Data Sheet

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RM1xx LoRa/BLE Modules
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2 SPECIFICATIONS
Table 1: Specifications
Categories Feature Implementation
LoRa Wireless
Specification
LoRa®
LoRaWAN 1.01 (End Device)
Frequency
902-928MHz
RM191
865-870 MHz
RM186
Maximum Transmit Power
Setting
15.5 dBm
RM191
13.5 dBm RM186
Minimum Transmit Power
Setting
1.5 dBm
Receive Sensitivity
-126 dBm
-134 dBm
RM191 (BW 500 kHz SF 12)
RM186 (BW 125kHz SF 12)
Range
Up to 15 km in free space
Raw Data Rates
(over the air)
250 bps50 kbps
RM186
980 bps 21.9kbps
RM191
BLE Wireless
Specification
Bluetooth® (BLE)
V4.1Central OR Peripheral Mode
Frequency
2.402 - 2.480 GHz
Maximum Transmit Power
Setting
3 dBm (into -1.5 dBi chip antenna)
Minimum Transmit Power
Setting
-20 dBm (in four dB steps) with smartBASIC command
-16 dBm
-12 dBm
-8 dBm
-4 dBm
0 dBm
TX Whisper Mode 1
Transmit Power
-30 dBm (min.) with smartBASIC command
TX Whisper Mode 2 Transmit
Power
-55 dBm (min.) with smartBASIC command
Receive Sensitivity
(0.1% BER)
-91 dBm typical
Link Budget
95 dB (@ 1 Mbps)
Range
Up to 100 m in free space
TX Whisper Modes
Range reduction feature with TX Whisper modes with
smartBASIC command.
Range
(TX Whisper Mode 2)
<~30 cm
Raw Data Rates
1 Mbps (over the air)
Host Interface and
Peripherals
Total 14 x Multifunction I/O lines
UART TX, RX, CTS, RTS
DCD, RI, DTR, DSR, CTS, RTS (Note 1)
Default 115200, n, 8, 1
From 1,200 to 460800 bps
GPIO Up to 14
With configurable I/O direction, O/P drive strength