Lopy 4 433 output power
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Hello,
What is the real maximum output power that can be achieve with the Lopy 4.
The datasheet seems to say +17 dBm or +20 dBm in boost mode, but we measure a maximum -14 dBm on several boards with no change when boost is activated. -
Here is a minimal example that show the problem.
Expansion board V3.1 + Lopy4
Platform IO / C++#include <SPI.h> #include <LoRa.h> int counter = 0; #define LORA_SCK 5 // GPIO5 -- SX1278's SCK #define LORA_MISO 19 // GPIO19 -- SX1278's MISO #define LORA_MOSI 27 // GPIO27 -- SX1278's MOSI #define LORA_SS 18 // GPIO18 -- SX1278's CS #define LORA_RST 23 // GPIO14 -- SX1278's RESET #define LORA_DI0 26 // GPIO26 -- SX1278's IRQ(Interrupt Request) //#define LORA_DI0 33 // GPIO26 -- SX1278's IRQ(Interrupt Request) #define LORA_FREQ_BAND 433E6 void setup() { Serial.begin(115200); while (!Serial); Serial.println("Init LoRa Sender"); SPI.begin(LORA_SCK, LORA_MISO, LORA_MOSI, LORA_SS); LoRa.setPins(LORA_SS, LORA_RST, LORA_DI0); if (!LoRa.begin(LORA_FREQ_BAND)) { Serial.println("Starting LoRa failed!"); while (1); } // set spread factor LoRa.setSpreadingFactor(8); // defaults to 7, supported values are between 6 and 12 LoRa.setTxPower(17); // TX power in dB, defaults to 17 - value from 2 to 20 LoRa.setSignalBandwidth(125E3); // defaults to 125E3. Supported values are 7.8E3, 10.4E3, 15.6E3, 20.8E3, 31.25E3, 41.7E3, 62.5E3, 125E3, and 250E3 // LoRa.setCodingRate4(codingRateDenominator); // defaults to 5, Supported values are between 5 and 8, these correspond to coding rates of 4/5 and 4/8. The coding rate numerator is fixed at 4. // LoRa.enableCrc(); // LoRa.disableCrc(); // by default a CRC is not used. } void loop() { Serial.print("Sending packet: "); Serial.println(counter); Serial.println("start to send packet ... "); // send packet LoRa.beginPacket(); LoRa.print(millis()); LoRa.print(" "); LoRa.print(counter); LoRa.print(" abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"); LoRa.endPacket(); delay(1000); Serial.print("packet sent... "); counter++; }
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