NETWORK CORE LLC · IoT STACK

Every Device.
Every Server.
Every Antenna.

The complete open-source IoT reference stack. Every reader, writer, developer board, server, antenna, and protocol — all patent-free, all open-source, all compatible with Network Core LLC's -11G infrastructure.

500+
Devices Listed
100M
Rows/House/Day
0
Patents Required
195
Countries
40+
Protocols
100%
Open Source
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Microcontrollers & Dev Boards
Reader · Writer · Developer
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ESP32-S3
MICROCONTROLLER · ESPRESSIF
Dual-core Xtensa LX7 @ 240MHz. Built-in WiFi 6 + BT 5.0. Ultra-low power deep sleep. Perfect for IoT sensor nodes with 100M row/day data generation.
240MHzWiFi 6BT 5.0512KB SRAM8MB FlashUSB-OTG
READERWRITERDEV
ESP-IDF Apache 2.0~$4 USD
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ESP32-C6
MICROCONTROLLER · RISC-V
RISC-V single-core @ 160MHz. WiFi 6 + BT 5.0 + Zigbee + Thread + Matter. First ESP32 with open RISC-V ISA — zero patent on CPU architecture.
RISC-VWiFi 6ZigbeeThreadMatterBT 5.0
READERWRITERDEV
ESP-IDF Apache 2.0 · RISC-V Open ISA~$3 USD
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TTGO LoRa32
LORA + ESP32 · READER/WRITER
ESP32 + SX1276 LoRa transceiver on one board. 915MHz/868MHz/433MHz. Perfect for LoRaWAN end-nodes contributing to the 100M row/day pipeline.
ESP32SX1276LoRaOLED915MHzWiFi
READERWRITER
Arduino / ESP-IDF Open~$12 USD
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Arduino Nano 33 IoT
MICROCONTROLLER · OPEN HW
SAMD21 ARM Cortex-M0+ with WiFi (u-blox NINA-W102) and BLE. Open hardware design. Arduino IDE compatible. Ideal for sensor reading and data writing.
ARM M0+WiFiBLE48MHzOpen HW
READERWRITERDEV
Arduino LGPL · Open Hardware~$18 USD
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STM32 Nucleo
ARM CORTEX-M · ST OPEN
STM32 family ARM Cortex-M MCUs with open STM32CubeIDE. Wide range from M0 to M7. Supports LoRa shields, Zigbee, and all open IoT protocols.
ARM Cortex-MLoRa ShieldUSBSPI/I2C/UART
READERWRITERDEV
STM32CubeIDE BSD · HAL Open~$15 USD
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Raspberry Pi Pico W
RP2040 · OPEN SDK
RP2040 dual-core ARM M0+ @ 133MHz with WiFi. Open C/C++ SDK and MicroPython. Programmable I/O (PIO) for custom protocols. Ideal for sensor interfacing.
RP2040WiFi133MHz264KB SRAMPIO
READERWRITERDEV
Pico SDK BSD-3~$6 USD
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Single Board Computers (SBC)
Full Node · Server · Developer
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Raspberry Pi 5
ARM CORTEX-A76 · FULL NODE
4-core ARM Cortex-A76 @ 2.4GHz, 8GB LPDDR4X. The primary Network Core LLC node platform. Runs full Linux stack, ChirpStack, TimescaleDB, and neuromorphic AI frameworks.
4-core A768GB RAMWiFi 5BT 5.0PCIe 2.0USB 3.0
READERWRITERDEVSERVER
Raspberry Pi OS (Debian) · Open~$80 USD
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Orange Pi 5 Plus
RK3588 · OPEN LINUX
Rockchip RK3588 8-core (4×A76 + 4×A55) @ 2.4GHz, up to 16GB RAM. NPU for edge AI. 2.5GbE networking. Excellent for high-throughput IoT gateway and AI inference.
RK358816GB RAMNPU 6TOPS2.5GbEPCIe 3.0
DEVSERVER
Armbian / Ubuntu Open~$100 USD
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BeagleV-Ahead
RISC-V · OPEN ISA
TH1520 quad-core RISC-V @ 1.85GHz with 4GB LPDDR4. 100% open ISA — no ARM patent royalties. NPU for edge AI. Ideal for patent-free Network Core deployments.
RISC-V4GB RAMNPU 4TOPSGbEOpen ISA
DEVSERVER
Debian RISC-V · Open ISA~$149 USD
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NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
ARM + GPU · EDGE AI
6-core ARM Cortex-A78AE + 1024-core Ampere GPU. 40 TOPS AI performance. Runs TensorRT, PyTorch, and open neuromorphic frameworks for high-performance edge inference.
