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Types of hardware modules for use with LoRa & Xbee #84

Open olenamolla opened 1 week ago

olenamolla commented 1 week ago
  1. LoRa Modules: HopeRF RFM95/96/97/98, Semtech SX1276/77/78/79 (1280 is compatible with ExpressLRS), RAK Wireless RAK811(?)
  2. Xbee Modules: Xbee Pro 900HP, Xbee 3 Pro, Xbee SX

Xbee modules are more expensive. It also depends which microcontroller we will be using; we might need to purchase shields and antennas separately.

marked01one commented 1 week ago

Xbee RR Pro is also really good module if you wanna check that out. Advertised range is up to 2 miles https://www.sparkfun.com/products/22631

marked01one commented 1 week ago

I noticed that some of these are like microchips designed for LoRa, but make sure to focus on actual LoRa modules that can be connected to something like an Arduino or Raspberry Pi or to normal USB via some adapter.

olenamolla commented 1 week ago

Yes, you are right. We either can get the complete modules or purchase all parts of the module separately. But ExpressLRS protocol requires specific hardware.

Here is the example of a complete LoRa module: LoRa SX1278

marked01one commented 1 week ago

I found this LoRa module that is an upgrade of another module I saw a lot on YouTube: Reyax RYLR993-Lite

It's an upgrade to their RYLR998

Here's some videos with people testing them out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEmlHATj-Qc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9u6QIyR8a8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9azEfCQNhSA