Scalable LoRa Wireless Network Handles Noisy Environments
What you'll learn:
- Why the spectrum is crowded.
- LoRa modulation's proven ability to perform well in noisy environments.
- The advantages of a NeoMesh wireless network deployment.
The explosive growth in cloud-related IoT applications and devices has spawned growth in the various wireless protocols and bandwidth used in this space. Far from consolidating, the wireless ecosystem is expanding and diversifying to leverage the best solution for any given application.
Addressing the increased cloud-oriented traffic, NeoCortec demonstrated a NeoMesh wireless network using LoRa modulation to perform well in noisy environments. This is especially important for applications like smart buildings, where other 2.4-GHz systems such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth are present, enabling the optimization of wireless networking opportunities.
Manufactured by Embit, the LoRa EMB-LR1280S module is compliant with worldwide 2.4-GHz frequency-band regulations. It's based on Semtech’s SX1280 2.4-GHz long-range transceiver paired with a STM32 MCU.
NeoMesh is dynamic and scalable, and can support thousands of nodes, requires only one gateway, and needs no repeaters. It can automatically reroute signals, self-healing the network in the event of a node failure.
In addition, the company now offers customers the ability to license the NeoMesh wireless mesh networking protocol and software stack to easily implement it in their designs. The NeoMesh wireless mesh networking protocol and software stack not only supports different sensor types as well as a broad range of chipsets, it's optimized for ultra-low-power operation, focusing on networks with many nodes.
Data packets can be aggregated, enabling delivery of more packets using the same overall power budget. The software provides a clear and simple overview of mesh network parameters and battery status, enhancing network monitoring capabilities.
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About the Author
Alix Paultre
Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF
Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF.
An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.
Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.