RAK WisBlock Core Modules

RAK4631

RAK4631 - nRF52

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Please be aware of the difference between the RAK4631 (Arduino bootloader) and the RAK4631-R (RUI3 bootloader). Meshtastic requires the Arduino bootloader. If you have a RAK4631-R, please see the instructions for converting the bootloader.

• RAK4631
  • MCUMCU (Microcontroller Unit). The microcontroller that runs the firmware on a device. The hardware tables list the MCU for each supported board.
    • nRF52840nRF52840A Nordic microcontroller from the nRF52 family, used in devices such as the RAK WisBlock core modules. Provides Bluetooth LE 5.0 and very low power consumption.
      • Bluetooth BLEBLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The default wireless connection between a node and a phone client. 5.0
      • Very low power consumption
  • LoRaLoRaA low-power, long-range wireless communication technology used by Meshtastic devices to enable communication over distances of several kilometers without the need for cellular, Wi-Fi, or other traditional network infrastructures. Transceiver:
    • SX1262SX1262A Semtech sub-GHz LoRa transceiver, used in most current Meshtastic hardware and recommended over the older SX127x series.
  • Frequency Options:
    • 433 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 470 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 799 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 865 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 868 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 915 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 920 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
    • 923 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • Connectors:
    • U.FLIPEXA miniature coaxial antenna connector found on many boards. The docs write it as U.FL/IPEX, using the two names interchangeably./IPEXIPEXA miniature coaxial antenna connector found on many boards. The docs write it as U.FL/IPEX, using the two names interchangeably. antenna connector for LoRaLoRaA low-power, long-range wireless communication technology used by Meshtastic devices to enable communication over distances of several kilometers without the need for cellular, Wi-Fi, or other traditional network infrastructures.

Resources

• Firmware file: firmware-rak4631-X.X.X.xxxxxxx.uf2
• Further information on the RAK4631 can be found on the RAK Documentation Center.
• Purchase Links:
  • US
    • Rokland - US915 Mhz
  • International
    • RAKwireless Store
    • RAKwireless AliExpress
    • HexaSpot

GPIO

Note

There is no usable GPIOGPIO (General Purpose Input/Output). An uncommitted digital signal pin on a device. pin on any RAK base board except the 'big' baseboard RAK19001 without adding a RAK13002 IO module or a third party IO sensor breakout.

The RAK4631 uses symbolic labels for its I/O Pins on the module and baseboard silk screens. The following table shows the mapping of the RAK4631 GPIOGPIO (General Purpose Input/Output). An uncommitted digital signal pin on a device. pins to the corresponding Arduino pins and the MCUMCU (Microcontroller Unit). The microcontroller that runs the firmware on a device. The hardware tables list the MCU for each supported board. Port numbers.

RAK Pin	nRF52840nRF52840A Nordic microcontroller from the nRF52 family, used in devices such as the RAK WisBlock core modules. Provides Bluetooth LE 5.0 and very low power consumption. Pin	Arduino GPIOGPIO (General Purpose Input/Output). An uncommitted digital signal pin on a device.	Remark
IO1	P0.17	17	used to toggle power to peripheral modules using 3v3_S power rail, not available for user application
IO2	P1.02	34	used to power all peripheral modules, not available for user application
IO3	P0.21	21
IO4	P0.04	4
IO5	P0.09	9	The 'User Button' is mapped here.
IO6	P0.10	10
IO7	P0.28	28
SW1	P0.01	1
A0	P0.04/AIN2	A2
A1	P0.31/AIN7	A7
SPI_CS	P0.26	26

When configuring GPIOGPIO (General Purpose Input/Output). An uncommitted digital signal pin on a device. pins in your device settings, the Arduino GPIOGPIO (General Purpose Input/Output). An uncommitted digital signal pin on a device. numbers should be used.

Example

meshtastic --set external_notification.output 10

This will use IO6 on a RAK4631

RAK11310

RAK11310 - RP2040

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Please note, this core module does NOT include BLEBLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The default wireless connection between a node and a phone client./WiFi.

