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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.// ... ... @@ -33,29 +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 = 37 37 38 -= =2.1Prerequisites==37 += **2. Connect Data-Only Hotspot to Helium** = 39 39 39 +== **2.1 Prerequisites** == 40 40 41 + 41 41 * //Firmware Requirement: > [[lgw~~-~~-build-v5.4.1640315898>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/LPS8/Firmware/Release/]]// 42 42 43 43 45 +== **2.2 Step 1: Configure Frequency Band** == 44 44 45 -== 2.2 Step 1: Configure Frequency Band == 46 46 47 - 48 48 //Each country has a requirement for frequency region. Choose the right one for your area.// 49 49 50 50 [[image:image-20220531175337-1.png]] 51 51 52 52 53 -== 2.3 Step 2: Download the Helium-gateway-rs == 54 54 54 +== **2.3 Step 2: Download the Helium-gateway-rs** == 55 55 56 + 56 56 //Click Download Helium Server and the gateway will download the Helium-gateway-rs// 57 57 58 - 59 59 [[image:image-20220615150600-1.png||height="559" width="1045"]] 60 60 61 61 ... ... @@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ 71 71 [[image:image-20220615150717-3.png||height="605" width="1039"]] 72 72 73 73 74 -== 2.4 Step 3: Install the Helium-gateway-rs == 74 +== **2.4 Step 3: Install the Helium-gateway-rs** == 75 75 76 76 77 77 //Click **Install Helium Server** to install gateway-rs.// ... ... @@ -84,24 +84,24 @@ 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 == 88 88 88 +== **2.5 Step 4: Save&start the Helium Server** == 89 89 90 + 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 - 93 93 [[image:image-20220615150903-5.png||height="592" width="1031"]] 94 94 95 95 96 - 97 97 //Click (% style="color:red" %)**Save&Apply**(%%) and gateway will start to connect the Helium. The UI shows the connect status.// 98 98 99 99 [[image:image-20220615151057-6.png||height="580" width="1026"]] 100 100 101 101 102 -== 2.6 Step 5: Check Gateway Connection before onboarding == 103 103 102 +== **2.6 Step 5: Check Gateway Connection before onboarding** == 104 104 104 + 105 105 //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.// 106 106 107 107 ((( ... ... @@ -114,9 +114,10 @@ 114 114 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The hotspot is not valid for search in Helium Console before onboarding.** 115 115 116 116 117 -== 2.7 Step 6: Onboarding Data-Only Hotspot == 118 118 118 +== **2.7 Step 6: Onboarding Data-Only Hotspot** == 119 119 120 + 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 ... ... @@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ 153 153 +~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~--+ 154 154 ))) 155 155 156 - 157 157 ((( 158 158 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The wallet Address is 13oLxfjxcYajvfkxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxfY3yp4cz8r1NNux. and have about 18 HNT balance.** 159 159 ))) ... ... @@ -302,7 +302,6 @@ 302 302 +~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-+ 303 303 ))) 304 304 305 - 306 306 ((( 307 307 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: The add hotspot and assert location step might need some time to be effect.** 308 308 ))) ... ... @@ -310,12 +310,13 @@ 310 310 ((( 311 311 //After above steps finish, the mobile helium wallet should be able to show that this hotspot has been added to the helium blockchain.// 312 312 312 + 313 313 314 314 ))) 315 315 316 -== 2.8 Debug Connection == 316 +== **2.8 Debug Connection** == 317 317 318 -=== 2.8.1 Check pkt-fwd running Log === 318 +=== **2.8.1 Check pkt-fwd running Log** === 319 319 320 320 321 321 //This command can check if the LoRa Radio part runs correctly and if the gateway receives LoRa packets from LoRaWAN sensors.// ... ... @@ -346,9 +346,10 @@ 346 346 ))) 347 347 348 348 349 -=== 2.8.2 Check gateway-rs Log === 350 350 350 +=== **2.8.2 Check gateway-rs Log** === 351 351 352 + 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 === 361 +=== **2.8.3 View the public key address and animal name** === 361 361 362 362 363 363 (% class="box" %) ... ... @@ -381,9 +381,10 @@ 381 381 Hostpot key and animal name 382 382 383 383 384 -=== 2.8.4 Backup/Restor gateway-rs key === 385 385 386 +=== **2.8.4 Backup/Restor gateway-rs key** === 386 386 388 + 387 387 ((( 388 388 //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.// 389 389 ))) ... ... @@ -391,24 +391,12 @@ 391 391 [[image:image-20220531175919-9.png]] 392 392 393 393 394 -=== 2.8.5 How to manually download helium gateway-rs via SSH access to the gateway Linux console === 395 395 397 +== **2.9 Forward the data to the other server** == 396 396 397 -(% 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 +=== **2.9.1 Introduction** === 400 400 401 -opkg install helium-gateway-rs-dragino.ipk 402 -))) 403 403 404 -[[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 - 412 412 ((( 413 413 //The Dragino gateway has supports the double server settings.