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Developers looking to quickly leverage LoRa and IoT technology can take advantage of RAKwireless’ LoRa Gateway Developer kit to kickstart building your very own LoRa network.

Everything you need to set up a LoRa Gateway

The LoRa gateway developer kit from RAKwireless contains everything you need to get up and running with LoRa. For starters, the kit contains the LoRa radio front-end module, along with associated components such as the Raspberry Pi, converter board, GPS antenna and LoRa antenna. The kit also includes a 16G TF card that comes complete with all the necessary LoRa drivers and TTN gateway code pre-installed, so that developers can easily get going with their gateway setup. Also included in the package are USB cables and an adapter. The gateway developer kit is easy to program and setup so you can easily configure and roll out your gateway in minimal time. RAKwireless’ starter kit is perfect for developers who want to set up a Lora system for both Node and Gateway concentrator module.

LoRa Gateway and the Internet of Things

The LoRa gateway enables low-cost, long-range connectivity for IoT devices in rural or otherwise remote areas such as supply chain management, mining, natural resource management and so on.  Connection between the gateway and a central server are handled over a backbone network.  The LoRa IoT kit will show you how to build LoRa network, and how to use the network to send data from a LoRa sensor node to various IoT servers. When used as a private LoRa network, the LoRa gateway will connect other LoRa nodes up to 5km.

Fully Assembled and Ready to Go

RAKwireless’ LoRa gateway developer kit comes shipped with full assembly. The kit also comes with some handy accessories such as a heat sink, a sturdy, contemporary styled aluminum case with full output and input support. The 16G TF card comes with full documentation as well as all the software that the developers need to get going. The kit’s full dimensions are 80mm*50mm*5mm. RAKwireless’ offerings include developer kits for those ready for mass production, or simply development in Ubuntu environment, or for those who want to set up LoRa systems that need to work with an external processor on LoRaWAN. The RAKwireless’ LoRa gateway developer kit provides ultra-long range spread spectrum communication and high interference immunity.



RAKwireless’ commitment to providing affordable and effective solutions for LoRa gateway development have resulted in the LoRa developer kit.  With robust manufacturing processes and high quality production facilities, RAKwireless is able to deliver error-free products and solutions. The LoRa gateway developer kit’s plug and play feature make it possible for developers to easily configure and roll out the gateway and use it in applications of their choice, making this developer kit one of the most popular in the industry.