Embedded and hobbyist electronics specialist Seeed Studio has introduced a brand new entry in its Wio Tracker household of LoRa-enabled gadgets — designed to supply an analogous footprint ot its compact T1000-E however with assist for exterior antennas and an on-board show.
“We have been listening to the neighborhood,” says Seeed’s Lucy Guo of the corporate’s newest product design. “A lot of you requested for a Meshtastic tracker that’s about the identical measurement because the T1000-E, however with a display screen and assist for exterior antennas. That is why we constructed the Wio Tracker L1 Professional — with the options you requested, plus extra. [It’s] specifically designed for DIY customers, out of doors explorers, and anybody who wants dependable, off-grid communication.”
Seeed has a brand new Meshtastic-compatible tracker, the Wio Tracker L1 Professional (heart), plus regular (proper) and “lite” (left) variants. (📷: Seeed Studio)
The Wio Tracker L1 Professional is constructed on Nordic Semiconductor’s nRF52840, features a 862–930MHz LoRa transceiver linked to a bundled exterior antenna, and a Quectel L76K World Navigation Satellite tv for pc System (GNSS) receiver for location information. In contrast to Seeed’s earlier T1000-E, although, it additionally features a compact 1.3″ OLED show plus a four-way directional joystick, offering a way of interacting with the gadget with out having to attach it to a smartphone, pill, or different gadget.
The gadget features a 3D-printed case, equipped as-standard, with a 2Ah battery delivering a claimed 5 days of energetic use. There’s additionally room for extra {hardware}, with unpopulated pin headers and a populated Grove-compatible growth port — plus a Serial-Wire Debug (SWD) interface for firmware growth and debugging.
The corporate has additionally promised an “E-Ink” model, which swaps the 1.3″ OLED out for a 2.13″ ePaper show. (📷: Seeed Studio)
For individuals who want to customise the design somewhat, Seeed has additionally introduced the Wio Tracker L1 and L1 Lite: the previous is the board from contained in the Wio Tracker L1 Professional minus the case, battery, and bundled antenna, whereas the latter drops the display screen as nicely. The corporate has additionally teased an upcoming variant dubbed the Wio Tracker L1 E-Ink, which swaps the 1.3″ OLED for a 2.13″ ePaper show.
The brand new gadgets are actually accessible to order on the Seeed Studio retailer, priced at $39.90 for the Wio Tracker L1 Professional, together with a $3 low cost for pre-orders, $29.90 for the Wio Tracker L1, and $27.90 for the Wio Tracker L1 Lite. Pricing for the ePaper variant had not been introduced on the time of writing.
