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Ultra-Low-Power and Easiest-to-Use LoRa® Devices for Long-Range and Low-Power End Nodes


Cloud connectivity is easy to achieve with long-range, low-power LoRa technology. LoRa is the standard for LPWAN wireless communication, enabling a range of up to 15 kilometers in a suburban environment and more than 2 kilometers in a dense urban environment. LoRa solutions target multiple application domains such as Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, smart agriculture and supply chain and tracking.

As one of the founding members of the LoRa Alliance, Microchip is at the forefront of this cutting-edge IoT technology. We offer:

  • Ultra-low-power, highly integrated solutions
  • Stand-alone and preprogrammed modules for ease of use and fast time to market
  • One-stop solutions with a proven LoRaWAN® stack, Integrated Circuits (ICs), modules, reference design packages and technical support

Stand-Alone LoRa Modules

  • Fully certified 868/915 MHz modules
  • FCC, IC, RED and ANATEL certified
  • Stand-alone modules with 256 KB Flash/40 KB RAM to accommodate user application software along with LoRaWAN stack
  • Castellated SMT pads for easy and reliable PCB mounting
  • Proven software along with application examples

Pre-Programmed LoRa Modules

  • Fully certified 868/915 MHz modules
  • FCC, IC, RED and ANATEL certified
  • Pre-programmed modules with simple ASCII command interface over UART for ease of use
  • Castellated SMT pads for easy and reliable PCB mounting
  • Proven software along with application examples

LoRa ICs

  • Ultra-low-power SAM R34/35 LoRa device family with sleep currents down to 790 nA
  • Integrated 32-bit Arm® Cortex®-M0+ based MCU, sub-GHz radio and proven LoRaWAN software stack
  • Up to 256 KB Flash and 40 KB RAM in compact 6 × 6 mm BGA package
  • FCC, IC and RED certified development board and reference designs
  • Detailed certified chip-down reference design package with schematics, BOM and hardware design guidelines
  • Enhanced secure authentication

Why Choose Microchip for Your LoRa Technology Project?


Reduce Your Design Risk

  • Regulatory-certified modules
  • Chip-down reference design package
  • Interoperability tested software
  • Trusted supply chain
  • Wireless Design Check Services

Increase Battery Life

  • Ultra-low-power 32-bit Arm Cortex-M0+ based MCU
  • Sleep currents down to 790 nA
  • Low-power RAM with battery back-up 

Implement Secure Authentication

Markets and Applications


LoRa technology can be used to provide connectivity to a vast array of applications, but here are just some examples:

Agriculture

  • Livestock tracking and management
  • Irrigation systems
  • Asset management
  • Crop management

Smart City

  • Streetlighting
  • Traffic management
  • Parking management
  • Waste management

Industrial

  • Smart energy metering
  • Waste management
  • Process control
  • Lighting control

LoRa Products


Development Tools


Software


Microchip LoRaWAN Stack

  • Developed, maintained and supported by Microchip
  • Supports Class A and Class C modes of operation
  • LoRaWAN 1.0.4 regional parameters
  • Multi-region support: US915, EU868, AS923, AU915, KR920, IN865 bands
  • Proven operation with leading network providers including Actility, Senet, The Things Network and Everynet

Peer-to-Peer (P2P)/Proprietary Software

Take advantage of this easy-to-use P2P protocol to create long-range and low-power applications with SAM R34 LoRa Technology ICs and the WLR089U0 module.

Software Code Examples

Third-Party Development Tools


We are collaborating with these trusted, third-party partners to create cutting-edge, plug-and-play development boards and modules that are proven to be interoperable with our solutions and the LoRaWAN stack.

Interoperability


Our LoRa solutions are interoperable with our partners’ solutions. See below for a list of our key partners.

The Industry’s Lowest-Power LoRa® System-in-Package

Accelerate development of remote IoT nodes with the industry’s lowest-power LoRa® System-in-Package family