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... ... @@ -19,23 +19,15 @@ 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 - 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 ... ... @@ -43,47 +43,32 @@ 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 - 60 60 [[image:1651743282627-547.png||height="402" width="425"]] 61 61 62 - 63 - 64 64 == **1.5 LEDs** == 65 65 50 + TX: Blink when transmit a packet 51 + RX: Blink when receive a packet 52 + Config: Always ON 66 66 67 -((( 68 -TX: Blink when transmit a packet 69 -RX: Blink when receive a packet 70 -Config: Always ON 71 -))) 72 72 73 - 74 - 75 75 == **1.6 Power Consumption** == 76 76 57 + <300mA @ 3.3v. 77 77 78 -<300mA @ 3.3v. 79 - 80 80 Detail Test Report see [[this link>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/89virm4y0b02c7i/AAA-cgQEsSc8gNGFYAB0qZ_Za?dl=0]] 81 81 82 82 83 - 84 84 == **1.7 Applications** == 85 85 86 - 87 87 * Smart Buildings & Home Automation 88 88 * Logistics and Supply Chain Management 89 89 * Smart Metering ... ... @@ -91,71 +91,53 @@ 91 91 * Smart Cities 92 92 * Smart Factory 93 93 94 - 95 - 96 96 = **2. Example: Set up as LoRaWAN gateway.** = 97 97 98 98 == **2.1 System structure** == 99 99 100 100 101 -((( 102 102 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. 103 -))) 104 104 105 105 [[image:1651743698677-436.png||height="457" width="686"]] 106 106 107 107 108 - 109 109 == **2.2 Hardware Installation** == 110 110 111 - 112 112 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice: Please power the RPI with 5V,3A cable.** 113 113 114 114 [[image:image-20220621104746-1.png||height="381" width="451"]] 115 115 116 116 117 - 118 118 = **3. Install the software?** = 119 119 120 - 121 121 There are two ways to install the software in RPi4 to use PG1302. 122 122 123 123 * Flash SD card with Dragino pre-build image which supports Web UI. 124 124 * Install Lora packet forwarder in existing RPi OS. 125 125 126 - 127 - 128 128 = **4. Flash with pre-build image** = 129 129 130 130 == **4.1 Download the dragino image for RPI** == 131 131 99 +Download PG1302_for_Rpi4_64_with_webui from 100 +[[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]] 132 132 133 -((( 134 -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]] 135 -))) 136 136 137 - 138 - 139 139 == **4.2 Flash the image to an SD card** == 140 140 141 - 142 142 Flash the image to the SD card: 143 143 144 144 [[image:1651744119133-233.png||height="373" width="621"]] 145 145 109 + Note: Download the flash tool following this link 146 146 147 - (%style="color:red"%)**Note:Download the flash tool following this link:**[[https:~~/~~/www.balena.io/etcher/>>https://www.balena.io/etcher/]]111 + [[https:~~/~~/www.balena.io/etcher/>>https://www.balena.io/etcher/]] 148 148 149 149 150 - 151 151 == **4.3 Access the Linux console** == 152 152 116 +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 153 153 154 -((( 155 -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 156 -))) 157 - 158 - 159 159 [[image:1651744193675-591.png||height="450" width="466"]] 160 160 161 161 The account details for Web Login are: ... ... @@ -187,32 +187,24 @@ 187 187 [[image:1651744358515-107.png||height="366" width="581"]] 188 188 189 189 190 - 191 191 == **4.4 Access the WebUI of RPi4.** == 192 192 193 193 === **4.4.1 Home page** === 194 194 195 - 196 -((( 197 -Open a browser on the PC and type the RPI ip address **http:~/~/IP_ADDRESS ** (If the IP is assigned by the uplink router) 153 +Open a browser on the PC and type the RPI ip address[[http:~~/~~/IP_ADDRESS** **>>url:http://192.168.1.xx/]] (If the IP is assigned by the uplink router) 198 198 You will see the login interface of RPI as shown below. 