Microchip Technology RN2903 Manual

Features
• On-Board LoRaWAN™ Protocol Stack
• ASCII Command Interface over UART
• Compact Form Factor: 17.8 x 26.7 x 3.34 mm
• Castellated SMT Pads for Easy and Reliable PCB
Mounting
• Environmentally Friendly, RoHS Compliant
• Compliance:
- Modular Certified for the United States (FCC)
and Canada (IC)
- Taiwan
• Device Firmware Upgrade (DFU) over UART, see
RN2903 LoRa
Reference User's Guide (DS40001811)
Operational
• Single Operating Voltage: 2.1V to 3.6V (3.3V
typical)
• Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C
• Low-Power Consumption
• Programmable RF Communication Bit Rate up to
300 kbps with FSK Modulation, 12500 bps with
®
LoRa Technology Modulation
• Integrated MCU, Crystal, EUI-64 Node Identity
Serial EEPROM, Radio Transceiver with Analog
Front End, Matching Circuitry
• 14 GPIOs for Control and Status, Shared with 13
Analog Inputs
RF/Analog Features
• Low-Power Long Range Transceiver Operating in
the 915 MHz Frequency Band
• High Receiver Sensitivity: Down to -146 dBm
• TX Power: Adjustable up to +18.5 dBm High
Efficiency PA
• FSK, GFSK and LoRa Technology Modulation
• IIP3 = -11 dBm
• Up to 15 km Coverage at Suburban and up to
5 km Coverage at Urban Area
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Low-Power Long Range LoRa
Transceiver Module
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Technology Module Command
RN2903
Technology
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General Description
Microchip's RN2903 Low-Power Long Range LoRa
Technology Transceiver module provides an easy to
use, low-power solution for long range wireless data
transmission. The advanced command interface offers
rapid time-to-market.
The RN2903 module complies with the LoRaWAN
Class A and Class C protocol specifications. It
integrates RF, a baseband controller and command
Application Programming Interface (API) processor,
making it a complete long range solution.
The RN2903 module is suitable for simple long range
sensor applications with external host MCU.
Applications
• Automated Meter Reading
• Home and Building Automation
• Wireless Alarm and Security Systems
• Industrial Monitoring and Control
• Machine to Machine (M2M)
• Internet of Things (IoT)
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