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1.7	1	~ Contents:
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1.1	3	{{toc/}}
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1.2	8	= 1. Introduction =
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53.1	10	(% style="color:black" %)The ChirpStack open-source LoRaWAN Network Server stack provides open-source components for LoRaWAN networks And the Chirpstack supports the users in building a private LoRaWAN Server. For more info please refer to this [[link>>url:https://www.chirpstack.io/]]
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51.1	13	(% style="color:black" %)The dragino gateway can connect the ChirpStack server via Semtech UDP or Semtech Basic Station.
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1.1	15
1.2	16	Prerequisite
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1.2	18	1) Have a Chirstack Server.
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54.2	20	[[image:image-20220525100058-1.png]]
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1.2	22	ChirpStack home page
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1.2	25	2) Gateway model support
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1.2	27	(% class="box" %)
	28	(((
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1.2	30	Semtech UDP : All Model
	31	Basic Station : , ,
	32	Note : the firmware needs > if use the Bais station
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1.2	38	= 2. Semtech UDP =
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1.2	40	== 2.1 Step 1. Add the Network-servers ==
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1.2	42	The network-Servers address varies depending on the ChirpStack server setup environment
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1.3	44	(% class="box" %)
	45	(((
	46	Windows ~-~->Network-server server * : localhost:8000
	47	Linux ~-~->Network-server server * : chirpstack-network-server:8000
	48	)))
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1.2	50	If the user cannot add network-Servers, re-check the ChirpStack code or the server building process.
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87.2	52	[[image:image-20220531171609-1.png]]
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	54	Add the Network-servers
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1.2	57	== 2.2 Step 2. Create Gateway-profiles ==
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88.2	59	[[image:image-20220531171651-2.png]]
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	61	Create Gateway-profiles
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1.2	64	== 2.3 Step 3. Create Service-profiles ==
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89.2	66	[[image:image-20220531171809-3.png]]
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	68	Create Service-profiles
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1.2	71	In Step 3. Create Service-profiles, the above parameters can be set. If necessary, you can set them by yourself. This is only an example.
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1.4	73	(% style="color:red" %)Note : Before add the gateway, the user needs to complete the preceding three steps.
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84.2	75	If the user has completed the preceding steps, proceed to the next step.(% style="display:none" %)
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1.2	78	== 2.4 Step 4. Add the gateway ==
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	80	The example gateway id is: a840411e96744150
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1.5	82	(((
1.4	83	(% style="color:red" %)Note : The Gateway EUI and server addresses must match the ChirpStack configuration.
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90.2	86	[[image:image-20220531171923-4.png]](% style="display:none" %)
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1.2	89	Add the gateway
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91.2	91	[[image:image-20220531172031-5.png]]
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	93	Configure the gateway
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1.2	96	== 2.5 Step 5. Checking gateway Status ==
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92.2	98	[[image:image-20220531172158-6.png]](% style="display:none" %)
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1.2	101	gateway Status
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93.2	103	[[image:image-20220531172304-7.png]]
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	105	gateway Status
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9.1	108	= 3. Gateway Registration for Basics Station =
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93.3	110	== 3.1 Introduction ==
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	112	The [[Semtech Basic Station>>url:https://doc.sm.tc/station/]] backend implements the [[LNS protocol>>url:https://doc.sm.tc/station/tcproto.html]]. It exposes a WebSocket handler to which Basic Station powered gateways can connect.
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	114	ChirpStack Open-Source LoRaWAN® Network Server needs to set up a configuration that can use Semtech BasicStation.
