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- Page 1 User Manual for Pilot Gateway Pro RAK7243 WisDevice RAK72x Series LoRa Gateway Kit with Cellular & GPS Version V1.1 | January 2019 www.RAKwireless.com Visit our website for more document. 18 PAGES...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RAK7243 Table of Contents Overview..............................4 1.1 Introduction............................4 1.2 Main Features............................ 5 1.3 Package Contents..........................5 Pilot Gateway Pro RAK7243........................6 2.1 Overview............................. 6 2.2 Interfaces............................6 2.3 System Structure..........................7 2.4 LoRa Operating Frequencies......................7 2.5 Cellular Frequency Bands........................ 8 2.5.1 BG96 Module......................... - Page 3 RAK7243 List of Tables Table 1 | LoRa Operating Frequencies.....................7 Table 2 | BG96 Frequency Bands......................8 Table 3 | EG91 Frequency Bands......................8 Table 4 | EG95 Frequency Bands......................8 Table 5 | Power Requirements........................ 10 Table 6 | Environment Requirements..................... 10 Table 7 | RF Output Power Level......................
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Page 4: Overview
Overview Introduction The RAK7243 Pilot Gateway Pro is a device that consists of Raspberry Pi 3B+, RAK2245 Pi HAT which includes a GPS module and a Heat Sink for better performance and thermal heat dissipation management, and a optional RAK2013 Cellular Pi HAT. -
Page 5: Main Features
RAK7243 Figure 1 | Pilot Gateway Pro Overview Main Features Computing with Raspberry Pi 3B+(Linux). SX1301 base band processor, emulates 49 x LoRa demodulators 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths, support 8 uplinks channel, 1 downlink channel. Support optional Cellular module(Quectel BG96 or EG91 or EG95) for NB-IOT / CAT-M / CAT1 LTE / CAT4 LTE. -
Page 6: Pilot Gateway Pro Rak7243
RAK7243 Pilot Gateway Pro RAK7243 Overview The outer dimension of Pilot Gateway Pro is 92 x 68.3 x 53.5 mm as shown below. Figure 3 | Outer Dimensions Interfaces Figure 4 | Interfaces Note: LTE Antenna(DIV) is only using for the EG91 / EG95 Version and reserved for BG96 Version. -
Page 7: System Structure
RAK7243 System Structure The following figure shows the basic concept for LoRaWAN system. RAK7243 Pilot Gateway Pro is the central hardware solution for all LoRa based radio communication. It receives and transmits radio messages. The processing of radio messages as well as the protocol related tasks is done by embedded host system (Raspberry Pi). -
Page 8: Cellular Frequency Bands
RAK7243 Cellular Frequency Bands The Pilot Gateway Pro supports different frequency bands according to the modular mounted on the board. BG96 Module 2.5.1 BG96 is a series of LTE Cat M1/Cat NB1/EGPRS module offering a maximum data rate of 300Kbps downlink and 375Kbps uplink. Frequency BG96 FDD-LTE... -
Page 9: Hardware Structure
RAK7243 Hardware Structure LoRa Concentrator RAK2245 Pi HAT 2.6.1 RAK2245 Pi HAT(Model Name is: RAK2243) is a LoRa Concentrator board which follows the Pi HAT standard, and can be mounted to Pi board with 40-pin connector. For detailed information about RAK2243, please refer to the datasheet as: RAK2245_Pi_Hat_User_Manual_V1.0.pdf Figure 6 | LoRa Hardware Structure Cellular Board RAK2013 Pi HAT... -
Page 10: Power Requirements
RAK7243 Figure 7 | Cellular Hardware Structure Power Requirements The Pilot Gateway Pro operates at 5V/2.5A. It can be powered by micro USB with 5V. Parameter Min. Typical Max. Current in CAT M mode 300mA Current in GSM mode (peak） 3500mA Cellular power off mode 10mA... -
Page 11: Lora Rf Characteristics
RAK7243 LoRa RF Characteristics Transmitter RF Characteristics 2.9.1 The RAK2245 has an excellent transmitter performance. It is highly recommended to use an optimized configuration for the power level configuration, which is part of the HAL. This results in a mean RF output power level and current consumption. -
Page 12: Receiver Rf Characteristics
RAK7243 Receiver RF Characteristics 2.9.2 It is highly recommended, to use optimized RSSI calibration values, which is part of the HAL v3.1. For both, Radio 1 and 2, the RSSI-Offset should be set - 169.0. The following table gives typically sensitivity level of the RAK2245. Signal Bandwidth / [KHz] Spreading Factor Sensitivity / [dBm]... -
Page 13: Antenna
RAK7243 Antenna LoRa Antenna Overview 3.1.1 The LoRa Antenna with RP-SMA female connector shown as follow figures. Figure 8 | LoRa Antenna Overview Antenna Dimension 3.1.2 The antenna's mechanical dimension is shown below: Figure 9 | LoRa Antenna Dimension Antenna Parameter 3.1.3 Items Specifications... -
Page 14: Overview
RAK7243 Overview 3.2.1 The LTE antenna for the Pilot Gateway Pro covers working frequency band from 824MHz to 2690MHz. The antenna is shown as below. Figure 10 | LTE Antenna Antenna Dimension 3.2.2 Figure 11 | LTE Antenna Dimension Antenna Parameter 3.2.3 Items Specifications... -
Page 15: Gps Antenna
RAK7243 GPS Antenna Overview 3.3.1 The GPS antenna for Pilot Gateway Pro is shown below. Figure 12 | GPS Antenna GPS Antenna Dimensions 3.3.2 Figure 13 | GPS Antenna Dimensions GPS Environmental Requirements 3.3.3 The antenna environmental requirements are listed in the table below: Conditions Temperature Humidity... -
Page 16: Table 13 | Gps Antenna Parameter
RAK7243 Item Specifications Range of Receiving Frequency 1575.42±1.1 ±2.5 Center Frequency (MHz) w/ 30mm2 GND plane 1575.42 ±3.0 Bandwidth (MHz) (Return Loss ≤ -10dB) ≥10 ±0.5 VSWR (in Center Frequency) ≤2.0 ±0.5 Gain (Zenith) (dBi Typ.) w/ 70mm2 GND Plane ±0.5 Axial Ratio (dB) w/ 70mm2 GND Plane ±0.2... -
Page 17: Flash The Gateway Image
RAK7243 Flash the Gateway Image When you received your gateway, firstly you need flash the gateway image by yourself. Please refer to the Image Start Quide for RAK7243, here is the link: https://www.rakwireless.com/en/download/LoRa/Pilot-Gateway-Pro-RAK7243#Application- Notes Contact Information Shenzhen Business ken.yu@rakwireless.com Room 506, Bldg B, New Compark, Pingshan First Road, Taoyuan Street, Nan... -
Page 18: Revision History
Terry & Penn Terry About RAKwireless: RAKwireless is the pioneer in providing innovative and diverse cellular and LoRa connectivity solutions for IoT edge devices. It's easy and modular design can be used in different IoT applications and accelerate time-to-market. For more information, please visit RAKwireless website at www.rakwireless.com.