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1 **~ Table of Contents:**
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8 = 1.  Introduction =
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11 This article shows how to use [[LBT1>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-end-node/item/165-lbt1.html]] to build an Indoor Positioning Solution.
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14 [[image:image-20220526150521-2.png]]
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16 LBT1 Indoor Positioning Network Structure
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19 = 2.  Prepare Map =
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21 == 2.1  Prepare iBeacons ==
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26 Any BLE iBeacons should work in this solution, each iBeacon stands for a fix position in the map. Here is an iBeacon for example.
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32 First of all, user needs to accurately place the beacon at each location, which is the reference for positioning.
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38 BCN01 iBeacon from Dragino: [[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/products/accessories/item/166-bcn01.html>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/accessories/item/166-bcn01.html]]
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44 [[image:image-20220526150651-4.png]]
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46 BCN01 iBeacon
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52 We need to get the UUID, MAJOR, MINOR, TXPOWER where each iBeacon is placed. We can get it with the iBeacon software, such as "EW-beacon".
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67 == 2.2  Create Map ==
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72 Here we use the indoor map at [[https:~~/~~/studio.mapwize.io/>>url:https://studio.mapwize.io/]]. Below shows the steps for create a map and put the iBeacon on a fix position.
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80 **~1. Register an account at [[https:~~/~~/studio.mapwize.io/>>url:https://studio.mapwize.io/]] to create an indoor map.**
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86 **2. Create Place Types.**
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92 [[image:image-20220526150915-7.png]]
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94 Create place types
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98 **3. Search Venues. (Indoor map area identification)**
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106 The map accurately places the beacon of ibeacon, which is the reference for positioning. At this time, UUID, MAJOR and MINOR must be filled in correctly.
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113 **4. Upload Floor plan.**
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116 [[image:image-20220526151223-9.png]]
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122 **5. Create Layer**
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125 [[image:image-20220526151305-10.png]]
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131 **6. Add iBeacon position info. Drag the iBeacon to match position and input the UUID, MAJOR and MINOR of this iBeacon.**
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136 [[image:image-20220526151519-11.png]]
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138 create iBeacon
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141 = 3.  Configure TTN =
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143 == 3.1  Configure LBT1 to Upload data to TTN ==
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146 Please refer the instruction in the [[User Manual>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=accessories/Bluetooth/BCN01]]. Note the (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**LBT1 need to set to MOD=3**(%%) here.
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149 == 3.2  Decoder in TTN ==
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154 function Decoder(bytes, port) {
155 \\~/~/ Decode an uplink message from a buffer
156 \\~/~/ (array) of bytes to an object of fields.
157 \\value = bytes[0] << 8 | bytes[1];
158 \\var batV = value/1000;~/~/Battery,units:V
159 \\var mode = bytes[5];
160 \\~/~/var value=(bytes[3]-0x30)*1000 +(bytes[5]-0x30)*100 + (bytes[5]-0x30)*10 +(bytes[6]-0x30);
161 \\~/~/var value = bytes.slice(3);
162 \\var i;
163 \\var con;
164 \\var str = "";
165 \\var major = 1;
166 \\var minor = 1;
167 \\var rssi = 0;
168 \\var addr = "";
169 \\if(mode ==2 ) {
170 \\ for(i = 38 ; i<50 ; i++) {
171 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
172 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
173 \\ }
174 \\ addr = str;
175 \\ str = "";
176 \\ for(i = 6 ; i<38 ; i++) {
177 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
178 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
179 \\ }
180 \\ value = str;
181 \\}
182 \\if(mode == 3 ) {
183 \\ str = "";
184 \\ for(i = 18 ; i < 22 ; i++) {
185 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
186 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
187 \\ }
188 \\ major = parseInt(str, 16);
189 \\ str = "";
190 \\ for(i = 22 ; i < 26 ; i++) {
191 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
192 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
193 \\ }
194 \\ minor = parseInt(str, 16);
195 \\ str = "";
196 \\ for(i = 28 ; i < 32 ; i++) {
197 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
198 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
199 \\ }
200 \\ rssi = parseInt(str);
201 \\ str = "";
202 \\ for(i = 6 ; i < 18 ; i++) {
203 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
204 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
205 }
206 \\ value = str;
207 }
208 \\if(mode == 1) {
209 \\ for(i = 6 ; i<11 ; i++) {
210 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
211 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
212 \\ }
213 \\ value = str;
214 }
215 \\var uuid = value;
216 \\var alarm = bytes[2] >> 4 & 0x0F;
217 \\var step_count = (bytes[2] & 0x0F) << 16 | bytes[3] << 8 | bytes[4];
218 \\return {
219 UUID: uuid,
220 ADDR: addr,
221 MAJOR: major,
222 MINOR: minor,
223 RSSI:rssi,
224 STEP: step_count,
225 ALARM: alarm,
226 BatV:batV,
227 };
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233 = 4.  Set Up Converter Server =
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237 (% style="color:blue" %)**How to install and run this service on Linux?**
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241 (% style="color:red" %)**Step1:**(%%)  Rent a Linux on Amazon cloud or alicloud to the host, and pre install the Linux system (Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS are available for distribution).
