The MTAC-003 gateway accessory card enables long range connectivity to distributed assets and sensors using the latest RF spread spectrum (LoRa) technology by Semtech®.

The accessory card features include:

• Network-based geolocation using time difference of arrival (TDOA) and fine timestamping (requires gateway with GPS receiver and GPS antenna)
• Improved coverage in dense LoRa networks
• ISM band scanning and asset management range with LoRa of up to 10 miles/15 km line of sight or 1-3 miles/2 km through buildings
• Listen Before Talk (LBT) capability
• Bi-directional communications from thousands of MultiTech Reveal^TM LoRaWAN Wireless IoT Sensors or mDot^TM or xDot^TM long-range RF modules to a single Conduit^®

SPI Paths for MTAC-003

• AP1
  • Sx1303: /dev/spidev0.0
  • Sx1262: /dev/spidev0.1
• AP2
  • Sx1303: /dev/spidev1.0
  • Sx1262: /dev/spidev1.1

Links

• Accessory Card Quick Start
• MTAC-003 Hardware Guide
• MTAC-LoRa Software Usage
• Listen Before Talk
• Spectral Scan
• mLinux and mPower Packet Forwarder Application Note