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#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial

#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial on HackerTube: recommended by 2 Hacker News commenters across 2 separate months, 2019–2024.

Andreas Spiess

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Andreas Spiess explains the basic principles of LoRa and LoRaWAN, their pros and cons, link budget and bandwidth. He shows his own gateway and client sending a message to The Things Network.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a clear introduction to LoRa and the link budget idea that sets it apart.

people recommended it
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2019–2024
“A good explanation of LoRa, and in particular of the "link budget" idea”
— ur-whale, Sep 2023, in “New LoRa RF distance record: 1336 km / 830 mi”

What HN commenters said

3 Hacker News comments link this video. Each one links back to its thread.

ur-whaleSep 2023Recommends

A good explanation of LoRa, and in particular of the "link budget" idea which makes LoRa different from other wireless tech: ▶ this video

in “New LoRa RF distance record: 1336 km / 830 mi” · View on HN

amingilaniSep 2019Recommends

Yes! Here's a video by Andreas Spiess, a rising electronics YouTuber, that explains LoRa really well. [0]: ▶ this video

in “Amazon Sidewalk is a new long-range wireless network” · View on HN

Joel_MckayJun 2024Cites it

3) Certified firmware* * the telecom can and does blacklist IMEI numbers for unsigned firmware * it is illegal to fix bugs that cause eSIM hardware lock-ups * You can catch g05t5 on the carrier VPN network sandbox hitting each client Sometimes it is better to wipe the slate clean, and start again... LoRAWAN certainly does make sense in some use-case applications. ▶ this video

in “Timeliness without datagrams using QUIC” · View on HN

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