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Ultimate Long-Range, Low-Power Solutions

Wireless & RF Selector Guide

• Excels in harsh environments • Long range > 2-mile range in dense urban environments
Up to 30 miles outdoor LOS • Multi-year battery operation up to 20 years
• Scalable network with tens of thousands of nodes per gateway

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LoRa® — The Ultimate Long-Range Solutions

Ideal for eliminating repeaters, reducing infrastructure cost,
extending battery lifetime, and improving network capacity

LoRa PRODUCTS

• Long range of up to 30 miles • GFSK modes supported by a • Footprint-compatible ICs for

outdoor line of sight single radio global coverage
• Deep indoor coverage for hard to • Scalable, multi-channel, high- • Supported by over 400 members
reach areas capacity gateways powered of LoRa Alliance™ that defines
• Bi-directional communication link by SX1301 the open LoRaWAN protocol
with adaptive data rates • Available for any environment • Large and growing online
• Low power sensors with extended • LoRa modulation offers 30dB developer community for LoRa-
battery lifetime of up to 20 years improvement over FSK for based products
- 100nA sleep mode co-channel interference rejection • Public, semi-private and private
- 9.7mA active receive mode • Programmable registers for networks available worldwide
• LoRa, IEEE 802.15.4g and maximum flexibility
WMBus compliant.

SX1276 BLOCK DIAGRAM

RFI-HF
1:1

ADCI LoRA NSS

Demodulator
RFO-HF PA_HP
ADCQ FSK/OOK MISO
Demodulator
LoRa/FSK

PA
FIFO

VR_PA TXDAC High Band

Regulator LoRa
Fractional-N PLL MOSI
Modulator
MUX

FSK/OOK SPI
SCK
PA_BOOST PA_HP Modulator Interface

DIO (5:0)
Low Band
Fractional-N PLL
RFO_LF PA_LP
Registers

RxTx/RFMOD
Config

Crystal RC
Power Distribution
Oscillator Oscillator

RFI_LF

XTAL A XTAL B VBAT_ANA VBAT_RF VR_DIG GND NRESET

VBAT_DIG VR_ANA

LoRa Products
Part Frequency Range Link Budget RXCurrent FSK Max DR LoRa DR Max Sensitivity TX Power
Number (MHz) (dB) (mA) (kbps) (kbps) (dBm) (dBm)

SX1272 862–1020 158 10 300 0.3–40 -138 + 20

SX1273 862–1020 150 10 300 1.7–40 -130 + 20
SX1276 137–1020 168 11 300 0.018–40 -148 + 20
SX1277 137–1020 158 11 300 1.7–40 -138 + 20
SX1278 137–525 168 11 300 0.018–40 -148 + 20
SX1279 137–960 168 11 300 0.018–40 -148 +20

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LoRa® Gateway/Concentrator Solution

The ultimate long-range, high capacity solution for IoT and M2M networks

Concentrator Network Application

/Gateway Server Server

3G/
Ethernet
Backhaul

LoRa® RF TCP/IP SSL TCP/IP SSL

LoRaWAN™ LoRaWAN™ Secure Payload

AES Secured Payload Application Data

KEY FEATURES OF SEMTECH’S LoRa WIRELESS RF TECHNOLOGY

Long Range Penetrates in dense urban and deep indoor environments, connecting to sensors up to 30 miles away in rural areas
Low Power Designed specifically for low power consumption extending battery lifetime up to 20 years
High Capacity Supports millions of messages per basestation
Geolocation Enables GPS free, low power tracking applications
Standardized LoRaWAN specification ensures global interoperability among applications, IoT solution providers and telecom operators
Secure Embedded end-to-end AES-128 encryption of data for optimal privacy and protection
Low Cost Reduces costs three ways: infrastructure investment, operating expenses and end-node sensors

PICOCELL SOLUTIONS GATEWAY SOLUTIONS

• LoRa Picocell Platforms are designed for a variety of indoor • Multi-channel, multi-modem receiver including LoRa
applications and FSK modems
• SX1308 picocell IC is coupled with a SX1255 or SX1257 LoRa • Inherent two-way communication
RF transceiver, and is expected to help bring low cost LoRaWAN • Receives simultaneously different data rates on
networks to market for consumers and private enterprises same channel

