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What is the typical power requirement on these devices? Can it be used to set up IoT sensor nodes in the wild where they work off solar, or do they need periodic tuning/care?
I'm running about 1w per device ATM.
So yeah it sips energy. There's a lot of nodes in the mountains that are solar powered. They work.
That's a great idea. The area I live in is pretty mountainous so putting nodes on ridges provide pretty good coverage
Very low and yes. They work great for IoT, as long as it’s not mission critical stuff as messages can get dropped or arrive out of order sometimes. But for something like monitoring a remote sensor station that’s within the Lora range, without needing a cellular plan, yes.