Ebook: Beginning LoRa radio networks with Arduino: build long range, low power wireless IoT networks

Intro; Table of Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Chapter 1: Introduction to LoRa and LoRaWAN; What Is LoRa?; Amplitude Modulation; Frequency Modulation; Frequency Shift Keying; Chirp Spread Spectrum; LoRa Spread Spectrum Modulation; LoRa Applications; Network Coverage; Example; Low-Power Wide Area Networks; What Is LoRaWAN?; Packet Forwarders; Hardware for End Devices; Hardware for Gateways; LoRaWAN Frequencies; Summary; Chapter 2: Obtaining and Preparing Hardware; LoRa End Node; RFM9x LoRa Radio Transceiver Breakouts; 868 MHz/915 MHz Version; 433 MHz Version;LoRa and LoRaWAN permit inexpensive, long-range connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices in rural, remote and offshore industries. With LoRa wireless and LoRaWAN, you can build wide array of applications in the area of smart agriculture, smart cities, smart environment, smart healthcare, smart homes & buildings, smart industrial control, smart metering, smart supply chain & logistics, and many more. Learn the basics of LoRa wireless and LoRaWAN. Build LoRa end devices and gateways with LoRa radio transceiver modules, Arduino and Raspberry Pi. Start your journey by building a simple peer-to-peer communication channel with two LoRa end devices. Next, build a simple single channel LoRa gateway with Raspberry Pi and forward uplink data to The Things Network. Also, write simple JavaScript functions to decode payloads to extract sensor data. Then, use RESTful API and MQTT protocol to send data to the ThingSpeak IoT platform. Finally, as a unique and useful project, build a real-time GPS tracker with The Things Network, IFTTT Maker Channel, IFTTT Webhooks, and Traccar.