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Dive deep into the world of long-range communication with the RYLR 998 microchip, leveraging the power of LoRa technology to enable reliable messaging over distances exceeding 12 miles without any cellular network. This extensive video tutorial covers the technical specifications and practical applications of the RYLR 998, a blue chip equipped with a LoRa ultra-long-range modem, perfect for various hardware integrations including Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and ESP-32.
We'll walk you through the setup process using UART connections, GPIO pin configurations, and the necessary AT commands for device communication and network settings. Discover how to connect the chip to a range of devices using a USB to TTL converter, making it compatible with almost any USB-supported hardware. Learn the nuances of network IDs, address settings, and RF parameter adjustments to optimize your setup for maximum efficiency and minimal power consumption.
The video features detailed demonstrations of the chip's capabilities, including sending and receiving messages in extreme conditions and conducting a range test to validate its communication range and reliability. We also discuss the potential impacts of this technology on the smart device ecosystem and how it could revolutionize connectivity in remote or challenging environments.
Furthermore, explore potential safety applications for extreme hikers and outdoor adventurers, using the chip's technology to transmit critical environmental data and emergency communications, enhancing safety in wilderness settings.
By the end of this video, you'll have a thorough understanding of how to implement and utilize the RYLR 998 microchip in your projects, pushing the boundaries of what's possible with long-range, low-power communication technology. Whether you're a hobbyist looking to experiment with new tech or a professional seeking robust communication solutions, this guide offers the insights and practical advice needed to get started with LoRa and the RYLR 998.
Contents:
00:00 - Introducing RYLR998
02:00 - USB to TTL Adapters
02:46 - Hardware Setup
04:40 - Connecting Over Serial Terminal
12:02 - Meshtastic
12:56 - Range Test

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[@cornelkommu9705]

😊

[@treepro1773]

Can you please make your videos without the acronyms and speak to the layman as well? We're here to learn, the most us that is... just my two pennies...with inflation and all maybe it's worth what it is.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

"Bowed rate" ??? LoL It's pronounced "Bored rate" 🤣 You got "U ART" wrong too...

[@mattstroker3742]

This might be taken down, you say, so why don't you have a backup channel on rumble?

[@GnuReligion]

Oh the hate in the comments! (chuckles) Some command-line tools for dealing with serial "AT" modem-like devices: minicom - A simple terminal program cu uucp uuencode uudecode - Old unix-2-unix suite for call-up, copying etc 7-bit-clean Quick note, even inexpensive uart-to-usb bridge devices usually have a "DTR" or "RTS" pin, that can be connected to the RST (reset) on your LoRa device ... a low pulse, sometimes through a little capacitor. Test this in minicom by sending a "Hangup".

[@eeledahc]

A cheap way to ping your lost pet and get a simple gps location returned without some kind of subscription would make a lot of people happy.

[@paranoidzkitszo]

also without having to share with everyone else

[@BrettFloren]

Great idea... I might design it....

[@williamna5800]

Just a FYI it has already been done several times if you check on YT here. Might save a bit of coding time. Honestly you'd be better off using meshtastic for the mesh relay to far extend how far the Lora has to cover for something like this. These UART/AT command style modules do NOT work with meshtastic, but you can probably use painlessmesh arduino lib or look into using the ClusterDuck protocol which also can mesh/relay thru.

[@synaestesia-bg3ew]

Please do, I will buy​@@BrettFloren

[@DeadCat-42]

I literally have a lora module and a GPS module on my desk right now. I'm just having trouble getting Eclipse to recognize my USB programmer on my dev system or I would have done exactly that last night!

[@TheShpala]

LoRa is regulated by FCC as well (It’s just license free similar to the ISM band but you do have some limitations, which when exceeded means that you’re disobeying the law. You don’t need a license to use a cordless phone as well). By the way this regulation limits the number of messages that are allowed to be transmitted every hour by limiting the transmission duty cycle to between 0.1% and 1.0% per day depending on the channel. Another note, it’s quite easy to triangulate such a device to find the transmitter so beware when you disobey the law. Also you forgot to mention that the fastest transmissions speed for LoRa is 22Kbps (kilobit, not kilobyte) which will only work for short range communication (not much of a WiFi replacement lol). In order to increase the range to the numbers you’ve talked about you have to reduce the speed to be 0.3kbps or slower. At maximum speed at 1% duty cycle you’re limited by law and not allowed to transmit more than 2.376 megabytes per day. There are less limitations on LoRa for HAMs in case the transmission is in one of the HAM bands (for example some LoRa chips use the 433Mhz band). This case requires a license and has some other limitations. For example encryption is not allowed as well as you’re required to transmit your call sign every time you start a transmission and every 10 minutes of transmission.

[@williamna5800]

Yes, that is all true. Still pretty sure no one at all will concern themselves with any of that (Except the Ham guys who seem a bit obsessed over those kinds of laws and regulations) Nor is there any chance you'll be tracked down by suits walking around waving directional antennas all over looking for a Lora transmissions or a meshtastic relay on a hilltop some place. Even if they do go out, they do find it, they do take it, well... then for 26.00 I'll put up another one. No one is having their name and address silked onto these lora modules as far as I've heard.

[@desktorp]

@@williamna5800 Ironically, it is not the government who would cause you problems, but those obsessive ham radio guys who feel it is their duty to rat out anyone that hasn't jumped through all the same hoops as them. The gov't learned long ago that they don't need to pay people to monitor this stuff, because neurotic losers will do it for free, purely out of conformity and spite. These guys literally have lingo to describe the practice of tracking down 'unlicensed' communications.

[@JoeHamelin]

@@williamna5800 GFY! We'll pin your coax just like in the old CB days.

