#RAKwireless WisBlock nRF52840 MCU + #LoRa Transceiver ... Super excited to start LoRa coding!

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver

That's a useful padded box! 👍

Mesmerised by the #WisBlock lights

PlatformIO failed to flash #WisBlock ... Let's find out why 🤔

And now PlatformIO flashes OK to #WisBlock! ... Maybe earlier I was staring at the WisBlock lights too long and it timed out 🤔

#WisBlock #Arduino Firmware for receiving #LoRa packets ... Runs OK with PlatformIO ... Code looks surprisingly similar to our BL602 LoRa code 🤔

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver/blob/main/src/main.cpp

What do #WisBlock #Arduino, #RISCV #BL602 and Apache #Mynewt OS have in common? They're using the same #LoRa driver code from Semtech! Serendipitous Discovery 😂

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/lora/customer_app/sdk_app_lora/sdk_app_lora/radio.h

#WisBlock will receive #LoRa packets from #BL602 ... Let's sync up the LoRa Parameters across WisBlock and BL602 ... Life gets Easy with Serendipity! 👍

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver/blob/main/src/main.cpp

Default #LoRa Parameters for #WisBlock and #BL602 ... Are already the same! Spooky Serendipity 🤔

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver/blob/main/src/main.cpp

#WisBlock receives perfect #LoRa packets from #BL602 ... We're done yay! 🎉 Tomorrow we shall take a walk ... And discover the real-world wireless range of LoRa!

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver

#RISCV #BL602 and #Arm #nRF52840 ... Happily United ... Thanks to #LoRa! 👍

#LoRa #BL602 Field Test Kit ... #PineCone #RISCV BL602 @PINE64 with RF96 LoRa Transceiver ... In a Permeable Paper Box with Battery ... And #Pinebook Pro for Urgent Field Maintenance 😉

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver

Let's make our #LoRa Field Test easier ... #BL602 will auto transmit a LoRa Packet every 10 seconds as we roam in the wild

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/loraping/customer_app/sdk_app_loraping/sdk_app_loraping/demo.c#L228-L275

Cool Blue BlinkenLED for #PineCone #BL602 @PINE64 ... Tells us when it's transmitting #LoRa Packets ... As we run the LoRa Field Test in the wild

https://youtu.be/wCEx-nvDiuQ

Timestamp every #LoRa Packet received by #WisBlock ... We'll match these with the Geocoded Timestamped Photos that we'll snap as we walk ... It's like Pokemon Snap but for LoRa Packets

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver/blob/main/src/main.cpp#L118-L140

#WisBlock #LoRa-Receiver-In-A-Box ... Right by the Coconut Trees

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver

#PineCone #BL602 @PINE64 with #LoRa Transmitter ... All packed in my backpack ... Let's go Pikachu!

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/loraping/customer_app/sdk_app_loraping/sdk_app_loraping/demo.c#L228-L275

This #PineCone #BL602 photo is Geocoded and Timestamped ... We'll match this with the log of #LoRa Packets received by #WisBlock

Good Morning my Geocoded Timestamped Fowl Friends

#PineCone #LoRa Field Test makes me hungry for Geocoded Timestamped Chicken Rice

...And just to clarify: Geocoded Timestamped Chicken Rice didn't come from the Geocoded Timestamped Chickens earlier 😉

#WisBlock captured One Hour of #LoRa Packets from #PineCone #BL602 yay! 🎉 Now to match the Timestamps with the Geocoded Photos / Chickens / Chicken Rice ... Here's the log:

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver/blob/main/logs/0922-1024.log

Battery is nearly full after one hour of roaming with #LoRa and #BL602 ... Good sign!

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/tree/loraping/customer_app/sdk_app_loraping

#BL602 #LoRa packets received by #WisBlock ... LoRa works great 300 metres away! Will have to walk farther (and eat more)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Qdcso1GDD1Ltue67cn5Y-3r1bpO6brvn8AbDM5Tqik/edit?usp=sharing

In times of Disaster ... A #LoRa Radio would be incredibly useful 🤔

Cleaning up the #WisBlock Arduino Log for easier analysis ... Before the 2 km #LoRa Field Test

https://github.com/lupyuen/wisblock-lora-receiver/blob/main/src/main.cpp#L118-L163

If I can't see the #LoRa Packets captured by #WisBlock in Real Time ... How far shall I walk during the LoRa Field Test? 🤔 ... I'll do a YouTube Live Stream of the WisBlock #Arduino Log ... Lets me watch the LoRa packets received as I walk

We stream the #WisBlock Arduino Log to YouTube with open-source OBS Studio

https://obsproject.com/

Testing your #LoRa Sensor the easy way ... With RAKwireless WisBlock! All shall be explained here...

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/wisblock?5

Here's how we connect RAKwireless WisBlock #LoRa Module ... Easy as a piece of no-bake cake! 🍰

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/wisblock?6#connect-wisblock

2 good surprises on RAKwireless #WisBlock ... 1️⃣ Arduino ... 2️⃣ FreeRTOS

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/wisblock?7#initialise-lora-transceiver

On RAKwireless #WisBlock, here's how we init the #LoRa Transceiver ... Remarkably similar to #BL602 LoRa 👍

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/wisblock?9#setup-function

#LoRa pushing 64-byte packets from #RISCV #BL602 to #nRF52840 #WisBlock ... *pant pant*

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/wisblock?9#receive-lora-packets

On RAKwireless #WisBlock we handle received #LoRa Packets with a Callback Function

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/wisblock?10#receive-lora-packets