The CubeCell series is designed primarily for LoRa/LoRaWAN node applications.
Built on the ASR605x platform (ASR6501, ASR6502), these chips integrate the PSoC 4000 series MCU (ARM Cortex-M0+ Core) with the SX1262 module. The CubeCell series offers seamless Arduino compatibility, stable LoRaWAN protocol operation, and straightforward connectivity with lithium batteries and solar panels.
The HTCC-AB02S is a developer-friendly board with an integrated AIR530Z GPS module, ideal for quickly testing and validating communication solutions.
Features
Arduino compatible
Based on ASR605x (ASR6501, ASR6502), those chips are already integrated the PSoC 4000 series MCU (ARM Cortex M0+ Core) and SX1262
LoRaWAN 1.0.2 support
Ultra low power design, 21 uA in deep sleep
Onboard SH1.25-2 battery interface, integrated lithium battery management system (charge and discharge management, overcharge protection, battery power detection, USB/battery power automatic switching)
Good impendence matching and long communication distance
Onboard solar energy management system, can directly connect with a 5.5~7 V solar panel
Micro USB interface with complete ESD protection, short circuit protection, RF shielding, and other protection measures
Integrated CP2102 USB to serial port chip, convenient for program downloading, debugging information printing
Onboard 0.96-inch 128x64 dot matrix OLED display, which can be used to display debugging information, battery power, and other information
Using Air530 GPS module with GPS/Beidou Dual-mode position system support
Specifications
Main Chip
ASR6502 (48 MHz ARM Cortex-M0+ MCU)
LoRa Chipset
SX1262
Frequency
863~870 MHz
Max. TX Power
22 ±1 dBm
Max. Receiving Sensitivity
−135 dBm
Hardware Resource
2x UART1x SPI2x I²C1x SWD3x 12-bit ADC input8-channel DMA engine16x GPIO
Memory
128 Kb FLASH16 Kb SRAM
Power consumption
Deep sleep 21 uA
Interfaces
1x Micro USB1x LoRa Antenna (IPEX)2x (15x 2.54 Pin header) + 3x (2x 2.54 Pin header)
Battery
3.7 V lithium battery (power supply and charging)
Solar Energy
VS pin can be connected to 5.5~7 V solar panel
USB to Serial Chip
CP2102
Display
0.96" OLED (128 x 64)
Operating temperature
−20~70°C
Dimensions
55.9 x 27.9 x 9.5 mm
Included
1x CubeCell HTCC-AB02S Development Board
1x Antenna
1x 2x SH1.25 battery connector
Downloads
Datasheet
Schematic
GPS module (Manual)
Quick start
GitHub
Ready-to-use devices and self-built Arduino nodes in the 'The Things Network'
LoRaWAN has developed excellently as a communication solution in the IoT. The Things Network (TTN) has contributed to this. The Things Network was upgraded to The Things Stack Community Edition (TTS (CE)). The TTN V2 clusters were closed towards the end of 2021.
This book shows you the necessary steps to operate LoRaWAN nodes using TTS (CE) and maybe extend the network of gateways with an own gateway. Meanwhile, there are even LoRaWAN gateways suitable for mobile use with which you can connect to the TTN server via your cell phone.
The author presents several commercial LoRaWAN nodes and new, low-cost and battery-powered hardware for building autonomous LoRaWAN nodes. Registering LoRaWAN nodes and gateways in the TTS (CE), providing the collected data via MQTT and visualization via Node-RED, Cayenne, Thingspeak, and Datacake enable complex IoT projects and completely new applications at very low cost.
This book will enable you to provide and visualize data collected with battery-powered sensors (LoRaWAN nodes) wirelessly on the Internet. You will learn the basics for smart city and IoT applications that enable, for example, the measurement of air quality, water levels, snow depths, the determination of free parking spaces (smart parking), and the intelligent control of street lighting (smart lighting), among others.
