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Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266 specs basic usage

LoRa or Long Range wireless data telemetry is a technology pioneered by Semtech that operates at a lower frequency than NRF24L01 (433 MHz, 868 MHz, or 916 MHz against 2.4 GHz for the NRF24L01) but at thrice the distance (from 4000m to 10000m).

Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266 2 devices

You can find here AliExpress (433MHz 5.5Km) - AliExpress (433MHz 10Km) - AliExpress (868MHz 915Mhz 5.5Km) - AliExpress (868MHz 915Mhz 10Km)

We are going to test E22-400T22D and E22-400T22S. It is a wireless transceiver module, operates at 410 493 MHz based on original RFIC SX1268 from SEMTECH, transparent transmission is available, TTL level. The module adopts LORA spread spectrum technology.

Like the little brother e22 the module features FEC Forward Error Correction algorithm, which ensure its high coding efficiency & good correction performance. In the case of sudden interference, it can correct the interfered data packets automatically, so that the reliability and transmission range are improved correspondingly. But without FEC, those da te packets can only be dropped.
And with the rigorous encryption & decryption, data interception becomes pointless. The function of data compression can decrease the transmission time & probability of being interference, while improving the reliability & transmission efficiency.

Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266 carrier sense

But more than e22 this module have a carrier sense features, that wait transmission if there are some air interference, can be used like a repeater, have watchdog that if there is an error device restart and continue working, have deep sleep for better power saving, and first the sx1268 with less power grant more power.

Ebyte LoRa E22 device repeater relay function ultra long distance

Remotely configure or read wireless module parameters by sending command packets wirelessly.

And finally have an important features the RSSI, you can check the signal strenght on all message sended.

Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266 RSSI signal strength

Operating and transmission type

This device have some interesting function:

Transmission

LoRa E22 transmitting scenarios

Transparent transmission

This can be considered like a “Demo mode”, by default you can send message to all device of same configured address and channel.

Fixed transmission

This type of transmission you can specify an address and a channel where where you want send the message.
You can send message to a:

LoRa E22 Fixed message to a specified device
Broadcast message to a set of channel devices

Normal mode

Simply send message.

Wake-up mode and power-saving mode

As you can intend if a device is in Wake-up mode can “wake” one or more devices that are in power-saving mode with a preamble communication.

Program/sleep mode

With this configuration you can change configuration of your device.

Specifications

Here’s the specifications for the module:

Main ParametersValueRemarks
Min.TypicalMax
Operating voltage(V)2.3 5.05.5≥5.0 V ensures output power
Communication level(V)3.3For 5V TTL, it may be at risk of burning down
Operating temperature(℃)-40 85Industrial design
Operating frequency(MHz)410.125433.125493.125 Support ISM band
TX Current(mA)110Instant power consumption
RX current(mA) 12
Sleep current(μA)2Software is shut down
Max Tx power(dBm) 21.5 22.0 22.5
Receiving sensitivity(dBm)-146 -147 -148Air data rate is 0.3 kbps
Air data rate(bps) 0.3k2.4k 62.5kControlled via user’s programming

Main parameter DescriptionRemarks
Distance for reference 5kmTest condition:clear and open area, antenna gain: 5dBi,antenna height:2.5m,air data rate: 2.4kbps
TX length 240 ByteCan be configured via command as 32/64/128/240 bytes per packet totransmit
Buffer1000 Byte
ModulationLoRaNew generation LoRa modulation technology
Communication interface UARTTTL level
PackageDIP
Connector1*7*2.54mm
Size 21*36 mm
Antenna SMA50 ohm impedance
Electronic parameterMin.Typ. Max. Unit Condition
Power supply3.33.65.5V 
Communication level3.03.33.6V 
Transmitting current95100105mA22dBm(160mW)
Receiving current66.57mA 
Sleep current123nA 
Operating temperature-4020+85 
Operating humidity106090% 
Storage temperature-4020+125 

You must pay attention on communication level that differ from power supply, the second can receive voltage like 3.3v (esp8266 and esp32) and 5v (Arduino), but the first want a 3.3v, so to connecto to an Arduino you must use a Voltage divider (Voltage divider: calculator and application) to prevent damage to the device.

