Build out a LoRaWAN with RPi edge nodes and Gateways?

bschuhma
Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:15:31 +0000
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I’m new to LoRaWAN - reading everything I can… The duty cycle is a problem for me in the sub GHz range, so I need to build out a 2.4 GHz deployment. I need to connect an SX1280 to an RPi to build an edge node, but I don’t find RPi compatible HATs (or USB connected) for the SX1280 that have antenna connections. Suggestions, please? I’d ideally like to keep the SX1280 connected to the RPi because of all the other things the RPi is handling for me - I’d rather not have to connect a Raspberry Pico or Zero to the SX1280 and then figure out how to have the RPi 4B talk to that to send/receive.

I was going to use the Semtech PCie 3 channel GW module (Semtech 3 channel GW) for the gateways.

Do these choices make sense and work together?

Thanks,

Bret

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