[@IanTheWoodchuck]

@@williamna5800 The thing is that Amatuer-Class licensees have ZERO issues self-policing unauthorized activity in their licensed spaces, ESPECIALLY when it comes to flooding and other forms of RF contamination. There are Official Observers (OOs) (and as of 2020, new Volunteer Monitors) who are HAMs that have been trained & authorized to file official reports of incidents. If it's bad enough, triangulating a signal is not hard, and these "Fox Hunts" are often done for fun at HAM Festivals, like a radio-based game of tag. Finding a rogue transmitter is just a sport to HAMs, so if someone is going to be a pest and hurt the community by DoS'ing the local RF bands, HAMs CAN and often WILL track them down. And they'll do it quickly because they think it's fun and a community service at the same time!

[@downey2294]

"By the way this regulation limits the number of messages that are allowed to be transmitted every hour by limiting the transmission duty cycle to between 0.1% and 1.0% per day depending on the channel." doesn't this only apply when communicating with a LoRa-wan gateway provider? if not i might have hypothetically broken the law... hypothetically of course.

[@kingjamez80]

This is not even remotely WiFi

[@hanshaerdtle4682]

Exactly Lora is not wifi in the sense of that definition!

[@tonelemoan]

No, so "You've never seen WiFi like this" is completely true.

[@russellzauner]

It's not clickbait, it's literal.

[@SoundOfYourDestiny]

@@russellzauner Bullshit. It may as well say, "You've never seen a plasma torch like this."

[@demoncloud6147]

WiFi = Wireless Fidelity It's has good fidelity without wire, so it's WiFi

[@LasseVagstherKarlsen]

Heh, the "might not be up for long because industry giants prefer you not see this", that is usually the sign of a scam video or article.

[@mattlord2906]

Not always, you should have seen how fast Hillary's emails were taken down.

[@saiyantwan]

not surprising. if you look at his older content the guy's a crypto bro. Happy he is trying to expand but he really needs to research things more.

[@imacmill]

Your response to his statement is usually a sign that what he said is correct.

[@aanthanyj]

Not the case this time... All you have to do is watch the video

[@tuttuti123]

@@imacmill It would be true if the LoRa Alliance isn't composed by industry giants and if they blatantly make the hardware open source.

[@AlexandreLefaure]

"You’ve Never Seen WiFi Like This" sure because this is not WiFi...

[@GabrielM01]

“Wireless technology” suggests the absence of cables or wires for the transfer of signals and “fidelity” meaning lasting support. These two words combine to spell out the definition of Wireless Fidelity or simply WiFi

[@shadmansudipto7287]

​@@GabrielM01if we describe like that, we can also call it internet, LAN, WAN.

[@graydi66y]

​@shadmansudipto7287 no. Thats actually comparing apples to oranges. They are not the same in any sense. At least with calling this "wifi" its still a form of wifi technology (WIRELESS). Internet, wan, and lan can USE wireless tech but it is not inherently wireless like wifi nor is it a network communication protocol or tech. Its just the type of network you have.

[@GabrielM01]

@@shadmansudipto7287 internet has nothing to do with wires, LAN is not wireless so isnt WAN

[@woahwoahweewah2203]

good intro... but for now what you said is just straight bullshit. LoRa is regulated to use different frequency in different part of the world, like 915MHz, 867MHz, 433MHz, and then there is the data rate, right now, LoRa theoretically top out at around 250kbps with 2.4GHz LoRa specification. You can't even watch your own video with that kind of bandwidth. You are misleading those people who don't have a strong background. In no world will LoRa replace WLAN. Then again, if your are already using 2.4GHz band, why not use Wifi then? It has way more bandwidth and crucially generally supported by most devices nowadays. If you would like to use on DIY project, why don't use a ESP32 then? It just as easy to use and it's way cheaper then LoRa modules. You are a very smart guy and I did learn a lot from watching your other videos, but probably should have done more digging before making this video.

[@lo2740]

yes, typical youtuber i would say, A lot of bullshit and a very gullibe audience.ISM It is true that the 1280 can reach about 250kbps, therorical, but the range will be pretty shitty at this point, less than 1km with easy environement. With the 1262 at 868 or 915M it will be more like 25kbps, with 1% duty cycle max.

[@PeteC62]

Well, tbf he did say you wouldn't be sending video or even images this way, but I didn't like the "what _they_ don't want you to know" BS aspect of it.

[@joefish6091]

Every heard of SSTV, this is still a popular thing fifty years later.

[@NopeOnARope_]

I can think of one reason to use this over wifi despite the bandwidth difference. Okay, two. 1.) It's free, after its initial purchase that is. No service charges. 2.) It's decentralized. Hence the no service charges. But that's about the end of my limited knowledge of these. They're still neato. :) I'd like to get my paws on a couple for info purposed and general tinkering. Maybe you can tell me if these are suitable replacements for IR transmission generally found in the likes of radio-controlled gadgets like drones and RC cars or whatnot. I'm fairly green at this Arduino and esp32 stuff and there are soooo many possibilities out there that sometimes it takes a while even to correctly identify a controller module exactly as the IDE would know it to be when I buy a new, unfamiliar board. (It's been a blast, though. :) This rabbit hole is deep and super fun!)

[@asuasuasu]

@@NopeOnARope_ You can perfectly host a Wi-Fi hotspot at no charge and you are legally allowed to. You don't need an internet subscription at all. You could make a similar point with LoRaWAN, which is often a paid service. The reasons why you would use LoRa in the 2.4GHz band would likely be range and battery use, since I expect that the LoRa modulation would be much more resilient than Wi-Fi, even at an apparently way lower transmission power. I've seen some experimentation that showed good results even indoors, which I really doubt would have been remotely feasible with Wi-Fi. I actually recently researched the use of LoRa for RC cars. My opinion is that you can completely give up on using anything else than a 2.4GHz transceiver, because in sub-GHz you are too tight on bitrate, duty cycle limitations (PLEASE RESEARCH THOSE if you're planning on emitting at any high rate on sub-GHz bands, there is NO sub-GHz band you can legally use at such speeds without greatly reducing transmit power!) and the per-message overhead is too significant to make sense. And if you want telemetry, which is where using a custom radio makes sense in the first place, you're sort of screwed unless you drop the update Hz to sluggish levels. LoRa and real-time communications mix poorly by design. Especially accounting to the fact that the LoRa preamble/header is a lot of overhead for very short messages. But I'm still actually exploring the 2.4GHz band for RC car uses for the meme. For other RC stuff, especially autonomous RC vehicles, it makes a ton more sense because there actually seems to be a point to very long range low bitrate uses: updating waypoints, sending some return to home signal, receiving occasional GPS/accelerometer telemetry, idk I've never done drone/plane/boat RC stuff :)

[@Cyber_Gas]

Yea i have not seen a wifi like this couse its lora duh

[@nathanahubbard1975]

Dude, the industry giants don't want you to see it! That's when I quit watching.

