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... ... @@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 -= **1. Use Dragino Gateways/Hotspots with Helium**=8 += 1. Use Dragino Gateways/Hotspots with Helium = 9 9 10 -== **1.1 Support Models**==10 +== 1.1 Support Models == 11 11 12 12 13 13 //There are three types of hotspots that can connect to Helium. They are (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**full-hotspot**(%%), (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**light hotspot** (%%)and (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**data-only hotspot**(%%). Definition of these three types of hotspots can be found here: [[of Helium Hotspots>>url:https://docs.helium.com/mine-hnt%7CTypes]]. Different hotspots support different mining abilities.// ... ... @@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ 23 23 [[LPS8>>url:https://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/148-lps8.html]], [[DLOS8>>url:https://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/160-dlos8.html]], 24 24 25 25 [[LG308>>url:https://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/140-lg308.html]],[[LIG16>>url:https://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/171-lig16.html]] 26 -)))|(% style="color:#4f81bd; width:126px" %)**Data-Only Hotspot**|(% style="width:121px" %)[[Helium Link>>url:https://docs.helium.com/mine-hnt/data-only-hotspots]]|(% style="width:203px" %)[[Data-Only Hotspot Instruction>>||anchor="H2.ConnectData-OnlyHotspottoHelium"]] 26 +)))|(% style="color:#4f81bd; width:126px" %)**Data-Only Hotspot**|(% style="width:121px" %)[[Helium Link>>url:https://docs.helium.com/mine-hnt/data-only-hotspots]]|(% style="width:203px" %)[[Data-Only Hotspot Instruction>>||anchor="H2.A0ConnectData-OnlyHotspottoHelium"]] 27 27 |(% style="width:132px" %)[[HP0D>>url:https://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/195-hp0d.html]]|(% style="color:#4f81bd; width:126px" %)**Full Hotspo**t|(% style="width:121px" %)[[Helium Link>>url:https://docs.helium.com/mine-hnt/full-hotspots]]|(% style="color:green; width:203px" %)[[Full Hotspot Instuction-Not Finish>>doc:Main.User Manual for All Gateway models.HP0D.WebHome]] 28 28 29 -**Frequencies on the Helium Network** 29 +(% style="color:blue" %)**Frequencies on the Helium Network** 30 30 31 31 * //The frequencies currently available are CN470/EU868/US915/AU915// 32 32 ... ... @@ -33,28 +33,29 @@ 33 33 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: more information refer to this link [[Helium Frequency plan>>url:https://docs.helium.com/lorawan-on-helium/frequency-plans/]]** 34 34 35 35 36 += 2. Connect Data-Only Hotspot to Helium = 36 36 37 -= **2.Connect Data-Only Hotspotto Helium**=38 +== 2.1 Prerequisites == 38 38 39 -== **2.1 Prerequisites** == 40 40 41 - 42 42 * //Firmware Requirement: > [[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1640315898>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Release/]]// 43 43 44 -== **2.2 Step 1: Configure Frequency Band** == 45 45 46 46 45 +== 2.2 Step 1: Configure Frequency Band == 46 + 47 + 47 47 //Each country has a requirement for frequency region. Choose the right one for your area.// 48 48 49 49 [[image:image-20220531175337-1.png]] 50 50 51 51 53 +== 2.3 Step 2: Download the Helium-gateway-rs == 52 52 53 -== **2.3 Step 2: Download the Helium-gateway-rs** == 54 54 55 - 56 56 //Click Download Helium Server and the gateway will download the Helium-gateway-rs// 57 57 58 + 58 58 [[image:image-20220615150600-1.png||height="559" width="1045"]] 59 59 60 60 ... ... @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ 70 70 [[image:image-20220615150717-3.png||height="605" width="1039"]] 71 71 72 72 73 -== **2.4 Step 3: Install the Helium-gateway-rs**==74 +== 2.4 Step 3: Install the Helium-gateway-rs == 74 74 75 75 76 76 //Click **Install Helium Server** to install gateway-rs.