LDDS20 - LoRaWAN Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensor User Manual

The Dragino LDDS20 is a (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**LoRaWAN Ultrasonic liquid level sensor**(%%) for Internet of Things solution. It uses (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**none-contact method **(%%)to measure the height of liquid in a container without opening the container, and send the value via LoRaWAN network to IoT Server

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The LDDS20 sensor is installed directly below the container to detect the height of the liquid level. User doesn't need to open a hole on the container to be tested. The (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**none-contact measurement makes the measurement safety, easier and possible for some strict situation**.

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LDDS20 uses ultrasonic sensing technology for distance measurement. LDDS20 is of high accuracy to measure various liquid such as: (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**toxic substances**(%%), (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**strong acids**(%%), (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**strong alkalis**(%%) and (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**various pure liquids**(%%) in high-temperature and high-pressure airtight containers.

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The LoRa wireless technology used in LDDS20 allows device to send data and reach extremely long ranges at low data-rates. It provides ultra-long range spread spectrum communication and high interference immunity whilst minimizing current consumption.

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LDDS20 is powered by (% style="color:#4472c4" %)**8500mA Li-SOCI2 battery**(%%); It is designed for long term use up to 10 years*.

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Each LDDS20 pre-loads with a set of unique keys for LoRaWAN registrations, register these keys to local LoRaWAN server and it will auto connect if there is network coverage, after power on.

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(% style="color:#4472c4" %) * (%%)Actually lifetime depends on network coverage and uplink interval and other factors.

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== 1.2 Features ==

* LoRaWAN 1.0.3 Class A

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* Ultra low power consumption

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* Liquid Level Measurement by Ultrasonic technology

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* Measure through container, No need to contact Liquid.

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* Valid level range 20mm - 2000mm

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* Accuracy: ±(5mm+S*0.5%) (S: Measure Value)

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* Cable Length : 25cm

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* Bands: CN470/EU433/KR920/US915/EU868/AS923/AU915/IN865

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* AT Commands to change parameters

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* Uplink on periodically

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* Downlink to change configure

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* IP66 Waterproof Enclosure

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* 8500mAh Battery for long term use

== 1.3 Suitable Container & Liquid ==

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* Solid Wall container such as: steel, iron, glass, ceramics, non-foaming plastics etc.

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* Container shape is regular, and surface is smooth.

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* Container Thickness:

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** Pure metal material. 2~~8mm, best is 3~~5mm

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** Pure non metal material: <10 mm

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* Pure liquid without irregular deposition.

== 1.4 Mechanical ==

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== 1.5 Install LDDS20 ==

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1**(%%): Choose the installation point.

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LDDS20 (% style="color:red" %)**MUST**(%%) be installed on the container bottom middle position.

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2**(%%): Polish the installation point.

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For Metal Surface with paint, it is important to polish the surface, first use crude sand paper to polish the paint level , then use exquisite sand paper to polish the metal level to make it shine & smooth.

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[[image:image-20220615092010-11.png]]

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No polish needed if the container is shine metal surface without paint or non-metal container.

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step3: **(%%)Test the installation point.

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Power on LDDS20, check if the blue LED is on, If the blue LED is on, means the sensor works. Then put ultrasonic coupling paste on the sensor and put it tightly on the installation point.

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It is necessary to put the coupling paste between the sensor and the container, otherwise LDDS20 won't detect the liquid level.

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After paste the LDDS20 well, power on LDDS20. In the first 30 seconds of booting, device will check the sensors status and BLUE LED will show the status as below. After 30 seconds, BLUE LED will be off to save battery life.

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(% style="color:red" %)**LED Status:**

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Onboard LED: When power on device, the onboard LED will fast blink 4 times which means detect the sensor well.

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(% style="color:blue" %)**BLUE LED**(% style="color:red" %)** always ON**(%%): Sensor is power on but doesn't detect liquid. There is problem in installation point.

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(% style="color:blue" %)**BLUE LED**(% style="color:red" %)** slowly blinking**(%%): Sensor detects Liquid Level, The installation point is good.

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LDDS20 will enter into low power mode at 30 seconds after system reset or power on, Blue LED will be off after that.

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(% style="color:red" %)**Note 2:**

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(% style="color:red" %)**Ultrasonic coupling paste** (%%) is subjected in most shipping way. So the default package doesn't include it and user needs to purchase locally.

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step4: **(%%)Install use Epoxy ab glue.

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Prepare Eproxy AB glue.

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Put Eproxy AB glue in the sensor and press it hard on the container installation point.

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Reset LDDS20 and see if the BLUE LED is slowly blinking.