• MCUMCU (Microcontroller Unit). The microcontroller that runs the firmware on a device. The hardware tables list the MCU for each supported board.:
  • Raspberry Pi RP2040rp2040A microcontroller chip developed by Raspberry Pi, featuring dual ARM Cortex-M0+ processors.
    • Dual M0+ Core
    • 133MHz CPU Clock
• LoRaLoRaA low-power, long-range wireless communication technology used by Meshtastic devices to enable communication over distances of several kilometers without the need for cellular, Wi-Fi, or other traditional network infrastructures. Transceiver:
  • SX1262SX1262A Semtech sub-GHz LoRa transceiver, used in most current Meshtastic hardware and recommended over the older SX127x series.
• Frequency Options:
  • 433 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 470 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 864 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 865 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 868 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 915 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 920 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 923 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
• Connectors:
  • U.FLIPEXA miniature coaxial antenna connector found on many boards. The docs write it as U.FL/IPEX, using the two names interchangeably./IPEXIPEXA miniature coaxial antenna connector found on many boards. The docs write it as U.FL/IPEX, using the two names interchangeably. antenna connector for LoRaLoRaA low-power, long-range wireless communication technology used by Meshtastic devices to enable communication over distances of several kilometers without the need for cellular, Wi-Fi, or other traditional network infrastructures.

Resources

• Firmware file: firmware-rak11310-X.X.X.xxxxxxx.uf2
• Further information on the RAK11310 can be found on the RAK Documentation Center.
• Purchase Links:
  • US
    • Rokland
  • International
    • RAKwireless WisMesh RP2040 Starter Kit
    • RAKwireless Store
    • RAKwireless AliExpress

RAK3312

RAK3312 - ESP32-S3

• MCUMCU (Microcontroller Unit). The microcontroller that runs the firmware on a device. The hardware tables list the MCU for each supported board.:
  • ESP32ESP32A chipset of microcontroller made/designed by Espressif, used by a number of devices. Higher power usage than nRF52, but often cheaper and supports Wi-Fi if desired.-S3 (WiFi + BLEBLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The default wireless connection between a node and a phone client. 5.0)
    • Dual LX7 Core
    • 240MHz CPU Clock
    • 6 MB Flash
    • 512 kB SRAM
    • 512 kB RAM
    • 8 MB PSRAM
    • 16 kB RTC SRAM
• LoRaLoRaA low-power, long-range wireless communication technology used by Meshtastic devices to enable communication over distances of several kilometers without the need for cellular, Wi-Fi, or other traditional network infrastructures. Transceiver:
  • SX1262SX1262A Semtech sub-GHz LoRa transceiver, used in most current Meshtastic hardware and recommended over the older SX127x series.
• Frequency Options:
  • 864 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 865 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 868 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 915 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 920 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
  • 923 MHzMHz (Megahertz). A unit of frequency equal to one million hertz (cycles per second), used to specify the operating frequency of LoRa devices in the Meshtastic network, affecting range and data rate.
• Connectors:
  • MHF4 IPEXIPEXA miniature coaxial antenna connector found on many boards. The docs write it as U.FL/IPEX, using the two names interchangeably. antenna connector for LoRaLoRaA low-power, long-range wireless communication technology used by Meshtastic devices to enable communication over distances of several kilometers without the need for cellular, Wi-Fi, or other traditional network infrastructures.
  • MHF4 IPEXIPEXA miniature coaxial antenna connector found on many boards. The docs write it as U.FL/IPEX, using the two names interchangeably. antenna connector for Wifi/BLEBLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The default wireless connection between a node and a phone client.

Resources

• Firmware file: firmware-rak3312-X.X.X.xxxxxxx.bin
• Further information on the RAK3312 can be found on the RAK Documentation Center.
• Purchase Links:
  • US
    • Rokland
  • International - RAKwireless Store - HexaSpot