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Elias The Sparkiest Introduction
The SparkFun SAMD21 Pro RF is the fated meeting of a SAMD21 and a long-range RFM95W LoRa®-enabled radio. The outcome is a compact, blazing fast microcontroller with excellent point to point data transmission in the 915MHz ISM radio band with LoRa capabilities. In this tutorial we'll break down the capabilities of the development board, give you a brief introduction to LoRa and get you familiarized with the two Arduino libraries that will get you started with the radio and LoRaWan. If you're familiar with LoRaWan then skip ahead to the Hardware Overview, otherwise let's get started with a brief introduction to LoRaWAN.
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WRL-15836
The SparkFun Pro RF is a LoRa®-enabled wireless board that marries a SAMD21 and a long-range RFM95W to make a compact and ea…
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Revision Update:
In the latest revision of the SAMD21 Pro RF, we have made a few changes to improve the board, listed below. If users are unsure about which version they purchased, please refer to the pictures of the updated changes, shown below.
- Fixed the VDDCORE pin connection issue
- Broken out an LED jumper for low power applications
- Added PTH pins for software debug (SWD)
IO and clock pins for SWD.
Jumper for power LED.
Required Materials
To follow along with this tutorial, you will need the following materials. You may not need everything though depending on what you have. Add it to your cart, read through the guide, and adjust the cart as necessary.
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PRT-11367
An assortment of colored wires: you know it's a beautiful thing. Six different colors of solid core wire in a cardboard dispe…
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CAB-10215
USB 2.0 type A to Micro-B 5-pin. This is a new, smaller connector for USB devices. Micro-B connectors are about half the heig…
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WRL-14676
This universal Antenna Kit can also be used with LoPy, SiPy, LoPy4, and FiPy IoT development boards to talk over LoRa and Sig…
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Single Cell LiPo Batteries
You can power the SAMD21 Pro RF with any of our stocked LiPo Batteries that is above 500mAh.
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PRT-13854
These are very slim, extremely light weight batteries based on Lithium Ion chemistry. Each cell outputs a nominal 3.7V at 850…
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PRT-13855
These are very slim, extremely light weight batteries based on Lithium Ion chemistry. Each cell outputs a nominal 3.7V at 200…
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PRT-13856
If you need some juice, this 6Ah Lithium Ion Battery is for you. These are very compact batteries based on Lithium Ion chemis…
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PRT-13813
Slim, extremely light weight batteries based on Lithium Ion chemistry. Each cell outputs a nominal 3.7V at 1000 mAh!
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Tools
Depending on your setup, you may need a soldering iron, solder, and general soldering accessories.
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TOL-10243
We don't want to hype this solder TOO much, but this could possibly be the best solder in the world. There, we've said it. Th…
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TOL-14734
The WE1010 from Weller is a powerful 70 watt soldering station that is perfect for passionate hobbyists, DIYers, and anyone w…
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TOL-14763
These are high grade wire strippers from Techni-Tool with a curved grip making them an affordable option if you need to remov…
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Suggested Reading
If you're not familiar with the following topics, or want a more in depth conversation related to the following, please follow the links below.
What is an Arduino?
What is this 'Arduino' thing anyway? This tutorials dives into what an Arduino is and along with Arduino projects and widgets.
Installing Arduino IDE
A step-by-step guide to installing and testing the Arduino software on Windows, Mac, and Linux.
SAMD21 Mini/Dev Breakout Hookup Guide
An introduction to the Atmel ATSAMD21G18 microprocessor and our Mini and Pro R3 breakout boards. Level up your Arduino-skills with the powerful ARM Cortex M0+ processor.
