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Xiaoling 1.7 1 **~ Contents:**
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Xiaoling 1.2 8 = 1. Introduction =
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Kilight Cao 53.1 10 (% style="color:black" %)The ChirpStack open-source LoRaWAN Network Server stack provides open-source components for LoRaWAN networks And the Chirpstack supports the users in building a private LoRaWAN Server. For more info please refer to this [[link>>url:https://www.chirpstack.io/]]
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Kilight Cao 51.1 13 (% style="color:black" %)The dragino gateway can connect the ChirpStack server via Semtech UDP or Semtech Basic Station.
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Xiaoling 1.2 16 **Prerequisite**
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Xiaoling 1.2 18 1) Have a Chirstack Server.
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Xiaoling 54.2 20 [[image:image-20220525100058-1.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 22 ChirpStack home page
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Xiaoling 1.2 25 2) Gateway model support
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Xiaoling 1.2 30 Semtech UDP : **All Model**
31 Basic Station : , , 
32 **Note** : the firmware needs >  if use the Bais station
33 )))
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Xiaoling 1.2 38 = 2. Semtech UDP =
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Xiaoling 1.2 40 == 2.1 Step 1. Add the Network-servers ==
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Xiaoling 1.2 42 The network-Servers address varies depending on the ChirpStack server setup environment
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Xiaoling 1.3 44 (% class="box" %)
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46 Windows       ~-~->Network-server server * : localhost:8000
47 Linux         ~-~->Network-server server * : chirpstack-network-server:8000
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Xiaoling 1.2 50 If the user cannot add network-Servers, re-check the ChirpStack code or the server building process.
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Xiaoling 55.2 52 [[image:image-20220525100158-2.png]]
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54 Add the Network-servers
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Xiaoling 1.2 57 == 2.2 Step 2. Create Gateway-profiles ==
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Xiaoling 59.2 59 [[image:image-20220525100255-3.png]]
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61 Create Gateway-profiles
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Xiaoling 1.2 64 == 2.3 Step 3. Create Service-profiles ==
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Xiaoling 59.2 66 [[image:image-20220525100322-4.png]]
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68 Create Service-profiles
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70 In Step 3. Create Service-profiles, the above parameters can be set. If necessary, you can set them by yourself. This is only an example.
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Xiaoling 1.4 72 (% style="color:red" %)**Note : Before add the gateway, the user needs to complete the preceding three steps.**
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Xiaoling 84.2 74 If the user has completed the preceding steps, proceed to the next step.(% style="display:none" %)
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Xiaoling 1.2 77 == 2.4 Step 4. Add the gateway ==
78
79 The example gateway id is: a840411e96744150
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Xiaoling 1.4 82 (% style="color:red" %)**Note : The Gateway EUI and server addresses must match the ChirpStack configuration.**
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Xiaoling 84.2 85 [[image:image-20220525100350-5.png]](% style="display:none" %)
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Xiaoling 1.2 88 Add the gateway
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Xiaoling 59.2 90 [[image:image-20220525100417-6.png]]
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92 Configure the gateway
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Xiaoling 1.2 95 == 2.5 Step 5. Checking gateway Status ==
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Xiaoling 84.2 97 [[image:image-20220525100448-7.png]](% style="display:none" %)
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Xiaoling 1.2 100 gateway Status
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Xiaoling 84.2 102 [[image:image-20220526090446-3.png||height="653" width="1218"]]
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104 gateway Status
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Kilight Cao 9.1 107 = 3. Gateway Registration for Basics Station =
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Kilight Cao 9.1 109 == Introduction ==
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111 The [[Semtech Basic Station>>url:https://doc.sm.tc/station/]] backend implements the [[LNS protocol>>url:https://doc.sm.tc/station/tcproto.html]]. It exposes a WebSocket handler to which Basic Station powered gateways can connect.
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113 ChirpStack Open-Source LoRaWAN® Network Server needs to set up a configuration that can use Semtech BasicStation.
