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... ... @@ -19,23 +19,16 @@ 19 19 == **1.1 What is PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator?** == 20 20 21 21 22 -((( 23 23 The PG1302 is a (% style="color:green" %)**multi-channel high-performance transmitter/receiver**(%%) designed to simultaneously receive several LoRa packets using random spreading factors on random channels. Its goal is to enable robust connection between a central wireless data concentrator and a massive amount of wireless end-points spread over a very wide range of distances. 24 -))) 25 25 26 -((( 27 27 The PG1302 is designed to use with Raspberry Pi to build smart metering fixed networks and Internet of Things applications with up to 5000 nodes per km2 in a moderately interfered environment. 28 -))) 29 29 30 -((( 31 31 PG1302 is fully compatible with (% style="color:green" %)**RPi3/4 or Tinker Board**(%%), users can use the pre-build OS from Dragino to set up and easy to use the module by Web UI. Or install the raw LoRaWAN driver in the existing OS. 32 -))) 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 == **1.2 Features** == 37 37 38 - 39 39 * Base on Semtech SX1302 solution 40 40 * Support Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+/4 41 41 * Up to -140dBm sensitivity ... ... @@ -43,17 +43,12 @@ 43 43 * Mini-PCIe Interface 44 44 * Converter board to support Raspberry Pi 45 45 46 - 47 - 48 48 == **1.3 General Interfaces for PG1302** == 49 49 50 - 51 51 * SPI interface for LoRa 52 52 * Power Input: 5v, 1A 53 53 * 1 x I-PEX for LoRa 54 54 55 - 56 - 57 57 == **1.4 Pin Mapping** == 58 58 59 59 ... ... @@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ 64 64 == **1.5 LEDs** == 65 65 66 66 67 -TX: Blink when transmit a packet 68 -RX: Blink when receive a packet 69 -Config: Always ON 55 + TX: Blink when transmit a packet 56 + RX: Blink when receive a packet 57 + Config: Always ON 70 70 71 71 72 72 ... ... @@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ 81 81 82 82 == **1.7 Applications** == 83 83 84 - 85 85 * Smart Buildings & Home Automation 86 86 * Logistics and Supply Chain Management 87 87 * Smart Metering ... ... @@ -89,16 +89,12 @@ 89 89 * Smart Cities 90 90 * Smart Factory 91 91 92 - 93 - 94 94 = **2. Example: Set up as LoRaWAN gateway.** = 95 95 96 96 == **2.1 System structure** == 97 97 98 98 99 -((( 100 100 This example is an example to show how to set up the PG1302 + RPi as a LoRaWAN gateway to use with [[TheThingsNetwork>>url:http://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]](TTN) LoRaWAN server. Set up method for other server are similar. 101 -))) 102 102 103 103 [[image:1651743698677-436.png||height="457" width="686"]] 104 104 ... ... @@ -120,19 +120,15 @@ 120 120 * Flash SD card with Dragino pre-build image which supports Web UI. 121 121 * Install Lora packet forwarder in existing RPi OS. 122 122 123 - 124 - 125 125 = **4. Flash with pre-build image** = 126 126 127 127 == **4.1 Download the dragino image for RPI** == 128 128 110 +Download PG1302_for_Rpi4_64_with_webui from 111 +[[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]] 129 129 130 -((( 131 -Download PG1302_for_Rpi4_64_with_webui from: [[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]] 132 -))) 133 133 134 134 135 - 136 136 == **4.2 Flash the image to an SD card** == 137 137 138 138 ... ... @@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ 150 150 151 151 Connect the RPI Ethernet port to your router, RPi will obtain an IP address from your router. In the router's management portal, you should be able to find what IP address the router has assigned to the RPI. You can use this IP to connect the WEB UI or SSH access of RPI. Make sure your PC and the RPI is in the same network, then use a SSH tool (such as [[putty>>url:http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~~sgtatham/putty/download.html]]) to access it. Below are screenshots 152 152 153 - 154 154 [[image:1651744193675-591.png||height="450" width="466"]] 155 155 156 156 The account details for Web Login are: ... ... @@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ 216 216 217 217 ➢ (% style="color:red" %)**915: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920** 218 218 219 -After user choose the frequency plan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checking the (% style="color: #037691" %)**page LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log**197 +After user choose the frequency plan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checking the (% style="color:blue" %)**page LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log** 220 220 221 221 (% style="color:red" %)**Note *: [[See this instruction for how to customize frequency band>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]]** 222 222 ... ... @@ -386,30 +386,26 @@ 386 386 387 387 ((( 388 388 The default LoRaWAN server points to localhost, user need to put the correct server address to the server_address field in file (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**local_conf.json**(%%), like below. 