RF ICs and for Gateway and Picocells RF Transceivers

Part Operating LoRa FSK Part
Tx/Rx Capacity Tx/Rx Band (MHz) Tx Power NF
Number Temp. Range Modem Modem Number
SX1301 Tx/Rx -40– 85°C 9 1 Varies by application SX1257 Tx/Rx 860–1000 -20–8 7

SX1308 Tx/Rx 0–70°C 9 1 Varies by application SX1255 Tx/Rx 400–510 -20–8 7

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Robust, Low-Power Communications For

Next-Generation ISM-Band Applications

High Link Budget

for Longest Range 7x Lower Power
• 16mA @ +10dBm output
Tx • 100nA sleep mode current
FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK, OOK,

CONTROL
ASK Modulation
up to 600kbps FREQUENCY
SYNTHESIS
Constant RF Performance
Unrivaled Receiver from 1.8V to 3.7V
Rx
Robustness

Exceptional Immunity from Interference Lowest Rx Current Devices

• Adjacent channel rejection (ACR) • SX1211 – 3.0mA
• Blocking interferers • SX1232 – 9.3mA

Complete Line of Semtech G/F/MSK & OOK RF ICs

Part Band Tx Power Rx Sensitivity Link Budget Rx Current
Tx/Rx Modulation Max Bit Rate Tx Current
Number (MHz) (dBm) (dBm) (dB) (mA)
300kbps (FSK)
SX1230 Tx 290–1000 -20 ~ 17 G/F/MSK & OOK - - 33mA @ 10dBm -
32.7kbps (OOK)
100kbps (FSK)
SX1243 Tx 310–928 10 G/F/MSK & OOK - - 15mA @ 10dBm -
10kbps (OOK
300kbps (FSK)
SX1239 Rx 290–1000 -20 ~ 17 G/F/MSK & OOK -120 - - 16
32.7kbps (OOK)
300kbps (FSK)
SX1231 Tx/Rx 290–1000 -20 ~ 17 G/F/MSK & OOK -120 137 33mA @ 10dBm 16
32.7kbps (OOK)
600kbps (FSK)
SX1231H Tx/Rx 290–1000 -20 ~ 20 G/F/MSK & OOK -120 140 120mA @ 20dBm 16
32.7kbps (OOK)
300kbps (FSK)
SX1232 Tx/Rx 860–1000 -20 ~ 20 G/F/MSK & OOK -123 143 120mA @ 20dBm 9.3
32.7kbps (OOK)
300kbps (FSK)
SX1236 Tx/Rx 137–1020 -20 ~ 20 G/F/MSK & OOK -123 143 120mA @ 20dBm 9.9
32.7kbps (OOK)
600kbps (FSK)
SX1233 Tx/Rx 290–1000 -20 ~ 17 G/F/MSK & OOK -120 137 33mA @ 10dBm 16
32.7kbps (OOK)
Class 1
ETSI

SX1235 Tx/Rx 860–1000 -20 ~ 20 G/F/MSK & OOK 300kbps (FSK) -123 143 120mA @ 20dBm 9.3

200kbps (FSK)
SX1211 Tx/Rx 862–960 -8.5 ~ +12.5 FSK/OOK/ASK -107 120 25mA @ 10dBm 3
32.7kbps (OOK)

High Tx Power Devices

Part Band Tx Power Max Rx Sensitivity Link Budget Rx Current
Tx/Rx Modulation Tx Current
Number (MHz) (dBm) Bit Rate (dBm) (dB) (mA)

SX1238 Tx/Rx 902 – 928 +27 G/F/MSK & OOK 300kbps -124 151 408mA @ 27dBm +20

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Transform the Grid with LoRa-based

Smart Meters and Smart Sensors

With over 20 years of experience providing RF communications and sensing ICs for battery-operated water and gas meters. Semtech
offers the widest range of RF ICs for ultra long range, narrow-band, and wide-band machine-to-machine (M2M) communications.

4 High-Link Budget
Servers generates
a work order • 30dB higher than competing
5 devices when using a low-
A repair is scheduled
based on work order cost BOM

High Rx Sensitivity Solutions

7x Lower Power Consumption

• 100nA sleep
• 2.5mA Rx
• 27mA @ +13dBm Tx
3
2 Cloud
Support for Major Wireless
Gateway
Communications Protocols
• IEEE 802.15.4g
• Wireless M-Bus
• 6LoWPAN

Ultra-low Rx Current Consumption

• <3mA
1 • Up to 7x lower than
LoRa-based Smart Water Flow Embedded

Monitoring System
Sensors on
Waterpipes
competing devices

RF ICs for Smart Energy Meters and Smart Sensors

Part Link Budget Rx Current
Description Evaluation Kit
Number (dB) (mA)

