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... ... @@ -1,7 +2,6 @@ 1 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 2 2 = Overview: = 3 3 4 -In LoRaWAN protocol, the gateway transmit packet use the output power base on the Power Index from LoRaWAN server downlink. for example :LoRaWAN server send downlink with this info "rf_power=14", gatewatgot this info and it will search the index for rf_power=14 and use the related rf setting to set output power. In some case, the LoRaWAN server might set the rf-power to a quite low value ( for example 0dB) which is not practical for use. In such case, User can manunal change the rf_power=0's rf settings to a higher power out. Below are the methods.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. 5 5 6 6 7 7 = Change Power for Semtech UDP Paket forward connection = ... ... @@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ 8 8 9 9 ---- 10 10 11 -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. 12 12 13 -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: 14 14 15 15 16 16 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -30,15 +30,64 @@ 30 30 "dig_gain": 0 31 31 ))) 32 32 33 -(% class="mark" %)Note: If when lorawan server specif ya rf_powerwhichis not list above. gateway will choose the closest power. profile.32 +(% class="mark" %)Note: If when lorawan server specifies a rf_power that is not listed above. gateway will choose the closest power. profile. 34 34 35 35 36 -When LoRaWAN server sends a downlink stream, server will also ask the gateway to use whichrf_power as output. So user don't need to considertocontrol35 +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. 37 37 38 -If user want to always use a higher power or a lower power. User can modify the pa_gain,mix_gain,dig_gain forspecify rf_power to achieve this purpose. This is not recommended, because this might break the regulator for specific country.37 +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. 39 39 40 -Please note, that the global_conf.json file will be overwritten by the match region files in /etc/lora/cfg-30x when changing settings in the web. So user needs to change the files in /etc/lora/cfg-cfg-30x instead of global_conf.json39 +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 41 41 42 42 43 - 44 44 = 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 + 62 +(% class="box" %) 63 +((( 64 +{ 65 + /* If slave-X.conf present this acts as default settings */ 66 + "SX1301_conf": { /* Actual channel plan is controlled by server */ 67 + "lorawan_public": true, /* is default */ 68 + "clksrc": 1, /* radio_1 provides clock to concentrator */ 69 + /* path to the SPI device, un-comment if not specified on the command line e.g., RADIODEV=/dev/spidev0.0 */ 70 + "device": "/dev/spidev1.0", 71 + /* freq/enable provided by LNS - only HW specific settings listed here */ 72 + 73 + ~|<~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-(% style="color:red" %)Add parameters:"tx_gain_lut" : [ TX_GAIN_LUT, .. ](% %) 74 + 75 + "radio_0": { 76 + "type": "SX1257", 77 + "rssi_offset": -166.0, 78 + "tx_enable": true, 79 + "antenna_gain": 0 80 + }, 81 + "radio_1": { 82 + "type": "SX1257", 83 + "rssi_offset": -166.0, 84 + "tx_enable": false 85 + } 86 + /* chan_multiSF_X, chan_Lora_std, chan_FSK provided by LNS */ 87 + }, 88 +))) 89 + 90 +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. 91 + 92 +
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