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A HIGH RELIABILITY DIY TTN LORA GATEWAY: RAK2247 + RASPBERRY PI3B + POE + UPS

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Posted on Dec. 3, 2019



Expert
2 Weeks

Introduction

Components

RAK2247 concentrator module

Beyond Logic Pi HAT

PoEUPSPi supercap-based UPS PoE power supply & watch-dog board

60cm outdoor antenna

Low-cost custom enclosure

Software

Some essential tweeks

Introduction


This LoRa gateway integration was designed for low cost and high reliability on a Powered-Over-Ethernet Raspberry Pi 3B+ with uninterruptable power supply and hardware watchdog. Furthermore it can be remotely located and managed whilst being robust against SD card corrupting power failures events. This is a very Do_It_Yourself, hands-on project but the end result will be as good, if not better, than any of the expensive commercial LoRa gateway products currently available.