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115 **Below list the support products and Requirements:**
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117 1. LoRaWAN Gateway model: [[LIG16>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/171-lig16.html]], [[LG308>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/140-lg308.html]], [[DLOS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/160-dlos8.html]] ,[[LPS8>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/148-lps8.html]]
118 1. Firmware version since :[[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1651822913>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Test_Firmware/lgw--build-v5.4.1651822913-20220506-1543/]]
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120 **How to set up chirpStack Basic Station**
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122 Users can check out the ChirpStack Basic Station [[link>>https://www.chirpstack.io/gateway-bridge/backends/basic-station/]] and [[forum>>https://forum.chirpstack.io/search?q=basic%20station]]
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124 **What do you need to prepare**
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126 A gateway that can access the internet normally
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Kilight Cao 9.1 129 == 3.1 Add Gateway ==
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Xiaoling 20.2 131 [[image:image-20220524164205-10.png]]
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Kilight Cao 9.1 134 == 3.2 Access the gateway GUI ==
135
136 Access the gateway GUI interface of LoRaWAN~-~->LoRaWAN ~-~- Basic Station
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Xiaoling 20.2 138 [[image:image-20220524164319-11.png]]
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140 User need to Choose the ChirpStack/Senet ~-~- Basic Station , input Server URI and Upload the TLS Certificate
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144 Service Provider  ~-~->  Choose the ChirpStack/Senet ~-~- Basic Station
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146 LNS URI  ~-~->  Enter the LNS URI address, For example : wss:~/~/xxxx.chirpstack.com:433 or ws:~/~/xxxx.chirpstack.com:3001
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148 LNS TLS trust  ~-~->  Upload the TLS Certificate
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151 (% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
Xiaoling 20.2 152 [[image:image-20220524164341-12.png]]
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Kilight Cao 9.1 155 == 3.3 Start Station ==
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157 When the user has finished the configuration, Please click Sace&Apply to start station to connect ChirpStack
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Kilight Cao 9.1 160 == 3.4 Successful Connection ==
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162 If user completes the above steps, which will see live date in the ChirpStack.
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Xiaoling 23.2 164 [[image:image-20220524164448-13.png]]
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Xiaoling 10.2 167 == 3.5 Trouble Shooting ==
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169 User can check the station log in the logread/system log page.
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Xiaoling 23.2 171 [[image:image-20220524164514-14.png]]
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Kilight Cao 9.1 174 and recode the station log in the system/Recode log page.
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Xiaoling 23.2 176 [[image:image-20220524164541-15.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 179 = 4. Downlink =
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181 == 4.1 Chirpstack Downlink Note ==
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Xiaoling 63.2 183 [[image:image-20220525101223-9.png]]
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185 Convert the data to Base64
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Xiaoling 84.2 188 [[image:image-20220526090748-4.png]]
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190 Check ChripStack downlink DataRate
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Xiaoling 65.2 193 [[image:image-20220525101326-11.png]]
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195 Make sure the RX2DR is the same in the end node
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Xiaoling 1.2 198 == 4.2 Loraserver Downlink Note ==
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200 User can use MQTT to send downlink payload to ChirpStack to perform downstream to LoRaWAN End
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Xiaoling 1.2 203 Below is examples:
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Xiaoling 1.4 206 (% class="box" %)
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208 Connect to your server via MQTT:
209 MQTT Client ID: Any   
