LoRa Radio for 3rd party systems

[elena.riazanova]

Hi @jp-drain-sol,

@jp-drain-sol

I want to use a RS2 as a base and attach a matching LoRa radio to a 3rd party system (Trimble, Ag Leader or whatever) to receive RTCM corrections.

Emlid LoRa can work only with Reach devices. So, if you have a second receiver from another manufacturer, you need a couple of external LoRa for both base and rover. You can use RS-232 or a USB port on Reach RS2 to connect the radio.

@jp-drain-sol

I am not sure if the LoRa radios “pair” with each other like 3DR radios do or not.

A feature of the LoRa protocol is that radios from different manufacturers may be incompatible. That’s why you won’t be able to use 3rd-party radios with ours. You can use either a pair of Reach’s LoRa radio or a pair of 3rd-party external radios.

@jp-drain-sol

Can you run multiple rovers off one base radio?

Yes, you can transmit corrections to multiple receivers. There’s no limit on the number of rovers that can be connected to the same base.

I noticed that you often answer on the forum So maybe you could have met our article describing an external UHF radio integration with a Reach RS+ earlier (it should work the same for Reach RS2). I believe it can be useful.