Pinout

sx1278 sx1276 wireless lora uart module serial 3000m arduino 433 rf
Pin No.Pin itemPin directionPin application
1M0Input(weak pull-up)Work with M1 & decide the four operating modes.Floating is not allowed, can be ground.
2M1Input(weak pull-up)Work with M0 & decide the four operating modes.Floating is not allowed, can be ground.
3RXDInputTTL UART inputs, connects to external (MCU, PC) TXD outputpin. Can be configured as open-drain or pull-up input.
4TXDOutputTTL UART outputs, connects to external RXD (MCU, PC) input pin. Can be configured as open-drain or push-pull output

5

AUX

Output
To indicate module’s working status & wakes up the external MCU. During the procedure of self-check initialization, the pin outputs low level. Can be configured as open-drain output orpush-pull output (floating is allowed).
6VCCPower supply 2.3V~5.5V DC
7GNDGround

As you can see you can set various modes via M0 and M1 pins.

ModeM1M0Explanation
Normal00UART and wireless channel are open, transparent transmission is on
WOR mode01Can be defined as WOR transmitter and WOR receiver
Configuration mode10Users can access the register through the serial port to control the working state of the module
Deep sleep mode11Sleep mode.

Normal mode connection

For the next simple test we are going to use Normal mode.

Connecting Wemos D1 mini (esp8266) for a basic usage

esp8266 have the advantage to have same voltage of communication interface so the connection schema is more simple than Arduino.

LoRa E22-TTL-100 Wemos D1 breadboard

It’s important to add pull-up resistor (4,7Kohm) to get good stability.

E22WeMos
M0GND (Set normal mode)
M1GND (Set normal mode)
RXPIN D2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
TXPIN D3 (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
AUXNot connected
VCC3.3v
GNDGND

Connecting esp32 for a basic usage

As WeMos, esp32 logic works at 3.3v but It have 3 HardwareSerial, so we are going to use Serial2.

Ebyte LoRa E22 device esp32 dev kit v1 breadboard transparent transmission (normal mode)
E22esp32
M0GND (Set normal mode)
M1GND (Set normal mode)
RXTX2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
TXRX2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
AUXNot connected
VCC3.3v
GNDGND

Connecting Arduino MKR for a basic usage

Ebyte LoRa Exx Arduino MKR WiFi 1010 normal mode connected breadboard
E22Arduino MKR
M0GND (Set normal mode)
M1GND (Set normal mode)
TXPIN 14 Tx (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
RXPIN 13 Rx (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
AUXPIN 1 (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
VCC5V
GNDGND

Connecting Arduino for a basic usage

Arduino working voltage is 5v, so we need to add a voltage divider on RX pin of LoRa module to prevent damage, you can get more information here Voltage divider: calculator and application.

You can use a 2Kohm resistor to GND and 1Kohm from signal than put together on RX.

LoRa E22-TTL-100 Arduino breadboard
E22Arduino
M0GND (Set normal mode)
M1GND (Set normal mode)
RXPIN D2 (PullUP 4,7KΩ & Voltage divider)
TXPIN D3 (PullUP 4,7KΩ)
AUXNot connected
VCC3.3v
GNDGND

Simple communication sketch

If you put to 0 M1 and M0 pin you enter in “Normal” mode, than you can receive and trasmit all the data from device A to B, this modality is defined “Trasparent transmission”.

You can use 2 Arduinos or 2 Wemos D1 mini or one of kind.

At start send a message and if you write on serial from one of device the text is transferred to the other device. You can use 2 Arduinos or 2 Wemos or one and one as you prefer.