210 Protocol:mqtt/tcp   Server IP:loraserver_ip:1883
Xiaoling 1.2 211 User name: User name Password: password
Xiaoling 1.4 212 )))
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Xiaoling 65.2 214 [[image:image-20220525101401-12.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.5 216 (((
Xiaoling 1.2 217 MQTT Connect to ChirpStack
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Xiaoling 1.2 223 After connect
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Xiaoling 1.4 226 (% class="box" %)
227 (((
228 Subscribe : Format:application/ID/device/ Device EUI/rx
Xiaoling 1.2 229 Example: application/7/device/00aedb3da649cb23/rx
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Xiaoling 1.4 232 (% class="box" %)
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234 Publish:
Xiaoling 1.2 235 Format: Top: application/ID/device/ Device EUI/tx
236 Payload: {"confirmed":true or false,"fPort":XX,"data":"xxxx"}
237 Example: Top: application/7/device/00aedb3da649cb23/tx
238 Payload: {"confirmed":true,"fPort":2,"data":"AwEB"}
Xiaoling 1.4 239 )))
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Xiaoling 66.2 241 [[image:image-20220525101436-13.png]]
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243 MQTT Connect to ChirpStack
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247 (% style="color:red" %)Note: Chirpstack use base64 to downlink, so need to convert the downlink payload from HEX to base64 [[https:~~/~~/base64.us/>>url:https://base64.us/]]
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Xiaoling 67.2 250 [[image:image-20220525101505-14.png]]
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252 Choose to Use Hex for Encode
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Xiaoling 1.2 255 If we want send downstream hex 030101 to end node, the BASE64 payload is AwEB
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Xiaoling 68.2 257 [[image:image-20220525104025-15.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.5 259 (((
Xiaoling 1.2 260 Downlink payload encode javescript code: 可以在网站上运行以下Javsscript代码:
Xiaoling 1.5 261 )))
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Xiaoling 1.4 263 (% class="box" %)
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265 function sha1_to_base64(sha1)
Xiaoling 1.2 266 {
267 var digits="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+/";
268 var base64_rep = "";
269 var cnt = 0;
270 var bit_arr = 0;
271 var bit_num = 0;
Xiaoling 1.5 272 \\ for(var n = 0; n < sha1.length; ++n)
Xiaoling 1.2 273 {
274 if(sha1[n] >= 'A' && sha1[n] <= 'Z')
275 {
276 ascv = sha1.charCodeAt(n) - 55;
277 }
278 else if(sha1[n] >= 'a' && sha1[n] <= 'z')
279 {
280 ascv = sha1.charCodeAt(n) - 87;
281 }
282 else
283 {
284 ascv = sha1.charCodeAt(n) - 48;
285 }
Xiaoling 1.5 286 \\ bit_arr = (bit_arr << 4) | ascv;
Xiaoling 1.2 287 bit_num += 4;
288 if(bit_num >= 6)
289 {
Xiaoling 1.4 290 bit_num -= 6;        
Xiaoling 1.2 291 base64_rep += digits[bit_arr >>> bit_num];
Xiaoling 1.4 292 bit_arr &= ~~(-1 << bit_num);
Xiaoling 1.2 293 }
294 }
Xiaoling 1.5 295 \\ if(bit_num > 0)
Xiaoling 1.2 296 {
297 bit_arr <<= 6 - bit_num;
298 base64_rep += digits[bit_arr];
299 }
Xiaoling 1.5 300 \\ var padding = base64_rep.length % 4;   
301 \\ if(padding > 0)
Xiaoling 1.2 302 {
303 for(var n = 0; n < 4 - padding; ++n)
304 {
305 base64_rep += "=";
306 }
307 }
308 return base64_rep;
309 }
Xiaoling 1.5 310 \\console.log(sha1_to_base64("data"));
311 \\data is downlink payload required by end node.
Xiaoling 1.4 312 e.g console.log(sha1_to_base64("030101"));
313 ​result: AwEB     
Xiaoling 1.2 314 AwEB is the 0x030101's base 64 Encode.
Xiaoling 1.5 315 \\​e.g console.log(sha1_to_base64("030000"));
Xiaoling 1.4 316 ​result: AwAA     
317 AwAA is 0x030000's base 64 Encode.
318 )))
Xiaoling 1.2 319
320 == 4.3 Add the decode function in Chirpstack for the payload ==
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322 User enters the payload code according to the steps.
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Xiaoling 69.2 324 [[image:image-20220525104051-16.png]]
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Xiaoling 70.2 326 [[image:image-20220525104155-17.png]]
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333 = 5. Multiply Uplink in ChirpStack =
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Xiaoling 1.2 336 nbtrans field is the value to determine the re-transmission time for unconfirmed uplink data.
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Xiaoling 1.2 340 ChirpStack will auto adjust nbtrans according to uplink rssi. [[link to source>>url:https://github.com/brocaar/chirpstack-network-server/blob/master/internal/adr/adr.go]]
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Xiaoling 86.2 343 [[image:image-20220526091912-7.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 346 nbtrans is a field of ADR message, in unconfirm mode, it tells end node how many time it needs to transmit for every frame.
