CcircuitrocksOct 21 · 2 min readLoraReach: Build an Open LoRaWAN Gateway on a Pi CM4Why would anyone build a LoRaWAN gateway when you can buy one? Because sealed gateways lock you out of the software, and Brightix wants to fix that with LoraReach, an open source carrier board for thecircuitrocks.hashnode.dev
JJietionOct 10 · 11 min readBattery-Powered IoT Sensors: Power Budgets, LPWAN Choice and SIM Settings for Underground and Remote SitesDefinition: For a battery-powered sensor, the IoT SIM decides which network the device may join, which power-saving timers the network grants, and therefore how many years a fixed battery can carry th2Yliotsim.hashnode.dev
CcircuitrocksJul 17 · 2 min readAdd LoRa Long-Range Radio to Your Raspberry Pi Pico This WeekendYour Raspberry Pi project runs great until it has to send data from the far end of the farm, past the last bar of Wi-Fi. That is a perfect Saturday-afternoon problem, and LoRa is the fix. It pushes smcircuitrocks.hashnode.dev
PPromeraki IoTMay 15 · 7 min read10+ IoT Protocols Explained for Connected DevicesPicking the wrong IoT protocol is one of the most expensive mistakes in connected product development. Not because the protocol itself is hard to understand, but because the decision gets locked in ea1promeraki-iot.hashnode.dev
DDavid GerberMay 14 · 11 min readThingsBoard CE doesn't speak LoRaWAN — here's a Spring Boot bridge that fixes itOne service that unifies Swisscom LPN and The Things Network webhooks into a single ThingsBoard CE backend — without paying for the Professional Edition. ThingsBoard is one of the most popular open-sgeda.hashnode.dev
VVlad AvramutJan 22 · 1 min readEncryption in LoRa & Meshtastic Networks: What It Really ProtectsThis is an excerpt. Read the full technical analysis: https://www.vladavramut.com/articles/lora-meshtastic-encryption.html Encryption protects payload secrecy. It does not hide metadata, routing behavior, or traffic patterns. What Encryption Does •...vladavramut.hashnode.dev
VVlad AvramutJan 22 · 1 min readWhy Meshtastic Hardware Fails in the FieldThis is an excerpt. Read the full technical analysis: https://www.vladavramut.com/articles/meshtastic-hardware-stability.html Hardware is not the weak link because radios fail. It becomes the weak link when design assumptions ignore real operational...vladavramut.hashnode.dev
VVlad AvramutJan 22 · 2 min readLoRa, LoRaWAN & Meshtastic: A Correct Layered Architecture ViewThis is an excerpt. Read the full technical analysis: https://www.vladavramut.com/articles/lora-vs-lorawan-vs-meshtastic.html LoRa, LoRaWAN, and Meshtastic are frequently treated as interchangeable “long-range technologies.” In reality, they exist o...vladavramut.hashnode.dev
VVlad AvramutJan 22 · 1 min readMeshtastic Security: A Practical Threat ModelThis is an excerpt. Read the full technical analysis: https://www.vladavramut.com/articles/meshtastic-security-threat-model.html Security is not a feature checkbox. It is a system property shaped by threat assumptions and operational context. Real ...vladavramut.hashnode.dev
VVlad AvramutJan 22 · 1 min readMeshtastic Range: Why Physics Beats FirmwareThis is an excerpt. Read the full analysis: https://www.vladavramut.com/articles/meshtastic-range.html Meshtastic is often described as a “long-range mesh network,” yet real-world deployments show a wide gap between expectations and reality. Field d...vladavramut.hashnode.dev