Description
An eight-channel LoRaWAN concentrator card in the industrial mini‑PCIe form factor, built on the Semtech SX1301 baseband with two SX1257 RF front ends. It turns a Raspberry Pi, a Rock Pi 4, or any host with a mini‑PCIe slot into a full LoRaWAN gateway. To mount it on a Pi, pair it with our Pi Supply RAK2287/WM1302 Hat.
- Chipset: Semtech SX1301 baseband with two SX1257 transceiver front ends.
- Channels: eight programmable LoRa channels, demodulated in parallel.
- Frequency: 915 MHz, the US915 LoRaWAN band.
- Sensitivity: down to −142.5 dBm.
- Transmit power: up to 17.5 dBm.
- Range: 3 to 5 km in urban areas, and over 15 km with line of sight.
- Interfaces: SPI for access to the SX1301 configuration registers, plus USB 2.0 through an onboard FT232H bridge.
- Form factor: standard mini PCI Express card, 50.8 × 30.3 × 4.7 mm, with an integrated heatsink.
- Certification: FCC approved as the GL5712‑U, and RoHS compliant.
