Radio modules

Waspmote Plug & Sense! may integrate many radio modules for wireless communications.

Radio

Protocol

Frequency bands

Transmission power

Sensitivity

Range*

Certification

XBee-PRO 802.15.4 EU

802.15.4

2.4 GHz

10 dBm

-100 dBm

750 m

CE

XBee-PRO 802.15.4

802.15.4

2.4 GHz

18 dBm

-100 dBm

1600 m

FCC, IC, ANATEL, RCM

XBee ZigBee 3

ZigBee 3

2.4 GHz

8 dBm

-103 dBm

1200 m

CE

XBee 868LP

RF

868 MHz

14 dBm

-106 dBm

8.4 km

CE

XBee 900HP US

RF

900 MHz

24 dBm

-110 dBm

15.5 km

FCC, IC

XBee 900HP BR

RF

900 MHz

24 dBm

-110 dBm

15.5 km

ANATEL

WiFi PRO V3

WiFi (HTTP(S), FTP, TCP, UDP, MQTT)

2.4 GHz

18 dBm

-80 dBm

>250 m (LOS)

-

4G EU/BR v2

4G/3G/2G (HTTP, FTP, TCP, UDP)

800, 900, 1800, 2100, 2600 MHz

4G: class 3 (0.2 W, 23 dBm)

4G: -102 dBm

-km - Typical

base station

range

CE, ANATEL

4G US v2

4G/3G (HTTP, FTP, TCP, UDP)

700, 850, 1700, 1900 MHz

4G: class 3 (0.2 W, 23 dBm)

4G: -103 dBm

-km - Typical

base station

range

FCC, IC, PTCRB, AT&T

4G AU

4G (HTTP, FTP, TCP, UDP)

700, 1800, 2600 MHz

4G: class 3 (0.2 W, 23 dBm)

4G: -102 dBm

-km - Typical

base station

range

RCM

NB-IoT / Cat-M

Cat NB1 / Cat M1 / EGPRS (HTTP, FTP, TCP, UDP, MQTT)

B1 / B2 / B3 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B12 / B13 / B18 / B19 / B20 / B25 / B26 / B28 / B39

Cat NB1 / Cat M1 / EGPRS compliant

-113 dBm (NB-IoT)

-km - Typical

base station

range

-

Sigfox EU

Sigfox

868 MHz

16 dBm

-126 dBm

-km - Typical

base station

range

CE

Sigfox US

Sigfox

900 MHz

24 dBm

-127 dBm

-km - Typical

base station

range

FCC, IC

Sigfox AU / APAC / LATAM

Sigfox

900 MHz

24 dBm

-127 dBm

-km - Typical

base station

range

-

LoRaWAN EU

LoRaWAN

868 MHz

14 dBm

-136 dBm

> 15 km

CE

LoRaWAN US

LoRaWAN

902-928 MHz

18.5 dBm

-136 dBm

> 15 km

FCC, IC

LoRaWAN AU

LoRaWAN

915-928 MHz

18.5 dBm

-136 dBm

> 15 km

-

LoRaWAN IN

LoRaWAN

865-867 MHz

18.5 dBm

-136 dBm

> 15 km

-

LoRaWAN ASIA-PAC / LATAM

LoRaWAN

923 MHz

18.5 dBm

-136 dBm

> 15 km

-

LoRaWAN JP / KR

LoRaWAN

923 MHz, 920-923 MHz

16 dBm / 14 dBm

-135.5 dBm

> 15 km

-

* Line of sight and Fresnel zone clearance with 5 dBi dipole antenna.

These modules have been chosen for their high receiving sensitivity and transmission power, as well as for being 802.15.4 compliant (XBee-802.15.4 model) and ZigBee-Pro v2007 compliant (XBee-ZB model).

XBee-PRO 802.15.4

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the 802.15.4 Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

XBee ZigBee 3

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the Zigbee Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

XBee 868LP

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the 868 LP Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

XBee-PRO 900HP

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the 900 HP Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

LoRaWAN modules

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the LoRaWAN Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

Sigfox modules

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the Sigfox Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

WiFi PRO module

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the ​WiFi Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

WiFi PRO V3

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the ​WiFi PRO V3 Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

4G module

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the 4G Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

Narrow Band

All information about their programming and operation can be found in the NB-IoT Cat-M Networking Guide. All the documentation is located on the Development section on the Libelium website.

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