[@Cyber_Gas]

@@nathanahubbard1975 lol

[@lo2740]

@@nathanahubbard1975 yes that is so ridiculous, these youtubers are jsut the new whores, they would do anything for audience, not a bit of integrity or even doing basic homework.

[@joetoney184]

So tired of clickbait.

[@Cyber_Gas]

@@joetoney184 yep i knew that before i clicked on the video by the picture but didnt know it was gonna be so terrible

[@ighor]

27 kbps WiFi killer

[@yeroca]

😛

[@nkronert]

It's an acoustic modem killer.

[@SpeedraZer]

28.8 modem from 1994 without the screech and POTS dialup.

[@freedustin]

So just get 9,259 of them and now you got 250Mbps!

[@yeroca]

@@freedustin Arithmetic saves the day!

[@parrotraiser6541]

How many people watching this immediately thought "Hayes modem commands"?

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

I just commented yesterday (bragged) to the whippersnappers that "when i got online we had to dial the modem manually w AT then launch the PPP cause win95 shipped w broken dialupnetworking (till MSWin95_DUNupdate1_2.exe) came around. I realized when I was nostalgiazing openly all over myself, that this had been my first shell account - cool.

[@Berkeloid0]

Probably not many, because so many of these devices use variations of the Hayes AT command set, it would be rare to find someone who knows about Hayes but hasn't seen at least one of the thousands of similar devices still using it.

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

started with a 1200 baud modem ... :-)

[@billdempsey]

@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk First one for me was a 300 baud that docked with a rotary dial phone handset. Yeah, I'm older than dirt.🤣

[@brunodinis7454]

so.... a LoRa... thank you for the clickbait title

[@williamna5800]

These are amazing little modules, easy to use with simple Serial control and insane range. Using decent tuned DIY antennas they easily make 11 miles LOS so far. As a side note: no reason for the "wifi killer?" thumbnail thing, kinda clickbaity for something that is in no way at all related to wifi. That's like showing a picture of a Ford Focus with "Learjet killer?" You can't really run to the corner store in a Jet and you can't drive a Focus across an ocean, why pretend to compare them?

[@LungsMcGee]

From the thumbnail I took it more to be like a Lear jet and a SAM missile, like this thing kills Wi-Fi signals.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

I spent several years in the Industrial controls industry and the company I worked for made hardware and software peripheral devices for Programmable Logic Controllers of different vendors. Our serially connected devices used the computer's serial port (9-pin or 25-pin) and, although versatile it was bound by the slowness of the UART (pronounced "You-art"). (UART stands for Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter). The data rate of the UART is known as the Baud Rate (pronounced "bod rate"). Nobody in the industry (and I spoke with a LOT of engineers and systems integrators) ever called it the "boud rate". It's baud, rhymes with "Maud".

[@rawcado]

Well he's (?) ghey, all he (?) needs is a hair bun and a Palestinian flag

[@Zeric1]

I cringed when he mispronounced baud, kind of like nails on a chalkboard.

[@lauralhardy5450]

@@Zeric1 Maybe english is not his native language and he's using google translate. Although his lips appeared to be in sync...

[@Zeric1]

@@lauralhardy5450 Maybe, it bothered a lot of people if you read through the comments. Many people also pointed out hyperbole and just wrong information.

[@jasong9774]

A lot of things in the world are worth being passionate about... this is note one of them. The passive aggressive response is funny though.

[@davidrussell8795]

Back in 1960 I at 5 to 7 yrs old,was given a small device( radio) that you clamped onto a lampshade steel bracket( back when lampshades used a brass or steel shade bracket),or some peice of steel.it was able to pickup radio stations with no battery and worked on static electricity . It had a volune control and staion changer,was the size of half a cigarette.

[@Zeric1]

So called "crystal radios" were one the first types of radio receivers and pulled power from the broadcast signal itself. They connected to an earth ground and had a wire antenna, and a very small number of parts. The ones I've seen used a earphone and didn't have a volume control due to the low amount of power available, there was just a frequency adjustment to select the AM station. They did not work with FM.

[@davidsnover8681]

Just like today... You are the Man!

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

knowing movement is required to build up static electricitcy it sounds a bit off....

[@Zeric1]

@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk It doesn't have anything to do with static electricity, the original commenter was incorrect in that part of what they said. If you are interested in the old time tech, look up the entry for "crystal radio" on Wikipedia.

[@tba1990]

holy crap, every time you type on your keyboard or hit your desk, it sounds like somebody is kicking in my front door haha

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

I'll never understand why people don't filter their speech. like bandpass eq or compressor/envelope anything cmon

[@wxfield]

What is a "bowd" rate ?

[@BigPenIsHere]

Haha Was thinking that I'd been the one who has been saying baud(bɔːd) wrong! Weird hearing the term without being preceded by digits! (1200, 2400, 9600)

[@PeteC62]

To be fair, Emile Baudot, after whom the term is named, would be pronounced roughly bow-doh in French, so consistent with his pronunciation of "baud". But yeah, it's almost universally pronounced more like how a Brit would pronounce "board".

[@DisgruntledPigumon]

@@PeteC62 weird, I've always heard it as "BOD" like body.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

It's pronounced "Bored" in every single English speaking country.... SIGH He got "U ART" wrong too...

