Simple Arduino LoRa Communciation (5km and More)

We are going to test E32-TTL-100 with my library. It is a wireless transceiver module, operates at 410 441 MHz (or 868MHz or 915MHz) based on original RFIC SX1278 from SEMTECH, transparent transmission is available, TTL level. The module adopts LORA spread spectrum technology.

Supplies

Arduino UNO
LoRa e32 devices

Optional

Step 1: Devices Specs

The module features FEC Forward Error Correction algorithm, which ensure its high coding efficiency & good correction performance. In the case of sudden interference, it can correct the interfered data packets automatically, so that the reliability and transmission range are improved correspondingly. But without FEC, those da te packets can only be dropped. And with the rigorous encryption & decryption, data interception becomes pointless. The function of data compression can decrease the transmission time & probability of being interference, while improving the reliability & transmission efficiency.

Module size: 21*36mm
Antenna type: SMA-K (50Ω impedance)
Transmission distance: 3000m(max)
Maximum power: 2dB(100mW)
Air rates: 2.4Kbps (6 optional level (0.3, 1.2, 2.4, 4.8, 9.6, 19.2kbps)
Emission length: 512ByteReceive
length: 512Byte
Communication Interface: UART – 8N1, 8E1, 8O1,
Eight kinds of UART baud Rate, from 1200 to 115200bps (Default: 9600)
RSSI support: No (Built-in intelligent processing)

Step 2: Transmission Type

Transparent transmission
This can be considered like a “Demo mode”, by default you can send message to all device of same configured address and channel.

Fixed transmission

This type of transmission you can specify an address and a channel where where you want send the message. You can send message to a:

Specified device with a predeterminated Address Low, Address High and Channel.
Broadcast message to a set of channel devices Normal mode Simply send message.

Step 3: Device Mode

Normal mode
Simply send message.

Wake-up mode and power-saving mode

As you can intend if a device is in Wake-up mode can “wake” one or more devices that are in power-saving mode with a preamble communication.

Program/sleep mode

With this configuration you can change configuration of your device.

Step 4: Wiring Device

Here the schema of connection of the device, this is a fully connected, with management of M0 and M1 pin permit to change modality of the device, so you can switch to configuration or wake up mode with program, the library help you in all this operation.

Step 5: Configuration

Exist a specified command to set and get configuration


void setup() {
    Serial.begin(9600);
    delay(500);
    // Startup all pins and UART
    e32ttl100.begin();
    ResponseStructContainer c;
    c = e32ttl100.getConfiguration();
    // It's important get configuration pointer before all other operation
    Configuration configuration = *(Configuration*) c.data;
    Serial.println(c.status.getResponseDescription());
    Serial.println(c.status.code);
    printParameters(configuration);
    ResponseStructContainer cMi;
    cMi = e32ttl100.getModuleInformation();
    // It's important get information pointer before all other operation
    ModuleInformation mi = *(ModuleInformation*)cMi.data;
    Serial.println(cMi.status.getResponseDescription());
    Serial.println(cMi.status.code);
    printModuleInformation(mi);
}

Step 6: Configuration Result

And the result become

Begin 
Success
1
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HEAD BIN: 11000000 192 C0
AddH BIN: 0 
AddL BIN: 0
Chan BIN: 23 -> 433MHz
SpeedParityBit BIN    : 0 -> 8N1 (Default)
SpeedUARTDataRate BIN : 11 -> 9600bps (default)
SpeedAirDataRate BIN  : 10 -> 2.4kbps (default)
OptionTrans BIN       : 0 -> Transparent transmission (default)
OptionPullup BIN      : 1 -> TXD, RXD, AUX are push-pulls/pull-ups
OptionWakeup BIN      : 0 -> 250ms (default)
OptionFEC BIN         : 1 -> Turn on Forward Error Correction Switch (Default)
OptionPower BIN       : 0 -> 20dBm (Default)
----------------------------------------
Success
1
----------------------------------------
HEAD BIN: 11000011 195 C3
Model no.: 32
Version  : 44
Features : 14
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Step 7: Send Message

Here a simple sketch to send a message to all device attached to the channel


void loop() {
    // If something available
  if (e32ttl100.available()>1) {
      // read the String message
    ResponseContainer rc = e32ttl100.receiveMessage();
    // Is something goes wrong print error
    if (rc.status.code!=1){
        rc.status.getResponseDescription();
    }else{
        // Print the data received
        Serial.println(rc.data);
    }
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
      String input = Serial.readString();
      e32ttl100.sendMessage(input);
  }
}