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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Inria
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @defgroup    net_lora LoRa modulation
+ * @ingroup     net
+ * @brief       LoRa modulation header definitions
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief       LoRa modulation header definitions
+ *
+ * @author      Alexandre Abadie <alexandre.abadie@inria.fr>
+ */
+
+#ifndef NET_LORA_H
+#define NET_LORA_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @name    LoRa modulation default values
+ * @{
+ */
+#ifndef LORA_FREQUENCY_RESOLUTION_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Frequency resolution in Hz */
+#define LORA_FREQUENCY_RESOLUTION_DEFAULT      (61.03515625)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_PREAMBLE_LENGTH_DEFAULT
+/**< @brief Preamble length, same for Tx and Rx */
+#define LORA_PREAMBLE_LENGTH_DEFAULT           (8U)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_SYMBOL_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Symbols timeout (s) */
+#define LORA_SYMBOL_TIMEOUT_DEFAULT            (10U)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_BW_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set default bandwidth to 125kHz */
+#define LORA_BW_DEFAULT                        (LORA_BW_125_KHZ)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_SF_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set default spreading factor to 12 */
+#define LORA_SF_DEFAULT                        (LORA_SF12)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_CR_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set default coding rate to 8 */
+#define LORA_CR_DEFAULT                        (LORA_CR_4_8)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_FIX_LENGTH_PAYLOAD_ON_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set fixed payload length on */
+#define LORA_FIX_LENGTH_PAYLOAD_ON_DEFAULT     (false)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set inverted IQ on */
+#define LORA_IQ_INVERTED_DEFAULT               (false)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Frequency hopping on */
+#define LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_DEFAULT         (false)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_PERIOD_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Frequency hopping period */
+#define LORA_FREQUENCY_HOPPING_PERIOD_DEFAULT  (0U)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_FIXED_HEADER_LEN_MODE_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set fixed header length mode (implicit header) */
+#define LORA_FIXED_HEADER_LEN_MODE_DEFAULT     (false)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_PAYLOAD_CRC_ON_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Enable payload CRC, optional */
+#define LORA_PAYLOAD_CRC_ON_DEFAULT            (true)
+#endif
+#ifndef LORA_PAYLOAD_LENGTH_DEFAULT
+/** @brief Set payload length, unused with implicit header */
+#define LORA_PAYLOAD_LENGTH_DEFAULT            (0U)
+#endif
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name    LoRa syncword values for network types
+ * @{
+ */
+#define LORA_SYNCWORD_PUBLIC           (0x34)  /**< Syncword used for public networks */
+#define LORA_SYNCWORD_PRIVATE          (0x12)  /**< Syncword used for private networks */
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name    LoRa modulation available values
+ *
+ */
+/**
+ * @brief   LoRa modulation bandwidth.
+ */
+enum {
+    LORA_BW_125_KHZ = 0,               /**< 125 kHz bandwidth */
+    LORA_BW_250_KHZ,                   /**< 250 kHz bandwidth */
+    LORA_BW_500_KHZ                    /**< 500 kHz bandwidth */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief   LoRa modulation spreading factor rate
+ */
+enum {
+    LORA_SF6 = 6,                      /**< spreading factor 6 */
+    LORA_SF7,                          /**< spreading factor 7 */
+    LORA_SF8,                          /**< spreading factor 8 */
+    LORA_SF9,                          /**< spreading factor 9 */
+    LORA_SF10,                         /**< spreading factor 10 */
+    LORA_SF11,                         /**< spreading factor 11 */
+    LORA_SF12                          /**< spreading factor 12 */
+};
+
+/**
+ * @brief   LoRa modulation error coding rate.
+ */
+enum {
+    LORA_CR_4_5 = 1,                   /**< coding rate 4/5 */
+    LORA_CR_4_6,                       /**< coding rate 4/6 */
+    LORA_CR_4_7,                       /**< coding rate 4/7 */
+    LORA_CR_4_8                        /**< coding rate 4/8 */
+};
+/** @} */
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NET_LORA_H */
+/** @} */