One frequently asked question: what happens if GPS is not available when using Haystack’s new line of LoRa hardware. For some this is about endpoints moving from an outdoor environment to an indoor one, for others it’s about redundancy in case a GNSS/GPS constellation fails, and for others the question is about how accurate Haystack …
Someone asked us today why LoRaWAN can’t do GPS. As I’ve written previously, when it comes to battery powered LoRa endpoints you don’t encounter many LoRaWAN-based solutions that also offer GPS. If they do, battery life is measured in days. This comes down to a few simple reasons: 1. LoRaWAN gateways can’t broadcast to battery …
We sold out of our first batch of demo kits and will be shipping them over the next 3-4 weeks. More components are arriving early next week for the next batch so … if you’re interested in giving Haystack a test drive this is a good opportunity. So far, our demo kit customers include some …
This week we begin the rollout of a new GPS hardware product line featuring Semtech’s LoRa radio. After our announcement of DASH7 XR Mode this spring, we engaged in new conversations with developers, systems integrators, and resellers for whom working with embedded source code might be an option, but have a strong preference for either an …
Here Are The Most Advanced GPS Trackers In The World Read More »
If you’re a repeat visitor to our website, you may have noticed our new site design. Just gearing up for some announcements in the coming days and wanted to reflect our new direction. Send comments, accolades, and webby nominations to [email protected]
News from Canada that a LoRaWAN supplier is working to solve LoRaWAN’s inability to deliver good geolocation capabilities for its users, this time adding high power WiFi radios to its endpoints. Quick reactions: – Not long ago we were told that LoRaWAN does geolocation just fine on its own. Fast forward quite a few months …
NO REALLY, ARE YOU JOKING? WIFI AS LPWAN LOCATION? Read More »
Sony is entering the LPWAN radio space with “Eltres”, giving new competition to Semtech, SigFox, NB-IoT, and the rest. Some brief reactions: Pros – Haystack’s analysis of the physical layer (radio) is: this is the way a LPWAN radio should be designed! Well done. – LDPC error correction, which Haystack previously announced for use over …
In the mobile IoT business it is rare to meet a customer that does not prioritize “range” as a purchase criteria. Our announcement of Haystack XR Mode is genereating enthusiastic response not only from users looking for better outdoor range over LoRa, but in indoor environments, too. Out With Yesterday’s Indoor IoT Infrastructure We designed DASH7 to provide an …
Comcast, who announced a business — MachineQ — with ambitious ideas about creating a nationwide LoRaWAN network, is shifting gears. Lots of problems with the original plan which I’ll touch on below but here is the data: “When we first started MachineQ, we were out there building networks, strategically, to see what customers and what the market wanted,” …
Today we declared beta for our newest networking stack for LoRa, DASH7 XR Mode. After months of hard work to improve the wireless range of Semtech’s LoRa LPWAN radio, we are pleased with the results. XR Mode was initially a response to customer asking why gateways and endpoints deployed near ground level achieve a wireless …
