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Blues Sparrow

Sparrow is a set of reference designs that enable one or more Nodes to communicate with a paired Gateway using a LoRa radio. The following articles will help you get started with Sparrow, and then dive deeper into exactly how the Sparrow hardware and firmware works.

Sparrow Quickstart: The place to start. This step-by-step guide helps you set up, configure, and start collecting data from a Sparrow Development Kit.
Sparrow Datasheet: View detailed documentation on the Sparrow architecture's specifications.
What To Do With Sparrow Data: Information on what to do with Sparrow data in Notehub, including tips on routing data to your own services, and how to use the Sparrow Reference Web App.
Sparrow Firmware Updates: A step-by-step guide for downloading firmware binaries, and uploading those binaries to your devices.
Sparrow Hardware Behavior: A detailed guide to the how buttons, LEDs, and DIP switches work on Sparrow hardware.
Sparrow Builder's Guide: A guide to building custom solutions on top of the Sparrow architecture.

Reference Projects

Sensor Clusters Made Easy w/LoRa and Blues Sparrow: Learn how to use a Sparrow Development Kit to monitor temperature, humidity, and motion at various locations around a home.
Refrigerator Fleet Monitoring Made Easy with LoRa: Monitor temperature, humidity, and door open/close state across fleets of refrigerators with low-cost, LoRa-based sensors.
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