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1 **~ Contents:**
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3 {{toc/}}
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6 = 1. Introduction =
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8 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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10 [[image:image-20220526150521-2.png]]
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12 LBT1 Indoor Positioning Network Structure
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15 = 2. Prepare Map =
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17 == 2.1 Prepare iBeacons ==
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21 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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27 First of all, user needs to accurately place the beacon at each location, which is the reference for positioning.
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33 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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37 [[image:image-20220526150651-4.png]]
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39 BCN01 iBeacon
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44 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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48 [[image:image-20220526150743-5.png]]
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50 beacon software
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53 [[image:image-20220526150824-6.png]]
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55 beacon software
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58 == 2.2 Create Map ==
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62 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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68 ~1. Register an account at [[https:~~/~~/studio.mapwize.io/>>url:https://studio.mapwize.io/]] to create an indoor map.
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74 2. Create Place Types.
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78 [[image:image-20220526150915-7.png]]
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80 Create place types
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83 3. Search Venues. (Indoor map area identification)
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85 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/e/e8/Beacon11.jpg/600px-Beacon11.jpg||alt="Beacon11.jpg" height="324" width="600"]]
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89 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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93 4. Upload Floor plan.
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95 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/d1/Beacon12.png/800px-Beacon12.png||alt="File:Beacon12.png" height="196" width="598"]]
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97 add images
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99 5. Create Layer
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101 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/0/0e/Beacon13.png/600px-Beacon13.png||height="208" width="600"]]
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103 create layer
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106 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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109 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/1/1d/Beacon14.png/600px-Beacon14.png||height="261" width="600"]]
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111 create iBeacon
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113 = 3. Configure TTN =
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115 == 3.1 Configure LBT1 to Upload data to TTN ==
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117 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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119 == 3.2 Decoder in TTN ==
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123 function Decoder(bytes, port) {
124 \\~/~/ Decode an uplink message from a buffer
125 \\~/~/ (array) of bytes to an object of fields.
126 \\value = bytes[0] << 8 | bytes[1];
127 \\var batV = value/1000;~/~/Battery,units:V
128 \\var mode = bytes[5];
129 \\~/~/var value=(bytes[3]-0x30)*1000 +(bytes[5]-0x30)*100 + (bytes[5]-0x30)*10 +(bytes[6]-0x30);
130 \\~/~/var value = bytes.slice(3);
131 \\var i;
132 \\var con;
133 \\var str = "";
134 \\var major = 1;
135 \\var minor = 1;
136 \\var rssi = 0;
137 \\var addr = "";
138 \\if(mode ==2 ) {
139 \\ for(i = 38 ; i<50 ; i++) {
140 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
141 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
142 \\ }
143 \\ addr = str;
144 \\ str = "";
145 \\ for(i = 6 ; i<38 ; i++) {
146 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
147 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
148 \\ }
149 \\ value = str;
150 \\}
151 \\if(mode == 3 ) {
152 \\ str = "";
153 \\ for(i = 18 ; i < 22 ; i++) {
154 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
155 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
156 \\ }
157 \\ major = parseInt(str, 16);
158 \\ str = "";
159 \\ for(i = 22 ; i < 26 ; i++) {
160 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
161 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
162 \\ }
163 \\ minor = parseInt(str, 16);
164 \\ str = "";
165 \\ for(i = 28 ; i < 32 ; i++) {
166 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
167 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
168 \\ }
169 \\ rssi = parseInt(str);
170 \\ str = "";
171 \\ for(i = 6 ; i < 18 ; i++) {
172 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
173 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
174 }
175 \\ value = str;
176 }
177 \\if(mode == 1) {
178 \\ for(i = 6 ; i<11 ; i++) {
179 \\ con = bytes[i].toString();
180 \\ str += String.fromCharCode(con);
181 \\ }
182 \\ value = str;
183 }
184 \\var uuid = value;
185 \\var alarm = bytes[2] >> 4 & 0x0F;
186 \\var step_count = (bytes[2] & 0x0F) << 16 | bytes[3] << 8 | bytes[4];
187 \\return {
188 UUID: uuid,
189 ADDR: addr,
190 MAJOR: major,
191 MINOR: minor,
192 RSSI:rssi,
193 STEP: step_count,
194 ALARM: alarm,
195 BatV:batV,
196 };
197 }
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201 = 4. Set Up Converter Server =
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204 How to install and run this service on Linux?
