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    Lopy 4 433 output power

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    • Z Offline
      zeroro
      last edited by

      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.

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        frecfrec
        last edited by frecfrec

        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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