RAK Wireless

RAK Wireless Unify Enclosure IP65 Solar Panel + integrated 915 MHz & bluetooth antenna 910397

Name: RAK Wireless Unify Enclosure IP65 Solar Panel + integrated 915 MHz & bluetooth antenna 910397
Brand: RAK Wireless
SKU: 910397
Price: 41.95 EUR
Availability: InStock

€41,95

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Unify Enclosure IP65 100x75x38mm Solar + integrated 915 MHz & bluetooth antenna

The Unify Enclosures are modular IP65 rated outdoor enclosures that include tailored features to support WisBlock Base Boards and WisBlock Modules, but are highly adaptable to any application with spacious internals and thoughtfully designed universal mounting options.

The variant with solar panel has an 80 x 45 mm size solar panel integrated in the lid and a matching cable for the Solar Panel Connector of the WisBlock Base Boards. Depending on the power consumption of your application it can recharge a battery and make the product independent of an external power source.

The 100x75x38mm enclosure has enough internal space to support the following WisBlock Base Boards - RAK19003, RAK19007, RAK5005-O.

There is also space for a flat profile LiPo battery to be hosted under an internal mounting plate. The space available below a mounting plate in standard configuration is approximately 55x34x6mm excluding narrow sections where there are enclosure features.

Enclosure Specifications:

Material: ABS UL94V-0
External Size：100x75x38mm(including lid)
Internal Space：Approx 86x61x29mm (Usable space varies due to internal features)
General Wall Thickness: 4.5mm
Silicone waterproof seal (square profile to prevent twisting upon install)
Brass threaded inserts throughout (blind type)

Solar Panel Specifications:

Open circuit voltage: 6.1V（±10%）
Short circuit current: 95mA (±5%)
Voltage at nominal power: 5V (±10%)
Current at nominal power: 90mA (±5%)
Cell efficiency: 18%
Size： 80 x 45 x 1.7 mm (±0.2 mm）
Temperature range: -20-65℃
Humidity range: 45-85%

Unify Enclosure Internal Mounting Plate with integrated Antenna and Screw Bosses for WisBlock - 100x75x38mm Enclosure

This version of the internal mounting plate has integrated optimized antennas for LoRa/LoRaWAN and BLE. This helps for an easier assembly, improves the range of the LoRa/LoRaWAN communication and reduces the number of cables required inside the enclosure. It is available for two frequency ranges, please choose the correct version for your LoRaWAN region:

868 to 870 MHz	RU864
	IN865
	EU868
902 to 928 MHz	US915
	AU915
	KR920
	AS923

There is also space for a flat profile LiPo battery to be hosted under the mounting plate. The space available below a mounting plate in standard configuration is approximately 55x34x6mm excluding narrow sections where there are enclosure features.

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Warranty & Support:
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Online Technical Manuals and Instructions (Click Here)

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Return Policy: 30 day refund or receipt. Used non-defective cases are not returnable. Cases that have not been used or deployed outside can be returned. Defective cases are returnable. Non-defective returns may incur a 15% restocking fee if free shipping was selected for the order.

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includes PCB with built in antennas

Quality of enclosure itself is great! PCB with antennas, rubber gasket and mountable with optional brackets. Don't expect much from the built in solar panel. May extend the battery life at best but will not recharge. Will eventually need to be disassembled and recharged even with radio configured with low power settings enabled. With lack of adequate solar charging, enclosure needs a removable waterproof plug access to the USB charging port. In all fairness, I don't have a location where the solar panel gets unobstructed sun from dawn to dusk but does get a decent amount of direct sun from late morning to late afternoon.

Fix the solar

Box is small and tight. The mounting board with the integrated antenna seems to work really nice.

The solar panel is useless and complete garbage.
Panel has to be pointed directly at full sun before the red charging led turns on and even then It doesnt charge the battery.

Case

Would like to love this case. It’s small, water tight, and has solar. So, it should be good for a remote station, right? In my limited testing, however, the battery that fits the case (for the Meshtastic Rak board) has low capacity. And, the solar panel doesn’t provide enough juice to keep the battery topped up, or the board working. So, I would not call it set-and-forget. Worse yet, when the sun comes back, and charges (?) the battery, the WisBlock does not come back on- you have to unscrew the cover, and reset the WisBlock manually. If you also have to charge the battery via USB, you have to unscrew the mounting (carrier) board, because the Wisblock USB port is too close to the case to plug in. The screws for the carrier board that came with my units are magnetic, but the screws that close the case are not- and the screw is far enough down a hole that is both deep and wide enough for the screws to not settle into the nuts. That makes closing the case back up more difficult than it should be. Tested with three cases and boards, and assembly/disassembly is not my idea of fun.
Would suggest a hinged case design, and a tool-free carrier board removal. And, of course, a more capable solar panel to keep the unit powered.
The build quality of the case is good. Again, wish I could love it.