Semtech SX1262

SX1261, SX1262 and SX1268 sub-GHz radio transceivers are ideal for long range wireless applications. Both devices are designed for long battery life with just 4.2 mA of active receive current consumption. https://www.semtech.com/products/wireless-rf/lora-transceivers/sx1262

WisBlock New Year 2022 launch

With the start of the new year, we have exciting WisBlock news for you. This time we are not only launching new modules, but new RAK Developer Kits as well, which combine a WisBlock Kit with a RAK Developer Gateway, everything you need to start exploring the LoRaWAN® world.

Bernd Giesecke

Jan 26, 2022

6 min read

Connecting the RPi RP2040 to the Internet of Things made easy

Ever since the IoT MCU RP2040 was announced by Raspberry, excitement was high. Finally, the first Pico breakout boards with the RP2040 MCU arrived and of course the first thing we did at RAK was to connect it to a LoRa® transceiver and add long range communication capabilities to the Pico.

Bernd Giesecke

Oct 16, 2021

4 min read

How do LoRaWAN® Gateways work?

A large portion of the IoT network technology (LoRaWAN in particular) focuses on a centralized model, where there are end nodes and gateways.

Denitsa Prodanova

Aug 31, 2021

7 min read

Why Choose LoRa® Module RAK4270 for your Long-Range and Low-Power IoT Application

There are many LoRa modules available out there on the market. And we can surely say that RAK4270 module is one of the most competitive ones.

Carl Rowan

Mar 16, 2021

5 min read

How to Reduce the Power Consumption of WisBlock Solutions?

While the WisBlock Core RAK4631 is built on the low power Nordic nRF52840 MCU and the low power LoRa® transceiver Semtech SX1262, having both of them active all the time is not ideal for battery-supplied solutions.

Bernd Giesecke

Jan 12, 2021

9 min read