NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by pythoncoder » Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:19 am

Sounds great but I'd like to know how it achieves a 1KM WiFi range. It seems an astonishing figure if based on the onboard chip antenna and a typical AP with duck aerials. Or is it a special setup with, say, Yagis at both ends of the link?
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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by jgmdavies » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:03 am

Yes, sounds unlikely doesn't it?

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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by pythoncoder » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:11 am

LoRa is great, and much anticipated by yours truly. But it isn't WiFi. It differs on numerous technical levels.

[EDIT]I haven't completely lost my marbles. This comment was to a post which has subsequently been edited. :(
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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by jgmdavies » Mon Sep 19, 2016 7:17 am

Thanks - I've removed that reference from my post. Getting confused between the WiPy 2.0 and the LoPy...

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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by quantalume » Mon Sep 19, 2016 3:30 pm

How will they differentiate themselves from the throngs of ESP32 boards due out of China any day now?

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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by pythoncoder » Mon Sep 19, 2016 6:16 pm

By offering the astounding WiFi range of 1KM?
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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by pnav » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:22 pm

I was looking for a micropython controller that is LORA enabled and found this forum,
yet 1Km at 2.4 GHz is 100dB free space loss, so for typical wifi sensitivity in oder to have a budget link and in the absence of antenna gain, this needs a huge power that wil burn all the circuits of such a tiny stuff !!
I may be wrong but then please provide the budget link

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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by jgmdavies » Mon Sep 19, 2016 8:40 pm

Just to clarify, the LoRa product from Pycom is the LoPy:

https://www.pycom.io/solutions/py-boards/lopy/

The WiPy 2.0 product in this thread's title is WiFi and Bluetooth only, not LoRa.

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Re: NEW: WiPy 2.0 - shipping 10 Oct 2016

Post by beyonlo » Mon Sep 19, 2016 9:08 pm

Hi all.

So just to clarify about wifi range on WiPy 2.0: are wrong the specification 1KM wifi range on the doc https://www.pycom.io/wp-content/uploads ... wipy20.pdf ? What is the correct (more less) range?

Thank you.

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