Arduino sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22 
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- Arduino UNO
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * TX         ----- PIN 2 (PullUP)
 * RX         ----- PIN 3 (PullUP & Voltage divider)
 * AUX        ----- Not connected
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"

#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial mySerial(2, 3); // Arduino RX --> e22 TX - Arduino TX --> e22 RX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  mySerial.begin(9600);
  mySerial.println("Hello, world?");
}

void loop() {
  if (mySerial.available()) {
    Serial.write(mySerial.read());
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
    mySerial.write(Serial.read());
  }
}

Wemos D1 mini sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22 
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22         ----- Wemos D1 mini
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * TX         ----- PIN D2 (PullUP)
 * RX         ----- PIN D3 (PullUP)
 * AUX        ----- Not connected
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"
#include <SoftwareSerial.h>

SoftwareSerial mySerial(D2, D3); // WeMos RX --> e22 TX - WeMos TX --> e22 RX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  mySerial.begin(9600);
  mySerial.println("Hello, world?");
}

void loop() {
  if (mySerial.available()) {
    Serial.write(mySerial.read());
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
    mySerial.write(Serial.read());
  }
}

esp32 sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22 
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- esp32
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * TX         ----- RX2 (PullUP)
 * RX         ----- TX2 (PullUP)
 * AUX        ----- Not connected
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  Serial2.begin(9600);
  Serial2.println("Hello, world?");
}

void loop() {
  if (Serial2.available()) {
    Serial.write(Serial2.read());
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
    Serial2.write(Serial.read());
  }
}

Arduino MKR sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22 
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- Arduino MKR
 * M0         ----- 2 (or GND)
 * M1         ----- 3 (or GND)
 * RX         ----- 14 (PullUP)
 * TX         ----- 13 (PullUP)
 * AUX        ----- 1  (PullUP)
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  Serial1.begin(9600);
  Serial1.println("Hello, world?");
}

void loop() {
  if (Serial1.available()) {
    Serial.write(Serial1.read());
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
    Serial1.write(Serial.read());
  }
}

But this basic usage is quite unusefully, so in the next chapter we are going to use my library and go in deep of device features.

Library

EByte LoRa E22 E32 Arduino library manager

Here the last example with my library:

Arduino sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22
 * Write on serial to transfer a message to other device
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- Arduino UNO
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * TX         ----- PIN 2 (PullUP)
 * RX         ----- PIN 3 (PullUP & Voltage divider)
 * AUX        ----- Not connected
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "LoRa_E22.h"

LoRa_E22 e22ttl(2, 3); // Arduino RX --> e22 TX - Arduino TX --> e22 RX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  // Startup all pins and UART
  e22ttl.begin();

  // Send message
  ResponseStatus rs = e22ttl.sendMessage("Hello, world?");
  // Check If there is some problem of successfully send
  Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
}

void loop() {
	// If something available
  if (e22ttl.available()>1) {
	  // read the String message
	ResponseContainer rc = e22ttl.receiveMessage();
	// Is something goes wrong print error
	if (rc.status.code!=1){
		rc.status.getResponseDescription();
	}else{
		// Print the data received
		Serial.println(rc.data);
	}
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
	  String input = Serial.readString();
	  e22ttl.sendMessage(input);
  }
}

Wemos D1 (esp8266) sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- Wemos D1 mini
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * TX         ----- PIN D2 (PullUP)
 * RX         ----- PIN D3 (PullUP)
 * AUX        ----- Not connected
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "LoRa_E22.h"

LoRa_E22 e22ttl(D2, D3); // WeMos RX --> e22 TX - WeMos TX --> e22 RX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  // Startup all pins and UART
  e22ttl.begin();

