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The correct value of MinRxSymbols? #1596

Answered by mluis1
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To detect a LoRa signal only 5 symbols are required. At least in theory.
However, there are always some tolerance to take account for.

From experiments it was found that setting the minimum value to 6 improved the chances to not miss a downlink.

You may try to change the value to 5 and see if it suits your requirements. But I would recommend to keep the 6 symbols value.
The impact on the power consumption is minimal and ensures a more reliable detection and reception of a downlink.

In the future it would be nice if you could post this kind of questions on the project Discussions tab. It is a better place to engage discussions and then we can agree if it is an issue or not.
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This discussion was converted from issue #1595 on January 22, 2024 08:00.