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RAK7243

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RAK7243 User Manual V1.1

Table of Contents

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Overview

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1.1 Introduction

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1.2 Main Features

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1.3 Package Contents

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Pilot Gateway Pro RAK7243

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2.1 Overview

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2.2 Interfaces

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2.3 System Structure

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2.4 LoRa Operating Frequencies

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2.5 Cellular Frequency Bands

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2.5.1 BG96 Module

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2.5.2 EG91 Module

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2.5.3 EG95 Module

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2.6 Hardware Structure

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2.6.1 LoRa Concentrator RAK2245 Pi HAT

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2.6.2 Cellular Board RAK2013 Pi HAT

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2.7 Power Requirements

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2.8 Environmental Requirements

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2.9 LoRa RF Characteristics

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2.9.1 Transmitter RF Characteristics

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2.9.2 Receiver RF Characteristics

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Antenna

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3.1 LoRa Antenna

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3.1.1 Overview

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3.1.2 Antenna Dimension

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3.1.3 Antenna Parameter

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3.2 LTE Antenna

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3.2.1 Overview

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3.2.2 Antenna Dimension

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3.2.3 Antenna Parameter

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3.3 GPS Antenna

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3.3.1 Overview

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3.3.2 GPS Antenna Dimensions

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3.3.3 GPS Environmental Requirements

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3.3.4 GPS Antenna Parameter

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Flash the Gateway Image

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Contact Information

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Revision History

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Document Summary

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Summary of Contents for RAK7243 Pilot Gateway Pro

Page 1: ...18 PAGES User Manual for www RAKwireless com Visit our website for more document Version V1 1 January 2019 Pilot Gateway Pro RAK7243 WisDevice RAK72x Series LoRa Gateway Kit with Cellular GPS...

Page 2: ...ard RAK2013 Pi HAT 9 2 7 Power Requirements 10 2 8 Environmental Requirements 10 2 9 LoRa RF Characteristics 11 2 9 1 Transmitter RF Characteristics 11 2 9 2 Receiver RF Characteristics 12 3 Antenna 1...

Page 3: ...eter 14 Table 12 GPS Environmental Requirements 15 Table 13 GPS Antenna Parameter 16 Table 14 Amplifier Specifications 16 Table 15 Environmental Test Performance 16 List of Figures Figure 1 Pilot Gate...

Page 4: ...nartinal standard bands This unique capability allows to implement innovative network architectures advantageous over other short range systems For the build in RAK2013 Cellular Pi HAT it supports opt...

Page 5: ...ly TX power up to 27dBm RX sensitivity down to 139dBm SF12 BW 125KHz LoRa frequency supports global license free frequency band EU433 CN470 EU868 US915 AS923 AU915 KR920 IN865 and AS920 Housing with t...

Page 6: ...ro RAK7243 2 1 Overview The outer dimension of Pilot Gateway Pro is 92 x 68 3 x 53 5 mm as shown below Figure 3 Outer Dimensions 2 2 Interfaces Figure 4 Interfaces Note LTE Antenna DIV is only using f...

Page 7: ...aspberry Pi Received and processed radio messages are being sent to a LoRaWAN server The concrete segmentation of the protocol related tasks is outside the scope of this document Figure 5 Pilot Gatewa...

Page 8: ...ers M2M optimized speeds of 10Mbps downlink and 5Mbps uplink These make EG91 an ideal solution for numerous IoT applications that are not reliant on high speed connectivity but still require the longe...

Page 9: ...Cellular Board RAK2013 Pi HAT RAK2013 is an add on board following Raspberry Pi HAT standard It can transmit UART data from Raspberry Pi to Cellular network It can support several cellular protocol su...

Page 10: ...ements 2 8 Environmental Requirements The table below lists the operation and storage temperature requirements Table 6 Environment Requirements Parameter Min Typical Max Current in CAT M mode 300mA Cu...

Page 11: ...stated Table 8 TX RF Characteristics PA Control DAC Control MIX Control DIG Gain Nominal RF Power Level 0 3 8 0 6 dBm 0 3 10 0 3 dBm 0 3 14 0 0 1 3 9 3 4 dBm 1 3 8 0 8 dBm 1 3 9 0 10 dBm 1 3 11 0 12...

Page 12: ...libration values which is part of the HAL v3 1 For both Radio 1 and 2 the RSSI Offset should be set 169 0 The following table gives typically sensitivity level of the RAK2245 Table 9 RX RF Characteris...

Page 13: ...hown below Figure 9 LoRa Antenna Dimension 3 1 3 Antenna Parameter Items Specifications Voltage Standard Wave Radio VSWR 1 1 5 Gain 2 0 dBi Working Temperature Humidity T 35 C 80 C H 0 95 Storage Temp...

Page 14: ...LTE Antenna 3 2 2 Antenna Dimension Figure 11 LTE Antenna Dimension 3 2 3 Antenna Parameter Items Specifications Frequency MHz 700 800 880 960 1710 1880 2170 Voltage Standard Wave Radio VSWR 9 3 4 6 3...

Page 15: ...nsions Figure 13 GPS Antenna Dimensions 3 3 3 GPS Environmental Requirements The antenna environmental requirements are listed in the table below Conditions Temperature Humidity Working 35 C 80 C 0 95...

Page 16: ...t soap in temperature 85 C and humidity 95 chamber for 24 hour and return to normal temperature at least for 1 hour without visual shape change 2 Low temperature test soap in temperature 40 C chamber...

Page 17: ...is the link https www rakwireless com en download LoRa Pilot Gateway Pro RAK7243 Application Notes 5 Contact Information Shenzhen Business ken yu rakwireless com Room 506 Bldg B New Compark Pingshan...

Page 18: ...r Manual Product Name Pilot Gateway Pro Release Date December 2018 Revision Number V1 0 Prepared by Checked by Approved by Terry Penn Terry About RAKwireless RAKwireless is the pioneer in providing in...

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