Wisblock: Modular solution for IoT

‍WisBlock: Simplifying IoT development

WisBlock is a modular system that facilitates the creation of solutions for Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN). With WisBlock, you can build everything from prototypes to series products, thanks to its easy-to-use building blocks.

The system offers a wide range of modules, from processing cores to wireless communication modules, sensors, displays and much more.

WisBlock is easy to use, and its visual design simplifies development for beginners and speeds up prototyping for experienced users. What's more, WisBlock's open-source firmware gives you total control and the ability to customize the functionality of your solution.

Constantly evolving product catalog

The platform offers a multitude of sensors for efficient, large-scale, real-world data collection at optimized cost. Available sensors include vibration, soil moisture, heart rate, UV, infrared, radar, gas, sound, temperature and location. The main modules feature BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), WiFi and LoRaWAN® connectivity. More than ten different interfaces enable the modules to be integrated with other systems, thanks to adapters for IO inputs/outputs, rotary inputs, code reading and much more.

WisBlock features:

Basic modules :

• WisBlock Base: The base board of the WisBlock system, it provides the power supply, connectivity for programming and debugging.
• WisBlock Core: The processing heart of your solution, offering various processors for LoRaWAN, WiFi, and more.

Expansion modules :

• Wireless Communication: WiFi, cellular, and LoRaWAN modules to extend your solution's connectivity.
• Sensors: A wide range of sensors to collect environmental, industrial and other data.
• Interfaces: Modules to interact with other systems via standard interfaces like RS485, 4-20mA, I2C, SPI, etc.
• Display: LED screens and ePaper to visualize data and information.
• Feeding: Power modules for different power sources, including USB, battery, solar panel, PoE, etc.
• Storage: Flash memory, EEPROM and SD card modules to store data and code.
• Engine: Modules to control electric motors for robotic and actuation applications.
• Other: Real-time clock modules, encryption modules, etc. for additional features.

Software :

• Open-source firmware: Allows complete customization of your IoT solution.
• Developer Tools: IDE, SDK, code samples, and documentation to help you get started quickly.

Resources :

• Active Community: Online forum and developer community for support and help.
• Tutorials and examples: Complete guide to help you learn and use WisBlock.

WisBlock: build innovative LPWAN IoT systems with ease

WisBlock is a remarkable product designed by RAKwireless for the IoT industry. Its modular approach allows you to build solutions by assembling blocks, like building bricks, to turn your ideas into reality. This makes it easy to implement a low-power wide area network (LPWAN) in your IoT solution.

Thanks to industrial-grade connectors, WisBlock is not only suitable for rapid prototyping and solution development, but the same hardware can also be used in the final product and mass production. With a small size of just 30 x 60 mm, WisBlock combines a microcontroller, LoRa© communication, up to 4 on-board sensors and input/output or communication extensions. WisBlock solutions can be programmed using the easy-to-use Arduino™ development environment, PlatformIO extension for Atom or MSVC. The Arduino™ framework offers a wide range of ready-to-use libraries. For larger projects, WisBlock solutions can also be created with professional IDEs such as Segger Embedded Studio or Keil.

WisBlock consists of :

• WisBlock Base: a carrier board for easy connection of a WisBlock Core processing board and several WisBlock modules. The WisBlock Base provides the power supply, batteries and solar panels, as well as the charging unit. It also features connectors for programming and debugging.

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• WisBlock Core: the processing unit of your IoT solution. Choose the right module for your application. Different WisBlock Core modules offer a variety of communication options, such as LoRa, WiFi, BLE and/or Bluetooth.

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• ‍WisBlock wireless modules: extend WisBlock's communication capabilities with the WiFi modules and cellular modems offered. These modules can also be integrated into the input/output slot of WisBlock bases.

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• WisBlock sensors: offer a range of sensors for detecting environmental conditions (temperature and humidity), localization and motion conditions (GNSS localization and accelerometer). They are easy to install by simply plugging them into the WisBlock base to complete your application with the necessary sensors.

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• WisBlock interface: these modules provide your application with interfaces to other systems thanks to digital and analog inputs/outputs, as well as industry standards such as RS485 or 4-20 mA communication.

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• WisBlock Display: adds visual display options to WisBlock. WisBlock Display offers graphic and LED displays for WisBlock solutions.

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• WisBlock add-on modules: these are complementary modules for WisBlock. This category includes extension cables, a real-time clock and other useful modules.

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• WisBlock storage: they extend the memory capacities of WisBlock solutions with various storage options, such as Flash, EEPROM or SD card slots.

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• WisBlock power modules: extend the power options available for WisBlock. Whether you need wireless charging or wish to use an alternative green energy source, WisBlock power modules offer you these solutions. What's more, a power option for external sensors is also available.

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• ‍WisBlock motor modules: add the ability to control electric motors for your robot projects and actuator applications.

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• WisBlock solutions: these are ready-to-use products built with WisBlock modules. They are delivered in a box and already include firmware. The firmware is open source and available on our Github WisBlock repository.

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• WisBlock Kits: these are collections of WisBlock modules designed to run on different applications, such as industry, health monitoring, motion detection, etc. They also offer connectivity such as LoRa/LoRaWAN, Cellular IoT and BLE. They also offer connectivity such as LoRa/LoRaWAN, Cellular IoT and BLE.

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• Unify WisBlock enclosure: designed specifically for WisBlock modules. It supports various mounting accessory options for indoor and outdoor IoT device deployments.

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