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Interfacing with RAK4600
In this section, a RAK4600 module is used for demonstration. Use a USB to TTL adapter to connect to the module.
In case the RAK4600 module is mounted on an evaluation board or a custom PCB, use the appropriate interface
to connect to the serial port.
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WARNING
Before powering the RAK4600 Module, you should install the LoRa and BLE Antenna first. Not doing so
might damage the board.
Use Figure 1 as a reference to connect the antennas.
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FCC ID:2AF6B-RAK4600(H)
RAK4600(H)
EUI: 60c5a8
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LoRa Antenna
BLE Antenna
Figure 1: RAK4600 Module antenna connection
1. Connect the RAK4600 to USB to the TTL adapter, as shown in Figure 2.
In general, the pin marked as TX of the adapter must be connected to the USART1_RX pin of the RAK4600, and
the RX pin of the adapter connects to the RAK4600 USART1_TX pin.
ABP
Activation-By-Personalization
BLE
Bluetooth Low Energy
DFU
Device Firmware Upgrade
EUI
Extender Unique Identifier
LoRa
Long Range
OTAA
Over-The-Air-Activation
TTN
The Things Network
P2P
Peer-to-peer communication
SWD
Serial Wire Debug