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... ... @@ -37,15 +37,14 @@ 37 37 38 38 **End node actually value when TXP=0 and DR=0** 39 39 40 -(% border="1 .5" cellspacing="4" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; width:1002px" %)41 -|(% style="background-color:# d9e2f3; width:134px" %)**Frequency band**|(% style="background-color:#d9e2f3; width:400px" %)**Output Power in LoRa Module (consider 2dB antenna)**|(% style="background-color:#d9e2f3; width:362px" %)(((40 +(% border="1" cellspacing="3" style="background-color:#f2f2f2; width:1002px" %) 41 +|(% style="background-color:#4F81BD;color:white; width:134px" %)**Frequency band**|(% style="background-color:#4F81BD;color:white; width:400px" %)**Output Power in LoRa Module (consider 2dB antenna)**|(% style="background-color:#4F81BD;color:white; width:362px" %)((( 42 42 **Spreading Factor(Higher SF can transmit further)** 43 -)))|(% style="background-color:# d9e2f3; width:102px" %)**Band Width**43 +)))|(% style="background-color:#4F81BD;color:white; width:102px" %)**Band Width** 44 44 |(% style="width:134px" %)**EU868**|(% style="width:400px" %)14dBm|(% style="width:362px" %)SF=12|(% style="width:102px" %)125Khz 45 45 |(% style="width:134px" %)**US915**|(% style="width:400px" %)20 or 22 dBm (depends on max output of module)|(% style="width:362px" %)SF=10|(% style="width:102px" %)125Khz 46 46 |(% style="width:134px" %)**AS923**|(% style="width:400px" %)14dBm|(% style="width:362px" %)SF=12|(% style="width:102px" %)125Khz 47 47 48 - 49 49 == 2.2 Adaptive Data Rate (ADR) and set max distance == 50 50 51 51 ... ... @@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ 72 72 73 73 According to the above technology, if we have a problem on the distance, we can first check if the end node is trying to longest distance modulation already. We can see that from the LoRaWAN server. Below is an example from Chirpstack. 74 74 75 - 76 76 We can see the traffic in gateway's page and know that the distance is SF12 / BW125. (note, server is not able to know Transmit Power settings from End Node) 77 77 78 - 79 79 [[image:image-20221006185826-3.png]] 80 80 81 81 ... ... @@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ 84 84 85 85 Below are the settings for longest distance transmission. ( will reduce battery life) 86 86 87 -* (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+ADR=0** (%%)~/~/ Disable ADR 88 -* (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+DR= 89 -* (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+TXP=0** (%%) 84 +* (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+ADR=0** (%%)~/~/ Disable ADR (% style="color:#037691" %)**(downlinkpayload: 2200FFFF)** 85 +* (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+DR=0** (%%)~/~/ Use the smallest DR,the longest distance modulation (% style="color:#037691" %)**(downlinkpayload: 220000FF)** 86 +* (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+TXP=0** (%%)~/~/ Use max power For EU868, max power can be is AT+TXP=50 (% style="color:#037691" %)** (downlinkpayload: 22000000)** 90 90 91 - 92 92 == 2.5 Debug in Software == 93 93 94 94 Dragino can help client to debug the software for the distance issue. In the case , please send us below info: ... ... @@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ 97 97 ** RSSI, DataRate, FCNT, Frequency. 98 98 ** MIC command detail & Payload detail. 99 99 100 - 101 101 = 3. Analyze at the hardware side = 102 102 103 103 == 3.1 Check if the antenna path is good ~-~- For LSN50v2 series end node == ... ... @@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ 132 132 * High ISM band usage by other technologies. 133 133 * Radio communication are usually killed with bad topographic conditions. It is usually not possible to communicate through a hill, even very small. 134 134 135 - 136 136 == 4.2 Improve the Antenna == 137 137 138 138