-07H | MCU | ARM Cortex M0+ | ASR6501 | 803-930Mhz | SMD18 | No | Yes |
Ra-08 | MCU | ARM Cortex M4 | ASR6601 | 410-525Mhz | SMD18 | No | Yes |
Ra-08H | MCU | ARM Cortex M4 | ASR6601 | 803-930Mhz | SMD18 | No | Yes |
LoRa modules with SX1262/1268 have several options.
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Using TCXO(Temperature-Compensated Crystal Oscillator)
SX1262/1268 can use the TCXO.
If the TCXO is used, the XTB pin is not connected.
However, the 6th pin (DIO3) of the SX1262/1268 can be used to power the TCXO.
Explanation for TXCO and antenna control is here.
Ra-01S / Ra-01SH does not use TCXO. -
Power supply modes
SX1262/1268 has two power supply modes.
One is that only LDO used in all modes.
Another is that DC_DC+LDO used for STBY_XOSC,FS, RX and TX modes.
Explanation for LDO and DCDC selection is here.
Ra-01S / Ra-01SH use only LDO in all modes. -
RF-Switching
In general, use DIO2 to switch the RF-Switch.
However, some tranceiver use an external gpio to switch the RF-Switch.
Ra-01S / Ra-01SH use the SC70-6 integrated load switch to switch between RFO and RFI.
Ra-01S / Ra-01SH use DIO2 to control this.
DIO2 = 1, CTRL = 0, RFC to RF1 Tx Mode.
DIO2 = 0, CTRL = 1, RFC to R21 Rx Mode.
You need to look at the schematic to set these options properly, but it's very esoteric.
The default settings for this library are for Ra-01S / Ra-01SH.
When using other than Ra-01S / Ra-01SH, you need to set them appropriately.
I created this library based on this.
But with this library, Ra-01S / Ra-01SH doesn't work.
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RA-01S
https://docs.ai-thinker.com/_media/lora/docs/ra-01s_specification.pdf -
RA-01SH
https://docs.ai-thinker.com/_media/lora/docs/ra-01sh_specification.pdf
RA-0x(SMD16) has the same foot pattern as ESP12.
Therefore, a pitch conversion PCB for ESP12 can be used.
Ra-01S/SH | UNO | MEGA | ESP8266 | |
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VCC | -- | 3.3V(*1) | 3.3V | 3.3V |
GND | -- | GND | GND | GND |
SCK | -- | D13(*2) | D52(*2) | IO14 |
MISO | -- | D12 | D50 | IO12 |
MOSI | -- | D11(*2) | D51(*2) | IO13 |
NSS | -- | D5(*2) | D5(*2) | IO2 |
RST | -- | D6(*2) | D6(*2) | IO0 |
BUSY | -- | D7(*2) | D7(*2) | IO16 |
(*1)
UNO's 3.3V output can only supply 50mA.
In addition, the output current capacity of UNO-compatible devices is smaller than that of official products.
So this module may not work normally when supplied from the on-board 3v3.
(*2)
SX126x is not 5V tolerant.
You need level shift from 5V to 3.3V.
I used this for a level shift.
Download this repo as zip. Then in the Arduino IDE go to Sketch->Add library->add .zip library.
This library can communicate with RadioLib.
// Set frequency: 866Mhz
// Set bandwidth(BW): 125Khz
// Set Spreading Factor(SF): 7
// Set Error Cording Rate(CR): 4/5
// Set SyncWord: 0x1424(Private Network)
// Set Power: 10dBm
// Set Preamble Length: 8
// Configure the radio to NOT use a TCXO controlled by DIO3
// Set regulator mode: DC-DC
int state = radio.begin(866.0, 125.0, 7, 5, RADIOLIB_SX126X_SYNC_WORD_PRIVATE, 10, 8, 0.0, false);
- The SX126x chip implements FSK, but FSK is not supported in this library.
- Interrupts is not supported in this library.
This will be helpful.
$ git clone https://github.com/nopnop2002/Arduino-LoRa-Ra01S
$ cd Arduino-LoRa-Ra01S/example/Ra01S-RX/
$ pio init -b d1_mini
$ cp Ra01S-RX.ino src/
$ vi src/Ra01S-RX.ino
Disable AtMega
Enable ESP8266
$ vi platform.ini
[env:d1_mini]
platform = espressif8266
board = d1_mini
framework = arduino
lib_deps = https://github.com/nopnop2002/Arduino-LoRa-Ra01S --> Add this line
$ pio run -t upload && pio device monitor -b 115200