LoRaWAN: compatible boards, battery life and real builds
Standard low-power sensor protocol sending data to gateways (star topology, not mesh).
11 boards from 6 manufacturers in the catalog are compatible with LoRaWAN. The lowest-power one is the CubeCell HTCC-AB01 (~5 mA): on a 3000 mAh battery it lasts about 25 days.
Official site: lora-alliance.org
Boards compatible with LoRaWAN
Sorted from lowest to highest power draw. Battery life estimated on a 3000 mAh battery, no solar.
- CubeCell HTCC-AB01ASR6501 · SX1262 · ~5 mA · development board~25 days on 3000 mAh
- CubeCell HTCC-AB02ASR6501 · SX1262 · ~5 mA · development board~25 days on 3000 mAh
- T-Impulse S76GSTM32L073 · SX1276 · ~5 mA · tracker~25 days on 3000 mAh
- LoRa-E5 Dev BoardSTM32WL55 · SX1262 · ~8 mA · development board~15.6 days on 3000 mAh
- Grove Wio-E5STM32WL55 · SX1262 · ~8 mA · development board~15.6 days on 3000 mAh
- Wio-E5 MiniSTM32WL55 · SX1262 · ~8 mA · development board~15.6 days on 3000 mAh
- RAK10701 Field TesternRF52840 · SX1262 · ~12 mA · tracker~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- SenseCAP T1000-EnRF52840 · LR1110 · ~12 mA · tracker~10.4 days on 3000 mAh
- RAK11310RP2040 · SX1262 · ~20 mA · development board~6.3 days on 3000 mAh
- SenseCAP M2 Multi-PlatformRP2040 · SX1262 · ~20 mA · fixed~6.3 days on 3000 mAh
- LoPy4ESP32 · SX1276 · ~90 mA · development board~1.4 days on 3000 mAh
Community LoRaWAN builds
No LoRaWAN builds published yet.
Publish your LoRaWAN nodeFrequently asked questions
What is LoRaWAN?
Standard low-power sensor protocol sending data to gateways (star topology, not mesh).
Which boards are compatible with LoRaWAN?
ShareMyMesh lists 11 boards compatible with LoRaWAN, including CubeCell HTCC-AB01, T-Impulse S76G, LoRa-E5 Dev Board, Grove Wio-E5, and RAK10701 Field Tester. The full list, with power draw, battery life and range, is on this page.
What is the lowest-power LoRaWAN board?
The CubeCell HTCC-AB01 by Heltec, at about 5 mA average draw: roughly 25 days on a 3000 mAh battery. It is the best pick for solar or battery-powered nodes.