199 199 The account details for Web Login are: 200 -))) 201 201 202 202 ((( 203 203 **~ (% style="color:#0000ff" %)User Name: root(%%)** 204 204 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)** Password: dragino** 205 - 206 - 207 207 ))) 208 208 209 209 [[image:1651744457761-993.png||height="352" width="621"]] 210 210 211 211 212 - 213 213 === **4.4.2 LoRa Page** === 214 214 215 - 216 216 This page shows the LoRa Radio Settings. There are a set of default frequency band according to LoRaWAN protocol, and user can customize the band* as well. 217 217 218 218 [[image:1651744554845-970.png||height="328" width="621"]] ... ... @@ -219,78 +219,65 @@ 219 219 220 220 Different PG1302 hardware version can support different frequency range: 221 221 222 -* (% style="color:red" %)**868: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.** 223 -* (% style="color:red" %)**915: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920** 173 +➢ 868: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865. 224 224 175 +➢ 915: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920 225 225 177 +After user choose the frequency plan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checking the 226 226 227 - After user choose the frequencyplan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checkingthe(%style="color:#037691" %)**pageLogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log**179 +page LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log 228 228 229 - (% style="color:red" %)**Note *: [[See this instruction for how to customize frequency band>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]]**181 +Note *: [[See this instruction for how to customize frequency band>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]] 230 230 231 231 232 - 233 233 === **4.4.3 LoRaWAN Page** === 234 234 235 235 ==== **4.4.3.1 Semtech UDP** ==== 236 236 237 - 238 238 [[image:1651744767914-283.png||height="352" width="621"]] 239 239 190 +Note *: [[See this instruction for how to configure TTN>>doc:Main.Notes for TTN.WebHome]]. 240 240 241 -(% style="color:red" %)**Note *: [[See this instruction for how to configure TTN>>doc:Main.Notes for TTN.WebHome]].** 242 242 243 - 244 - 245 245 ==== **4.4.3.2 Basic Station** ==== 246 246 247 - 248 248 [[image:1651744890629-683.png||height="380" width="621"]] 249 249 197 +Note *: [[See this instruction for how to configure AWS-loT-Core>>doc:Main.AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN.WebHome]]. 250 250 251 -(% style="color:red" %)**Note *: [[See this instruction for how to configure AWS-loT-Core>>doc:Main.AWS IoT Core for LoRaWAN.WebHome]].** 252 252 253 - 254 - 255 255 === **4.4.4 LogRead** === 256 256 257 257 ==== **4.4.4.1 LoRa Log** ==== 258 258 259 - 260 260 [[image:1651744955955-452.png||height="571" width="621"]] 261 261 262 262 Show the frequency for LoRa Radio and traffics. 263 263 264 264 265 - 266 266 ==== **4.4.4.2 System Log** ==== 267 267 268 - 269 269 Show system log. 270 270 271 271 [[image:1651745003470-264.png||height="477" width="621"]] 272 272 273 273 274 - 275 275 ==== **4.4.4.3 Record Log** ==== 276 276 277 - 278 278 **Record the system log.** 279 279 280 280 [[image:1651745069814-662.png||height="144" width="621"]] 281 281 282 282 283 - 284 284 = **5. Install stand-alone LoRa Packet Forwarder.** = 285 285 286 286 == **5.1 OS requirement** == 287 287 288 - 289 289 RPI in this example is RPI model 4B with fresh Raspbian OS install. 290 290 291 291 (% class="box" %) 292 292 ((( 293 - 231 + pi@raspberrypi:~~$ cat /etc/os-release 294 294 PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)" 295 295 NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux" 296 296 VERSION_ID="8" ... ... @@ -304,26 +304,20 @@ 304 304 305 305 ))) 306 306 245 +== **5.2 Get Gateway ID in Raspberry and input this in TTN v3.** == 307 307 308 - 309 -== **5.2 Get Gateway ID in Raspberry and input this in TTN v3** == 310 - 311 - 312 312 In RPI, run the below command to get a Gateway ID 313 313 314 314 (% class="box infomessage" %) 315 315 ((( 316 - **~ifconfig eth0**251 + ifconfig eth0 317 317 ))) 318 318 319 319 [[image:1651745210205-512.png||height="130" width="621"]] 320 320 321 - 322 322 ((( 323 323 ((( 324 324 We got the ether (eth0 MAC) address is b8:27:eb:49:62:bc). Add ffff at the end and remove “:” to get the gateway ID: b827ebxxxxbcffff. Input this to TTN v3. Make sure to select legacy packet forwarder. 