From f846c0d82a8ab860e17f57ebb52e091101f1d4e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joerg Lehmann Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:59:46 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README update --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 9fc6e90..33b1c75 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -52,3 +52,23 @@ index efff7d5..74efb37 100644 `[1]: [joerg@cinnamon libraries]$ for i in Adafruit_BME280_Library Adafruit_Sensor arduino-lmic arduino-lorawan Catena-Arduino-Platform Catena-mcciadk MCCI_FRAM_I2C Q2-HX711-Arduino-Library SparkFun_Qwiic_Scale_NAU7802_Arduino_Library OneWire SHT1x ; do cd $i; echo "| $(git remote -v |grep fetch |awk '{print $2}' |tr '\n' ' ') | $(git log --pretty=format:'%h | %cD ' -n 1) |" ; cd ..; done` + + +## Some Facts about RSSI and SNR + +https://lora.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#rssi + +RSSI minimum = -120 dBm. + +RSSI < -90 dBm: this signal is extremely weak, at the edge of what a receiver can receive. +RSSI -67dBm: this is a fairly strong signal. +RSSI > -55dBm: this is a very strong signal. +RSSI > -30dBm: your sniffer is sitting right next to the transmitter. + +https://lora.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#snr + +Typical LoRa SNR values are between: -20dB and +10dB + +A value closer to +10dB means the received signal is less corrupted. + +LoRa can demodulate signals which are -7.5 dB to -20 dB below the noise floor.