Your First Steps with an ESP32-C3 and the IoTA Wi-Fi Button and Relay IoT Cloud a la Arduino
Dual Geiger-Müller Tube Arduino ShieldA High Sensitivity, Very Low-Power Radiation Sensor
CO2 GuardA DIY Approach to Monitoring Air Quality
MonkMakes Air Quality Kit for Raspberry PiMeasures Temperature and eCO2
Starting Out in ElectronicsWelcome to the Diode
Tips & Tricks for Testing ComponentsNo Expensive Equipment Required
Reducing the Power Consumption of Your Mole RepellerAn ATtiny13 Replaces a 555
Light Switch DeLuxA Solution for High-Precision Light-Controlled Switching
The Challenges in Bringing IoT Solutions to MarketWorries Around Security, Scalability, and Competition Infographics 5-6/2022
Preferably Wired After AllTips for Developing a 1 Gbit/s Interface in an Industrial Environment Bringing Real-Time Object Detection to MCUs with Edge Impulse FOMO
Traveling-Wave TubesPeculiar Parts, the Series
Narrowband Internet of ThingsStandards, Coverage, Agreements, and Modules
Dragino LPS8 Indoor GatewaySpeedy LoRaWAN Gateway Setup
Explore ATtiny Microcontrollers Using C and Assembly LanguageSample Chapter: ATtiny I/O Ports
Err-lectronicsCorrections, Updates and Readers’ Letters
LoRa GPS Tracker UpdateReceive and Show Location Using a Raspberry Pi
Circuit Simulation with TINA Design Suite & TINACloudSample Chapter: Sinusoidal Oscillators
From Life’s ExperienceAssembly Line Work
The WinUI Graphics Framework for Windows AppsA Small Demo Application
GUIs with PythonWorst GUI of the world
Off-Grid Solar SystemsElectrical Energy Independent of the Mains Grid
The 10-Year SmartphoneRenew Your Expectations
HexadokuThe Original Elektorized Sudoku
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electronica fast forward 2022 Start- & Scale-Up AwardsPreparations Speeding Up!
Bluetooth Low Energy with ESP32-C3 and ESP32You Don’t Always Need to Choose Wi-Fi!
Bluetooth Low Energy SnifferHacking a makerdiary nRF52840 MDK USB Dongle
Magic RGB LED CubeHardware Design Around an RP2040
Auto On/Off for Solder Paste Compressor
Elektor Video ContentLivestreams, Webinars, and Courses for Engineers and Pro Makers
Bicycle ElectrificationHands-On with an E-Bike Retrofit Kit
Starting Out in ElectronicsMultiplying Voltages
From Life’s ExperienceSidelines
Teensy 4.0Why Is This Board So Fast?
Audio Power Amplifier Simulation with TINAThe Try-Before-You-Build Approach
Develop and Operate Your LoRaWAN IoT NodesSample Chapter: Dragino LHT65, LDS01, and LDS02 LoRaWAN Modules
Err-lectronicsCorrections, Updates and Readers’ Letters
5G Just for MeGaining Complete Control of 5G Deployments with Private Cellular Networks
Infographics 7-8/2022
How Does My Device Learn to Transmit?Applications with Wi-Fi Interfaces
Smartphones are the Heart of the IoT
Audio Spectrum Analyzer with DekatronsA New Way to Use Vintage Tubes
Sending Data to TelegramGet It Done with an ESP32 and a Few Parts
A Fliege Notch Filter for Audio MeasurementsMake Better Measurements with a Notch Filter
CO2 Meter TeardownIs It Hackable for Your Projects?