SX1232 860–11020MHz Low Power G/FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 143 9.3 SX1232-32SKA868/915

SX1272DVK1BAS (868MHz)
SX1272 860–11020MHz Long Range LoRa G/FSK Transceiver 158 10
SX1272DVK1CAS (915MHz)

SX1273 860–11020MHz Long Range LoRa G/FSK Transceiver 150 10 SX1272DVK

SX1276DVK1IAS (169/868MHz)
SX1276 138–11020MHz Long Range LoRa G/FSK Transceiver 168 9.9 SX1276DVK1IAS (433/868MHz)
SX1276DVK1IAS (490/915MHz)

SX1277 138–11020MHz Long Range LoRa G/FSK Transceiver 158 9.9 SX1276DVK

SX1278 138–1510MHz Long Range LoRa G/FSK Transceiver 168 9.9 SX1276DVK

SX1279 138–1960MHz Long Range LoRa G/FSK Transceiver 168 9.9 SX1276DVK

SX1231 290–11000MHz G/FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 140 16 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1233 290–11000MHz G/FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 140 16 SX1233-33SKA868/915

SX1211 862–1960 MHz Low Power FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 125 3 SX1211SKA868/915

SX1212 310–510 MHz Low Power FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 122.5 3 SX1212SKA868/915

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Green Solutions for

Smart Homes and Buildings
Semtech breaks the cost and quality of service entry barriers for smart, energy-efficient residential and commercial
buildings with 7x lower power consumption and unrivaled RF link robustness.

INTERNET OF THINGS WITH LoRa ®

• Security and Intruder

• Fire Detection
• Access Control
• Smart Meters
• Smart Thermostats
• Smart Lighting
• Signal Conditioning in Airflow,
CO2 and CO Sensors

RF ICs for Residential and Commercial Building Applications

Part Number Description Package (mm) Evaluation Kit

SX1230 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transmitter QFN 4x4 SX1230SKA433/868/915

SX1243 310MHz–1928MHz Low Cost FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transmitter DFN 2x3 SX1243SKA433/868/915

SX1239 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Receiver QFN 5x5 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1231 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1231H 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1232 868MHz & 915MHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 SX1232-32SKA868/915

SX1233 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 SX1233-33SKA868/915

SX1236 137–11000 Dual band/RF Input Transceiver QFN 6x6 SX1276DVK1JAS SX1276DVK1KAS

SX1211 862MHz–1960MHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 SX1211SKA868/915

SX1212 310MHz–1510MHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 SX1212SKA433

SX1208 290MHz–1510MHz GFSK/GMSK/OOK RF Transceiver QFN 5x5 -

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Design Ultra-Low Power,

Highly-Secure RKE and Active RFID Systems
Semtech offers highly-integrated, cost-effective, turn-key RF solutions for emerging wireless applications
requiring ultra-low power consumption, very high link budgets and secure data transmission.

REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (RKE) DASH7 SUPPORT FOR ACTIVE DESIGN SUPPORT TOOLS AND
SYSTEMS RFID SYSTEMS PARTNER SOLUTIONS
• One-way and two-way, • Container shipment and asset • Microchip RKE reference design
non-line-of-sight systems tracking systems • Semtech wireless remote control energy
• Garage door openers ­• Patient monitoring systems harvesting reference design
• Car alarms and remote starters ­• Social alarms

SEMTECH TURN-KEY RF SOLUTIONS BALANCE DESIGN COST AND FLEXIBILITY NEEDS (SX1243)

HCS3xx SX1243 E2PROM SX1230 MCU SX1243 MCU SX1230

Peripherals Peripherals

Rolling Code Reference Design Static Payload Reference Design Low-Cost Tx Solution Fully Programable Digital Tx

RF ICs for Remote Keyless Entry and Active RFID Systems

Part Number Description Application Package (mm) Evaluation Kit

1-way remote control

SX1230 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transmitter QFN 4x4 SX1230SKA433/868/915
(MCU-less mode)

SX1243 310MHz–1928MHz Low Cost FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transmitter 1-way remote control DFN 2x3 SX1243SKA433/868/915

SX1239 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Receiver 1-way remote control QFN 5x5 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1231 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 2-way remote control QFN 5x5 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1231H 290MHz–11GHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver 2-way remote control QFN 5x5 SX1231SKB433/868/915