  // Send message
  ResponseStatus rs = e22ttl.sendMessage("Hello, world?");
  // Check If there is some problem of successfully send
  Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
}

void loop() {
	// If something available
  if (e22ttl.available()>1) {
	  // read the String message
	ResponseContainer rc = e22ttl.receiveMessage();
	// Is something goes wrong print error
	if (rc.status.code!=1){
		rc.status.getResponseDescription();
	}else{
		// Print the data received
		Serial.println(rc.data);
	}
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
	  String input = Serial.readString();
	  e22ttl.sendMessage(input);
  }
}

esp32 sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- esp32
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * TX         ----- RX2 (PullUP)
 * RX         ----- TX2 (PullUP)
 * AUX        ----- Not connected
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "LoRa_E22.h"

LoRa_E22 e22ttl(&Serial2); // WeMos RX --> e22 TX - WeMos TX --> e22 RX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  // Startup all pins and UART
  e22ttl.begin();

  // Send message
  ResponseStatus rs = e22ttl.sendMessage("Hello, world?");
  // Check If there is some problem of successfully send
  Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
}

void loop() {
	// If something available
  if (e22ttl.available()>1) {
	  // read the String message
	ResponseContainer rc = e22ttl.receiveMessage();
	// Is something goes wrong print error
	if (rc.status.code!=1){
		rc.status.getResponseDescription();
	}else{
		// Print the data received
		Serial.println(rc.data);
	}
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
	  String input = Serial.readString();
	  e22ttl.sendMessage(input);
  }
}

Arduino MKR sketch

/*
 * LoRa E22
 * Start device or reset to send a message
 * https://mischianti.org
 *
 * E22        ----- Arduino MKR
 * M0         ----- GND
 * M1         ----- GND
 * RX         ----- 14 (PullUP)
 * TX         ----- 13 (PullUP)
 * AUX        ----- 1  (PullUP)
 * VCC        ----- 3.3v/5v
 * GND        ----- GND
 *
 */
#include "Arduino.h"
#include "LoRa_E22.h"

LoRa_E22 e22ttl(&Serial1); // WeMos RX --> e22 TX - WeMos TX --> e22 RX

void setup() {
  Serial.begin(9600);
  delay(500);

  Serial.println("Hi, I'm going to send message!");

  // Startup all pins and UART
  e22ttl.begin();

  // Send message
  ResponseStatus rs = e22ttl.sendMessage("Hello, world?");
  // Check If there is some problem of successfully send
  Serial.println(rs.getResponseDescription());
}

void loop() {
	// If something available
  if (e22ttl.available()>1) {
	  // read the String message
	ResponseContainer rc = e22ttl.receiveMessage();
	// Is something goes wrong print error
	if (rc.status.code!=1){
		rc.status.getResponseDescription();
	}else{
		// Print the data received
		Serial.println(rc.data);
	}
  }
  if (Serial.available()) {
	  String input = Serial.readString();
	  e22ttl.sendMessage(input);
  }
}

If you have already change configuration you must restore base parameter:

//  If you have ever change configuration you must restore It
	ResponseStructContainer c;
	c = e22ttl.getConfiguration();
	Configuration configuration = *(Configuration*) c.data;
	Serial.println(c.status.getResponseDescription());
	configuration.CHAN = 0x17;
	configuration.OPTION.fixedTransmission = FT_TRANSPARENT_TRANSMISSION;
	e22ttl.setConfiguration(configuration, WRITE_CFG_PWR_DWN_SAVE);

but we are going to see It better in the next article.

Thanks

But this kind of usage is very very reductive, in the next articles we are going more in deep, and we start to use massively the library to simplify the complex configuration and settings.

  1. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: settings and basic usage
  2. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: library
  3. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: configuration
  4. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: fixed transmission, broadcast, monitor, and RSSI
  5. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: power-saving and sending structured data
  6. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: repeater mode and remote settings
  7. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: WOR microcontroller and Arduino shield
  8. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: WOR microcontroller and WeMos D1 shield
  9. Ebyte LoRa E22 device for Arduino, esp32 or esp8266: WOR microcontroller and esp32 dev v1 shield

Shield and PCB


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