[@sgt_retiredcharlie4102]

@edwardfletcher7790 I've always heard it as "BOD" like body. I had a BBS (Bulletin Board System - Pre-Internet) in 1986 at 1200 BAUD. I remember when I started using 2400 BAUD in 1990! Those were the days!

[@foogod4237]

FYI, UART is generally considered an acronym, not an initialism. That means you pronounce it "yoo-ahrt" (like a word), not "yoo-ay-ahr-tee" (individual letters).

[@Zeric1]

The video is completely click bait hyperbole. The poster is totally incompetent on the subject matter, and they don't care. The video did exactly what it was supposed to, got him a bunch of views.

[@urieaaron]

Sometimes you can tell if AI is reading a script rather than a human by how they say these kind of things.

[@robrieman2368]

Universal Asynchronous Reciever Transmitter, if my memory serves me.

[@allwayne]

Just an FYI, 'BAUD' rate would rhyme with Applaud, Maraud, Fraud, etc. It is not pronounced like it rhymes with Loud, Cloud, or Shroud. GREAT video though, well done.

[@JensGulin]

Hey, self pronounced expert: is it common to spell out UART, rather than saying U-art?

[@cjay2]

@@JensGulin No. It's pronounced U-art as you wrote.

[@garyl6031]

lol! thanks! I was thinking exactly this! I've been shuffling electrons since the early 70's and it took me a second to realize he was just mis pronouncing "baud"

[@sempertard]

unless you're from Canada. Then it would be bood rate.

[@JBuildsTech]

lol, you could've directly said BAUD is pronounced like BOARD ;) UART is always 'you-art'.

[@enilenis]

I'm still using ancient XBee's for my long range open source communications. Good enough for a serial terminal via wireless FTDI interface, with 25km range easily achieved. Only downside is low bandwidth, as well as lack of encryption. If you can catch the signal, you can decode or jam it (by tuning to the same frequency and transmitting white noise). It's quite fragile and susceptible to interference. I also liked using 1st gen BlueSmirf boards, graded for industrial use. Bluetooth with a 100m radius. Can you imagine! That's what card skimmer thieves used to put into their gadgets, so they could drive by and retrieve data without even getting out of the car.

[@joefish6091]

LoRa is spread spectrum

[@robertheinrich2994]

there is a swiss youtuber, who toys around with lorawan (european bands) and he tested it in alpine settings. connect to a known base station from a mountain, with a good antenna: maximum range 200km. or in other words: the main problem is suddenly the earths curvature. totally scary idea: what would be required for EME (moonbounce). regular moonbounce transmission require more than 100W sending power, way more than what lora specs allow. but since the requirements for a successful connection are lower too, a few watts might be sufficient.

[@paranoidzkitszo]

Incase you've been living under a nuclear reactor burning hotter tan any heat you'd want to be anywhere near though providing a nice warmth from a perfect distance........Shesh how could something like that exist! Right? So, unless you're living under this nuclear ball.....the earth .is actually flat....therefore unlimited transmission distance!!!

[@drowsy4400]

@@paranoidzkitszoyour name suits you well

[@TheKuptis]

@@paranoidzkitszo Yeah the earth is a sphere. You flat earthers are nuts.

[@DeadCat-42]

All you need are towers, or dalmatians... a lot of dalmatians..

[@joefish6091]

@@TheKuptis Look it up, FE was a seventies joke thing, small ads in the back of Private Eye and Punch magazine, membership cards for the FE club. Humorless people took it as a serious thing.

[@user-mm7do8tb3x]

"Wifi killer"?? I don't think so. If you exceed the 0'1% duty cycle you can be fined a very-very-very expensive fine. (Up to 1 million euros.) This technology is designed mainly for sensors and IOT devices. And I think it's awesome.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

Surely you'd need an array of them esp. if it can't rx/tx simultaneously as uploader suggests.

[@asuasuasu]

This is only partly true, as the duty cycle is very dependent on the frequency plan. I've only checked both of the EU bands, but some channels in those allow up to 10% duty cycles at reasonably high transmit powers for some channels, and even 100% duty cycles on very specific channels albeit at a much reduced transmit power. Don't quote me on it though, I had to dig up ETSI documents that i probably don't fully comprehend :) As for the 2.4GHz ISM band, for which there actually are LoRa transceivers, it basically just seems like a far west with no duty cycle limitations that is even harder to search legal info for. Finding such information with limited prior knowledge was surprisingly difficult. The thumbnail (and to some extent the title) is tiring clickbait. The comparison with Wi-Fi makes zero sense when you consider any conceivable usecase, unless you were using the wrong tool to start with.

[@asuasuasu]

​@@OurSpaceshipEarth Most transceivers that I could find (that are meant to be used in end nodes, anyway) are indeed half-duplex only. Realistically, you are very much at the edge of LoRa's usecases if you need something that resembles full-duplex, and you probably have too high a bandwidth requirement anyway.

[@Zeric1]

The video is completely click bait hyperbole. The poster is totally incompetent on the subject matter, and they don't care. The video did exactly what it was supposed to, got him a bunch of views.

[@lucdrouin2625]

Hello from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada eh! Sir, I respectfully suggest that you consider that there are many experts who will flame you for not fact checking everything you say before publishing your videos. Some will go as far as your spelling. Some will be disrespectful and not treat you the way they would want to be treated. Others will take your transcript and run it through an AI to scrutinise absolutely every claim you post as facts. Please be careful, but do indeed continue helping others. Both you and your subscribers will all benefit in the fantastic journey of acquiring knowledge and discovering what is true and what is a lie. I salute you Sir and wish you and your loved one well. Have a good day eh!

[@synaestesia-bg3ew]

Well said

[@Talpiot_Program]

What are you doing online? Insult him! What are you? A commie? ❤❤😂😂😂😊

[@hawkbartril3016]

Would love to see more comments like this one

[@lo2740]

"This microchip can send datas 12 miles away", no, it is not a "microchip", it ia module, composed of an MCU and a transceiver, none of which is made by the brand you affiliate, as a side note i find it funny enough these modules have the shape of a pigeon, it seems appropriate i would say.