// ... ... @@ -83,24 +83,24 @@ 83 83 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: User will see the echo characters of Helium gateway-rs have been installed successfully.** 84 84 85 85 87 +== 2.5 Step 4: Save&start the Helium Server == 86 86 87 -== **2.5 Step 4: Save&start the Helium Server** == 88 88 89 - 90 90 //By default, Region is US915, After configuring the Configure Frequency Band, click Save&Apply on the Helium IoT screen to modify the Region.// 91 91 92 + 92 92 [[image:image-20220615150903-5.png||height="592" width="1031"]] 93 93 94 94 96 + 95 95 //Click (% style="color:red" %)**Save&Apply**(%%) and gateway will start to connect the Helium. The UI shows the connect status.// 96 96 97 97 [[image:image-20220615151057-6.png||height="580" width="1026"]] 98 98 99 99 102 +== 2.6 Step 5: Check Gateway Connection before onboarding == 100 100 101 -== **2.6 Step 5: Check Gateway Connection before onboarding** == 102 102 103 - 104 104 //A hotspot can transfer data to Helium after finishing step4. We can add a device to Helium and see if the device can join Helium. For example, we add an LGT92 sensor and see below info.// 105 105 106 106 ((( ... ... @@ -113,10 +113,9 @@ 113 113 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The hotspot is not valid for search in Helium Console before onboarding.** 114 114 115 115 117 +== 2.7 Step 6: Onboarding Data-Only Hotspot == 116 116 117 -== **2.7 Step 6: Onboarding Data-Only Hotspot** == 118 118 119 - 120 120 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: Onboarding a Data-Only hotspot is necessary for downlink to work. otherwise, the downlink message for LoRa won't work .** 121 121 122 122 ... ... @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ 126 126 127 127 128 128 ((( 129 -(% style="color: red" %)//**1. Set up Helium-Wallet in my computer. [[https:~~/~~/docs.helium.com/wallets/cli-wallet>>url:https://docs.helium.com/wallets/cli-wallet]]. and funds this wallet. From this step, we got the wallet info as below.**//129 +(% style="color:blue" %)//**1. Set up Helium-Wallet in my computer. [[https:~~/~~/docs.helium.com/wallets/cli-wallet>>url:https://docs.helium.com/wallets/cli-wallet]]. and funds this wallet. From this step, we got the wallet info as below.**// 130 130 ))) 131 131 132 132 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ 153 153 +~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--+ 154 154 ))) 155 155 156 + 156 156 ((( 157 157 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The wallet Address is 13oLxfjxcYajvfkxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfY3yp4cz8r1NNux. and have about 18 HNT balance.** 158 158 ))) ... ... @@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ 160 160 161 161 162 162 ((( 163 -(% style="color: red" %)//**2. Get txn. In the data-only hotspot. run below command to add a hotspot, owner is the owner wallet of this hotspot, payer is the payer to pay transaction cost.**//164 +(% style="color:blue" %)//**2. Get txn. In the data-only hotspot. run below command to add a hotspot, owner is the owner wallet of this hotspot, payer is the payer to pay transaction cost.**// 164 164 ))) 165 165 166 166 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ 196 196 197 197 198 198 199 -(% style="color: red" %)//**3. Add Hotspot. In the computer with helium wallet. run below command, replace the txn with the txn you got in above step.**//200 +(% style="color:blue" %)//**3. Add Hotspot. In the computer with helium wallet. run below command, replace the txn with the txn you got in above step.**// 200 200 201 201 202 202 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: below are two commands, the command without ~-~-commit is the preview mode.