Wiki source code of PG1302

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36.1	12	PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator User Manual
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73.1	18	{{toc/}}
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67.1	28	=== 1. Introduction ===
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67.1	30	==== 1.1 What is PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator? ====
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	35	The PG1302 is a multi-channel high performance transmitter/receiver designed to simultaneously receive several
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90.1	39	LoRa packets using random spreading factors on random channels. Its goal is to enable robust connection between
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90.1	43	a central wireless data concentrator and a massive amount of wireless end-points spread over a very wide range of distances.
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	57	The PG1302 is design to use with Raspberry Pi to build smart metering fixed networks and Internet of Things
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90.1	61	applications with up to 5000 nodes per km2 in moderately interfered environment.
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	75	PG1302 is fully compatible with RPi3/4, users can use the pre-build OS from Dragino to set up and easy to use the
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90.1	79	module by Web UI. Or install the raw lorawan driver in the exist OS.
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68.1	90	==== 1.2 Features ====
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	92	* Base on Semtech SX1302 solution
	93	* Support Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+/4
	94	* Up to -140dBm sensitivity
	95	* Support 3.3v and 5v.
	96	* Mini-PCIe Interface
	97	* Converter board to support Raspberry Pi
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68.1	99	==== 1.3 General Interfaces ====
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	101	* SPI interface for LoRa
	102	* Power Input: 5v, 1A
	103	* 1 x I-PEX for LoRa
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68.1	105	==== 1.4 Pin Mapping ====
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	107	[[image:1651743282627-547.png\|\|height="402" width="425"]]
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68.1	111	==== 1.5 LEDs ====
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86.1	114	TX: Blink when transmit a packet
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86.1	122	Config: Always ON
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68.1	126	==== 1.6 Power Consumption ====
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86.1	128	TBD
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68.1	131	==== 1.7 Applications ====
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	133	* Smart Buildings & Home Automation
	134	* Logistics and Supply Chain Management
	135	* Smart Metering
	136	* Smart Agriculture
	137	* Smart Cities
	138	* Smart Factory
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68.1	140	=== 2. Example: Set up as LoRaWAN gateway. ===
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68.1	142	==== 2.1 System structure ====
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86.1	144	This example is an example to show how to set up the PG1302 + RPi as a LoRaWAN gateway to use with [[TheThingsNetwork>>url:http://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]](TTN) LoRaWAN server.
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86.1	146	Set up method for other server are similar.
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	149	[[image:1651743698677-436.png\|\|height="457" width="686"]]
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68.1	153	==== 2.2 Hardware Installation ====
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39.1	155	~ Important Notice: Please power the RPI with 5V,3A cable.
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	158	[[image:1651743803032-803.png]]
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68.1	162	=== 3. Install the software? ===
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39.1	164	There are two ways to install software in RPi4 to use PG1302.
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	166	* Flash SD card with Dragino pre-build image which support Web UI.
	167	* Install lora packet forwarder in existing RPi OS.
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68.1	169	=== 4. Flash with pre-build image ===
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68.1	171	==== 4.1 Download the dragino image for RPI ====
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	173	Download PG1302_for_Rpi4_64_with_webui from
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	175	[[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]]
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68.1	178	==== 4.2 Flash the image to SD card ====
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76.1	180	Flash the image to SD card:
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	183	[[image:1651744119133-233.png\|\|height="373" width="621"]]
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62.1	185	Note: Download the flash tool following this link
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	187	[[https:~~/~~/www.balena.io/etcher/>>https://www.balena.io/etcher/]]
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76.1	190	==== 4.3 Access the Linux console ====
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88.1	194	Connect the RPI Ethernet port to your router, RPi will obtain an IP address from your router. In the router’s
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	196	management portal, you should be able to find what IP address the router has assigned to the RPI. You can
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88.1	202	Make sure your PC and the RPI is in the same network, then use a SSH tool (such as [[putty>>url:http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~~sgtatham/putty/download.html]]) to access it.
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	210	[[image:1651744193675-591.png\|\|height="450" width="466"]]
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	213	The account details for Web Login are:
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	215	~ User Name: root
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	217	~ Password: dragino
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	220	~ Backup account
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	222	~ Pi/dragino
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	225	After log in, you will be in the Linux console and type command here.
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	228	[[image:1651744358515-107.png\|\|height="366" width="581"]]
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68.1	231	==== 4.4 Access the WebUI of RPi4. ====
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69.1	233	===== 4.4.1 Home page =====
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81.1	235	Open a browser on the PC and type the RPI ip address
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81.1	237	[[http:~~/~~/IP_ADDRESS >>url:http://192.168.1.xx/]] (If the IP is assigned by uplink router)
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81.1	239	You will see the login interface of RPI as shown below.
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81.1	241	The account details for Web Login are:
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	243	~ User Name: root
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	245	~ Password: dragino
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68.1	251	===== 4.4.2 LoRa Page =====
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88.1	253	This page shows the LoRa Radio Settings. There are a set of default frequency band according to LoRaWAN
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88.1	255	protocol, and user can customize the band* as well.
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	258	[[image:1651744554845-970.png\|\|height="328" width="621"]]
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	260	Different PG1302 hardware version can support different frequency range:
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	262	➢ 868: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.
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	264	➢ 915: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920
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	266	After user choose the frequency plan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checking the
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	268	page LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log
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	270	Note *: See this instruction for how to customize frequency band
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	272	[[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Customized_Frequency_Band_for_Gateway>>url:http://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Customized_Frequency_Band_for_Gateway]]
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68.1	275	===== 4.4.3 LoRaWAN Page =====
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69.1	277	====== 4.4.3.1 Semtech UDP ======
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81.1	283	Note *: See this instruction for how to configure TTN.
