Wio-E5 Dev Kit – STM32WLE5JC, ARM Cortex-M4 & SX126x embedded – US915

Wio-E5 Dev Kit – STM32WLE5JC, ARM Cortex-M4 and SX126x embedded, supports LoRaWAN on EU868 & US915

Wio-E5 Dev Kit embedded with Wio-E5 STM32WLE5JC LoRa module that supports Long Range protocol on the global frequency band. It provides full GPIOs, which support various data protocols and interfaces such as RS485, Grove, male/female headers, etc. This makes it user-friendly because it allows for easy and flexible connections to other devices or components. It would be a perfect choice for fast testing and rapid prototyping of your Long Range IoT projects.

Wio-E5 Dev Kit is an easy-to-use compact development toolset for you to unlock the powerful performance of the Wio-E5 STM32WLE5JC LoRa module. It provides a broader range of access protocols and superabundant types of interfaces. Thus you are able to test and prototype the module rapidly with RS485, Grove interfaces, and rich GPIOs.

This ultra-compact development board has an extremely low power consumption and is capable of supporting both (G)FSK and Long Range. With its built-in AT command firmware, makes it easy for developers to build their prototypes or applications. It can easily support LoRaWAN® protocols and a variety of frequency plans, making it an ideal solution for Long Range sensor nodes and a range of wireless communication applications. Whether you need to set up Wireless Meter Reading, IoT Nodes, or a Sensor Network, the Wio-E5 is perfectly suited for low power wide area IoT scenarios.

With this module, you can connect to different LoRaWAN server platforms like TheThingsStack, Chirpstack, and others.

Wio-E5 Dev Kit Board features an ultra-long transmitting range, extremely low chip power consumption, and user-friendly interfaces.

LoRa-E5 Dev Board has a long-distance transmission range of LoRa-E5 up to 10km in an open area. The sleep current of LoRa-E5 modules on board is as low as 2.1 uA(WOR mode). It is designed with industrial standards with a wide working temperature at -40 ℃ ~ 85℃, high sensitivity between -116.5 dBm ~ -136 dBm, and power output up to +20.8dBm at 3.3V.

LoRa-E5 Dev Board also has rich interfaces. Developed to unlock the full functionality of the LoRa-E5 module, LoRa-E5 Dev Board has led out full 28 pins of LoRa-E5 and provides with rich interfaces including Grove connectors, RS-485 terminal, male/female pin headers for you to connect sensors and modules with different connectors and data protocols, saving your time on wire soldering. You could also easily power the board by connecting the battery holder with 2 AA batteries, enabling temporary use when lacking an external power source. It is a user-friendly board for easy testing and rapid prototyping.

Since LoRa-E5 is a LoRaWAN chip with an MCU, there are three main ways to utilize the LoRa-E5 Dev Board:

1. Connect LoRa-E5 Dev Board to PC via USB and control by AT commands

There is a built-in USB to UART function on board, you could just simply connect the LoRa-E5 Dev Board to your PC with a USB type C cable, and use serial communication software to send AT commands and read data from the board

2. Connect LoRa-E5 Dev Board to another mainboard via UART and control by AT commands

For example, connect LoRa-E5 Dev Board to Seeeduino XIAO and the Expansion Board via UART, and send AT commands and read data from Seeeduino XIAO through Arduino IDE serial monitor.

3. Develop user application by using SDK

Develop your own LoRa development board with MCU function by using STM32Cube Programmer, which is the SDK officially provided by STMicroelectronics. To download this SDK resource, please find the resources in learning and document down below.

With all the outstanding features listed above, the LoRa-E5 Dev Board will be a superior choice for IoT device development, testing, prototyping, and applications in long-distance, ultra-low power consumption IoT scenarios like smart agriculture, smart office, and smart industry.

If you are unfamiliar with LoRa and LoRaWAN technology, please check out this blog LoRapedia in detail.

Applications

Would like to learn more about the application scenarios of the LoRa-E5 module? Please check out the following real-world use cases:

• Solar-Powered Outdoor LoRaWAN Air Quality Monitor
• Low-Power Snow Depth Sensor Monitoring for IoT Smart City Based On Wio-E5 Applied in Norway
• Developed Stream Runoff Monitoring Sensors Using Wio-E5 to Measure The Temperature, Quality and Flow
• Smart City: Wio-E5-based Indoor Air Pollutant Detection Project
• Wio-E5 & ESP32 Powered WiLoBlIno
• Loko: The Tiniest GPS Tracker with Built-In Wio-E5 Module Can Track Any Wild Animals and Drones

After designing your own Long Range devices with this Wio-E5 module, you can get your designs verified quickly with Seeed Fusion PCB and PCBA services, which can help turn your designs into prototypes in a few days. And when the design is verified, Seeed agile manufacturing services will help you scale up the prototypes into mass production, with services from Design for Manufacturing, and procuring raw materials, to mass production and global shipment, and many services in between.

Development Tools

To facilitate your development, we have designed Wio-E5, Grove Wio-E5, Wio-E5 mini Dev Board, Wio-E5 Dev Kit that you can choose according to your needs to speed up your project development.

Product Label Change Notice

The label on the Wio-E5 module will be updated to a new version that includes the TELEC certification logo. As a result, products that include the Wio-E5 module (such as the Grove Wio-E5, Wio-E5 mini, and Wio-E5 development kit) will have a new label on the Wio-E5 module in production batches after May. During the transition period, please note that there may be mixed deliveries. If you only accept new labels that show the TELEC logo, please make a note when ordering related products.

• High Performance: TXOP=22dBm@868/915MHz; -136.5dBm sensitivity for SF12 with 125KHz BW
• Long Distance Use: 158dB link budget
• Wireless Connectivity: Embedded Long Range protocol, AT command, support global Long Range frequency plan
• Use-friendly: It features fully lead out GPIOs, rich interfaces including RS-485, Grove, and etc, as well as convenient RESET and BOOT buttons on board.
• FCC, CE, Telec Certified