There are currently a few "mPCIe" lorawan gateway cards on the market or in development. Unfortunately most of them only use the mPCIe/M.2/mSATA form factor but not a mPCIe compatible pinout. This list tries to be complete in differentiating between the different cards.
Card Name/Type | Availability | Gateway Chip | Reference Design | mPCIe Compatibility |
---|---|---|---|---|
nFuse LRWCCx-MPCIE | now | 1301/1308 | 1 | Yes, USB (868+915Mhz available) |
MAXIIot GL5711 | now | 1301 | 1 | No, mPCIe formfactor but 5V supply voltage |
RAK833 Wireless mPCIe | now (US $177) | 1301 | unknown | Yes, USB (SPI bus uses non-standard pins) |
MultiTech MTAC-LORA | now | 1301 | 1 | Probably not, requires 3.3V and 5V supply voltage and looks like M.2 format |
OccamSmart mPCIe | now (US $110) | 1301/1308 | 1 | Yes, USB/Serial |
LIyatech LRM001 | now | 1301 | 1 |
Not clear, seems to be USB/Serial |
LPWAN LPGWMD002 | unknown | 1301 | 1 |
No, mPCIe formfactor but 5V supply voltage |
MAXIIot GL5712 | now (US $109) | 1301 | 1 | Yes, 3.3V USB+SPI |
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Reference Designs
I've been looking into the different mPCIe gateways too. From what I have found the nFuse (STM based) and OccamSmart (PIC based) are using the PicoGW reference design. Whereas the others that support USB are using the USB to SPI FTDI chip.
-Chris