Wio L1 Pro
Seeed Studio Wio Tracker L1 Pro
★★★★★ 5.0
📱 Companion Radio Overview
The Seeed Studio Wio Tracker L1 Pro is a professional-grade LoRa tracking device featuring ultra-low power consumption and built-in GPS, making it ideal for long-term battery-powered deployments. Inside the case there is even a solar panel connector!
Key Features
- nRF52840: Ultra-low power ARM Cortex-M4 processor
- Built-in GPS: Integrated navigation and tracking
- SX1262 LoRa: Long-range communication
- Power Efficient: Optimized for battery life
- Professional Quality: Industrial-grade components
- Ripple Firmware Support: Takes advantage of the small screen, but confusing interface
- Custom Firmware: https://github.com/sosprz/Meshcore-Wio-Tracker-L1-Pro offers best functionality but isn’t open-source
✓ Pros
- ✔ Ultra-low power consumption
- ✔ Built-in GPS
- ✔ Professional build quality
- ✔ Supports Ripple and Community firmware
✗ Cons
- ✕ nRF52 has smaller community
- ✕ More expensive
- ✕ Limited availability
Use Cases
Ideal for:
- Asset tracking applications
- Low-power remote nodes
- Solar-powered installations
- Professional deployments
- Long-term battery operation
Setup Notes
- Flash with MeshCore Flasher
- Supports both Ripple and Community firmware
- Configure power settings for optimal battery life
- Requires external antenna
Additional Resources
Suggested firmware
Suggested Firmware from sosprz
Check out the features this (closed source) firmware adds on their Github page.
To test it out:
- Connect tracker to computer via USB, double click upper (reset) button on the left which should bring up 2 new drives in Windows (file) Explorer: XIAO-Sense & TRACKER L1.
- Go to the latest releases page and download WioTrackerL1_companion_radio_ble-v1.14.0.69-31dd17d9.uf2 directly to Tracker L1, or to your desktop and then to the drive.
- Just copying a UF2 file will tell the arduino guts to use that as the new firmware, installing & restarting the device automatically.
⚙️ Specifications
- MCU Chip
- nRF52840
- LoRa Chip
- SX1262
- Antenna
- External connector
- Price Range
- $60-80