389 - 390 - 391 391 ))) 392 392 393 393 [[image:1651745709709-887.png||height="820" width="621"]] 394 394 371 +User can find the TTN v3 server address from: 395 395 396 - User can find the TTN v3 server address from:[[Server Addresses ~| The Things Stack for LoRaWAN (thethingsindustries.com)>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/server-addresses/#deployments]]373 +[[Server Addresses ~| The Things Stack for LoRaWAN (thethingsindustries.com)>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/server-addresses/#deployments]] 397 397 398 398 And the default frequency band is US915 in (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**global_conf.json**(%%) file. 399 399 400 400 [[image:1651745838008-820.png||height="650" width="621"]] 401 401 402 - 403 403 * If user want to change to other frequency bands, User can copy the file from(% style="color:#0000ff" %)** /etc/lora/cfg-302**(%%) ** **and put it into** (% style="color:#0000ff" %)/etc/lora/global_conf.json(%%).** 404 404 405 - **~1).**381 + 1).Chose your need the name of region frequency. 406 406 407 407 [[image:1651745867516-322.png||height="83" width="740"]] 408 408 385 + 2). Use this command to copy it. 409 409 410 -* 411 -** 2). Use this command to copy it. 412 - 413 413 cp /etc/lora/cfg-302/EU-global_conf.json /etc/lora/global_conf.json 414 414 415 415 [[image:1651745984006-868.png||height="87" width="745"]] ... ... @@ -416,9 +416,8 @@ 416 416 417 417 * If user wants to change to other LoRaWAN server, modify the (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**global_conf.json**(%%) file. 418 418 419 -=== **5.2.3 Check result**===393 +=== 5.2.3 Check result === 420 420 421 - 422 422 ((( 423 423 Run below command to restart the dragino_fwd: 424 424 ))) ... ... @@ -426,16 +426,15 @@ 426 426 ((( 427 427 (% class="box infomessage" %) 428 428 ((( 429 - **sudo systemctl stop draginofwd**402 +sudo systemctl stop draginofwd 430 430 ))) 431 431 432 432 (% class="box infomessage" %) 433 433 ((( 434 - **sudo systemctl start draginofwd**407 +sudo systemctl start draginofwd 435 435 ))) 436 436 ))) 437 437 438 - 439 439 ((( 440 440 debug check the ruing status of fwd: 441 441 ))) ... ... @@ -443,40 +443,33 @@ 443 443 ((( 444 444 (% class="box infomessage" %) 445 445 ((( 446 - **sudo systemctl status draginofwd**418 +sudo systemctl status draginofwd 447 447 ))) 448 448 ))) 449 449 450 450 [[image:1651746045057-414.png||height="193" width="729"]] 451 451 452 - 453 - 454 454 The dragino_fwd will start with the new gateway ID and TTN v3 should show the connection ok: 455 455 456 - 457 457 [[image:1651746078253-168.png||height="372" width="621"]] 458 458 459 459 460 - 461 461 We can check dragino_fwd running states in RPi by running: 462 462 463 463 (% class="box infomessage" %) 464 464 ((( 465 - **~sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f**433 + sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f 466 466 ))) 467 467 468 468 [[image:1651746111963-838.png||height="184" width="730"]] 469 469 438 + If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmitting nearby, we can see the traffic in **TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data** 470 470 471 - If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmitting nearby, we can see the traffic in (% style="color:#037691" %)**TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data** 472 - 473 473 [[image:1651746139304-966.png||height="326" width="621"]] 474 474 475 475 443 +=== 5.2.4 Commands to handle service === 476 476 477 -=== **5.2.4 Commands to handle service** === 478 - 479 - 480 480 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Stop** (%%)dragino_fwd service: sudo systemctl stop draginofwd 481 481 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Disable**(%%) dragino_fwd auto run after boot: sudo systemctl disable draginofwd 482 482 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Start** (%%)dragino_fwd : sudo systemctl start draginofwd ... ... @@ -483,22 +483,18 @@ 483 483 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Auto run**(%%) dragino_fwd after boot: sudo systemctl enable draginofwd 484 484 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Show status** (%%)of dragino_fwd: sudo systemctl status draginofwd 485 485 451 += 6. Order Info = 486 486 487 -= **6. Order Info** = 488 - 489 - 490 490 Part Number: (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**PG1302-XX** (%%) Or Part Number: (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**PG1302-PI-XX **(%%)(Include RPi converter board for RPI 3/4) 491 491 492 492 **~ (% style="color:#0000ff" %)XX:(%%)** 493 493 494 -* (% style="color: red" %)**868** (%%)(For Bands: EU868,IN865)495 -* (% style="color: red" %)**915** (%%)(For Bands: US915,AU915,AS923,KR920)496 -* (% style="color: red" %)**470** (%%)(For Band: CN470)457 +* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**868** (%%)(For Bands: EU868,IN865) 458 +* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**915** (%%)(For Bands: US915,AU915,AS923,KR920) 459 +* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**470** (%%)(For Band: CN470) 497 497 461 += 7. Packing Info = 498 498 499 - 500 -= **7. Packing Info** = 501 - 502 502 ((( 503 503 504 504 ... ... @@ -529,14 +529,11 @@ 529 529 * Device Size: 18 x 8 x 4 cm 530 530 * Weight: 150g 531 531 532 - 533 - 534 534 ((( 535 -= **8. Support**=494 += 8. Support = 536 536 537 - 538 538 ((( 539 -If you are experiencing issues and can 't solve, you can send mail to497 +If you are experiencing issues and can’t solve, you can send mail to 540 540 ))) 541 541 542 542 (((