Blues Wireless 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 Wireless 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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