What I’m looking for is some type of USB adaptor or similar thing that I can use with a few Raspberry Pi’s to create a 802.11 ah network, but Googling hasn’t helped at all. Does anyone know how I might be able to get HaLow to work?
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1Are there even devices that support 802.11ah yet? All Google shows are stories about the technology. I'm not surprised Googling hasn't helped. – Oct 03 '17 at 19:33
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Maybe not such is available. 802.11ah as a chip is provided on http://newracom.com/products/ that was the only I found. – mico Oct 04 '17 at 04:08
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This may be dated, but there are offerings now [2020] for balcony cards for the 3B+ & 4s from multiple vendors.
Here are a couple:
- https://www.cnx-software.com/2019/12/16/openwifi-is-an-open-source-linux-wifi-stack-running-on-fpga-hardware/
- https://www.silextechnology.com/unwired/industrys-first-802.11ah-halow-wireless-module-for-iot-devices
- https://www.mwee.com/news/halowtm-wi-fi-built-raspberry-pi-3
- http://www1.futureelectronics.com/doc/Silex%20Technology/Silex-SX-NEWAH-ProductBrief-Updated.pdf
There are more, but I am still evaluating them for a Project I oversee. I will return with more that I think are valid as I go through them.
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There is now a Raspberry Pi hat for 802.11ah on the market, made by Newracom with the NRC7292 chipset.
It is described on the manufacturer's site. Silex Technologies also makes a different Pi hat using the same NRC7292 chip, but as part of their proprietary pre-certified module.
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