SX1212 310MHz–1510MHz FSK/OOK/ASK RF Transceiver DASH7 Technology QFN 5x5 SX1212-DK7A433

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Application-Specific RF Evaluation Kits

Tx/Rx Kits with LoRa®
Part
Description Frequency band Kit contents Evaluation Kit
Number
Low-Power RF Transceiver 860–1020MHz SX1272DVK1BAS (868MHz)
SX1272 868MHz/915MHz 2 SX1272 Demo units, PER
with LoRa Modem SX1272DVK1CAS (915MHz)
Low-Power RF Transceiver 860–1020MHz
SX1273 868MHz/915MHz 2 SX1272 Demo units, PER Use SX1272 kit (SX1272 is a superset)
with LoRa Modem
Low-Power RF Transceiver 138–1020MHz SX1276DVK1IAS
137MHz–1020MHz 2 SX1276 Demo units, PER
with LoRa Modem (169MHz and 868MHz)
Low-Power RF Transceiver 138–1020MHz SX1276DVK1JAS
SX1276 137MHz–1020MHz 2 SX1276 Demo units, PER
with LoRa Modem (433MHz and 868MHz)
Low-Power RF Transceiver 138–1020MHz SX1276DVK1KAS
137MHz–1020MHz 2 SX1276 Demo units, PER
with LoRa Modem (490MHz and 915MHz)
Low-Power RF Transceiver 138–1020MHz
SX1277 137MHz–1020MHz 2 SX1276 Demo units, PER Use SX1276 kit (SX1276 is a superset)
with LoRa Modem
Low-Power RF Transceiver 138–510MHz
SX1278 137MHz–510MHz 2 SX1276 Demo units, PER Use SX1276 kit (SX1276 is a superset)
with LoRa Modem
G/F/MSK & OOK Kits
Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 862–960MHz 868MHz/915MHz Single USB dongle SX1211SKA868/SX1211SKA915
SX1211 Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 862–960MHz 868MHz/915MHz 2 USB dongle, PER SX1211-11SKA868/SX1211-11SKA915
Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 862–960MHz 868MHz/915MHz 1 SM module SM1211E868/SM1211E915
Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 310–510MHz 433MHz Dash7 dev kit SX1212-DK7A433
Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 310–510MHz 433MHz Single USB dongle SX1212SKA433
SX1212
Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 310–510MHz 433MHz 2 USB dongle, PER SX1212-12SKA433
Ultra-Low Power RF Transceiver 310–510MHz 433MHz 1 SM module SM1212E433
Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver 433MHz/868MHz/ SM1231E433A/SM1231E868A /
1 SM module
290–1000MHz 915MHz SM1231E915A
Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver 433MHz/868MHz/ 1 SM module + SX1231SKB433/SX1231SKB868/
SX1231
290–1000MHz 915MHz interface board SX1231SKB915
Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver 433MHz/868MHz/ 2 SM modules + SX1231-31SKB433/SX1231-31SKB868/
290–1000MHz 915MHz interface boards SX1231-31SKB915
Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver 2 SM modules +
SX1232 868MHz/915MHz SX1232-32SKA868/SX1232-32SKA915
868/915MHz interface boards
Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver
868MHz/915MHz 1 SM module SM1233E868B/SM1233E915B
290–1000MHz
Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver 1 SM module +
SX1233 868MHz/915MHz SX1233SKA868/SX1233SKA915
290–1000MHz interface board

Low-Power Integrated RF Transceiver 2 SM modules +

868MHz/915MHz SX1233-33SKA868/SX1233-33SKA915
290-1000MHz interface boards
Low-Power Integrated RF Receiver 433MHz/868MHz/ SM1231E433A / SM1231E868A /
1 SM module
290–1000MHz 915MHz SM1231E915A
Low-Power Integrated RF Receiver 433MHz / 868MHz / 1 SM module + SX1231SKB433/SX1231SKB868 /
SX1239
290–1000MHz 915MHz interface board SX1231SKB915
Low-Power Integrated RF Receiver 433MHz/868MHz/ 2 SM modules + SX1231-31SKB433/SX1231-31SKB868/
290–1000MHz 915MHz interface boards SX1231-31SKB915
Low-Cost, Low-Current Integrated Transmitter 433MHz/868MHz/ SX1243SKA433/SX1243SKA868/
SX1243 USB Dongle with SM module
310–928MHz 915MHz SX1243SKA915

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