MikroElektronika, the Serbian embedded solutions manufacturer, has launched a new low-power wireless connectivity module aimed at accelerating the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial IoT (IIoT) applications.
The new LR 16 Click board, released in October, is based on Würth Elektronik’s WIRL-LORA Daphnis-I module, which integrates STMicroelectronics’ STM32WLE5CCU6 chip.
Supporting both LoRaWAN and proprietary communication modes, the board delivers long-range, low-power connectivity for a range of industrial and smart infrastructure uses.
The module operates in the EU868 frequency band with 13.4dBm output power and complies fully with the LoRaWAN 1.0.4 specification, supporting device classes A, B, and C. It also allows for peer-to-peer, star, and mesh networking, with broadcast, multicast, and unicast communication options.
MIKROE Chief Executive Nebojsa Matic said the LR 16 Click could be used in applications including smart city infrastructure, waste management, environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, asset tracking, healthcare monitoring, and industrial machine-to-machine communications.
“This Click board is useful for many applications including smart city street lighting, waste management, and environmental monitoring; smart farming for monitoring soil moisture, weather, and livestock; asset tracking and supply chain monitoring; patient monitoring systems; and remote monitoring in industrial settings,” said Matic.
The LR 16 Click joins MIKROE’s extensive range of more than 1,800 mikroBUS-enabled Click boards, designed to reduce development time for engineers working on embedded systems. The company’s EmbeddedWiki platform hosts over 800 projects featuring the new board, complete with working code.
Additional features include UART communication with AT command support, firmware upgrades, SWD debugging, Click Snap connectors for compact design integration, and LED indicators for data and network activity. The ClickID function enables automatic identification by the host system, simplifying setup.
Fully compatible with the mikroBUS standard, the LR 16 Click works with any host system supporting the interface and comes with open-source mikroSDK libraries for custom development and evaluation.
Belgrade-based MIKROE has positioned itself as a leading provider of standardised embedded development tools, offering a suite of hardware and software products including compilers, development boards, smart displays, and debugging tools. Its open standards, such as mikroBUS, mikroSDK, SiBrain, and DISCON, have been adopted by over 100 microcontroller manufacturers worldwide.
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