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(% style="color:red" %)**Note 1:**

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Eproxy AB glue needs 3~~ 5 minutes to stable attached. we can use other glue material to keep it in the position.

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(% style="color:red" %)**Note 2:**

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(% style="color:red" %)**Eproxy AB glue**(%%) is subjected in most shipping way. So the default package doesn't include it and user needs to purchase locally.

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== 1.6 Applications ==

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* Smart liquid control solution.

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* Smart liquefied gas solution.

== 1.7 Precautions ==

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* At room temperature, containers of different materials, such as steel, glass, iron, ceramics, non-foamed plastics and other dense materials, have different detection blind areas and detection limit heights.

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* For containers of the same material at room temperature, the detection blind zone and detection limit height are also different for the thickness of the container.

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* When the detected liquid level exceeds the effective detection value of the sensor, and the liquid level of the liquid to be measured shakes or tilts, the detected liquid height is unstable.

== 1.8 Pin mapping and power on ==

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= 2. Configure LDDS20 to connect to LoRaWAN network =

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== 2.1 How it works ==

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The LDDS20 is configured as LoRaWAN OTAA Class A mode by default. It has OTAA keys to join LoRaWAN network. To connect a LoRaWAN network, you need to input the OTAA keys in the LoRaWAN IoT server and power on the LDDS20. If there is coverage of the LoRaWAN network, it will automatically join the network via OTAA and start to send the sensor value.

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In case you can't set the OTAA keys in the LoRaWAN OTAA server, and you have to use the keys from the server, you can [[use AT Commands >>||anchor="H3.A0UsingtheATCommands"]]to set the keys in the LDDS20.

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== 2.2 Quick guide to connect to LoRaWAN server (OTAA) ==

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Following is an example for how to join the [[TTN v3 LoRaWAN Network>>url:https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]]. Below is the network structure; we use the [[LG308>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora/item/140-lg308.html]] as a LoRaWAN gateway in this example.

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The LG308 is already set to connected to [[TTN network >>url:https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]], so what we need to now is configure the TTN server.

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1**(%%): Create a device in TTN with the OTAA keys from LDDS20.

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Each LDDS20 is shipped with a sticker with the default device keys, user can find this sticker in the box. it looks like below.

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For OTAA registration, we need to set **APP EUI/ APP KEY/ DEV EUI**. Some server might no need to set APP EUI.

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Enter these keys in the LoRaWAN Server portal. Below is TTN V3 screen shot:

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**Add APP EUI in the application**

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You can also choose to create the device manually.

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**Add APP KEY and DEV EUI**

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2**(%%): Power on LDDS20

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Put a Jumper on JP2 to power on the device. ( The Switch must be in FLASH position).

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3**(%%)**:** The LDDS20 will auto join to the TTN network. After join success, it will start to upload messages to TTN and you can see the messages in the panel.

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== 2.3 Uplink Payload ==

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LDDS20 will uplink payload via LoRaWAN with below payload format:

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Uplink payload includes in total 8 bytes.

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Payload for firmware version v1.1.4. . Before v1.1.3, there is only 5 bytes: BAT and Distance(Please check manual v1.2.0 if you have 5 bytes payload).

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(% border="1" cellspacing="5" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:510px" %)

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|=(% style="width: 62.5px;" %)(((

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**Size(bytes)**

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|(% style="width:62.5px" %)**Value**|(% style="width:62.5px" %)[[BAT>>||anchor="H2.3.1A0BatteryInfo"]]|(((

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[[Distance>>||anchor="H2.3.2A0Distance"]]

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)))|[[Digital Interrupt (Optional)>>||anchor="H2.3.3A0InterruptPin"]]|(((

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[[Temperature (Optional )>>||anchor="H2.3.4A0DS18B20Temperaturesensor"]]

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=== 2.3.1 Battery Info ===

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Check the battery voltage for LDDS20.

Ex1: 0x0B45 = 2885mV

Ex2: 0x0B49 = 2889mV

=== 2.3.2 Distance ===

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Get the distance. Flat object range 20mm - 2000mm.

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For example, if the data you get from the register is __0x06 0x05__, the distance between the sensor and the measured object is(% style="color:#4472c4" %)** 0605(H) = 1541 (D) = 1541 mm.**

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* If the sensor value is 0x0000, it means system doesn't detect ultrasonic sensor.

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* If the sensor value lower than 0x0014 (20mm), the sensor value will be invalid.

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This data field shows if this packet is generated by interrupt or not. [[Click here>>||anchor="H3.2A0SetInterruptMode"]] for the hardware and software set up.

**Example:**

0x00: Normal uplink packet.