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208 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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212 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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216 System: Debian / Ubuntu
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221 step:
222 \\1. sudo apt install libcurl4-dev 
223 \\2. sudo apt install  gcc automake autoconf libtool make cmake
224 \\3. git clone -b master https:~/~/github.com/mikayong/location.git
225 \\4. cd location/libmqtt
226 \\5. mkdir build
227 \\6. cd build && cmake ../
228 \\7. make && sudo make install 
229 \\8. cd ../
230 \\9. make 
231 \\10. sudo cp location_conf.json  /etc/
232 \\11. Edit the configuration file, and run the location service in the background: ./location &
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236 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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239 = 5. Configuration file: location_conf.json =
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242 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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246 { "location_conf": {
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252 "loctype": "indoor",       ~/~/ indoor/outdoor
253 "locmap": "mapwize"    ~/~/   Map interface: mapwize, traccar
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258 }, "mqtt_conf": {
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264 "servaddr": "[str]",    ~/~/     Lorawan server address: Refer to TTN app handler:eu.thethings.network
265 "servport": [int],       ~/~/   Lorawan server port: 1883
266 "clientid": "[str]",       ~/~/   MQTT client identity: Custom
267 "qos":[int],                 ~/~/  (Optional) MQTT service quality: 0
268 "username":"[str]",     ~/~/   Agent name of mqtt: application ID of TTN
269 "password":"[str]",      ~/~/  The proxy password of mqtt: application access key of TTN
270 "topic":"[str]",              ~/~/ The topic of mqtt subscription: TTN is + / devices / + / up
271 "connection":"[str]" },   ~/~/(Optional) mqtt is a string used for direct connection, composed of serveraddr and port
272 "mapwize_conf":{          ~/~/Map settings
273 "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
274 "venueid":"[str]",        ~/~/ (Optional)Indoor map area identification
275 "orgid":"[str]",           ~/~/  The identity of the user organizer
276 "universesid":"[str]",   ~/~/The range indicator of the indoor map, find it on the universes page
277 "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
278 },
279 "loracloud":{
280 "token":  "[str]"          ~/~/The password string of loracloud location service, the outdoor map must fill in the account token of loracloud
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291 "rssi_conf": {
292 "rssirate": [int],          ~/~/ (Optional) A basis for rssi calculation distance, the rssi value (absolute value) when the beacon is 1 meter apart 
293 "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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301 * Parameter acquisition method of configuration file:
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305 "username":"[str]"
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308 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/da/Beacon50.png/600px-Beacon50.png||height="185" width="600"]]
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310 username
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314 "password":"[str]"     
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317 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/b/bd/Beacon51.png/800px-Beacon51.png||alt="File:Beacon51.png" height="259" width="598"]]
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319 password
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323 "apikey": "[str]"
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326 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/5/53/Qwe3.png/800px-Qwe3.png||alt="File:Qwe3.png" height="325" width="606"]]
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328 apikey
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332 "orgid":"[str]"
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335 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/f/f4/Qwe4.png/800px-Qwe4.png||alt="File:Qwe4.png" height="304" width="622"]]
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337 orgid
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341 "universesid":"[str]"
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344 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/9/9a/Qwe5.jpg/600px-Qwe5.jpg||height="424" width="600"]]
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346 universesid
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350 "placetype": "[str]"
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353 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/9/93/Qwe6.png/600px-Qwe6.png||height="318" width="600"]]
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355 placetype
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357
358 **Here are two ways to enter the server:**
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360 **~1. WinSCP**
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362 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/6/6b/Ibeacon4.jpg/600px-Ibeacon4.jpg||height="385" width="600"]]
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364 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/78/Ibeacon5.jpg/600px-Ibeacon5.jpg||height="385" width="600"]]
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366 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/c/cd/Ibeacon6.jpg/800px-Ibeacon6.jpg||alt="File:Ibeacon6.jpg" height="362" width="599"]]
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368 way1
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370 **2. secureCRT**
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372 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/7b/Ibeacon7.jpg/600px-Ibeacon7.jpg||height="326" width="600"]]
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374 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/6/64/Ibeacon8.jpg/600px-Ibeacon8.jpg||height="326" width="600"]]
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376 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/d/de/Ibeacon9.jpg/800px-Ibeacon9.jpg||alt="File:Ibeacon9.jpg" height="327" width="602"]]
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378 way2
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380 = 6. Test Result =
381
382 The real-time position on the map is obtained according to the moving change of LBT1.
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384 [[image:https://wiki.dragino.com/images/thumb/7/70/Beacon15.png/600px-Beacon15.png||alt="Beacon15.png" height="294" width="600"]]
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