The LoRa Kit - LONG RANGE Wireless Communication for Arduino

A project in Carleton Place, Canada by Patrick Thomas Mitchell
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Learn to transmit, receive, and do TONs of fun things wirelessly with the LoRa Kit! Included are tons of code samples and videos!
Backers: 102
Average Pledge Per Backer: $209 CAD

Funded: $21,275 CAD of $7,000 CAD
Dates: Jul 26th -> Aug 25th (30 days)
Project By: Patrick Thomas Mitchell
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Latest News

Working on project#8 - The wireless combination lock!

August 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! The work weekend is going well. I just completed the TX code for project 8.  You can hard program your code with a 4-digit combination, and if you enter in the correct combo, it will send a message to a receiver address of your choice with... (Read More)

Big update!

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Sorry for two updates in one day, but I've ordered the final samples, and I've sent out the quote information to both my manufacturer and the LoRa board distributor.  I'm very happy.  The samples have been paid for, and I expect them... (Read More)

Word weekend schedule!

August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Today si the day I get stuff done.  Here is what I plan on doing: 1) Finalizing the semi-final PCB order.  I'm going to order 5x kits to be manufactured, and I should get the hardware in about a week and a half.  Once this is tested,... (Read More)

Project#6 done. I have a video =)

August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi all! You're going to have to forgive the terrible video quality.  My son's 4th birthday is this weekend, and I had to find time to rush a video together.  Next weekend is a work weekend for this project, so stay tuned.  Here is a video of... (Read More)

Project#5 complete. Ordering some boards next week.

August 7th - via: kickstarter.com
HI all! Happy Sunday =)  I just wrote the "Lights on, lights off" project, and I hope to complete two more projects this week.  Actually, I'm hoping to complete project#6 today if I can find the time.  I will be making a small batch order of PCBs... (Read More)

Frequencies and program update

August 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Just a micro-update.  I've completed project#4.  I'll have project#5 done by the end of the week.  I'll be updating you again shortly.  When I finish program#5, I'll make a short video to share.  Here is the response from the... (Read More)

Funded! TIme to start thinking ahead!

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Sorry for sending two updates in one day, but I wanted to say thank you for funding my project.  I've been programming all morning.  I just completed project#2.  I expect to complete project#3 today as well.  Please expect a decent... (Read More)

Thanks for a great first day! Technical questions answered within.

July 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone! Thank you for a wonderful first day!  I had some questions that I'm going to offer more information here: Q: Can this work for frequencies other than 915MHz for European countries?   A: Yes, but I need to ask some questions from the... (Read More)

This Kit Provides a Fun Way to Learn LoRa

July 27th - via: hackster.io
As an easy way to get started with this wireless tech, Patrick Thomas Mitchell is offering the LoRa Kit as a crowdfunding project on Kickstarter. The main physical parts of this ensemble are a Heltec WiFi LoRa 32(V2) board, along with a custom carrier module that has niceties such as an array of buttons, level shifter, microphone, and motion sensor. (Read More)

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