FireBeetle Covers LoRa Radio 433MHz

FireBeetle cover with 433 MHz LoRa module for long-range low-power IoT monitoring. Arduino compatible with low sleep current.
Pinout
- MISOFireBeetle cover interface
SPI MISO interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text.
Type · SPI - MOSIFireBeetle cover interface
SPI MOSI interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text.
Type · SPI - SCKFireBeetle cover interface
SPI clock interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text.
Type · SPI - CSFireBeetle cover interface
SPI chip-select interface. The DFRobot wiki says CS can be connected to FireBeetle D2, D3, D4, or D5 with Dupont wires.
Type · SPI - RESETFireBeetle cover interface
LoRa module reset interface. The DFRobot wiki says RESET can be connected to FireBeetle D2, D3, D4, or D5 with Dupont wires.
Type · Control - VCCFireBeetle cover interface
Power rail. The DFRobot wiki notes VCC is the output voltage of the power supply when NC is disconnected.
Type · PowerVoltage · USB supply: 5V, lithium battery supply: 3.7V according to the DFRobot wiki note.
| Pin | Position | Type | Function | Voltage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MISO | FireBeetle cover interface | SPI | SPI MISO interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text. | |
| MOSI | FireBeetle cover interface | SPI | SPI MOSI interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text. | |
| SCK | FireBeetle cover interface | SPI | SPI clock interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text. | |
| CS | FireBeetle cover interface | SPI | SPI chip-select interface. The DFRobot wiki says CS can be connected to FireBeetle D2, D3, D4, or D5 with Dupont wires. | |
| RESET | FireBeetle cover interface | Control | LoRa module reset interface. The DFRobot wiki says RESET can be connected to FireBeetle D2, D3, D4, or D5 with Dupont wires. | |
| VCC | FireBeetle cover interface | Power | Power rail. The DFRobot wiki notes VCC is the output voltage of the power supply when NC is disconnected. | USB supply: 5V, lithium battery supply: 3.7V according to the DFRobot wiki note. |
Pin details
6 connections- MISOFireBeetle cover interface
SPI MISO interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text.
SPI - MOSIFireBeetle cover interface
SPI MOSI interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text.
SPI - SCKFireBeetle cover interface
SPI clock interface for the FireBeetle LoRa cover, documented by the official DFRobot TEL0121 wiki pinout text.
SPI - CSFireBeetle cover interface
SPI chip-select interface. The DFRobot wiki says CS can be connected to FireBeetle D2, D3, D4, or D5 with Dupont wires.
SPI - RESETFireBeetle cover interface
LoRa module reset interface. The DFRobot wiki says RESET can be connected to FireBeetle D2, D3, D4, or D5 with Dupont wires.
Control - VCCFireBeetle cover interface
Power rail. The DFRobot wiki notes VCC is the output voltage of the power supply when NC is disconnected.
PowerVoltage · USB supply: 5V, lithium battery supply: 3.7V according to the DFRobot wiki note.
Start wiring
UART · SPI · 3.3 V · Breakout
Confirm the data interface matches your host board.
Module pins: VCC, MISO, MOSI, SCK, CS, RESET. Schematik maps them to your board in the app.
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