PUT-ting It All TogetherThe Programmable Unijunction Transistor Explained
Round Touchscreen for Raspberry PiHyperPixel 2.1 Round from Pimoroni
Remote Sensing with Connection Loss DetectionUsing nRF24L01+ Modules
Digital FM Receiver with Arduino and TEA5767Stayed Tuned with an Arduino Nano
Changing an OLED Interface from SPI to I²C
HomeLab ToursA Hobby Does Not Retire
A Decade of Ethics in ElectronicsTessel Renzenbrink Reflects on the Digital Society and More
HexadokuThe Original Elektorized Sudoku
Build your textbook weather station or conduct environmental research together with the whole world. With many practical projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NodeMCU, ESP32, and other development boards.
Weather stations have enjoyed great popularity for decades. Every current and even every long discontinued electronics magazine has regularly featured articles on building your own weather station. Over the years, they have become increasingly sophisticated and can now be fully integrated into an automated home — although this often requires loyalty to an (expensive) brand manufacturer across all components.
With your own weather and environmental data, you can keep up and measure things that no commercial station can. It’s also fun: expand your knowledge of electronics, current microcontroller development boards and programming languages in a fun and meaningful way. For less than 10 euros you can get started and record your first environmental data — with time and growing interest, you will continue to expand your system.
In this Edition
Which Microcontroller Fits My Project?
The Right Development Environment
Tracking Wind and Weather
Weather Display with OpenWeatherMap and Vacuum Fluorescent Display
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Air We Breathe
Working with MQ Sensors: Measuring Carbon Monoxide — Odorless but Toxic
CO2 Traffic Light with ThingSpeak IoT Connection
An Automatic Plant Watering System
Good Indoor Climate: Temperature and Humidity are Important criteria
Classy Thermometer with Vintage Tube Technology
Nostalgic Weather House for the Whole Family
Measuring Air Pressure and Temperature Accurately
Sunburn Warning Device
DIY Sensor for Sunshine Duration
Simple Smartphone Says: Fog or Clear View?
Identifying Earthquakes
Liquid Level Measurement for Vessels and Reservoirs
Water pH Value Measurement
Detecting Radioactive Radiation
GPS: Sensor Location Service Across the Globe
Saving and Timestamping Log Files on SD Cards
LoRaWAN, The Things Network, and ThingSpeak
Operating a LoRaWAN Gateway for TTN
Defying "Wind and Weather"
Mega Display with Weather Forecasz
Build your textbook weather station or conduct environmental research together with the whole world. With many practical projects for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, NodeMCU, ESP32, and other development boards.
Weather stations have enjoyed great popularity for decades. Every current and even every long discontinued electronics magazine has regularly featured articles on building your own weather station. Over the years, they have become increasingly sophisticated and can now be fully integrated into an automated home — although this often requires loyalty to an (expensive) brand manufacturer across all components.
With your own weather and environmental data, you can keep up and measure things that no commercial station can. It’s also fun: expand your knowledge of electronics, current microcontroller development boards and programming languages in a fun and meaningful way. For less than 10 euros you can get started and record your first environmental data — with time and growing interest, you will continue to expand your system.
In this Edition
Which Microcontroller Fits My Project?
The Right Development Environment
Tracking Wind and Weather
Weather Display with OpenWeatherMap and Vacuum Fluorescent Display
Volatile Organic Compounds in the Air We Breathe
Working with MQ Sensors: Measuring Carbon Monoxide — Odorless but Toxic
CO2 Traffic Light with ThingSpeak IoT Connection
An Automatic Plant Watering System
Good Indoor Climate: Temperature and Humidity are Important criteria
Classy Thermometer with Vintage Tube Technology
Nostalgic Weather House for the Whole Family
Measuring Air Pressure and Temperature Accurately
Sunburn Warning Device
DIY Sensor for Sunshine Duration
Simple Smartphone Says: Fog or Clear View?