6-core ARM8GB RAM40 TOPSGbEUSB 3.2
DEVSERVER
JetPack (Ubuntu) · Open SDK~$499 USD
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LoRaWAN Gateways
Network Gateway · 100-Mile Mesh
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RAK7289V2
8-CHANNEL LORAWAN GATEWAY
8-channel LoRaWAN gateway with SX1303 chipset. WiFi + Ethernet + LTE backhaul. OpenWRT-based. ChirpStack compatible. Covers 15km radius per gateway.
8-channelSX130315km rangeWiFi+LTEOpenWRT
GATEWAY
OpenWRT GPL · ChirpStack MIT~$299 USD
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Dragino LPS8N
8-CHANNEL INDOOR GATEWAY
Indoor 8-channel LoRaWAN gateway. SX1308 chipset. Ethernet + WiFi. Open-source firmware. Supports ChirpStack, TTN, and custom network servers.
8-channelSX1308IndoorEthernetWiFi
GATEWAY
OpenWRT GPL · Open Firmware~$149 USD
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DIY RPi + RAK2287
OPEN HARDWARE GATEWAY
Build your own 8-channel LoRaWAN gateway with Raspberry Pi + RAK2287 SX1302 HAT. Fully open hardware and software. Total cost ~$80. ChirpStack ready.
RPi 4/5SX13028-channelOpen HW~$80
GATEWAYDIY
100% Open Hardware + Software~$80 USD DIY
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Meshtastic T-Beam
LORA MESH NODE · OPEN
ESP32 + SX1276 LoRa + GPS + 18650 battery. Meshtastic open-source firmware. Off-grid mesh messaging and GPS tracking. 100-mile range with mesh relay.
ESP32SX1276GPSBatteryMeshtastic
READERWRITER
Meshtastic GPL-3.0~$35 USD
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Sensors — Every Category
100M Rows/Day Data Sources
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BME680
ENVIRONMENTAL · BOSCH
Temperature, humidity, pressure, and VOC gas sensor in one package. I2C/SPI interface. Open-source drivers for all platforms. Essential for indoor air quality monitoring.
TempHumidityPressureVOCI2C/SPI
READER
Bosch BSEC Open SDK~$5 USD
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INA226
POWER MONITOR · OPEN
High-side/low-side current and power monitor. I2C interface. Measures voltage, current, and power consumption. Critical for energy monitoring in smart homes.
CurrentVoltagePowerI2C36V max
READER
Open Driver (MIT)~$2 USD
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Atlas Scientific EZO
WATER QUALITY · OPEN API
pH, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, ORP, and temperature sensors with open I2C/UART API. Used for water quality monitoring in smart agriculture and environmental IoT.
pHDOECORPI2C/UART
READER
Open API · Open Datasheet~$40 USD
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u-blox NEO-M9N
GPS/GNSS · OPEN PROTOCOL
Multi-band GNSS receiver supporting GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou. Open NMEA 0183 protocol. 25ns timing accuracy. Used for asset tracking and location IoT.
GPSGLONASSGalileoBeiDouNMEA
READER
NMEA 0183 Open Standard~$25 USD
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INMP441
MEMS MICROPHONE · I2S
MEMS digital microphone with I2S interface. Used for acoustic monitoring, noise pollution sensing, and voice-activated IoT nodes. Open I2S protocol.
MEMSI2S-26dBFSSNR 61dB
READER
I2S Open Standard~$3 USD
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VL53L5CX
TIME-OF-FLIGHT · LIDAR
8×8 multizone ToF ranging sensor. 400cm range. I2C interface. Used for occupancy detection, gesture recognition, and 3D spatial mapping in IoT nodes.
8×8 zones400cmI2C60fps
READER
ST Open Driver (BSD)~$8 USD
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Antennas — All Bands
Open Spectrum · No License Required
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915MHz LoRa Fiberglass
OMNI · 5dBi · OUTDOOR
5dBi fiberglass omnidirectional antenna for 915MHz LoRaWAN. N-type connector. IP67 weatherproof. Extends gateway range to 15km in open terrain.
915MHz5dBiOmniN-typeIP67
ANTENNA
ISM Band · No License~$25 USD
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2.4/5GHz Dual-Band Yagi
DIRECTIONAL · 14dBi
14dBi dual-band Yagi directional antenna for WiFi 6/6E point-to-point links. Extends mesh range to 5km LOS. Open design — build your own from published specs.
2.4GHz5GHz14dBiYagi5km LOS
ANTENNA
Unlicensed ISM · Open Design~$40 USD
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TVWS UHF Antenna
470–790MHz · TV WHITE SPACE
Wideband UHF antenna for TV White Space (TVWS) operation. 470–790MHz. 6dBi gain. Used with GNU Radio SDR for 100km range cognitive radio links.
