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... ... @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ 1 -= Introduction=1 += Overview: = 2 2 3 +In LoRaWAN protocol, the gateway transmit packet uses the output power base on the Power Index from the LoRaWAN server downlink. for example, the LoRaWAN server sends a downlink with this info "rf_power=14", gateway got this info and it will search the index for rf_power=14 and use the related rf setting to set output power. In some cases, the LoRaWAN server might set the rf-power to a quite low value ( for example 0dB) which is not practical for use. In such a case, the User can manually change the rf_power=0's rf settings to a higher power out. Below are the methods. 4 + 5 + 6 += Change Power for Semtech UDP Paket forward connection = 7 + 3 3 ---- 4 4 5 -In LoRaWAN protocol, the gateway output power refer to the downstream packets sent by Gateway. This output power is controlled by LoRaWAN server. 10 +In LoRaWAN protocol, the gateway output power refers to the downstream packets sent by Gateway. This output power is controlled by the LoRaWAN server. 6 6 7 -Gateway maintain a power index in the file: /etc/lora/global_conf.json for example: 12 +Gateway maintains a power index in the file: /etc/lora/global_conf.json for example: 8 8 9 9 10 10 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -24,10 +24,72 @@ 24 24 "dig_gain": 0 25 25 ))) 26 26 32 +(% class="mark" %)Note: If when lorawan server specifies a rf_power that is not listed above. gateway will choose the closest power. profile. 27 27 28 -When LoRaWAN server sends a downlink stream, server will also ask the gateway to use which rf_power as output. So user don't need to consider to control in the gateway side. 29 29 30 - If user wanttoalwaysusea higherpoweroralowerpower.Usercanmodifythepa_gain,mix_gain,dig_gainforspecifyrf_powertoachieve thispurpose. Thisis notrecommend,because this mightbreaktheregulator for specifycountry.35 +When the LoRaWAN server sends a downlink stream, the server will also ask the gateway to use rf_power as output. So users don't need to consider controlling on the gateway side. 31 31 32 - Please note,the global_conf.jsonfilewillbe overwriteby thematch regionfilesin/etc/lora/cfg-30xwhenchange settings intheweb. Souserneedtochange the files in/etc/lora/cfg-cfg-30xinsteadofglobal_conf.json37 +If users want to always use a higher power or a lower power. Users can modify the pa_gain,mix_gain, and dig_gain to specify rf_power to achieve this purpose. This is not recommended, because this might break the regulator for a specific country. 33 33 39 +Please note, that the global_conf.json file will be overwritten by the match region files in /etc/lora/cfg-30x when changing settings on the web. So the user needs to change the files in /etc/lora/cfg-cfg-30x instead of global_conf.json 40 + 41 + 42 += Change Power for LoRaWAN Basic Station connection = 43 + 44 +---- 45 + 46 +First, you need to find out what is the chip module of the gateway? 47 + 48 +(% class="box infomessage" %) 49 +((( 50 +cat /var/iot/chip 51 +))) 52 + 53 +[[image:image-20220623140335-1.png||height="241" width="378"]] 54 + 55 +Gateways using the SX1301 LoRaWAN Concentrator are the LG308 and DLOS8. 56 + 57 + 58 +**SX1301 Change Power for LoRaWAN Basic Station Connection example:** 59 + 60 +Gateway maintains a power index in the file: /etc/station/station-sx1301.conf for example: 61 +(% class="box" %) 62 +((( 63 +{ 64 + /* If slave-X.conf present this acts as default settings */ 65 + "SX1301_conf": { /* Actual channel plan is controlled by server */ 66 + "lorawan_public": true, /* is default */ 67 + "clksrc": 1, /* radio_1 provides clock to concentrator */ 68 + /* path to the SPI device, un-comment if not specified on the command line e.g., RADIODEV=/dev/spidev0.0 */ 69 + "device": "/dev/spidev1.0", 70 + /* freq/enable provided by LNS - only HW specific settings listed here */ 71 + "radio_0": { 72 + "type": "SX1257", 73 + "rssi_offset": -166.0, 74 + "tx_enable": true, 75 + "antenna_gain": 0 76 + }, 77 + "radio_1": { 78 + "type": "SX1257", 79 + "rssi_offset": -166.0, 80 + "tx_enable": false 81 + } 82 + /* chan_multiSF_X, chan_Lora_std, chan_FSK provided by LNS */ 83 + }, 84 + "station_conf": { 85 + "routerid": "a84041ffff1ec39f", 86 + "radio_init": "rinit.sh", 87 + "RADIO_INIT_WAIT": "5s", 88 + "RX_POLL_INTV": "10ms", 89 + "TC_TIMEOUT": "360s", 90 + "log_file": "stderr", 91 + "log_level": "DEBUG", /* XDEBUG,DEBUG,VERBOSE,INFO,NOTICE,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL */ 92 + "log_size": 10000000, 93 + "log_rotate": 3, 94 + "CUPS_RESYNC_INTV": "1s" 95 + } 96 +} 97 +))) 98 +If users want to always use a higher power or a lower power. Users can modify the pa_gain,mix_gain, and dig_gain to specify rf_power to achieve this purpose. This is not recommended, because this might break the regulator for a specific country. 99 + 100 +
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