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	116	Below list the support products and Requirements:
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	118	1. LoRaWAN Gateway model: [[LIG16>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/171-lig16.html]], [[LG308>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/140-lg308.html]], [[DLOS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/160-dlos8.html]] ,[[LPS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/148-lps8.html]]
	119	1. Firmware version since :[[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1651822913>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Test_Firmware/lgw--build-v5.4.1651822913-20220506-1543/]]
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	121	How to set up chirpStack Basic Station
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	123	Users can check out the ChirpStack Basic Station [[link>>https://www.chirpstack.io/gateway-bridge/backends/basic-station/]] and [[forum>>https://forum.chirpstack.io/search?q=basic%20station]]
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	125	What do you need to prepare
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	127	A gateway that can access the internet normally
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93.3	130	== 3.2 Add Gateway ==
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20.2	132	[[image:image-20220524164205-10.png]]
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93.3	135	== 3.3 Access the gateway GUI ==
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	137	Access the gateway GUI interface of LoRaWAN~-~->LoRaWAN ~-~- Basic Station
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20.2	139	[[image:image-20220524164319-11.png]]
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	141	User need to Choose the ChirpStack/Senet ~-~- Basic Station , input Server URI and Upload the TLS Certificate
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	143	(% class="box" %)
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	145	Service Provider ~-~-> Choose the ChirpStack/Senet ~-~- Basic Station
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	147	LNS URI ~-~-> Enter the LNS URI address, For example : wss:~/~/xxxx.chirpstack.com:433 or ws:~/~/xxxx.chirpstack.com:3001
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	149	LNS TLS trust ~-~-> Upload the TLS Certificate
	150	)))
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	152	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
20.2	153	[[image:image-20220524164341-12.png]]
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93.4	156	== 3.4 Start Station ==
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	158	When the user has finished the configuration, Please click Sace&Apply to start station to connect ChirpStack
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93.4	161	== 3.5 Successful Connection ==
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	163	If user completes the above steps, which will see live date in the ChirpStack.
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23.2	165	[[image:image-20220524164448-13.png]]
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93.4	168	== 3.6 Trouble Shooting ==
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	170	User can check the station log in the logread/system log page.
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95.2	172	[[image:image-20220531172837-8.png]]
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9.1	175	and recode the station log in the system/Recode log page.
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95.2	177	[[image:image-20220531172857-9.png]]
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1.2	180	= 4. Downlink =
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	182	== 4.1 Chirpstack Downlink Note ==
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63.2	184	[[image:image-20220525101223-9.png]]
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	186	Convert the data to Base64
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96.2	189	[[image:image-20220531173236-10.png]]
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	191	Check ChripStack downlink DataRate
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65.2	194	[[image:image-20220525101326-11.png]]
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	196	Make sure the RX2DR is the same in the end node
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1.2	199	== 4.2 Loraserver Downlink Note ==
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	201	User can use MQTT to send downlink payload to ChirpStack to perform downstream to LoRaWAN End
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1.5	203	(((
1.2	204	Below is examples:
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1.4	207	(% class="box" %)
