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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 =
37 37  
38 -== 2.1  Prerequisites ==
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  
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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.//
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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 ==
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  (((
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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  
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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  )))
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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  )))
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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.//
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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]]
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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" %)
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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  )))
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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  )))
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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.//
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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 -=== 3.1.1  Step 1: Login the Helium 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]]
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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]]
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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  )))
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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 check what the end node has uplinked by checking the raw payload. as below:
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]]
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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  )))
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549 549  Downlink
550 550  
551 551  
552 -== 3.4  How to add integration to different IoT Servers ==
553 553  
554 -=== 3.4.1  TagoIO ===
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  
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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"]]
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629 629  Cayenne.
630 630  
631 631  
632 -== 3.5  Trouble Shooting ==
633 633  
634 -=== 3.5.1  Data-Only Hotspot is not connecting to 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~://**
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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 -=== 3.5.4  Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band ===
651 +=== **3.5.2  Packet Loss for AU915 / US915 Band** ===
678 678  
679 679  
680 680  (((
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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]]
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744 744  )))
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