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First Steps with LoRa

First Steps with LoRa

LoRa lets you connect devices that no cable or cellular network can reach: remote tanks, pumping stations, irrigation, distributed machines. This course explains how LoRa and LoRaWAN work and how to use them with Industrial Shields PLCs, from a first point-to-point link to a device sending data to The Things Network.

What you will be able to do

  • Decide when LoRa or LoRaWAN is the right technology, and understand its limits (range, data rate, duty cycle).
  • Use the Industrial Shields LoRa library on Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry PLCs.
  • Set up a point-to-point LoRa link between two PLCs.
  • Register a device in a LoRaWAN network and send data from a PLC.

Who it is for

System integrators and engineers who monitor remote assets or spread devices over large sites. Basic programming knowledge is enough.

See the PLC range at www.industrialshields.com.

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Last Update 17/10/24
Completion Time 3 hours 48 minutes
Members 106
Intermediate lora
  • Introduction to LoRa
    2Lessons · 36 min
    • LoRa basics: range, modulation, bands and limits
      10 xp
    • The Industrial Shields LoRa library: installation and functions
  • LoRa with Industrial Shields PLCs
    2Lessons · 1 hr
    • LoRa point to point on Arduino and ESP32 PLCs
      10 xp
    • LoRa point to point on Raspberry PLCs
  • Introduction to LoRaWAN
    2Lessons · 42 min
    • What is LoRaWAN: architecture, device classes and security
      10 xp
    • Registering a device in The Things Network and reading its data
  • LoRaWAN with Industrial Shields PLCs
    3Lessons · 1 hr 30 min
    • LoRaWAN on Arduino PLCs
    • LoRaWAN on ESP32 PLCs
    • LoRaWAN on Raspberry PLCs
      10 xp