Identifying Earthquakes
Liquid Level Measurement for Vessels and Reservoirs
Water pH Value Measurement
Detecting Radioactive Radiation
GPS: Sensor Location Service Across the Globe
Saving and Timestamping Log Files on SD Cards
LoRaWAN, The Things Network, and ThingSpeak
Operating a LoRaWAN Gateway for TTN
Defying "Wind and Weather"
Mega Display with Weather Forecasz
This USB stick holds a selection of more than 350 articles on RF, Radio and Communication published in Elektor Magazine. The content consists of both background articles and projects with the following topics:
Basic radio-related circuits as well as more complex circuits like filters, oscillators, and amplifiers.
Design, construction, and theory of antennas for transmitting and receiving radio signals efficiently.
Design and analysis of RF circuits including filters, mixers, PLLs, and frequency synthesizers. Tools and techniques for predicting radio wave propagation paths and measuring RF signal strength.
Techniques for processing digital signals in RF systems, including modulation and demodulation methods.
Projects on radio receivers, AM, FM, SSB, CW, DRM, DAB, DAB+, Software Defined Radio, and more.
Projects on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, LoRaWAN, and more.
You can use the article search function to locate specific content in the full text. The results are always shown as preformatted PDF documents. You can use Adobe Reader to browse articles, and you can use Adobe Reader’s integrated search functions to find instances of individual words and expressions.
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ESP32 Audio Transceiver Board (Part 2)Wireless Audio Transmission
Inductive AM TransmitterUses Pico’s PIO in an Arduino Sketch
Navigating Wireless ProtocolsA Technical Guide
Satellite Tracking Using LoRaThe TinyGS Network Bringing Space Data to Earth
4G-Compatible SMS Remote ControlRemotely Control Your Equipment
High-Speed ProbeHigh-Impedance Inputs for Signals up to 200 MHz
From Life’s ExperienceKafka
KrakenSDR
Performance Tests with the RP2350Is an Upgrade from Raspberry Pi Pico 1 to Pico 2 Worthwhile?
Contact-Free E-Field Measurements (2)A Laser Vibrometer for Assessing the Membrane's Vibrations
Crystals and OscillatorsImproving Crystal Accuracy Through Capacitor Selection
Starting Out in ElectronicsSpecial Audio ICs
Getting Started with Coding a DIY Project
SPECTRAN® V6 MobileModular, Configurable Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer for Reliable Measurements Across All Frequency Ranges
The Future of AI Is Forged in SiliconAn Interview with Anastasiia Nosova
Autonomous Sensor Node v2.0 (System Architecture)Solar-Powered Sensing Platform with Integrated GPS, LoRaWAN, and More
Precise PositioningBluetooth Channel Sounding Tested
Powering the Future of Wireless CommunicationBTRY’s Ultra-Thin Solid-State Batteries
Test-Driven Development in Firmware Writing
Phone-Controlled Model CarWi-Fi + ESP32 + Smartphone = Remote Control
2025: An AI OdysseyAI Reasoning Models: The Chain-of-Thought Revolution
Solar Charge Controller with MPP Tracking (3)Software and Commissioning
Raspberry Pi Zero Web Streaming CameraUsing the ZeroTier VPN
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ESP32 Audio Transceiver Board (Part 2)Wireless Audio Transmission
Inductive AM TransmitterUses Pico’s PIO in an Arduino Sketch
Navigating Wireless ProtocolsA Technical Guide
Satellite Tracking Using LoRaThe TinyGS Network Bringing Space Data to Earth
4G-Compatible SMS Remote ControlRemotely Control Your Equipment
High-Speed ProbeHigh-Impedance Inputs for Signals up to 200 MHz
From Life’s ExperienceKafka
KrakenSDR
Performance Tests with the RP2350Is an Upgrade from Raspberry Pi Pico 1 to Pico 2 Worthwhile?