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0x01: Interrupt Uplink Packet.

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=== 2.3.4 DS18B20 Temperature sensor ===

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This is optional, user can connect external DS18B20 sensor to the +3.3v, 1-wire and GND pin . and this field will report temperature.

**Example**:

If payload is: 0105H: (0105 & FC00 == 0), temp = 0105H /10 = 26.1 degree

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If payload is: FF3FH : (FF3F & FC00 == 1) , temp = (FF3FH - 65536)/10 = -19.3 degrees.

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(% style="color:red" %)**Note: DS18B20 feature is supported in the hardware version > v1.3 which made since early of 2021.**

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=== 2.3.5 Sensor Flag ===

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0x01: Detect Ultrasonic Sensor

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0x00: No Ultrasonic Sensor

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=== 2.3.6 Decode payload in The Things Network ===

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While using TTN network, you can add the payload format to decode the payload.

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The payload decoder function for TTN V3 is here:

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LDDS20 TTN V3 Payload Decoder: [[https:~~/~~/github.com/dragino/dragino-end-node-decoder>>https://github.com/dragino/dragino-end-node-decoder]]

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== 2.4 Downlink Payload ==

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By default, LDDS20 prints the downlink payload to console port.

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**Examples:**

* (% style="color:blue" %)**Set TDC**

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If the payload=0100003C, it means set the END Node's TDC to 0x00003C=60(S), while type code is 01.

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* (% style="color:blue" %)**Reset**

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If payload = 0x04FF, it will reset the LDDS20

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* (% style="color:blue" %)**CFM**

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Downlink Payload: 05000001, Set AT+CFM=1 or 05000000 , set AT+CFM=0

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== 2.5 Show Data in DataCake IoT Server ==

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[[DATACAKE>>url:https://datacake.co/]] provides a human friendly interface to show the sensor data, once we have data in TTN, we can use [[DATACAKE>>url:https://datacake.co/]] to connect to TTN and see the data in DATACAKE. Below are the steps:

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 1**(%%)**: Be sure that your device is programmed and properly connected to the network at this time.**

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 2**(%%)**: To configure the Application to forward data to DATACAKE you will need to add integration. To add the DATACAKE integration, perform the following steps:**

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 3**(%%)**: Create an account or log in Datacake.**

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(% style="color:blue" %)**Step 4**(%%)**: Search the LDDS75 and add DevEUI.(% style="color:red" %)(Note: LDDS20 use same payload as LDDS75)(%%)**

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After added, the sensor data arrive TTN V3, it will also arrive and show in Datacake.

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== 2.6 LED Indicator ==

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The LDDS20 has an internal LED which is to show the status of different state.

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* Blink once when device power on.

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* The device detects the sensor and flashes 5 times.

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* Solid ON for 5 seconds once device successful Join the network.

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* Blink once when device transmit a packet.

== 2.7 Firmware Change Log ==

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**Firmware download link: **[[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/26spxc7wr3aduwi/AACQSJESTaVkWO5JVHLvdt0Za?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/26spxc7wr3aduwi/AACQSJESTaVkWO5JVHLvdt0Za?dl=0]]

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**Firmware Upgrade Method: **[[Firmware Upgrade Instruction>>doc:Main.Firmware Upgrade Instruction for STM32 base products.WebHome]]

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== 2.8 Battery & Power Consumption ==

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LDDS20 uses ER26500 + SPC1520 battery pack. See below link for detail information about the battery info and how to replace.

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[[**Battery Info & Power Consumption Analyze**>>url:http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/How%20to%20calculate%20the%20battery%20life%20of%20Dragino%20sensors%3F/]] .

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= 3. Using the AT Commands =

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== 3.1 Access AT Commands ==

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LDDS20 supports AT Command set in the stock firmware. You can use a USB to TTL adapter to connect to LDDS20 for using AT command, as below.

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Or if you have below board, use below connection:

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In the PC, you need to set the serial baud rate to (% style="color:green" %)**9600**(%%) to access the serial console for LDDS20. LDDS20 will output system info once power on as below:

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Below are the available commands, a more detailed AT Command manual can be found at [[AT Command Manual>>https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_End_Node/LSE01/]].