[@Ultramagnus-oe6bj]

Yup, like a homing pigeon.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

budgee chicken from profile :)

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

@@Ultramagnus-oe6bj ahh genius !

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

Once I heard him pronounce "baud" I started to doubt everything else that followed.

[@----.__]

yep, and you'd be right to do so. most of his analysis was BS

[@a.j.merrifield7558]

Dude, you're killing me. It's pronounced "bod", not "bowed". Sincerely, someone old enough to deal with 300 baud modems.

[@radmed979]

Lol, me back in the day....

[@akuiori]

I remember back in the day when modems were measured in bauds some made the joke of saying it that way or a play off tge word body or bods. Its kinda like schedule (sked jule) and schedule (she jule) both are correct..and yes i notice the phonics suck

[@tonyfremont]

Baudot is pronounced boh-doh, so technically.., Yes, I remember paper tape unfortunately.

[@paratrooperlane7022]

I don't a have clue to what you are talking about, but I find it fascinating.

[@cutback443]

lol. SAME

[@mba2ceo]

MORE detail for sure

[@monteself6826]

you basically need to be a hacker to know how this will work, I think MAYBE if they start selling from Amazon a completed unit ready to install with a few clicks to work on an individual basis to communicate with "Close Friends and Family" the Limitations is really a bummer, but in the days of BBS before internet this was like the same thing... how to send text msgs over phone lines (of course then as well you couldn't use your land line for communications.

[@newmonengineering]

I have a perfect idea for safety and lora. It would keep people safe. I think I will try to build one to test out. A simple esp32 or other microcontroller, a single sensor and an emergency call button is all that is needed to hike with, and a simple reciever tied to a cellphone as a base station would be able to make an emergency call if there is an issue. The hardest part is the what if sections of the code. But it would be a cool project

[@williamna5800]

Look up Clusterduck protocol (CDP) if you're interested in that kind of thing.

[@tropicalretro]

Using the attention (AT) commands to run communication brought me back to 80s/90s terminals!

[@gmichael5506]

Same here!

[@stickyvinylguy]

LoRA may not be a "wifi killer", but I would LOVE for it to be included in cell phones by default. Meshtastic, for example, would be utterly amazing if it was already running in the background on millions of devices. I would love to be able to 'text' the rest of my family when we're off the grid camping and there's no cell service...WITHOUT needing to carry around yet another device.

[@matthiasmartin1975]

Just a heads up: "baud" does not rhyme with "cloud".

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

if he was from NYC woulod he say "fugataba-w-udit" :)

[@andreaskampe9143]

I am a little suspicious about the helix antenna, if it is a quarter wavelength antenna then it requires a groundplane to work properly, the groundplane creates an image of the field from the antenna. assuming that the groundplane is infinitely large, in reality the groundplane only has to be larger than the wavelength to do a decent job. I do think this antenna is optimized for size not antenna gain. Thus large improvements can be done. remember that the E / B field decays with the distance 1/r^2

[@joefish6091]

My guess is its a 'hat' thing anchoring it to the ether, uses ground waves.

[@andreaskampe9143]

@joefish6091 the design of the PCB groundplane is important, the groundplane also radiates.

[@vitalyl1327]

LoRa is not entirely unregulated. You'll be in trouble if a single device is on over 1% duty cycle.

[@sanjaybhatikar]

I have used these chips. They worked for under 2 miles in a rural area. I consider that pretty good. But it is not WiFi killer. You can only send short messages over long range. Good enough for switching devices remotely but not much else. Thank you.

[@user-re6yo7tj5s]

Our local farmer had a system installed to run automation around the farm( around here it's a flat as a kippers dick,so in theory they had half a chance) It was promised to be capable of sending small data packages for irrigation and location systems,turn on pumps,valves etc. Noticing it being all being removed about a month after it was fitted I I took the opportunity in the pub that night to grill the the farmers son who incidentally is a fibre optics engineer. He stated that it just didn't work,its limited capacity wasn't capable of controlling some of the devices dependant upon it,it had poor and varying signal performance,was apparently susceptible to interference and easy to intercept/interfere with,admittedly the last not really a problem for a farm.but I'd imagine the farmer still expected it to at least work. Upon further conversations,their new set up is a Motorola system that was in his words "not much dearer but leagues ahead in performance". much like anything,if these cheap little devices were as good as stated their use would be widespread.

[@johndoughto]

"traditional terminal like bash" - haha, was using AT commands via a "terminal" before linux was born in '91 Love this video... having flash backs to the 80's, with acoustic couplers and basic programming - just like your doing now! this is amazing!

[@DanielRisacher]

Well ahctually.... Bash was released in 1989. Bash is older than Linux too.

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

@@DanielRisacher Yeah, UNIX has been around for a very long time.

[@Zeric1]

@@DanielRisacher AT command set came out in the early 80's, originally designed by Hayes Microcomputer Products for their acoustic modems. It eventually became the de-facto standard of all acoustic modems.

[@Brian_Of_Melbourne]

When he says "You Ay Are Tea" instead of "You Art" like the entire rest of the world you start to realise that this chap may not really understand what he's saying.

[@jamesrowlands8971]

The idea of installing remote weather stations with this tech is brilliant. I recently was introduced to a website called the Weather Underground, which is a network of community run weather stations. Someone in my area has one because there's no government station there, and the weather does differ substantially to the neighbouring stations, so we will be able to use it to monitor when to do certain tasks, like watering the garden. But there are similarly exposed peaks to your Mt. Washington not far from there either. Mt. Bogong ... the tallest mountain in the state can have radically different weather to the trailheads for climbing it. A weather station transmitting using LORA would only need to have line of site with a server that's connected to the internet to handle this. Genuinely a brilliant idea.

