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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.//
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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 Hotspot to 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  
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70 70  [[image:image-20220615150717-3.png||height="605" width="1039"]]
71 71  
72 72  
74 +== 2.4  Step 3: Install the Helium-gateway-rs ==
73 73  
74 -== **2.4  Step 3: Install the Helium-gateway-rs** ==
75 75  
76 -
77 77  //Click **Install Helium Server** to install gateway-rs.//
78 78  
79 79  [[image:image-20220615150734-4.png||height="619" width="1035"]]
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84 84  (% style="color:red" %)**Note: User will see the echo characters of Helium gateway-rs have been installed successfully.**
85 85  
86 86  
87 +== 2.5  Step 4: Save&start the Helium Server ==
87 87  
88 -== **2.5  Step 4: Save&start the Helium Server** ==
89 89  
90 -
91 91  //By default, Region is US915, After configuring the Configure Frequency Band, click Save&Apply on the Helium IoT screen to modify the Region.//
92 92  
93 93  
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100 100  [[image:image-20220615151057-6.png||height="580" width="1026"]]
101 101  
102 102  
102 +== 2.6  Step 5: Check Gateway Connection before onboarding ==
103 103  
104 -== **2.6  Step 5: Check Gateway Connection before onboarding** ==
105 105  
106 -
107 107  //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.//
108 108  
109 109  (((
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116 116  (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The hotspot is not valid for search in Helium Console before onboarding.**
117 117  
118 118  
117 +== 2.7  Step 6: Onboarding Data-Only Hotspot ==
119 119  
120 -== **2.7  Step 6: Onboarding Data-Only Hotspot** ==
121 121  
122 -
123 123  (% style="color:red" %)**Note: Onboarding a Data-Only hotspot is necessary for downlink to work. otherwise, the downlink message for LoRa won't work .**
124 124  
125 125  
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313 313  (((
314 314  //After above steps finish, the mobile helium wallet should be able to show that this hotspot has been added to the helium blockchain.//
315 315  
316 -
317 317  
318 318  )))
319 319  
320 -== **2.8  Debug Connection** ==
316 +== 2.8  Debug Connection ==
321 321  
322 -=== **2.8.1  Check pkt-fwd running Log** ===
318 +=== 2.8.1  Check pkt-fwd running Log ===
323 323  
324 324  
325 325  //This command can check if the LoRa Radio part runs correctly and if the gateway receives LoRa packets from LoRaWAN sensors.//
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350 350  )))
351 351  
352 352  
349 +=== 2.8.2  Check gateway-rs Log ===
353 353  
354 -=== **2.8.2  Check gateway-rs Log** ===
355 355  
356 -
357 357  //SSH to gateway and run **logread | grep helium_gateway** to check Gateway-rs running log.//
358 358  
359 359  [[image:image-20220531175809-7.png]]
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362 362  (% style="color:red" %)**Note**: **logread is dynamic and FIFO, so helium log might be overwritten by other processes info in system.**
363 363  
364 364  
360 +=== 2.8.3  View the public key address and animal name ===
365 365  
366 -=== **2.8.3  View the public key address and animal name** ===
367 367  
368 -
369 369  (% class="box" %)
370 370  (((
371 371  (((
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387 387  Hostpot key and animal name
388 388  
389 389  
384 +=== 2.8.4  Backup/Restor gateway-rs key ===
390 390  
391 -=== **2.8.4  Backup/Restor gateway-rs key** ===
392 392  
393 -
394 394  (((
395 395  //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.//
396 396  )))
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398 398  [[image:image-20220531175919-9.png]]
399 399  
400 400  
394 +=== 2.8.5  How to manually download helium gateway-rs via SSH access to the gateway Linux console ===
401 401  
402 -== **2.9  Forward the data to the other server** ==
403 403  
404 -=== **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]]
405 405  
401 +opkg install helium-gateway-rs-dragino.ipk
402 +)))
406 406  
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 +
407 407  (((
408 408  //The Dragino gateway has supports the double server settings.//
409 409  )))
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411 411  (((
412 412  //Users can back to the page of Semtech UDP to configure other server settings.//
413 413  
414 -
415 415  
416 416  )))
417 417  
418 -=== **2.9.2  Example** ===
422 +=== 2.9.2  Example ===
419 419  
420 420  
421 421  //The following takes The Things Network as another LoRaWAN server as an example.//
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440 440  //The user can configure the secondary server and then click the button of **Save&Apply**.//
441 441  
442 442  
447 +== 2.10  Connect Full Hotspot to Helium ==
443 443  
444 -== **2.10  Connect Full Hotspot to Helium** ==
445 445  
446 446  
451 += 3.  Use Dragino Sensors with Helium =
447 447  
448 -= **3.  Use Dragino Sensors with Helium** =
453 +== 3.1  How to add up user's end-node with Helium console ==
449 449  
455 +=== 3.1.1  Step 1: Login the Helium console ===
450 450  
451 -== **3.1  How to add up user's end-node with Helium console** ==
452 452  
453 -
454 -=== **3.1.1  Step 1: Login the Helium console** ===
455 -
456 -
457 457  //User can Login the [[Helium Console>>url:https://staging-console.helium.wtf/]]//
458 458  
459 459  [[image:image-20220531180150-12.png]]
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461 461  login Helium console
462 462  
463 463  
465 +=== 3.1.2  Step 2: Add up your end-node's key ===
464 464  
465 -=== **3.1.2  Step 2: Add up your end-node's key** ===
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467 -
468 468  //User add up end-node's key from console ~-~->dervice//
469 469  
470 470  [[image:image-20220531180224-13.png]]
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472 472  To add a device
473 473  
474 474  
475 +=== 3.1.3  Step 3: Activate the end-node ===
475 475  
476 -=== **3.1.3  Step 3: Activate the end-node** ===
477 477  
478 -
479 479  (((
480 480  //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**//
481 481  )))
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485 485  end-node traffic.