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Xiaoling 76.2 349 [[image:image-20220525104359-21.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 352 Above behaviour will cause the platform shows below two cases of error:
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Xiaoling 1.2 356 Error of duplicate Frame Counter
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Xiaoling 76.2 359 [[image:image-20220525104437-22.png]]
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361 Duplicate transmission in short time
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Xiaoling 76.2 363 [[image:image-20220525104502-23.png]]
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365 == 5.1 Solution ==
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367 This example uses the Windows version as a template, other versions can refer to this. Similiar reference: [[https:~~/~~/confluence.alitecs.de/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=79790102#content/view/79790102>>url:https://confluence.alitecs.de/plugins/servlet/mobile?contentId=79790102#content/view/79790102]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 370 ~1. Install the GO compilation environment: Download the corresponding version of the Go compiler at [[https:~~/~~/go.dev/dl/>>url:https://go.dev/dl/]] and install it.
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Xiaoling 79.2 373 [[image:image-20220525104532-24.png]]
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375 installation path:
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Xiaoling 79.2 377 [[image:image-20220525104554-25.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 380 2. Environment variable settings:.
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Xiaoling 1.2 384 1) Open Computer -> Properties -> Advanced System Settings -> Environment Variables and add a "new" system variable:
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Xiaoling 1.2 388 2)Set the variable name GOROOT and the variable value C:\Go\ (installation directory)
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Xiaoling 43.2 391 [[image:image-20220524165433-33.png]]
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393 3)Modify the system variable Path and add C:\Go\bin\:
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Xiaoling 43.2 395 [[image:image-20220524165452-34.png]]
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397 User variable setting file generation directory: D:\go:
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Xiaoling 43.2 399 [[image:image-20220524165517-35.png]]
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401 3. Modify the ADR configuration file according to your own needs, adr.setting.go is an example of the ADR configuration file.
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403 The name of the plugin: Example ADR plugin:
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Xiaoling 48.2 405 [[image:image-20220524165540-36.png]]
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407 Set Nbtrans: Nbtrans=1 (Nbtrans is the number of retransmissions, if it is 1, no retransmission, it is recommended to be 1). To enable it, you need to uncomment.
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Xiaoling 48.2 409 [[image:image-20220524165557-37.png]]
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411 4. Compile the ADR configuration file and generate the exe file.
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413 1) Create a folder named adr-setting
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415 2) Open the adr-setting folder
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417 3) Put adr.setting.go in this folder.
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419 4) Open the computer cmd and run the following commands in sequencecd adr-setting
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421 go mod init adr-setting
422
423 go get github.com/brocaar/chirpstack-network-server/v3/adr
424
425 go get github.com/hashicorp/go-plugin
426
427 go get adr-setting
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429 go build
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431 5) Finally generate this file:
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Xiaoling 48.2 433 [[image:image-20220524165623-38.png]]
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435 5. Add the plugin and run the plugin.
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Xiaoling 1.2 438 The exe file generated in the previous step is placed in the same root directory as chirpstack-network-server.toml, and the ADR plugin is added to the toml file. The location of the addition is as follows:
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Xiaoling 48.2 441 [[image:image-20220524165641-39.png]]
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Xiaoling 1.2 445 For example: adr_plugins=[“adr-setting”]
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Xiaoling 1.4 451 Adding a single plugin format is adr_plugins=["filename"]
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Xiaoling 1.4 457 Adding multiple plugins The format is adr_plugins=["file name 1", "file name 2",...]
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Xiaoling 1.2 463 Finally, re-run chirpstack-network-server.exe, and then select the plugin you just compiled in Device-profiles,
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Xiaoling 79.2 467 [[image:image-20220525104647-26.png]]
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469 Finish.
470
471 = 6. Trouble Shooting =
472
473 == 6.1 MIC Mismatch or MIC Failed ==
474
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Xiaoling 1.2 476 When the device is registered or the device is working normally, the problem of MIC mismatch and MIC failed occurs.
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Xiaoling 1.2 480 Under normal circumstances, users need to change the APPKEY to solve this problem.
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