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81.1	285	[[https:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_TTN>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_TTN\|\|style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]]
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68.1	288	====== 4.4.3.2 Basic Station ======
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81.1	293	Note *: See this instruction for how to configure TTN.
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81.1	295	[[https:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_AWS-IoT-Core>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_AWS-IoT-Core]]
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68.1	298	===== 4.4.4 LogRead =====
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69.1	300	====== 4.4.4.1 LoRa Log ======
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81.1	305	Show the frequency for LoRa Radio and traffics.
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68.1	308	====== 4.4.4.2 System Log ======
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81.1	310	Show system log.
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68.1	317	====== 4.4.4.3 Record Log ======
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68.1	319	~ Record the system log.
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68.1	325	=== 5. Install stand alone LoRa Packet Forwarder. ===
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69.1	327	==== 5.1 OS requirement ====
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81.1	329	RPI in this example is RPI model 4B with fresh Raspbian OS install.
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	331	pi@raspberrypi:~~$ cat /etc/os-release
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	333	PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)"
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	335	NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
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	339	VERSION="8 (jessie)"
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	345	HOME_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/"
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	347	SUPPORT_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
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	349	BUG_REPORT_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"
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68.1	352	==== 5.2 Get Gateway ID in Raspberry and input this in TTN v3. ====
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81.1	354	In RPI, run below command to get a Gateway ID
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81.1	356	(% class="mark" %)ifconfig eth0
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	359	[[image:1651745210205-512.png\|\|height="130" width="621"]]
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88.1	361	We got the ether (eth0 MAC) address is b8:27:eb:49:62:bc). Add ffff at the end and remove “:” to get the gateway ID: b827ebxxxxbcffff.
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88.1	363	Input this to TTN v3. Make sure to select legacy packet forwarder.
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	366	[[image:1651745267862-321.png\|\|height="526" width="621"]]
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62.1	373	After set up, the status should show not connected as below:
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	376	[[image:1651745366987-458.png\|\|height="363" width="621"]]
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68.1	379	===== 5.2.1 Download and install LoRaWAN packet forwarder =====
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	381	Enable SPI and I2C first:
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	383	a)SPI needs to be enabled on the Raspberry Pi
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	385	Run sudo raspi-config to open the config window
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	408	wget [[https:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/PG1302/software/auto_install.sh>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/PG1302/software/auto_install.sh]]
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77.1	426	===== 5.2.2 Config Gateway ID, Frequency Band and Server address =====
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84.1	448	User can find the TTN v3 server address from:
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84.1	450	[[Server Addresses ~\| The Things Stack for LoRaWAN (thethingsindustries.com)>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/server-addresses/#deployments]]
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84.1	453	And the default frequency band is US915 in global_conf.json file.
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38.1	459	* If user want to change to other frequency bands, User can copy the file from /etc/lora/cfg-302 and put it into /etc/lora/global_conf.json.
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	461	1).Chose your need the name of region frequency.
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	464	[[image:1651745867516-322.png]]
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	471	(% style="text-align:center" %)
	472	[[image:1651745984006-868.png]]
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68.1	482	===== 5.2.3 Check result =====
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84.1	484	Run below command to restart the dragino_fwd:
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62.1	486	sudo systemctl stop draginofwd
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62.1	488	sudo systemctl start draginofwd
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84.1	490	debug check the ruing status of fwd:
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84.1	492	sudo systemctl status draginofwd
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	495	[[image:1651746045057-414.png]]
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84.1	498	The dragino_fwd will start with the new gateway ID and TTN v3 should show the connection ok:
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	501	[[image:1651746078253-168.png\|\|height="372" width="621"]]
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84.1	506	//sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f//
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84.1	511	If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmits nearby, we can see the traffic in TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data
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	513	(% style="text-align:center" %)
	514	[[image:1651746139304-966.png\|\|height="326" width="621"]]
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68.1	517	===== 5.2.4 Commands to handle service =====
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	519	* Stop dragino_fwd service: sudo systemctl stop draginofwd
	520	* Disable dragino_fwd auto run after boot: sudo systemctl disable draginofwd
	521	* Start dragino_fwd : sudo systemctl start draginofwd
	522	* Auto run dragino_fwd after boot: sudo systemctl enable draginofwd
	523	* Show status of dragino_fwd: sudo systemctl status draginofwd
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68.1	525	=== 6. Order Info ===
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85.1	527	Part Number: PG1302-XX Or Part Number: PG1302-PI-XX (Include RPi converter board for RPI 3/4)
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76.1	529	~ XX:
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	531	* 868 (For Bands: EU868,IN865)
	532	* 915 (For Bands: US915,AU915,AS923,KR920)
	533	* 470 (For Band: CN470)
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68.1	535	=== 7. Packing Info ===
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76.1	537	~ PG1302 Package Includes:
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	539	* PG1302 x 1
	540	* LoRa Antenna x 1
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89.1	542	~ PG1302-PI Package Includes:
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	544	* PG1302 x 1
	545	* LoRa Antenna x 1
	546	* RPi3/4 converter PCB
	547	* Screws to hole converter PCB on RPI.
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68.1	549	=== 8. Reference ===
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38.1	551	* Datasheet, User Manual & Software Download:
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38.1	553	[[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>url:https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]]
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69.1	556	=== 9. Support ===
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	558	* Support is provided Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 18:00 GMT+8. Due to different timezones we cannot offer live support. However, your questions will be answered as soon as possible in the before-mentioned schedule.
	559	* Provide as much information as possible regarding your enquiry (product models, accurately describe your problem and steps to replicate it etc) and send a mail to
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38.1	561	[[support@dragino.com>>url:file:///D:/市场资料/说明书/LoRa/LT系列/support@dragino.com]]

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