	208	(((
	209	Connect to your server via MQTT：
	210	MQTT Client ID: Any
	211	Protocol：mqtt/tcp Server IP：loraserver_ip:1883
1.2	212	User name: User name Password: password
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97.2	215	[[image:image-20220531173419-11.png]]
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1.5	217	(((
1.2	218	MQTT Connect to ChirpStack
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1.2	224	After connect
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1.4	227	(% class="box" %)
	228	(((
	229	Subscribe : Format：application/ID/device/ Device EUI/rx
1.2	230	Example: application/7/device/00aedb3da649cb23/rx
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1.4	233	(% class="box" %)
	234	(((
	235	Publish:
1.2	236	Format: Top: application/ID/device/ Device EUI/tx
	237	Payload: {"confirmed":true or false,"fPort":XX,"data":"xxxx"}
	238	Example: Top: application/7/device/00aedb3da649cb23/tx
	239	Payload: {"confirmed":true,"fPort":2,"data":"AwEB"}
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98.2	242	[[image:image-20220531173519-12.png]]
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	244	MQTT Connect to ChirpStack
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1.4	247	(((
	248	(% style="color:red" %)Note: Chirpstack use base64 to downlink, so need to convert the downlink payload from HEX to base64 [[https:~~/~~/base64.us/>>url:https://base64.us/]]
	249	)))
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99.2	251	[[image:image-20220531173601-13.png]]
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	253	Choose to Use Hex for Encode
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1.2	256	If we want send downstream hex 030101 to end node, the BASE64 payload is AwEB
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100.2	258	[[image:image-20220531173658-14.png]]
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1.5	260	(((
1.2	261	Downlink payload encode javescript code: 可以在网站上运行以下Javsscript代码：
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1.4	264	(% class="box" %)
	265	(((
	266	function sha1_to_base64(sha1)
1.2	267	{
	268	var digits="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
	269	var base64_rep = "";
	270	var cnt = 0;
	271	var bit_arr = 0;
	272	var bit_num = 0;
1.5	273	\\ for(var n = 0; n < sha1.length; ++n)
1.2	274	{
	275	if(sha1[n] >= 'A' && sha1[n] <= 'Z')
	276	{
	277	ascv = sha1.charCodeAt(n) - 55;
	278	}
	279	else if(sha1[n] >= 'a' && sha1[n] <= 'z')
	280	{
	281	ascv = sha1.charCodeAt(n) - 87;
	282	}
	283	else
	284	{
	285	ascv = sha1.charCodeAt(n) - 48;
	286	}
1.5	287	\\ bit_arr = (bit_arr << 4) \| ascv;
1.2	288	bit_num += 4;
	289	if(bit_num >= 6)
	290	{
1.4	291	bit_num -= 6;
1.2	292	base64_rep += digits[bit_arr >>> bit_num];
1.4	293	bit_arr &= ~~(-1 << bit_num);
1.2	294	}
	295	}
1.5	296	\\ if(bit_num > 0)
1.2	297	{
	298	bit_arr <<= 6 - bit_num;
	299	base64_rep += digits[bit_arr];
	300	}
1.5	301	\\ var padding = base64_rep.length % 4;
	302	\\ if(padding > 0)
1.2	303	{
	304	for(var n = 0; n < 4 - padding; ++n)
	305	{
	306	base64_rep += "=";
	307	}
	308	}
	309	return base64_rep;
	310	}
1.5	311	\\console.log(sha1_to_base64("data"));
	312	\\data is downlink payload required by end node.
1.4	313	e.g console.log(sha1_to_base64("030101"));
	314	result: AwEB
1.2	315	AwEB is the 0x030101's base 64 Encode.
1.5	316	\\e.g console.log(sha1_to_base64("030000"));
1.4	317	result: AwAA
	318	AwAA is 0x030000's base 64 Encode.
	319	)))
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1.2	322	== 4.3 Add the decode function in Chirpstack for the payload ==
	323
	324	User enters the payload code according to the steps.
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101.2	326	[[image:image-20220531173754-15.png]]
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102.2	329	[[image:image-20220531173856-16.png]]
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106.2	332	[[image:image-20220531174120-20.png]]
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105.2	334	[[image:image-20220531174046-19.png]]
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1.2	337	= 5. Multiply Uplink in ChirpStack =
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1.4	339	(((
1.2	340	nbtrans field is the value to determine the re-transmission time for unconfirmed uplink data.
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1.4	343	(((
1.2	344	ChirpStack will auto adjust nbtrans according to uplink rssi. [[link to source>>url:https://github.com/brocaar/chirpstack-network-server/blob/master/internal/adr/adr.go]]
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86.2	347	[[image:image-20220526091912-7.png]]
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1.5	349	(((
1.2	350	nbtrans is a field of ADR message, in unconfirm mode, it tells end node how many time it needs to transmit for every frame.