Contact-Free E-Field Measurements (2)A Laser Vibrometer for Assessing the Membrane's Vibrations
Crystals and OscillatorsImproving Crystal Accuracy Through Capacitor Selection
Starting Out in ElectronicsSpecial Audio ICs
Getting Started with Coding a DIY Project
SPECTRAN® V6 MobileModular, Configurable Real-Time Spectrum Analyzer for Reliable Measurements Across All Frequency Ranges
The Future of AI Is Forged in SiliconAn Interview with Anastasiia Nosova
Autonomous Sensor Node v2.0 (System Architecture)Solar-Powered Sensing Platform with Integrated GPS, LoRaWAN, and More
Precise PositioningBluetooth Channel Sounding Tested
Powering the Future of Wireless CommunicationBTRY’s Ultra-Thin Solid-State Batteries
Test-Driven Development in Firmware Writing
Phone-Controlled Model CarWi-Fi + ESP32 + Smartphone = Remote Control
2025: An AI OdysseyAI Reasoning Models: The Chain-of-Thought Revolution
Solar Charge Controller with MPP Tracking (3)Software and Commissioning
Raspberry Pi Zero Web Streaming CameraUsing the ZeroTier VPN
Secure, Modular, Open-Source and Self-Sufficient
Ever since the Raspberry Pi was introduced, it has been used by enthusiasts to automate their homes. The Raspberry Pi is a powerful computer in a small package, with lots of interfacing options to control various devices. This book shows you how you can automate your home with a Raspberry Pi. You’ll learn how to use various wireless protocols for home automation, such as Bluetooth, 433.92 MHz radio waves, Z-Wave, and Zigbee. Soon you’ll automate your home with Python, Node-RED, and Home Assistant, and you’ll even be able to speak to your home automation system. All this is done securely, with a modular system, completely open-source, without relying on third-party services. You’re in control of your home, and no one else.
At the end of this book, you can install and configure your Raspberry Pi as a highly flexible home automation gateway for protocols of your choice, and link various services with MQTT to make it your own system. This DIY (do it yourself) approach is a bit more laborious than just installing an off-the-shelf home automation system, but in the process, you can learn a lot, and in the end, you know exactly what’s running your house and how to tweak it. This is why you were interested in the Raspberry Pi in the first place, right?
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a reliable gateway for various home automation protocols.
Make your home automation setup reproducible with Docker Compose.
Secure all your network communication with TLS.
Create a video surveillance system for your home.
Automate your home with Python, Node-RED, Home Assistant and AppDaemon.
Securely access your home automation dashboard from remote locations.
Use fully offline voice commands in your own language.
Download the software and view the errata for the book on GitHub.
Secure, Modular, Open-Source and Self-Sufficient
Ever since the Raspberry Pi was introduced, it has been used by enthusiasts to automate their homes. The Raspberry Pi is a powerful computer in a small package, with lots of interfacing options to control various devices. This book shows you how you can automate your home with a Raspberry Pi. You’ll learn how to use various wireless protocols for home automation, such as Bluetooth, 433.92 MHz radio waves, Z-Wave, and Zigbee. Soon you’ll automate your home with Python, Node-RED, and Home Assistant, and you’ll even be able to speak to your home automation system. All this is done securely, with a modular system, completely open-source, without relying on third-party services. You’re in control of your home, and no one else.
At the end of this book, you can install and configure your Raspberry Pi as a highly flexible home automation gateway for protocols of your choice, and link various services with MQTT to make it your own system. This DIY (do it yourself) approach is a bit more laborious than just installing an off-the-shelf home automation system, but in the process, you can learn a lot, and in the end, you know exactly what’s running your house and how to tweak it. This is why you were interested in the Raspberry Pi in the first place, right?
Turn your Raspberry Pi into a reliable gateway for various home automation protocols.
Make your home automation setup reproducible with Docker Compose.
Secure all your network communication with TLS.
Create a video surveillance system for your home.
Automate your home with Python, Node-RED, Home Assistant and AppDaemon.
Securely access your home automation dashboard from remote locations.
Use fully offline voice commands in your own language.
Downloads
Errata on GitHub
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by Jean-François Simon
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