// 414 414 ))) ... ... @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ 419 419 420 420 ))) 421 421 422 -=== 2.9.2 Example === 412 +=== **2.9.2 Example** === 423 423 424 424 425 425 //The following takes The Things Network as another LoRaWAN server as an example.// ... ... @@ -444,17 +444,19 @@ 444 444 //The user can configure the secondary server and then click the button of **Save&Apply**.// 445 445 446 446 447 -== 2.10 Connect Full Hotspot to Helium == 437 +== **2.10 Connect Full Hotspot to Helium** == 448 448 449 449 450 450 451 -= 3. Use Dragino Sensors with Helium = 441 += **3. Use Dragino Sensors with Helium** = 452 452 453 -== 3.1 How to add up user's end-node with Helium console == 454 454 455 -== =3.1.1Step1:Login theHelium console ===444 +== **3.1 How to add up user's end-node with Helium console** == 456 456 457 457 447 +=== **3.1.1 Step 1: Login the Helium console** === 448 + 449 + 458 458 //User can Login the [[Helium Console>>url:https://staging-console.helium.wtf/]]// 459 459 460 460 [[image:image-20220531180150-12.png]] ... ... @@ -462,9 +462,10 @@ 462 462 login Helium console 463 463 464 464 465 -=== 3.1.2 Step 2: Add up your end-node's key === 466 466 458 +=== **3.1.2 Step 2: Add up your end-node's key** === 467 467 460 + 468 468 //User add up end-node's key from console ~-~->dervice// 469 469 470 470 [[image:image-20220531180224-13.png]] ... ... @@ -472,9 +472,10 @@ 472 472 To add a device 473 473 474 474 475 -=== 3.1.3 Step 3: Activate the end-node === 476 476 469 +=== **3.1.3 Step 3: Activate the end-node** === 477 477 471 + 478 478 ((( 479 479 //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**// 480 480 ))) ... ... @@ -484,27 +484,21 @@ 484 484 end-node traffic. 485 485 486 486 487 -=== 3.1.4 Check Raw Payload for End Node === 488 488 482 +== **3.2 How to use decoder** == 489 489 490 -Users can c heck whattheendnodehasuplinkedby checkingthe raw payload. asbelow:484 +=== **3.2.1 Step 1: Users can create decoders on functions** === 491 491 492 -[[image:image-20220912161818-1.png]] 493 493 494 - 495 -== 3.2 How to use decoder == 496 - 497 -=== 3.2.1 Step 1: Users can create decoders on functions === 498 - 499 - 500 500 [[image:image-20220531105325-3.png]] 501 501 502 502 Decoder. 503 503 504 504 505 -=== 3.2.2 Step 2: Add a decoder in functions and apply it to the specified label === 506 506 493 +=== **3.2.2 Step 2: Add a decoder in functions and apply it to the specified label** === 507 507 495 + 508 508 [[image:image-20220526095629-6.png]] 509 509 510 510 ... ... @@ -516,17 +516,19 @@ 516 516 **//Add decoder complete.//** 517 517 518 518 519 -=== 3.2.3 Where is the decoder? === 520 520 508 +=== **3.2.3 Where is the decoder?** === 521 521 510 + 522 522 [[console-decoders/Dragino at master · helium/console-decoders · GitHub>>url:https://github.com/helium/console-decoders/tree/master/Dragino]] 523 523 524 524 [[image:image-20220617140118-1.png||height="550" width="883"]] 525 525 526 526 527 -== 3.3 How to send a downlink to end device from Helium == 528 528 517 +== **3.3 How to send a downlink to end device from Helium** == 529 529 519 + 530 530 ((( 531 531 //The Helium server needs to convert to Base64 format when sending the downlink command. Please refer to the following example~:// 532 532 ))) ... ... @@ -549,11 +549,12 @@ 549 549 Downlink 550 550 551 551 552 -== 3.4 How to add integration to different IoT Servers == 553 553 554 -== =3.4.1TagoIO===543 +== **3.4 How to add integration to different IoT Servers** == 555 555 545 +=== **3.4.1 TagoIO** === 556 556 547 + 557 557 **//The steps to add integration are very simple. Please see the following process.//** 558 558 559 559 ... ... @@ -594,9 +594,10 @@ 594 594 TagoIO. 595 595 596 596 597 -=== 3.4.2 Cayenne === 598 598 589 +=== **3.4.2 Cayenne** === 599 599 591 + 600 600 //The process of creating devices is similar to Tago.// 601 601 602 602 [[image:image-20220526101616-18.png||height="456" width="1097"]] ... ... @@ -629,31 +629,12 @@ 629 629 Cayenne. 630 630 631 631 632 -== 3.5 Trouble Shooting == 633 633 634 -== =3.5.1Data-OnlyHotspotsnot connectingto Helium console===625 +== **3.5 Trouble Shooting** == 635 635 627 +=== **3.5.1 Trouble to Join Helium** === 636 636 637 -//**The Data-only hotspot has finished the software installation and confirmation, But it is not connecting to Helium Console. The possibility is:**// 638 638 639 - 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 - 657 657 ((( 658 658 **//Assume the device is powered correctly. If you don't see data in Helium. The possibilities are~://** 659 659 ... ... @@ -671,10 +671,11 @@ 671 671 ((( 672 672 //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)// 673 673 647 + 674 674 675 675 ))) 676 676 677 -=== 3.5. 4Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band ===651 +=== **3.5.2 Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band** === 678 678 679 679 680 680 ((( ... ... @@ -732,13 +732,4 @@ 732 732 733 733 ((( 734 734 //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 - 744 744 )))
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