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#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial

1.1M views · Jan 19, 2017 · 20:25 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2019–2024

Andreas Spiess explains the basic principles of LoRa and LoRaWAN, their pros and cons, link budget and bandwidth. He shows his own gateway and client sending a message to The Things Network.

Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended as a clear introduction to LoRa and the link budget idea that sets it apart.

“A good explanation of LoRa, and in particular of the "link budget" idea”HN comment, 2023

What Hacker News said 3

RecommendsamingilaniSep 2019

“a video by Andreas Spiess, a rising electronics YouTuber, that explains LoRa really well.”

Clear explanation of LoRa from an electronics YouTuber.

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Yes! Here's a video by Andreas Spiess, a rising electronics YouTuber, that explains LoRa really well. [0]: this video

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Recommendsur-whaleSep 2023

“A good explanation of LoRa, and in particular of the "link budget" idea”

Explains LoRa and the link budget idea that sets it apart.

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A good explanation of LoRa, and in particular of the "link budget" idea which makes LoRa different from other wireless tech: this video

in “New LoRa RF distance record: 1336 km / 830 mi” · view on HN
Cites itJoel_MckayJun 2024

“LoRAWAN certainly does make sense in some use-case applications.”

Linked as a pointer for LoRaWAN use cases.

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3) Certified firmware* * the telecom can and does blacklist IMEI numbers for unsigned firmware * it is illegal to fix bugs that cause eSIM hardware lock-ups * You can catch g05t5 on the carrier VPN network sandbox hitting each client Sometimes it is better to wipe the slate clean, and start again... LoRAWAN certainly does make sense in some use-case applications. this video

in “Timeliness without datagrams using QUIC” · view on HN