LoRa Device Developer Guide Orange Connected Objects & Partnerships
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1 Table of Content .......................................................................................................................... 3
2 Introduction to LoRaWAN ............................................................................................................ 5
2.1 LoRa wireless access, networks technology and key benefits .............................................................. 5
2.1.1 Internet of Things: networks technologies and market prospects....................................................... 5
2.1.2 Use cases and market verticals ........................................................................................................... 12
2.1.3 LoRaWAN versus other LPWA network solutions .............................................................................. 20
2.2 LoRa wireless networks architecture ............................................................................................... 21
2.2.1 Network system architecture ............................................................................................................. 21
2.2.2 Authentication and security ............................................................................................................... 22
2.3 Live Objects device and data management ...................................................................................... 24
2.4 Network Elements .......................................................................................................................... 25
2.4.1 LoRaWAN Base Station or Long Range Router (LRR) ......................................................................... 25
2.4.2 LoRaWAN omni versus multi-sector antennas ................................................................................... 25
2.4.3 Macro-gateway base stations ............................................................................................................. 25
2.4.4 Pico-gateway base stations ................................................................................................................ 25
2.4.5 The Core Network Server or Long Range Controller (LRC) ................................................................. 25
3 LoRa devices architectures overview .......................................................................................... 26
3.1 Design based on a LoRa chipset ....................................................................................................... 27
3.2 Design based on a LoRa module ...................................................................................................... 28
3.3 Design based on a RF-MCU .............................................................................................................. 28
3.4 Design based on a LoRa modem ...................................................................................................... 29
3.5 Existing device with external LoRa modem ...................................................................................... 29
4 Development and integration of a LoRa device .......................................................................... 30
4.1 Architecture selection ..................................................................................................................... 30
4.2 Antenna design ............................................................................................................................... 30
4.3 Device autonomy ............................................................................................................................ 31
4.4 Integration and development .......................................................................................................... 33
4.5 Software development .................................................................................................................... 34
4.6 Software application layer ............................................................................................................... 34
4.7 Test application .............................................................................................................................. 34
4.8 LoRa application best practices ........................................................................................................ 34
4.9 Production parameters ................................................................................................................... 35
4.10 Manufacturing tests ........................................................................................................................ 36
4.11 Certification .................................................................................................................................... 36
4.12 Device life cycle .............................................................................................................................. 39
5 Project use cases examples ........................................................................................................ 40