** ... ... @@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ 247 247 ((( 248 248 249 249 250 -(% style="color: red" %)//**4. Assert Location. In helium Wallet. run below command, note, the ~-~-gateway should input gateway address from step 2.**//251 +(% style="color:blue" %)//**4. Assert Location. In helium Wallet. run below command, note, the ~-~-gateway should input gateway address from step 2.**// 251 251 ))) 252 252 253 253 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -301,6 +301,7 @@ 301 301 +~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+ 302 302 ))) 303 303 305 + 304 304 ((( 305 305 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The add hotspot and assert location step might need some time to be effect.** 306 306 ))) ... ... @@ -308,13 +308,12 @@ 308 308 ((( 309 309 //After above steps finish, the mobile helium wallet should be able to show that this hotspot has been added to the helium blockchain.// 310 310 311 - 312 312 313 313 ))) 314 314 315 -== **2.8 Debug Connection**==316 +== 2.8 Debug Connection == 316 316 317 -=== **2.8.1 Check pkt-fwd running Log**===318 +=== 2.8.1 Check pkt-fwd running Log === 318 318 319 319 320 320 //This command can check if the LoRa Radio part runs correctly and if the gateway receives LoRa packets from LoRaWAN sensors.// ... ... @@ -345,10 +345,9 @@ 345 345 ))) 346 346 347 347 349 +=== 2.8.2 Check gateway-rs Log === 348 348 349 -=== **2.8.2 Check gateway-rs Log** === 350 350 351 - 352 352 //SSH to gateway and run **logread | grep helium_gateway** to check Gateway-rs running log.// 353 353 354 354 [[image:image-20220531175809-7.png]] ... ... @@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ 357 357 (% style="color:red" %)**Note**: **logread is dynamic and FIFO, so helium log might be overwritten by other processes info in system.** 358 358 359 359 360 -=== **2.8.3 View the public key address and animal name**===360 +=== 2.8.3 View the public key address and animal name === 361 361 362 362 363 363 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -381,10 +381,9 @@ 381 381 Hostpot key and animal name 382 382 383 383 384 +=== 2.8.4 Backup/Restor gateway-rs key === 384 384 385 -=== **2.8.4 Backup/Restor gateway-rs key** === 386 386 387 - 388 388 ((( 389 389 //For the date-only hotspots, the key is the only unique identifier, the users can backup the key by the button of Download. And once the uses upgrade the gateway or the gateway lose the key, the gateway-rs will generate a new key for which the data-only hotspot is the new unit. so if the user would restore to last time which can upload your backup key to the gateway by the button of upload.// 390 390 ))) ... ... @@ -392,12 +392,24 @@ 392 392 [[image:image-20220531175919-9.png]] 393 393 394 394 394 +=== 2.8.5 How to manually download helium gateway-rs via SSH access to the gateway Linux console === 395 395 396 -== **2.9 Forward the data to the other server** == 397 397 398 -=== **2.9.1 Introduction** === 397 +(% class="box infomessage" %) 398 +((( 399 +cd /tmp;wget -O helium-gateway-rs-dragino.ipk [[https:~~/~~/github.com/helium/gateway-rs/releases/download/v1.0.0-alpha.33/helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.33-dragino.ipk>>https://github.com/helium/gateway-rs/releases/download/v1.0.0-alpha.33/helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.33-dragino.ipk]] 399 399 401 +opkg install helium-gateway-rs-dragino.ipk 402 +))) 400 400 404 +[[image:image-20230320141404-1.png]] 405 + 406 + 407 +== 2.9 Forward the data to the other server == 408 + 409 +=== 2.9.1 Introduction === 410 + 411 + 401 401 ((( 402 402 //The Dragino gateway has supports the double server settings.