Table of Contents
1 Introduction.......................................................................................................................... 4
2 Hardware Overview ............................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings............................................................................................. 5
2.2 RF Front-End Architecture .............................................................................................. 5
2.3 Corecell reference design block diagram ........................................................................ 6
2.4 Power Consumption ........................................................................................................ 8
3 Software Overview .............................................................................................................. 9
4 Use with Raspberry Pi ....................................................................................................... 10
4.1 Corecell reference design + Interface board + Raspberry Pi Connection ...................... 10
4.2 Raspberry Pi Image Software Installation ...................................................................... 11
4.3 Starting Raspberry Pi .................................................................................................... 13
4.3.1 Login: pi and Password: raspberry .......................................................................... 13
4.3.2 Resize Partition / FS ............................................................................................... 14
4.3.3 Update and configure the RPI ................................................................................. 15
4.3.4 Compile Semtech HAL + Packet Forwarder ............................................................ 16
4.3.5 Semtech HAL Compilation Check ........................................................................... 17
4.3.6 Get the Unique ID to the Gateway .......................................................................... 17
4.3.7 Test the HAL TX ..................................................................................................... 18
4.3.8 Run Packet Forwarder ............................................................................................ 20
5 JSON file for RF Parameter Tuning ................................................................................... 21
5.1 Spreading factor SF5 & SF6 ......................................................................................... 24
6 References ........................................................................................................................ 24
7 Revision History ................................................................................................................ 25
8 Glossary ............................................................................................................................ 26