Latest from Embedded

ID 217230663 © Christian Offenberg - Dreamstime.com | electronica.de
promo_messe_munich__id_217230663__christian_offenb
Dreamstime_mauriceyom98_321540663
Enhancing FPGA programmability
191448470 © Biancoblue | Dreamstime.com | Infineon
id_191448470__biancoblue__dreamstime
ID 312689142 © Chechotkin | Dreamstime.com
LiDAR in autonomous driving
ID 333722484 © Weddingodessa85 | Dreamstime.com | AI generated.jpg
Translucent car showing electronics | AI generated
Dreamstime_cookiecutter_100807069
Security risks with DRAM
ID 326211957 © Kwangmoo | Dreamstime.com
Security IP CCTV camera using solar energy

LoRa Rolls Into Philly (.PDF Download)

June 20, 2017
LoRa Rolls Into Philly (.PDF Download)

LoRaWAN stands for long-range wide area network. It is a low-speed, low-power WAN (LPWAN) standard sponsored by the LoRa Alliance. The group recently rolled into Philadelphia to highlight LoRa’s wide area networking support; it has a simple network architecture that does not use repeaters or mesh networking.

Philadelphia was an appropriate venue, as one of the new members to the Alliance is Comcast, whose MachineQ LoRa service covers the city with only three access points. This is just a starting point for Comcast in Philadelphia, as more access points would support more devices and provide wider coverage, but it highlights LoRa’s reach.

LoRa trades off throughput for very-low-power operation and high receive sensitivity that translates into long distance support typically measured in kilometers. It fills a niche between other wireless technologies like Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, as well as mesh systems like ZigBee and Z-Wave.

Comments

To join the conversation, and become an exclusive member of Electronic Design, create an account today!