Sigfox is a low-power wireless network available in 35 countries for IoT communication. It uses a simple and low-energy architecture with small message payloads of up to 12 bytes that can be sent up to 140 times per day. Hardware solutions like modules starting at $2 are available from partners to connect devices to the Sigfox network for long-range communication over distances of a few kilometers up to 100km in ideal conditions.

1. Introduction to Sigfox
Sigfox World IoT Expo
September 2017

2. Introduction

3. About Sigfox
IoT Communication Service
Available in 35 countries right now
Low Energy + Simplicity
Chipsets from several major silicon vendors

4. Sigfox architecture

6. Online resources
Technical information : http://makers.sigfox.com
Videos : http://youtube.com/sigfox
Q&A : http://ask.sigfox.com
Github: http://github.com/sigfox

7. Hardware
solutions

8. Hardware
Sigfox is not a hardware vendor
Ecosystem of established partners

9. Hardware solutions
Modules available from $2
Offers combining Sigfox with Wifi , BLE, GPS
Fast track for product certification
Arduino & Raspberry Pi : Check partners.sigfox.com

10. Core concepts

11. Simplicity
No connection
No configuration
No pairing
No signaling

12. Low Energy
Years of battery life
tens of mAmps while transmitting
idle (µAmps) 99.x%
Independent solutions
Reduce maintenance & TCO

13. Properties
Good indoor propagation
Simple 2-way communication
Long Range between emitter and receivers

14. Very Long Range
Best case scenario
+100km between transmitter & receiver (base station)
Real life
A few kms (city) to tens of kms (countryside),
depending on the topography

15. Two-way communication
Devices can receive updates sent from your
application server
Each communication is instigated by the device

16. Small messages
Useful payload: up to 12 bytes
Up to 140 times each day (contract)
100 bits/s

17. Less is more !
GPS coordinates (lat x lng) : 6 bytes
Temperature: 2 bytes
State reporting : 1 byte
Heartbeat, update request : 0 byte
Keep it as simple as possible

18. Example: Sensit
816b1954 | 10000001 01101011 00011001 01010100
10000001 01101011 00011001 01010100 Active mode (Temp)
10000001 01101011 00011001 01010100 Temp. MSB & LSB
10000001 01101011 00011001 01010100 Humidity x2
Temp : 0110011001 = 409 . (409-200) / 8 = 26.125°C
Humidity: 01010100 = 84. 84/2 = 42%

19. Let’s play !

20. Useful Resources
http://build.sigfox.com
Session resources http://bit.ly/SigfoxWorldBeginners
XKit http://thinxtra.com/xkit
Questions ? http://ask.sigfox.com
Github
http://github.com/sigfox
http://github.com/nicolsc

21. Register
http://backend.sigfox.com/activate
Provider: Thinxtra
Country : Czech Republic
ID/PAC : Check sticker

22. Hello World

23. Arduino Setup
Open the Arduino IDE
Select the board (COM port)
Board type : Arduino Uno

25. Xkit Demo App
Copy libraries and DemoApp from
https://github.com/aureleq/Xkit-Sample
Upload code (board: Arduino/Genuino Uno)
Open Serial Monitor
Check messages on backend

26. Message received ?
http://backend.sigfox.com
Navigate to the devices menu in the top bar
Click on the ID of your device
Enter the messages menu from the left navigation
column

28. Email notification

29. Callback setup
Device Type menu
Click on your device type name
Enter the Callbacks menu
Select new default callback

34. Callback status
In the Devices > Messages panel, you have a indicator of the
callback status (an arrow)
Black : in progress
Green : Callback OK
Red : Callback KO (at least one of the callbacks failed)
Click the arrow to display details.

36. How does it work ?
Send a message, with a downlink flag
Once message is sent, the module gets back to sleep
After 20s, it will wake up automatically, in Rx mode
It will wait 20s for a downlink message
Afterwards it will get back to sleep

37. Downlink setup
To setup an automatic callback :
Device Type > Info > Edit
In the Downlink data settings, set the following :
Downlink Mode : DIRECT
Set the following value : 123400000BADCAFE

40. How to request a downlink
Same AT command, with additional
parameters
AT$SF=[hex byte]*, 1

41. Handle the response
When entering Rx mode, the module will display
+RX BEGIN
Received frame (if any) will be displayed as:
+RX= [byte] [byte] [byte] [byte] [byte] [byte] [byte] [byte]
End of Rx mode
+RX END

42. Downlink callback
In Device Type > Info > Edit
change Downlink mode to CALLBACK
Create a new default callback, with TYPE : DATA |
BIDIR
Then set up your URL

43. Sample input output
AT$SF=55 50 4C 49 4E 4B,1
OK
+RX BEGIN
+RX=44 4F 57 4E 4C 49 4E 4B
+RX END

44. Geoloc callback
Simply create a SERVICE > GEOLOC
callback, and receive latitude + longitude +
accuracy

46. Contact
devrelations@sigfox.com
aurelien.lequertier@sigfox.com
nicolas.lesconnec@sigfox.com