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245 (% style="color:red" %)**Step2: **(%%) Run the code on the server after compiling. Compilation requires the support of libcurl. First, compile libmqtt in the code, and then compile location.
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251 **System:  Debian / Ubuntu**
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257 \\1. **sudo** apt install libcurl4-dev 
258 \\2. **sudo** apt **install  gcc automake autoconf** libtool **make** cmake
259 \\3. git clone -b master https:~/~/github.com/mikayong/location.git
260 \\4. cd location/libmqtt
261 \\5. mkdir build
262 \\6. cd build && cmake ../
263 \\7. make && sudo make install 
264 \\8. cd ../
265 \\9. make 
266 \\10. sudo cp location_conf.json  /etc/
267 \\11. Edit the configuration file, and run the location service in the background: ./location &
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271 (% style="color:red" %)**Step3:**(%%)** **The location service subscribes to the lora information stream on TTN through the mqtt protocol, parses the information to generate a geographic location, and finally creates a geographic location on the mapwize map. The following is the configuration of the location service, the configuration file is in json format, the file is /etc/location_conf.json
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276 = 5.  Configuration file: location_conf.json =
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280 (% style="color:blue" %)**We use the 120.78.138.177 server as an example. The location service is currently installed on the 120.78.138.177 server, the code is in /root/location, and the configuration file for running location pre-read directly is /etc/location_conf.json.**
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286 { "location_conf": {
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292 "loctype": "indoor",       ~/~/ indoor/outdoor
293 "locmap": "mapwize"    ~/~/   Map interface: mapwize, traccar
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304 "servaddr": "[str]",    ~/~/     Lorawan server address: Refer to TTN app handler:eu.thethings.network
305 "servport": [int],       ~/~/   Lorawan server port: 1883
306 "clientid": "[str]",       ~/~/   MQTT client identity: Custom
307 "qos":[int],                 ~/~/  (Optional) MQTT service quality: 0
308 "username":"[str]",     ~/~/   Agent name of mqtt: application ID of TTN
309 "password":"[str]",      ~/~/  The proxy password of mqtt: application access key of TTN
310 "topic":"[str]",              ~/~/ The topic of mqtt subscription: TTN is + / devices / + / up
311 "connection":"[str]" },   ~/~/(Optional) mqtt is a string used for direct connection, composed of serveraddr and port
312 "mapwize_conf":{          ~/~/Map settings
313 "apikey": "[str]",        ~/~/ The apikey of the map user can be found on the Api keys page of wapwize, and read and write permissions need to be set
314 "venueid":"[str]",        ~/~/ (Optional)Indoor map area identification
315 "orgid":"[str]",           ~/~/  The identity of the user organizer
316 "universesid":"[str]",   ~/~/The range indicator of the indoor map, find it on the universes page
317 "placetype": "[str]"     ~/~/The type of place used to identify the creation must be created on the placetypes page in the map, where the placetype name is filled in
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319 "loracloud":{
320 "token":  "[str]"          ~/~/The password string of loracloud location service, the outdoor map must fill in the account token of loracloud
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331 "rssi_conf": {
332 "rssirate": [int],          ~/~/ (Optional) A basis for rssi calculation distance, the rssi value (absolute value) when the beacon is 1 meter apart 
333 "rssidiv": [float] }        ~/~/ (Optional) rssi measures an attenuation value of distance. As the distance to the beacon is farther, the value changes speed
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344 * (% style="color:blue" %)**Parameter acquisition method of configuration file:**
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414 (% style="color:blue" %)**Here are two ways to enter the server:**
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416 (% style="color:red" %)**1. WinSCP**
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430 (% style="color:red" %)**2. secureCRT**
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441 = 6.  Test Result =
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444 The real-time position on the map is obtained according to the moving change of LBT1.
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