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AT+<CMD>? : Help on <CMD>

AT+<CMD> : Run <CMD>

AT+<CMD>=<value> : Set the value

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AT+<CMD>=? : Get the value

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(% style="color:#037691" %)** General Commands :**

AT : Attention

AT? : Short Help

ATZ : MCU Reset

AT+TDC : Application Data Transmission Interval

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(% style="color:#037691" %)** Keys, IDs and EUIs management :**

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AT+APPEUI : Application EUI

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AT+APPKEY : Application Key

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AT+APPSKEY : Application Session Key

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AT+DADDR : Device Address

AT+DEUI : Device EUI

AT+NWKID : Network ID (You can enter this command change only after successful network connection)

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AT+NWKSKEY : Network Session Key Joining and sending date on LoRa network

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AT+CFM : Confirm Mode

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AT+JOIN : Join LoRa? Network

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AT+NJM : LoRa? Network Join Mode

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AT+RECV : Print Last Received Data in Raw Format

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AT+SEND : Send Text Data

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AT+SENB : Send Hexadecimal Data

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(% style="color:#037691" %)** LoRa Network Management :**

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AT+ADR : Adaptive Rate

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AT+CLASS : LoRa Class(Currently only support class A

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AT+DCS : Duty Cycle Setting

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AT+FCD : Frame Counter Downlink

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AT+JN1DL : Join Accept Delay1

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AT+PNM : Public Network Mode

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AT+RX1DL : Receive Delay1

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AT+TXP : Transmit Power

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AT+RSSI : RSSI of the Last Received Packet

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AT+SNR : SNR of the Last Received Packet

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AT+VER : Image Version and Frequency Band

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AT+FDR : Factory Data Reset

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AT+CHS : Get or Set Frequency (Unit: Hz) for Single Channel Mode

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AT+CHE : Get or Set eight channels mode, Only for US915, AU915, CN470

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Feature, Set Interrupt mode for GPIO_EXIT.

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(% style="color:#037691" %)**Downlink Command: 0x06**

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Format: Command Code (0x06) followed by 3 bytes.

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Example 1: Downlink Payload: 06000000 ~/~/ Turn off interrupt mode

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= 4. FAQ =

== 4.1 What is the frequency plan for LDDS20? ==

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LDDS20 use the same frequency as other Dragino products. User can see the detail from this link: [[Introduction>>doc:Main.End Device Frequency Band.WebHome||anchor="H1.Introduction"]]

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== 4.2 How to change the LoRa Frequency Bands/Region ==

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You can follow the instructions for [[how to upgrade image>>||anchor="H2.7A0200BFirmwareChangeLog"]].

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When downloading the images, choose the required image file for download.

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= 5. Trouble Shooting =

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== 5.1 Why I can't join TTN V3 in US915 / AU915 bands? ==

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It is due to channel mapping. Please see below link: [[Frequency band>>doc:Main.LoRaWAN Communication Debug.WebHome||anchor="H2.NoticeofUS9152FCN4702FAU915Frequencyband"]]

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== 5.2 AT Command input doesn't work ==

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In the case if user can see the console output but can't type input to the device. Please check if you already include the (% style="color:green" %)**ENTER**(%%) while sending out the command. Some serial tool doesn't send (% style="color:green" %)**ENTER**(%%) while press the send key, user need to add ENTER in their string.

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== 5.3 Why i always see 0x0000 or 0 for the distance value? ==

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LDDS20 has a strict [[**installation requirement**>>||anchor="H1.5A0InstallLDDS20"]]. Please make sure the installation method exactly follows up with the installation requirement. Otherwise, the reading might be always 0x00.

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If you have followed the instruction requirement exactly but still see the 0x00 reading issue, please. please double-check the decoder, you can check the raw payload to verify.

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= 6. Order Info =

Part Number **:** (% style="color:blue" %)**LDDS20-XX**

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(% style="color:blue" %)**XX**(%%)**: **The default frequency band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**AS923 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN AS923 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**AU915 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN AU915 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**EU433 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN EU433 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**EU868 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN EU868 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**KR920 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN KR920 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**US915 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN US915 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**IN865 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN IN865 band

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* (% style="color:red" %)**CN470 **(%%)**:** LoRaWAN CN470 band

= 7. Packing Info =

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**Package Includes**:

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LDDS20 LoRaWAN Liquid Level Sensor x 1

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(% style="color:red" %)**Note:**

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(% style="color:red" %)**Ultrasonic coupling paste**(%%) and(% style="color:red" %)** Eproxy AB glue**(%%) are subjected in most shipping way. So the default package doesn't include it and user needs to purchase locally.

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**Dimension and weight**:

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Device Size: cm

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Device Weight: g

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Package Size / pcs : cm

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Weight / pcs : g

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= 8. Support =

* 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.

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* 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 [[support@dragino.com>>url:http://../../../../../../D:%5C%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%5C%E8%AF%B4%E6%98%8E%E4%B9%A6%5CLoRa%5CLT%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97%5Csupport@dragino.com]].

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