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76.2	353	[[image:image-20220525104359-21.png]]
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1.4	355	(((
1.2	356	Above behaviour will cause the platform shows below two cases of error:
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1.4	359	(((
1.2	360	Error of duplicate Frame Counter
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76.2	363	[[image:image-20220525104437-22.png]]
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1.2	366	Duplicate transmission in short time
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107.2	368	[[image:image-20220601102430-1.png]]
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1.2	371	== 5.1 Solution ==
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	373	This example uses the Windows version as a template, other versions can refer to this. Similiar reference: [[https:~~/~~/confluence.alitecs.de/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=79790102#content/view/79790102>>url:https://confluence.alitecs.de/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=79790102#content/view/79790102]]
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1.2	376	~1. Install the GO compilation environment: Download the corresponding version of the Go compiler at [[https:~~/~~/go.dev/dl/>>url:https://go.dev/dl/]] and install it.
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79.2	379	[[image:image-20220525104532-24.png]]
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1.2	382	installation path:
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79.2	384	[[image:image-20220525104554-25.png]]
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1.5	387	(((
1.2	388	2. Environment variable settings:.
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1.5	391	(((
1.2	392	1) Open Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables and add a "new" system variable:
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1.5	395	(((
1.2	396	2)Set the variable name GOROOT and the variable value C:\Go\ (installation directory)
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43.2	399	[[image:image-20220524165433-33.png]]
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1.2	402	3)Modify the system variable Path and add C:\Go\bin\:
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43.2	404	[[image:image-20220524165452-34.png]]
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1.2	407	User variable setting file generation directory: D:\go:
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43.2	409	[[image:image-20220524165517-35.png]]
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1.2	412	3. Modify the ADR configuration file according to your own needs, adr.setting.go is an example of the ADR configuration file.
	413
	414	The name of the plugin: Example ADR plugin:
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48.2	416	[[image:image-20220524165540-36.png]]
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	418	Set Nbtrans: Nbtrans=1 (Nbtrans is the number of retransmissions, if it is 1, no retransmission, it is recommended to be 1). To enable it, you need to uncomment.
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48.2	420	[[image:image-20220524165557-37.png]]
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1.2	423	4. Compile the ADR configuration file and generate the exe file.
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	425	1) Create a folder named adr-setting
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	427	2) Open the adr-setting folder
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	429	3) Put adr.setting.go in this folder.
	430
	431	4) Open the computer cmd and run the following commands in sequencecd adr-setting
	432
	433	go mod init adr-setting
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	435	go get github.com/brocaar/chirpstack-network-server/v3/adr
	436
	437	go get github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin
	438
	439	go get adr-setting
	440
	441	go build
	442
	443	5) Finally generate this file：
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48.2	445	[[image:image-20220524165623-38.png]]
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1.2	448	5. Add the plugin and run the plugin.
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1.5	450	(((
1.2	451	The exe file generated in the previous step is placed in the same root directory as chirpstack-network-server.toml, and the ADR plugin is added to the toml file. The location of the addition is as follows:
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48.2	454	[[image:image-20220524165641-39.png]]
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1.5	457	(((
1.2	458	For example: adr_plugins=[“adr-setting”]
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1.4	462	* (((
1.5	463	(((
1.4	464	Adding a single plugin format is adr_plugins=["filename"]
	465	)))
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1.4	468	* (((
1.5	469	(((
1.4	470	Adding multiple plugins The format is adr_plugins=["file name 1", "file name 2",...]
	471	)))
1.5	472	)))
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1.4	474	(((
1.5	475	(((
1.2	476	Finally, re-run chirpstack-network-server.exe, and then select the plugin you just compiled in Device-profiles,
1.4	477	)))
1.5	478	)))
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79.2	480	[[image:image-20220525104647-26.png]]
1.2	481
	482	Finish.
	483
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1.2	485	= 6. Trouble Shooting =
	486
	487	== 6.1 MIC Mismatch or MIC Failed ==
	488
1.4	489	(((
1.2	490	When the device is registered or the device is working normally, the problem of MIC mismatch and MIC failed occurs.
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1.4	493	(((
1.2	494	Under normal circumstances, users need to change the APPKEY to solve this problem.
1.4	495	)))

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