Purchasing and setting up radios and gateways

There is a multitude of device manufacturers; the quickest way of finding devices that are certified for LoRaWAN would be to visit the following URL: https://lora-alliance.org/showcase/search/?_sfm_lorawan_certified_device=certified. You will find various devices, both ready to use, as well as modules that you can integrate into your projects.

TTN sells a LoRa gateway device. You can find out all about it at the following URL: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/gateways/gateway/.

Since this is a book about Arduino, my examples are written using Arduino hardware. Let’s consider these options.

Buying LoRaWAN-certified gateways

Arduino manufactures two LoRaWAN gateways, one for indoor use and a second for outdoor use. You can get more information about these gateways from the following URL: https://www.arduino.cc/pro/lora-gateways/.

I will be making use of the indoor gateway, called the WisGate Edge Lite 2. You can...