Next Generation LoRa

Addressing of cost-effective and reliable

connectivity in wide area networks for
environmental monitoring applications

→ Demands of improving the performance and

capabilities LoRa-based nodes

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ultra-low power consumption
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small form factor
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long range wireless connectivity
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shortened product development cycle
 LoRa Technology New Features
● 20% extended connectivity range
● 170 dB maximum link budget with 50% power reduction in receive mode
(just 4.2 mA), hight sensitivity: down to -148 dBm. This allows to extend
battery life of Lora-based sensors up to 30%
● +22 dBm transmit power with highly efficient integrated power amplifiers
● 88 dB blocking immunity at 1 MHz offset
● Co-channel rejection of 19 dB in LoRa mode Built-in bit synchronizer for
clock recovery and Automatic Channel Activity detection (CAD) with ultra-
fast Automatic Frequency Control (AFC)
● Simplified user interface and shortened the development cycle
● Smaller footprint, 45% reduction of size
● Global continuous frequency cover: 150-960 MHz
● New spreading factor SF5 to support dense networks
● Protocol compatible with legacy protocol (FSK modem), and existing
deployed LoRaWAN networks (LoRa modem).
 New Family of LoRa Chipsets
Three new low power long range LoRa transceivers will be available on
late March 2018:
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SX1262: +22 dBm, high sensitivity: -148 dBm, global frequency
coverage
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SX1261: +15 dBm, high sensitivity: -148 dBm, global frequency
coverage
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SX1268: +22 dBm, high sensitivity: -148 dBm, China frequency
bands

Previous LoRa generation:

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SX1272: +20 dBm, high sensitivity: -137dBm, Low Power RF
Transceiver 860-1000MHz
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SX1276: +20 dBm, high sensitivity: -148dBm, 137MHz to
1020MHz Low Power Long Range Transceiver
 LoRa Shields: Experiments
Modtronix inAir4/9/9B: Wireless SX1276 LoRa Module, 868MHz
and 915MHz, 3.3V, SMA Connector (~15 EUR) + 1dBi antenna
Modtronix InAir9b: experiment
 LoRa Shields: Experiments (cont.)
Froggy LoRa Fabian: LoRa Shield for Arduino, SX1272 (~115
EUR) → 1.5 Km in urban area (experiments in Brest, France,
2015)
Froggy Lora Fabian: Experiment
 LoRa Shields: Experiments (cont.)
SX1276RF1JAS, 433MHz and 868MHz, starter kit (~ 65 EUR) →
10 Km (experiments in Can Tho, Vietnam 2016)
SX1276RF1JAS: experiment
 Our research: current status
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An recent article on “Back Down to Earth - Semtech and Lacuna Receiving
Messages from Space”, Rob Spurrett - CEO / Co-Founder of Lacuna Space,
15 February 2018, URL: http://blog.semtech.com/back-down-to-earth
“We will be using a constellation of polar orbiting low-earth orbiting satellites to
receive messages from sensors integrated with LoRa Technology on the ground. At
about 500km above the ground, the satellites circle over the poles of the earth
every 100 minutes and as the earth revolves below them, they cover the whole
globe.”
● Matched with our articles 2015-2017:
● [j1] Tuyen Phong Truong, Huong Hoang Luong, Hiep Xuan Huynh, Vinh Cong Phan,
Bernard Pottier: Modeling the Connections of Dynamic Sensor Fields Based on BT-
Graph. EAI Endorsed Trans. Context-aware Syst. & Appl. 3(8): e4 (2016)
● [c3] Tuyen Phong Truong, Huong Hoang Luong, Hung Huu Huynh, Hiep Xuan Huynh,
Bernard Pottier: Modeling and Optimizing of Connections for Dynamic Sensor Fields
Based on BT-Graph. ICTCC 2016: 297-310
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[c1] Tuyen Phong Truong, Hoang Van Tran, Hiep Xuan Huynh, Bernard Pottier:
Optimizing the Connection Time for LEO Satellite Based on Dynamic Sensor Field.
ICCASA 2015: 380-394
Many thanks
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