Docker Pi IoT Node(A) Adds LoRa, GPRS and GPS to Raspberry Pi Board

The Docker Pi IoT Node(A) is the latest addition to the Docker Pi series of modules meant to enhance IoT capability and expand on the Raspberry Pi family of SBCs. Although it is mountable on the Raspberry Pi SBC, the HAT form factor allows it to be used with other similar single board computers such as Rock64 board.

DockerPi IoT Node(A)

The Docker Pi IoT Node(A) supports GPS/BDS (Beidou), GSM, and LoRa. The add-on board interfaces to the host over I2C, in order to control LoRa & GSM connectivity, as well as the GPS/BDS module through SC16IS752 chip. There are a number of code examples and instructions that can be found on the Wiki.

The unit can also be controlled directly without programming, and all the GPIO pins are extended so the board can stack on other HAT compatible boards, in appropriate layers.

Specifications

GPRS section

  • Low power consumption, standby sleep current <1mA
  • Support GSM/GPRS, four frequency bands, including 850, 900, 1800, 1900MHZ
  • GPRS Class 10
  • Support GPRS data service, maximum data rate, download 85.6Kbps, upload 42.8Kbps
  • Support standard GSM07.07, 07.05 AT commands, and access the serial port through I2C interface conversion
  • AT commands support standard AT and TCP/IP command ports
  • Support standard SIM card

GPS section

  • Support BDS/GPS joint positioning
  • Support A-GPS, A-BDS

LORA section

  • Transmission distance – 500 meters (RF parameters: 0x50 @ China City)
  • Support FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK, LoRaTM, and OOK modulation methods
  • Ultra-high receiver sensitivity as low as -141 dBm
  • Support preamble detection
  • Packet engine with CRC, up to 256 bytes
  • LORA transceiver indicator

The unit comes with two antennas for long-range sensor applications and a high gain built-in ceramic active antenna for GNSS. The units are available for pre-order on Seeed Studio with an estimated availability date of July 22, 2019. The units cost $36.99 each.

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5 Replies to “Docker Pi IoT Node(A) Adds LoRa, GPRS and GPS to Raspberry Pi Board”

  1. Unfortunately this article fails to mention any module or chipset names besides the UART bridge. Copying off a Specifications section from their Wiki without a little research of your own is not so useful to read…

  2. Really attractive at that price. Unfortunately, the AI-Thinker RA-01 module shown in the photograph only covers the lower LoRa frequency bands, so most of Asia (including Japan) is out of luck. 🙁

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