486 486  
487 487  
488 -=== **3.1.4 Check Raw Payload for End Node** ===
487 +=== 3.1.4 Check Raw Payload for End Node ===
489 489  
489 +
490 490  Users can check what the end node has uplinked by checking the raw payload. as below:
491 491  
492 492  [[image:image-20220912161818-1.png]]
493 493  
494 494  
495 -== **3.2  How to use decoder** ==
495 +== 3.2  How to use decoder ==
496 496  
497 -=== **3.2.1  Step 1: Users can create decoders on functions** ===
497 +=== 3.2.1  Step 1: Users can create decoders on functions ===
498 498  
499 499  
500 500  [[image:image-20220531105325-3.png]]
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502 502  Decoder.
503 503  
504 504  
505 +=== 3.2.2  Step 2: Add a decoder in functions and apply it to the specified label ===
505 505  
506 -=== **3.2.2  Step 2: Add a decoder in functions and apply it to the specified label** ===
507 507  
508 -
509 509  [[image:image-20220526095629-6.png]]
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511 511  
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517 517  **//Add decoder complete.//**
518 518  
519 519  
519 +=== 3.2.3  Where is the decoder？ ===
520 520  
521 -=== **3.2.3  Where is the decoder？** ===
522 522  
523 -
524 524  [[console-decoders/Dragino at master · helium/console-decoders · GitHub>>url:https://github.com/helium/console-decoders/tree/master/Dragino]]
525 525  
526 526  [[image:image-20220617140118-1.png||height="550" width="883"]]
527 527  
528 528  
527 +== 3.3  How to send a downlink to end device from Helium ==
529 529  
530 -== **3.3  How to send a downlink to end device from Helium** ==
531 531  
532 -
533 533  (((
534 534  //The Helium server needs to convert to Base64 format when sending the downlink command. Please refer to the following example~://
535 535  )))
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552 552  Downlink
553 553  
554 554  
552 +== 3.4  How to add integration to different IoT Servers ==
555 555  
556 -== **3.4  How to add integration to different IoT Servers** ==
554 +=== 3.4.1  TagoIO ===
557 557  
558 -=== **3.4.1  TagoIO** ===
559 559  
560 -
561 561  **//The steps to add integration are very simple. Please see the following process.//**
562 562  
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598 598  TagoIO.
599 599  
600 600  
597 +=== 3.4.2  Cayenne ===
601 601  
602 -=== **3.4.2  Cayenne** ===
603 603  
604 -
605 605  //The process of creating devices is similar to Tago.//
606 606  
607 607  [[image:image-20220526101616-18.png||height="456" width="1097"]]
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634 634  Cayenne.
635 635  
636 636  
632 +== 3.5  Trouble Shooting ==
637 637  
638 -== **3.5  Trouble Shooting** ==
634 +=== 3.5.1  Data-Only Hotspot is not connecting to Helium console ===
639 639  
640 640  
641 -=== **3.5.1 Data-Only Hotspot is not connecting to Helium console** ===
642 -
643 -
644 644  //**The Data-only hotspot has finished the software installation and confirmation, But it is not connecting to Helium Console. The possibility is:**//
645 645  
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649 649   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.
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651 651  
652 -=== **3.5.2 End Device can't join Helium via hotspot, stuck in cycle of Joining-Accept. ** ===
645 +=== 3.5.2  End Device can't join Helium via hotspot, stuck in cycle of Joining-Accept. ===
653 653  
654 654  
655 655  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.
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658 658  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]]
659 659  
660 660  
654 +=== 3.5.3  Trouble to Join Helium ===
661 661  
662 -=== **3.5.3  Trouble to Join Helium** ===
663 663  
664 -
665 665  (((
666 666  **//Assume the device is powered correctly. If you don't see data in Helium. The possibilities are~://**
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682 682  
683 683  )))
684 684  
685 -=== **3.5.4  Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band** ===
677 +=== 3.5.4  Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band ===
686 686  
687 687  
688 688  (((
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742 742  //The latest firmware for end node will have this bug fixed.//
743 743  
744 744  
745 -=== **3.5.5  ADR doesn't work in EU868 band.** ===
737 +=== 3.5.5  ADR doesn't work in EU868 band. ===
746 746  
739 +
747 747  See possibility reason from this link: [[https:~~/~~/github.com/helium/router/issues/858 >>https://github.com/helium/router/issues/858]]
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