470–790MHz6dBiTVWS100km
ANTENNA
TVWS Open Standard · FCC Part 15~$60 USD
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FSO Optical Transceiver
FREE-SPACE OPTICAL · 10km
Open free-space optical transceiver for 10km LOS data links. 1Gbps throughput. No RF spectrum used. Zero interference. Open OpenFSO protocol stack.
1Gbps10km LOS850nmNo RFOpenFSO
OPTICAL
OpenFSO Open Standard~$500 USD
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SDR Hardware — Software Defined Radio
GNU Radio · Open Spectrum · Cognitive Radio
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RTL-SDR v4
USB SDR · 500kHz–1.75GHz
Low-cost USB SDR dongle. 500kHz–1.75GHz receive. Open-source rtl-sdr drivers. Perfect for spectrum monitoring, TVWS sensing, and GNU Radio experiments.
500kHz–1.75GHzUSB8-bit ADCGNU Radio
READERDEV
rtl-sdr GPL-2.0~$30 USD
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HackRF One
TX/RX SDR · 1MHz–6GHz
Open-source SDR transceiver. 1MHz–6GHz TX/RX. Half-duplex. Open hardware design (CERN OHL). GNU Radio compatible. Used for -11G spectrum research and cognitive radio.
1MHz–6GHzTX/RX20MspsOpen HWUSB 3.0
READERWRITERDEV
CERN OHL · GNU Radio GPL~$340 USD
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LimeSDR Mini 2.0
FULL-DUPLEX · 10MHz–3.5GHz
Full-duplex SDR with LMS7002M FPGA-based transceiver. 10MHz–3.5GHz. Open hardware. Used with srsRAN and OpenAirInterface for open 4G/5G base stations.
10MHz–3.5GHzFull-duplexFPGAOpen HW
READERWRITERDEV
Apache 2.0 · Open Hardware~$199 USD
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USRP B210
ETTUS · 70MHz–6GHz
Professional SDR platform. 70MHz–6GHz. 2×2 MIMO. Open UHD driver. Used for OpenAirInterface LTE/5G research and -11G spectrum management.
70MHz–6GHz2×2 MIMO61.44MspsUSB 3.0
READERWRITERDEV
UHD GPL-3.0 · Open Driver~$1,100 USD
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Servers — Open Source Stack
ChirpStack · TimescaleDB · Kafka · Grafana
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ChirpStack v4
LORAWAN NETWORK SERVER · MIT
Open-source LoRaWAN Network Server. Handles device management, uplink/downlink routing, and MQTT integration. Scales to millions of devices. MIT licensed.
LoRaWAN 1.0/1.1MQTTgRPC APIPostgreSQLRedis
SERVER
MIT LicenseFree · Open Source
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TimescaleDB
TIME-SERIES DATABASE · APACHE 2.0
PostgreSQL extension for time-series data. Handles 100M+ rows/day IoT ingestion. Automatic partitioning, compression, and continuous aggregates. Apache 2.0 licensed.
PostgreSQL100M+ rows/dayCompressionSQL
SERVER
Apache 2.0Free · Open Source
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Apache Kafka
STREAMING PLATFORM · APACHE 2.0
Distributed event streaming for IoT data pipelines. Handles millions of messages/second. Used as the backbone of Network Core LLC's 100M row/day ingestion pipeline.
Distributed1M+ msg/secDurableScalable
SERVER
Apache 2.0Free · Open Source
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Grafana
OBSERVABILITY PLATFORM · AGPL
Open-source observability and dashboarding. Visualizes IoT sensor data, network metrics, and token pipeline performance. Connects to TimescaleDB, InfluxDB, and 50+ data sources.
50+ sourcesAlertingDashboardsAPI
SERVER
AGPL-3.0Free · Open Source
Protocol Compatibility Matrix
PROTOCOLRANGEPOWEROPEN STDPATENT-FREEREADERWRITERMESHCOUNTRIES
LoRaWAN 1.115kmUltra-low✓✓✓✓Partial195
WiFi 6E (802.11ax)300mMedium✓✓✓✓✓195
Zigbee 3.0100mLow✓✓✓✓✓195
Thread / Matter100mLow✓✓✓✓✓195
BATMAN-adv MeshMulti-hopMedium✓✓✓✓✓195
FSO / LiFi10km LOSLow✓✓✓✓—195
TV White Space100kmMedium✓✓✓✓Partial80+
GNU Radio SDRVariableVariable✓✓✓✓✓195
Meshtastic100mi meshLow✓✓✓✓✓195
MQTT v5InternetUltra-low✓✓✓✓✓195
CoAP (RFC 7252)InternetUltra-low✓✓✓✓✓195
6LoWPAN100mUltra-low✓✓✓✓✓195