[@rawcado]

Yeah! Nothing like monitoring geo and topographical climate change in real time, like watching paint grow and grass dry

[@jamesrowlands8971]

@@rawcado I'm not sure what your comment has to do with mine.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

weather underground like 2 decades ago is how I learnt the short form of "Weather" for elitist weather nerds is "Wx", aka us cool ppl :). Sure was a great resource esp so long ago and prolly today for areas without overlapping gov/corp meteorological info like we get in cities..

[@MasterKenfucius]

You know the video is BS as soon as the standard: "This video will be taken down soon!" phrase comes out. Never fails.

[@chunkbuffer]

The boogie man is after you.

[@cracc_baby]

wow you didnt watch the video...

[@MasterKenfucius]

@@cracc_baby Sorry to hear that you wasted your time! Better luck with more experience in the future.

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

new because the antenna is bs,,,, I make antenna's lol wifi g/n is 6cm and... thats a coil not an antenna lol ps range? LOL to get wifi passed 15 miles requires heavy amplification and dirrect line of sight

[@johannesenglander3825]

​@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk nobody said WiFi

[@AdrianBoyko]

0:53 “This video might not be up for long because […]” Was that supposed to be a joke or does he really want viewers to believe that?

[@jum5238]

baud is pronounced like "bod" as in "dad bod". Not Bowd.

[@durandalgmx7633]

Well, that's the Anglified sound, but the guy was French so you have to pronounce it in French: Baudot, which is definitely not 'bod' or 'bowd'. Can't help it that English doesn't have an 'au' sound.

[@DrHarryT]

That is amazing to be able to send/receive data several miles using only a few hundredths of a watt. Maybe extend range with obstacles with an RF amplifier if you can sacrifice the power.

[@justinadams6734]

Just save the video in a locked file under your saved 😄😄

[@TexusNoe365247]

I could see the usefulness in this. Even though the baud rate is pretty low, you could still use it for flying UAV’s (remote control aircraft) long distance and still have plenty of room for long distance point to point missions. As long as the aerial vehicle is within line of sight (as directed by the FAA) and it’s not flying in controlled airspace (pilot will need to use a NOTAM for flight planning). I’m not even sure if I said that right. If there are any pilots out there who are willing to correct me, then please feel free to do so. I’m wanting to study for the part 107 exam so I can fly drones commercially and get paid for doing so. If anyone has any great tips, again, let me know.

[@chestypuller6836]

Its perfect for all those short burst covert messages that get sent so that big brother can’t track and intercept them.

[@joefish6091]

And it has the fun appeal of QRP., solar powered, parasitic RF ie crystal radio powered etc. (fond memories of LM3909 etc)

[@austinpowers1999]

CARTELS WILL BE VERY INTERESTED IN THIS

[@michaelvanengelenburg1263]

already using it for years. hahahahahah. together with encrypted satalite phones. Money is no issue there.

[@EntrE01]

I'm now in trouble with industry giants, thanks man

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

You too, no worries I'll have my people call those giants and sort ya, hopefully he's got something uploaded on these giants or I fear I've overcommitted here... Okay chatGPT suggested basic giant speak, like "no FEE, also no wiFI, user not FOE, FUM". fum to terminate like NL,CR chars terminate Lora AT commands. :P

[@noanyobiseniss7462]

If you worried about a video being taken down then why aren't you on odysee?

[@timonarthur]

Never seen Wifi with such terrible bandwidth lmao

[@heel57]

@11:46 You are measuring the current drawn by the USB interface chip as well as the RYSL current. You ought to measure in the Vdd line going into the RYSL device to get a real value - my guess/hope is it is much less than 20mA. 20mA at 3V is not low power. This is huge for a battery iot device.

[@kuwaitman]

Can a cellphone support such a technology? It could be a good idea to connect a phone to car for remote start / stop

[@repairstudio4940]

Using a RF Pineapple and DragonOS ...these are very easy to compromise by simply scanning bands or skyjacking frequencies...these need a more secure way to transmit data especially if one is sendinf locations and times. Awesome video and really amazing little device however, thanks.

[@maggincracking8174]

Can you use this in small commercial drones to get extra range?

[@UKsystems]

Data trooper is a massive thing you have to consider because you can’t just replace Wi-Fi with this and connect 100 clients with no problems

[@SentryGaming275]

A Pi killer, a phone killer and now a Wi-Fi killer! And maybe I even missed something!

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Wait 'till you see his "camera killer." *(Spoiler Alert:* it's a sketch pad and pencil)

[@Viviko]

So LoRa will kill Wi-Fi? Lmao

[@First.nameLastname]

You think the fcc is going to take down this video because they don’t want you talking about Lora? That’s just talk and you don’t think that.

[@PeterRichardsandYoureNot]

Good stuff. But I’ve been dealing with bbs, modems and serial ports for 40+ years. The word BAUD is pronounced to sound like “bod” with a long o as in the o in the word body, the a and u are pronounced together to form that long o sound as in the word body.

[@JBLaboratories]

Do you know that some (maybe most) of glasses on windows has a electrically conductive layer coating from inside ? It normally do quite significant RF attenuation. So for such a range test could be much better to place antenna outside and little away from glass. Or keep window open if possible.

[@shubinternet]

Note that the word “baud” is pronounced the same way as “odd”, just adding a “b” at the start.

[@TNovak23]

Kids these days. ;)

[@synaestesia-bg3ew]

How helpful is it?

[@MAWA2024]

Wrong. Google it

[@kittehboiDJ]

When you use text-to-speech like this you really have to listen to the result and respell words that come out funky if spelled correctly. I'm guessing the creator used google translate to make the english version then fed the result into his text to speech program. Why am I not creating videos in other languages like this? It wouldn't make me rich but it might earn lunch money.😆

[@patrickrighton1275]

No it isn't. It's.pronounced like fraud.

[@_w_w_]

Well, you were transmitting over a body of water and you are getting the benefit of constructive multipath effect.

[@Blurns]

The camera constantly zooming-in is driving me nuts.

