The latest Click board from Mikroe supports LoRaWan and proprietary communication modes delivering low-power, long-range wireless connectivity for IoT and industrial applications.

The LR 16 Clickis an IoT and IIoT wireless connectivity board based on the Wirl-LoRa Daphnis-I module from Würth Elektronik, which integrates the STM32 WLE5CCU6 chip.

Click boards let developers rapidly provide proof-of-concept, then prototype and code embedded projects.

“This Click board is useful for many applications including: smart city street lighting, waste management and environmental monitoring; smart farming for monitoring soil moisture, weather and livestock; asset tracking and supply chain monitoring; patient monitoring systems; and machine-to-machine communications and remote monitoring in industrial settings,” said Nebojsa Matic, CEO of Serbian firm Mikroe. “LR 16 Click is a recent addition to our 1800-strong MikroBus-enabled Click board family, and developers can find over 800 projects – with working code – which feature the LR 16 Click on Mikroe’s embedded projects platform EmbeddedWiki.”

The board operates in the EU868 frequency band with an output power of 13.4dBm, and is compliant with the LoRaWan 1.0.4 specification and supports device classes A, B and C. Proprietary protocols allow peer-to-peer, star and mesh networking with broadcast, multicast and unicast communication options. Additional features include uart communication with AT command support, firmware upgrades and boot control, SWD for debugging, Click Snap which reduces board size and increases design flexibility, and LED indicators for data activity and network status.

The boards also feature the ClickID (www.mikroe.com/clickid) function that enables automatic identification by the host system, simplifying use. Devices are compatible with the MikroBus (www.mikroe.com/mikrobus) socket and can be used on any host system supporting the MikroBus standard. They come with the MikroSDK (www.mikroe.com/mikrosdk) open-source libraries, offering flexibility for evaluation and customisation.

Mikroe (www.mikroe.com) says it is committed to changing the embedded electronics industry through the use of time-saving standard hardware and software.