// 403 403 ))) ... ... @@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ 408 408 409 409 ))) 410 410 411 -=== **2.9.2 Example**===422 +=== 2.9.2 Example === 412 412 413 413 414 414 //The following takes The Things Network as another LoRaWAN server as an example.// ... ... @@ -433,19 +433,17 @@ 433 433 //The user can configure the secondary server and then click the button of **Save&Apply**.// 434 434 435 435 436 -== **2.10 Connect Full Hotspot to Helium**==447 +== 2.10 Connect Full Hotspot to Helium == 437 437 438 438 439 439 440 -= **3. Use Dragino Sensors with Helium**=451 += 3. Use Dragino Sensors with Helium = 441 441 453 +== 3.1 How to add up user's end-node with Helium console == 442 442 443 -== **3.1Howto add upuser'send-node with Helium console**==455 +=== 3.1.1 Step 1: Login the Helium console === 444 444 445 445 446 -=== **3.1.1 Step 1: Login the Helium console** === 447 - 448 - 449 449 //User can Login the [[Helium Console>>url:https://staging-console.helium.wtf/]]// 450 450 451 451 [[image:image-20220531180150-12.png]] ... ... @@ -453,10 +453,9 @@ 453 453 login Helium console 454 454 455 455 465 +=== 3.1.2 Step 2: Add up your end-node's key === 456 456 457 -=== **3.1.2 Step 2: Add up your end-node's key** === 458 458 459 - 460 460 //User add up end-node's key from console ~-~->dervice// 461 461 462 462 [[image:image-20220531180224-13.png]] ... ... @@ -464,10 +464,9 @@ 464 464 To add a device 465 465 466 466 475 +=== 3.1.3 Step 3: Activate the end-node === 467 467 468 -=== **3.1.3 Step 3: Activate the end-node** === 469 469 470 - 471 471 ((( 472 472 //Users can activate the end-node with OTAA in which the end-node will Join the network from the Helium server **Eventually you will see traffic**// 473 473 ))) ... ... @@ -477,21 +477,27 @@ 477 477 end-node traffic. 478 478 479 479 487 +=== 3.1.4 Check Raw Payload for End Node === 480 480 481 -== **3.2 How to use decoder** == 482 482 483 - === **3.2.1 Step 1:Users can createdecoderson functions**===490 +Users can check what the end node has uplinked by checking the raw payload. as below: 484 484 492 +[[image:image-20220912161818-1.png]] 485 485 494 + 495 +== 3.2 How to use decoder == 496 + 497 +=== 3.2.1 Step 1: Users can create decoders on functions === 498 + 499 + 486 486 [[image:image-20220531105325-3.png]] 487 487 488 488 Decoder. 489 489 490 490 505 +=== 3.2.2 Step 2: Add a decoder in functions and apply it to the specified label === 491 491 492 -=== **3.2.2 Step 2: Add a decoder in functions and apply it to the specified label** === 493 493 494 - 495 495 [[image:image-20220526095629-6.png]] 496 496 497 497 ... ... @@ -503,19 +503,17 @@ 503 503 **//Add decoder complete.//** 504 504 505 505 519 +=== 3.2.3 Where is the decoder? === 506 506 507 -=== **3.2.3 Where is the decoder?** === 508 508 509 - 510 510 [[console-decoders/Dragino at master · helium/console-decoders · GitHub>>url:https://github.com/helium/console-decoders/tree/master/Dragino]] 511 511 512 512 [[image:image-20220617140118-1.png||height="550" width="883"]] 513 513 514 514 527 +== 3.3 How to send a downlink to end device from Helium == 515 515 516 -== **3.3 How to send a downlink to end device from Helium** == 517 517 518 - 519 519 ((( 520 520 //The Helium server needs to convert to Base64 format when sending the downlink command. Please refer to the following example~:// 521 521 ))) ... ... @@ -538,12 +538,11 @@ 538 538 Downlink 539 539 540 540 552 +== 3.4 How to add integration to different IoT Servers == 541 541 542 -== **3.4How toadd integration to differentIoTServers**==554 +=== 3.4.1 TagoIO === 543 543 544 -=== **3.4.1 TagoIO** === 545 545 546 - 547 547 **//The steps to add integration are very simple. Please see the following process.//** 548 548 549 549 ... ... @@ -584,10 +584,9 @@ 584 584 TagoIO. 