[@MatthewSuffidy]

Yes the problem of those devices are that there are limits to their allotted data rates per time period. The way they seem to work is basically they set up an in line serial connection, which I guess you could use like modem point to point protocol at probably a horrible rate to literally get the internet. I was thinking of the IDEA, not even really starting, of how I could get internet from my parents where they are like 25 km away. All in all there is not a great way of doing it. I guess if there was a high point I could shoot 2 invisible lasers at a building and look for the other spot on the building for their signal. There is no socially nice way to do it. Today I just have a 110GB cell plan that costs about $110 Canadian a year.

[@honaker326]

Is the cell phone reception good at your location? If the reception is good then you probably have the best option atm. Cell phone towers have backup power during any electric outages which is a plus. However if your signal is bad, then you might consider a starlink system. The base price is $120 dollars per month unlimited data. The only catch is it does perform worse in stormy weather conditions. Average speed for canadian users are around 100 Mbps down and about 15 Mbps upload.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

Ppl; have beamed wifi rf line of sight towers out over 100 miles. you can manually adjust antenna til best signal

[@poseidon3032]

In it's heyday, traditional Internet phone modems were 56k (56,000 baud rate). This is roughly twice as fast and can be faster utilizing compression.Only the protocols and translation overhead, and possible security protocols must be accounted for. Analogous to early DSL, ISDN. So a wireless phone modem technology. An enterprising group can build a decent communication system over this that can include audio and video with compression. I like it.

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

would nee4d an array of em and encryption due to 1% duty cycle regulation.

[@ivanjakanov]

i think you missed that when he set the 115200 baud rate, that was only the bit rate for the USB to UART bridge. at 8:50 to 8:54 he said LoRa is meant for about a hundred bytes every 10 to 15 minutes, which is a much lower data rate. and wireless data transmission rate depends on other factors, like the LoRa module settings, distance between nodes, interference. but generally the point of LoRa is in the name, Long Range. and to get the long range it means a lower data rate

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

lol internet phone's? at 56k? funny, I though they came out AFTER the INTERNET........ giving the net in 1980 was 4 websites... and none of them offered phone's

[@runethorsen6230]

My Fastweb mobile connection is rarely above 10kb/s so I think this sounds promising ;-) My Vodafone FWA station provides 1kb/s at this very moment. So consider how these giants slow us down .....

[@914Hex]

these have been around a while. maybe not as small . used for digital utility meter reading and basic data monitors for things that are far apart like oil wells .

[@mukunda9g]

With some good antennas and amplification, you can make wifi to work several kilometers as long as you don't care about regulations. LoRa is not a WiFi its a low data rate long-range mesh network for collecting sensor data.

[@luistejada2665]

Expanding on your idea, integrating multiple sensors such as weather stations, seismographs, and smoke detectors into a mesh network powered by solar panels offers a robust and cost-effective solution for monitoring and protecting large, remote areas. As previously mentioned, by expanding beyond a basic weather station, you can incorporate additional devices such as a seismographs or smoke detectors. These interconnected devices can be deployed in various remote locations such as forests, mountainous areas, or even pipelines. By utilizing a modest power supply and a small solar panel, these devices can operate continuously. Through a mesh network and a gateway connection, data can be transmitted to a central station in real-time, enabling the collection of data over a wide and protected area. This approach can streamline the hardware requirements, which would typically cost thousands of dollars, by developing applications for these compact and cost-effective devices. Ultimately, if a user is to enter one of this areas, he can have one device with simply a gps and 2 way audio that can cost around 90 usd that can be connected to the complete network and have you and the safety teams of your stats... just saying

[@ThomasWeeks]

Cool LoRa module.. Thanks for sharing! PRO TIPS: -Baud is pronounces bawd. -UART is pronounced "you art". (not u-a-r-t.)

[@ncdave4life]

2:18 "UART" is conventionally pronounced "you art." 5:01 "Baud" is conventionally pronounced "bawd" (rhymes with "awe").

[@AlanMimms]

Very cool video! Thank you for making it. I have been interested lately in LoRa stuff and your very basic introduction was a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of what I have seen lately. I'm an old guy: I've been doing computing since early 1970s. That's back when we had to carve our 1s and 0s outta stone. UART is pronounced "you-art". BAUD is pronounced "bawd". I was exactly like you in my youthful days. I spent my hours reading and learning and working on ideas with boundless enthusiasm. Talk to some folks and you'll learn things like these pronunciations and it's also a great way to share what you know. KZbin is, of course, also great for that.

[@Kim_Jong_Un_2023]

Now I know why my microwave did not work that day

[@dougcox835]

It's baud pronounced like bod. The work baud comes from Baudot en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baudot_code. It was shortened to just the first syllable in common usage.

[@sgt_retiredcharlie4102]

Exactly! Thank you! I've always heard it as "BOD" like body. I had a BBS (Bulletin Board System - Pre-Internet) in 1986 at 1200 BAUD. I remember when I started using 2400 BAUD in 1990! Those were the days!

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

dunno what the hell you think this baud is but uh.... not we call its BITS........LOL idiots its a simple measurement of bits per second parsed into bits since they didnt have anything capapble of bits per second

[@mysoundiicon8473]

LoRa can be tracked easy it's one of it function i read.. so yeah don't use if you wanna be stealthy. anyway about the snow covered mountain thingy it would be a good idea to have 1 LoRa with you one at your camp/base then maybe put a solar powered one outside that way it will be more easy to find you if you get lost.

[@Crabbyaki]

So LORA is okay for a lot of applications, but it's not fast. It can't send data at a reasonable rate, it's more for "check ins" and short text communication.

[@williamolsen20]

Maybe the title wasn’t completely fitting, but why all the hate? Did this video provide some decent info? If so then lighten up

[@chaztech9824]

Is this possible, I watch Spectrum tv on my PC... I would like a small program that would mute my tv feed during commercials? Can it be done?

[@Nullpersona]

For your distance testing, would it be beneficial to set up a ping and return, rather than only counting, so latency and dropped message ratio can be visualized? Also, I missed how two or more nodes which have the same address and frequency would be differentiated.

