https://github.com/brainstorm/pinha_lora_gateway

A maker-friendly LoRa mini-pcie gateway with PoE and (plenty of) PMOD
https://github.com/brainstorm/pinha_lora_gateway

electronics kicad lora lorawan-gateway n-fuse pmod poe

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A maker-friendly LoRa mini-pcie gateway with PoE and (plenty of) PMOD

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/brainstorm/pinha_lora_gateway
• Owner: brainstorm
• Created: 2019-08-14T13:40:13.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2019-08-14T23:34:37.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-04T05:03:35.424Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: electronics, kicad, lora, lorawan-gateway, n-fuse, pmod, poe
• Language: Shell
• Size: 2.57 MB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md

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# Mini-PCIe LoRa Gateway with PMOD and POE

This small LoRa gateway adapter (75x41mm) is motivated by the generous donation of a (n-fuse)[https://www.n-fuse.co/]'s LoRaWan [concentrator card](https://www.n-fuse.co/devices/LoRaWAN-Concentrator-Card-mini-PCIe.html). **This version of the board is meant to work with the USB firmware for the n-fuse board**:

![](img/pinha_gateway_rev0.png)

![](img/pinha_gateway_kicad.png)

![](img/pinha_gateway_back.png)

Future versions might switch to the UART version of the n-fuse firmware.

RAK wireless boards might work with this adapter, but they are not tested... [I'm open to receive a RAKWireless board to try it out :)](https://twitter.com/RAKwireless/status/1138038732207087616?s=19).

The intention with this board is to have a maker-friendly LoRa gateway base design for modular gateways that incorporates the [PMOD flexibility](https://reference.digilentinc.com/_media/reference/pmod/pmod-interface-specification-1_2_0.pdf).

One could think it as a fusion of the following new developments (before they actually existed):

https://github.com/electroniceel/vocore2-breakout

https://m2m-tele.com/product/gw-01-poe/

# Software

There's the OpenWrt package that accompanies this work (and needs just a little bit more OSS love):

https://github.com/openwrt/packages/pull/8264

Which is pretty much a way to upstream the work shown by [Felix Wiedemann on hackster.io](https://www.hackster.io/fewi/build-a-lora-gateway-with-n-fuse-mpcie-card-71f0e1) with several UX improvements.

All in all, a neat experiment with 4 layer board design as a hobby while collaborating with a great company.

Thanks again n-fuse!