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- hardware preamble, synch recognition and CRC check
- digital RSSI can be read at any time with readRSSI()
- interrupt driven
- tested on [Moteino R3, R4, R4-USB (ATMega328p), MEGA (ATMega1284p)](https://lowpowerlab.com/shop/Moteino-R4)
- tested on [all Moteinos & many custom boards designed by LowPowerLab](https://lowpowerlab.com/shop/moteino)
- works with RFM69W, RFM69HW, RFM69CW, RFM69HCW, Semtech SX1231/SX1231H transceivers
- promiscuous mode allows any node to listen to any packet on same network
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To find your Arduino folder go to File>Preferences in the Arduino IDE.
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See [this tutorial](http://learn.adafruit.com/arduino-tips-tricks-and-techniques/arduino-libraries) on Arduino libraries.
See [this tutorial](https://www.arduino.cc/en/Guide/Libraries) on Arduino libraries.
### Hardware & programming
The easiest way to get started is with the well documented and supported [Moteino](http://moteino.com) microcontroller platform which is [easily programmable](https://lowpowerlab.com/programming) from the Arduino IDE. This includes the [Moteino, MoteinoUSB & MoteinoMEGA](https://lowpowerlab.com/shop/Moteino). RFM69 transceivers were extensively tested on Moteinos for the purpose of building internet of things (IoT) devices that can be controlled wirelessly. This platform has matured over time and there is now a [dedicated page](https://lowpowerlab.com/gateway) where you can review how these devices can interact with each other via a RaspberryPi gateway interface. Here's a video overview:<br/>
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See the [library release blog post](http://lowpowerlab.com/blog/2013/06/20/rfm69-library/)
## Why RFM69
- I have spent a lot of time developing this library for RFM69W/HW transceivers. I made it open source because I believe a lot of people can benefit from this new powerful transceiver. I hope others will also contribute and build on my work
- I have spent a lot of time developing this library for RFM69W/CW/HW/HCW transceivers. I made it open source because I believe a lot of people can benefit from this new powerful transceiver. I hope others will also contribute and build on my work
- I have long researched alternative transceivers for RFM12B which is still an excellent transceiver but it is much lower output power and has limited built in features which need to be implemented in firmware (PREAMBLE, SYNC, CRC, packet engine, encryption etc).
- I wanted a transceiver that could still be very small, easy to use, and have the longer range that I needed
- RFM69 comes in 2 variants that have the same pinout layout: RFM69W (13dBm, 45mA TX) and RFM69HW (20dBm, 130mA TX). Other variants include the RFM69CW (up to 13dBm power) which is pin compatible with RFM12B, and RFM69HCW (20dBm output power).
- RFM69 comes in 2 variants: RFM69W/CW (13dBm, 45mA TX) and RFM69HW/HCW (20dBm, 130mA TX). They are not pin compatible. The RFM69HCW is generally recommended since it has the extra power when needed.
## RFM69W range and antennas
## RFM69 range and antennas
- I have tested open-air range on these transceivers in various combinations.
- I am happy to say that a range of upwards of 350m can be achieved with the default settings provided in the library. Some users reported upwards of 500m by lowering the bitrate, and a forum user reported 1.5miles at 1.2Kbps: see [this forum post](http://lowpowerlab.com/forum/index.php/topic,112.msg288.html) and [this blog page](http://lowpowerlab.com/moteino/#antennas)
- The caveat with these higher RF power units is that they need more DC power when they transmit. For battery powered motes, you will need to keep them powered down and only transmit periodically. Use the sleep() function to put the radios in low power mode and use the [LowPower](https://github.com/lowpowerlab/lowpower) or [Narcoleptic](https://code.google.com/p/narcoleptic/) libraries to power down your Moteino/Arduino
- I am happy to say that a range of upwards of 400m can be achieved with the default settings provided in the library. Some users reported upwards of 500m by lowering the bitrate, and a forum user reported 1.5miles at 1.2Kbps: see [this forum post](http://lowpowerlab.com/forum/index.php/topic,112.msg288.html) and [this blog page](http://lowpowerlab.com/moteino/#antennas)
- The caveat with these higher RF power units is that they need more DC power when they transmit. For battery powered motes, you will need to keep them powered down and only transmit periodically. Use the sleep() function to put the radios in low power mode and use the [LowPower](https://github.com/lowpowerlab/lowpower) library to power down your Moteino.
- The RFM69 ATC feature enables keeping transmit power only at the required level to achieve the desired RSSI at the receiving end, see examples for usage