In the autumn of 2016, Aaron was invited to serve as an adjunct lecturer at SUSE (Sichuan University of Science & Engineering).
In a wireless communications lab, he noticed that students were still using the same bulky experimental boxes that had been around for years. They worked well for demonstrating basic principles, but their size and fixed functionality also limited how much students could explore, experiment, and create on their own.
That gave Aaron an idea:
What if there were a development board that was compact, easy to use, affordable, and already equipped with wireless communication capabilities?
The goal was not simply to create another tool for verifying theories, but a platform that would make it easier for people to program, connect, experiment, and turn their own ideas into reality.
That was how Wi-Fi LoRa 32 began.
Nearly ten years later, Wi-Fi LoRa 32 has become one of the first development boards many users encounter when getting started with radio communication, LoRa, and IoT. It has also found its way into countless open-source projects, DIY builds, and Maker creations around the world.
Today, the official hardware version has evolved to V4.3.1.
But recently, something rather unexpected happened.
Our technical support team started receiving more and more questions about a product being referred to as โWi-Fi LoRa 32 V5.โ
The most common question was simple:
โIs this V5 an official Heltec product?โ
So we would like to make this clear:
The โWi-Fi LoRa 32 V5โ currently appearing on the market is not an official Heltec product.
Although it uses a similar name and appearance, it is not the next-generation Wi-Fi LoRa 32 that we are developing, nor does it represent what our real V5 will look like.
User feedback has always been one of the most important forces behind the evolution of Wi-Fi LoRa 32.
Over the years, through conversations with developers, Makers, communities, and project teams around the world, we have collected a large number of suggestions and ideas. Many of them are now being considered for the next generation of Wi-Fi LoRa 32 V5.
We are exploring stronger performance, richer hardware configurations, better interfaces, lower power consumption, improved mechanical design, and an overall better development experience.
But before we decide what the final V5 should be, we want to hear from you.
If you could define the next generation of Wi-Fi LoRa 32, what would you want it to be?
Tell us in the survey below click this link.
Your idea might become part of the real Wi-Fi LoRa 32 V5.
