Waveshare RP2040-LoRa

Name: Waveshare RP2040-LoRa
Brand: Waveshare
Price: 13 USD

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Compact RP2040 + SX1262 LoRa development board sold in LF and HF variants, with castellated GPIO, an IPEX antenna connector, and an optional USB-C FPC adapter for flashing and serial access.

~$13 approx (2026-06)

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MCU: RP2040
Radio: SX1262
Display: None
GPS: None
Battery: None
Connectivity: USB

Transports

usb

Variants

Purchasable options for this device

Revision	Variant	Band	SKU
—	RP2040-LoRa-LF	EU433 / CN433 CN470	26592
—	RP2040-LoRa-HF	EU868 US915 / AU915	26591
—	RP2040-LoRa-LF-Kit	EU433 / CN433 CN470	26543
—	RP2040-LoRa-HF-Kit	EU868 US915 / AU915	26542

Hardware

Radio

Technology: LORA
Chip: Semtech SX1262 ↗
Band: EU433 / CN433 CN470 EU868 US915 / AU915
TX power: 22 dBm
TX efficiency: 1.34 mW/mA
Antenna: IPEX-1.0

Processor

Family: Raspberry Pi RP2040 ↗
Architecture: ARM Cortex-M0+
Flash: 2 MB
RAM: 264 KB

Battery

Battery: None
Built-in: No
Charging: No

Power

Power draw (idle): 5.3 mA
Power draw (TX): 118 mA

Expansion

Port 1: Castellated Gpio · 20 pins (GPIO, SPI, I2C, UART)
Port 2: Fpc 0.5 · 8 pins (USB)

Physical

Board area: 8.6 cm²
Operating temp: -40 to 85 °C

Connectivity

USB: USB-C adapter via 8-pin FPC
USB modes: Power, Serial, Flashing
Bluetooth: Yes none
Wi-Fi: None

Details

Kind: Product
Lifecycle: Active
Family: waveshare-waveshare-lora
Firmware support: 2
Catalog completeness: 83 %

Firmware support

Firmware	Type	Target	Status	Notes
MeshCore (Reference)	Reference	waveshare_rp2040_lora	✓ Supported
MeshCoreNG	Fork	waveshare_rp2040_lora	✓ Supported