585 585 586 586 597 +=== 3.4.2 Cayenne === 587 587 588 -=== **3.4.2 Cayenne** === 589 589 590 - 591 591 //The process of creating devices is similar to Tago.// 592 592 593 593 [[image:image-20220526101616-18.png||height="456" width="1097"]] ... ... @@ -620,12 +620,31 @@ 620 620 Cayenne. 621 621 622 622 632 +== 3.5 Trouble Shooting == 623 623 624 -== **3.5TroubleShooting**==634 +=== 3.5.1 Data-Only Hotspot is not connecting to Helium console === 625 625 626 -=== **3.5.1 Trouble to Join Helium** === 627 627 637 +//**The Data-only hotspot has finished the software installation and confirmation, But it is not connecting to Helium Console. The possibility is:**// 628 628 639 + 640 +1). The hotspot does not finish the onboarding to the helium blockchain. 641 + 642 + after the 23 version of the gateway-rs, Helium requests the user to onboarding the devices to the blockchain, otherwise, your devices can't connect to the helium console. ~-~--> Please refer to [[Step 2.7>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Notes%20for%20Helium/#H2.7A0Step6:OnboardingData-OnlyHotspot]] to do it. 643 + 644 + 645 +=== 3.5.2 End Device can't join Helium via hotspot, stuck in cycle of Joining-Accept. === 646 + 647 + 648 +Make sure your blockchain region is the same as your hotspot settings. For example, as below, the blockchain is CN region, and software is configure to EU. The hotspot is able to get the OTAA Join Request from End Device on EU region. but due to block chain is CN region, Server will send the Join -Accept in CN region, so end device can't get the OTAA Join Accept. 649 + 650 + 651 +For example, if you are in USA, you have to use the US915 frequency plan. More frequency plans details on the helium network: [[https:~~/~~/docs.helium.com/lorawan-on-helium/frequency-plans>>url:https://docs.helium.com/lorawan-on-helium/frequency-plans]] 652 + 653 + 654 +=== 3.5.3 Trouble to Join Helium === 655 + 656 + 629 629 ((( 630 630 **//Assume the device is powered correctly. If you don't see data in Helium. The possibilities are~://** 631 631 ... ... @@ -643,11 +643,10 @@ 643 643 ((( 644 644 //3) You have input the wrong keys into Helium Platform ( You can send us the screenshots for the keys and Dragino support team can check for you)// 645 645 646 - 647 647 648 648 ))) 649 649 650 -=== **3.5.2Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band**===677 +=== 3.5.4 Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band === 651 651 652 652 653 653 ((( ... ... @@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ 661 661 ))) 662 662 663 663 ((( 664 -**Solution:** 691 +(% style="color:red" %)**Solution:** 665 665 666 666 667 667 ))) ... ... @@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ 680 680 681 681 * ((( 682 682 (% style="color:blue" %)**//Downlink Command: 0x24//** 710 + 711 + 683 683 ))) 684 684 685 685 ((( ... ... @@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ 686 686 //Format: Command Code (0x24) followed by 1 bytes channel value.// 687 687 ))) 688 688 718 + 689 689 ((( 690 690 //If the downlink payload=0x2402, it means set channel mode to use sub-band 2, while type code is 24.// 691 691 ))) ... ... @@ -693,7 +693,6 @@ 693 693 * ((( 694 694 //**Example 1**: Downlink Payload: (% style="color:#037691" %)**0x2402** (%%) ~/~/ set channel mode to 2// 695 695 696 - 697 697 698 698 ))) 699 699 ... ... @@ -703,4 +703,13 @@ 703 703 704 704 ((( 705 705 //The latest firmware for end node will have this bug fixed.// 735 + 736 + 737 +=== 3.5.5 ADR doesn't work in EU868 band. === 738 + 739 + 740 +See possibility reason from this link: [[https:~~/~~/github.com/helium/router/issues/858 >>https://github.com/helium/router/issues/858]] 741 + 742 + 743 + 706 706 )))
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