[@cracc_baby]

good question, unlike the rest of these plebs omg this place is a dungeon

[@IamDerick]

Another reason you may have rx in the parking garage is radio reflection off a near by structure. I will have to check this out I have several potential applications I may be able to adapt to this. Thanks.

[@konradzagrobelny5077]

mr. IT - firs to increase distance is to use properly tunned antena, best - directional for both Tx and Rx.

[@thegreathadoken6808]

But this is just an ad dressed up as an informative video. I mean, it's straight up an ad: "And the delivery turn around was only TWO DAYS!" and the classic "'THEY' don't want you to know about this!"

[@NeilCarr]

long range drone control/video relay?

[@silentlamb2077]

I wonder if this could be used on drones in UA to circumvent jammers

[@ke5ufg]

This + GPS + Dog collar = free dog tracker.

[@johnvann3780]

or just keep an eye on your dog...

[@imrezsoltkalmar4940]

For the test environment. With proper antennas may simple WiFi connection sitill worked if you can made distance optimizations (under RouterOS and OpenWRT you can). A high point with good view not a big deal. We made 10km PtP connection with cheap radios based on average WiFi chipset from a 30m building to a 7m point. Other example from a mount I could speek to 50 km (or more) with cheap PMR radio (unlicensed 446MHz narrow FM radio in EU with 500mW transmit power).

[@HarmonRAB-hp4nk]

500 mW lol you'd be in prison for the rest of your life. given in would probably blank out all the radio stations ...... Ps lookup permissions on broadcasting ... yo are entitled 1 amp of amplification at 5 volts.... ;-\

[@imrezsoltkalmar4940]

@@HarmonRAB-hp4nk What is the problem? m=milli, M=mega en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_prefix

[@lukecowley470]

Unsubbing, bit too clickbaity for me and the whole, "Giants don't want you to see this!", no thanks,

[@ajaiiyang9551]

Good for you man! 🏆 Be happy!

[@ramphex]

Not even subscribed to this guy and I get this recommended on my feed. How do I unsubscribe? I’m already unsubscribed, I can’t unsubscribe any farther. 😅 For real though, if you’re a techy, this guy isn’t for you. His clickbait titles are meant to trick the normies.

[@Crux161]

You could just quietly unsubscribe and not comment 😅 but thanks for sharing. I forget people think they’re important, you know - not just what they have to say.. 😬

[@canaconn2388]

​@@Crux161Same applies to you, you know. Me as well!

[@DerClaudius]

​@@Crux161 its legitimate to let the creator know when you sub and when you unsub as well. Might help him with strategy for the future

[@GoWjarhead117]

Thank you for the video and all the information!

[@2ezee2011]

Having been in wireless communications my whole life I want you to know that the distance of propagation (distance they will operate) is going to be SEVERLY limited. Even "line of site" is gonna be very very small. Any obstacle from rain, fog, foliage, curvature, buildings, Co and adjacent channel interference make for all kinds of failure. There is a reason cell companies spend billions of dollars for tower rental, construction, maintenance, transmitters/RX with extremely good RF characteristics, and then interconnecting them by fiber optics/microwave backbone. This thing will have MUCH less distance/operation that the cheap portables radios you get at Walmart of Amazon. Think more hyper good Bluetooth ..without the speed.

[@_Webpersona]

Is it really possible to trust somebody who doesn’t know what the nail file on the clippers is for?

[@OurSpaceshipEarth]

i was watering at BAwUD and youee=eheart for AURT

[@ismzaxxon]

BAUD is pronounced bored rate not bowd rate. Thanks for your time in making this. My comment is just to help your feedback/youtube data

[@angrycatowner]

Great tutorial. I just bought 2 of these thingys. Where can I find the complete AT command set?

[@cracc_baby]

i just watched a video from a different channel that gave the command.... something followed by --help i cant remember

[@jacoleighwessels3104]

One use case for this is in the mining industry; which is connected machinary like pumps and motors to monitor them remotely.

[@Oodle-ox2vf]

These AT command ISS devices have been readily available since at least 1999. I have used them in many commercial products, particularly these 915Mhz versions. Someone came along a few years ago and released them as "LORA" implying that it was new technology. Once the IOT frenzy started there were all manner of wild claims and "NEW" ideas, but it is just the SAME OLD STUFF. It is certainly nothing to do with WiFi as the title states, and we certainly HAVE seen many "things like this".

[@beautie5138]

AT commands? Is that like on my Hayes smartmodem that I bought in 1982? Some things never change ... thank God

[@Manta2kGaming]

wont be long before they have a voice version ,,,, and the cell network moves over to mesh and your phone checks over near by phones for a link to the cell tower

[@DavidSiebert]

The serial is not GPIO. You could bit-bang it out to on GPIO, but it is RS-232 or as they call it today TIA TIA-232-F but at ttl voltage levels. So just hook it up to a UART on the microcontroller. If you want to add one to your desktop many MBs still have a COM port header with which you could interface. Also, I thought that LoRA was not free but is encumbered with patents. Still a cool tech for many tasks. Too bad it is so expensive. Why do I say so expensive? Take a look at the cost of ESP32s and PiPicoWs. They both are cheaper than this lora module and both have wifi and BT on board.

[@netmonk]

Why getting so excited for a basic mcu/lora module managed over serial ?

[@Merc399]

I'm more interested in this as a pager communication system than an iot management device

[@ifell3]

Awesome, looks like they have even built a bottle opener into the design aha

[@carlose.martinez545]

Very interesting. Can I connect it to laptop or tablet to extend the capacity to connect to my internal home wifi? Can we call this device a wifi booster?

[@revaaron]

Funny, I was immediately thinking about how I could use this to bridge low-bandwidth data from Bartlett, NH into Harts Location, NH since there is no service when I'm there.

[@WanderlustWonderscape]

17:34 - It was reflecting off the buildings around you, of which there are plenty.