# The long-haul hub. LoRa for the sensors BLE can't reach.

Semtech SX1301 LoRaWAN gateway with 11 km radius, 2,000-device capacity, and an embedded network server so it can run standalone. Ideal when BLE isn't enough and you need to cover fields, farms, or a whole facility with a single unit.

LoRa · indoor

## What it does

## Features.

- Multi-channel LoRa concentrator — handles many simultaneous sensor streams
- Embedded network server lets it run standalone without a separate LNS
- Supports up to 2,000 end devices per gateway
- Dual SIM cellular for reliable backhaul where Ethernet isn't available
- Built-in GPS for deployment location + timing
- Network-upgradable firmware and software
- Auto-provisioning keeps the install walk short

## Specs

### The facts sheet.

**Radios**  
- LoRa · Semtech SX1301 multi-channel  
- Sensitivity -140 dBm @ 292 bps · TX up to 27 dBm

**Network**  
- Ethernet 10/100  
- WiFi 802.11 b/g/n  
- Dual SIM cellular (GSM · 3G · 4G LTE)  
- GPS  
- Serial RS232

**Processor**  
Semtech SX1301 concentrator · 8 GB flash · 512 MB DDR3

**Range**  
Up to 11 km (line of sight, rural)

**Power**  
9–48 V DC

**Enclosure**  
IP30 · wall or pole mount

**Dimensions**  
Rack-style form factor

**Operating temp**  
-40 °C to +70 °C · 0–95% RH

**Warranty**  
2 years standard · lifetime with on-premise service

## Use cases

### Built for.

- 01 Smart agriculture — soil, livestock, irrigation  
- 02 Remote facilities where BLE density isn't viable  
- 03 Smart city + parking  
- 04 Medical environmental monitoring with long-battery probes  
- 05 Industrial automation over long distances  
- 06 Aquaculture and water-quality deployments

## Why we ship it

BLE is the right answer for most of what we track, but it has two limits: range and battery budget on the end device. Once a deployment wants 5 km of coverage from a single gateway, or end nodes that run on AA cells for years, LoRa is the right radio — and the ILH-85 is the gateway we reach for.

The SX1301 is the reference-grade LoRa concentrator. Multi-channel means the gateway can handle the traffic from thousands of sensors without the collision losses you see on single-channel designs. The embedded network server on the ILH-85 means you don’t need to stand up a separate LNS to get started — the gateway can run standalone while Fleet consumes the uplink over any of its backhauls.

## The cellular story

Two SIM slots matter more than they sound like they should. Rural coverage is fickle: the gateway that works on Carrier A at install time can go dark six months later when the carrier repoints a tower. A second SIM on a different carrier, with automatic failover, has saved us on more than one deployment.

## In production

The ILH-85 is the gateway behind our aquaculture, smart-agriculture, and remote-monitoring deployments. A single unit typically covers the whole site. When we do add a second, it’s for redundancy rather than coverage extension.

## Pairs well with

- **Echolo EM500-series** LoRa sensor nodes (ultrasonic level, multi-parameter probes, soil moisture, etc.)  
- **Fleet** for the dashboard + alerts  
- **Echolo On-Premise Edge** when the site has cellular but the customer wants local-first decisions  
- **OLR** outdoor BLE hubs when the deployment mixes short-range asset tracking with long-range sensor telemetry