325 - 326 - 327 327 ))) 328 328 ))) 329 329 ... ... @@ -331,21 +331,17 @@ 331 331 332 332 [[image:1651745306744-481.png||height="478" width="621"]] 333 333 334 - 335 335 After set up, the status should show not connected as below: 336 336 337 337 [[image:1651745366987-458.png||height="363" width="621"]] 338 338 270 +=== 5.2.1 Download and install LoRaWAN packet forwarder === 339 339 340 - 341 -=== **5.2.1 Download and install LoRaWAN packet forwarder** === 342 - 343 - 344 344 Enable SPI and I2C first: 345 345 346 -a) 274 +a)SPI needs to be enabled on the Raspberry Pi 347 347 348 -Run yellow" %)276 +Run (% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**sudo raspi-config**(%%) to open the config window 349 349 350 350 [[image:1651745476754-240.png||height="234" width="629"]] 351 351 ... ... @@ -353,14 +353,10 @@ 353 353 354 354 [[image:image-20220505181135-2.png||height="229" width="622"]] 355 355 356 - 357 - 358 358 In RPI, Fist: Enter the root account: 359 359 360 360 ((( 361 361 [[image:1651745583363-614.png||height="151" width="732"]] 362 - 363 - 364 364 ))) 365 365 366 366 and then run: ... ... @@ -381,14 +381,10 @@ 381 381 382 382 ((( 383 383 [[image:1651745657252-173.png||height="426" width="621"]] 384 - 385 - 386 - 387 387 ))) 388 388 389 -=== **5.2.2 Config Gateway ID, Frequency Band and Server address**===310 +=== 5.2.2 Config Gateway ID, Frequency Band and Server address === 390 390 391 - 392 392 ((( 393 393 After installation, user can find the configuration file in** (% style="color:#0000ff" %)/etc/lora/ (%%)**Replace the gateway ID we got above to the (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**gateway_ID** (%%)in file (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**local_conf.json.** 394 394 ))) ... ... @@ -395,46 +395,37 @@ 395 395 396 396 ((( 397 397 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. 398 - 399 - 400 400 ))) 401 401 402 402 [[image:1651745709709-887.png||height="820" width="621"]] 403 403 322 +User can find the TTN v3 server address from: 404 404 405 - 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]]324 +[[Server Addresses ~| The Things Stack for LoRaWAN (thethingsindustries.com)>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/server-addresses/#deployments]] 406 406 407 407 And the default frequency band is US915 in (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**global_conf.json**(%%) file. 408 408 409 409 [[image:1651745838008-820.png||height="650" width="621"]] 410 410 411 - 412 412 * 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(%%).** 413 413 414 - **~1).**332 + 1).Chose your need the name of region frequency. 415 415 416 416 [[image:1651745867516-322.png||height="83" width="740"]] 417 417 336 + 2). Use this command to copy it. 418 418 338 + cp /etc/lora/cfg-302/EU-global_conf.json /etc/lora/global_conf.json 419 419 420 -**~ 2). Use this command to copy it.** 421 - 422 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 423 -((( 424 - ** cp /etc/lora/cfg-302/EU-global_conf.json /etc/lora/global_conf.json** 425 -))) 426 - 427 427 [[image:1651745984006-868.png||height="87" width="745"]] 428 428 429 - 430 430 * If user wants to change to other LoRaWAN server, modify the (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**global_conf.json**(%%) file. 431 431 432 432 433 433 434 434 435 -=== **5.2.3 Check result**===347 +=== 5.2.3 Check result === 436 436 437 - 438 438 ((( 439 439 Run below command to restart the dragino_fwd: 440 440 ))) ... ... @@ -442,16 +442,15 @@ 442 442 ((( 443 443 (% class="box infomessage" %) 444 444 ((( 445 - **sudo systemctl stop draginofwd**356 +sudo systemctl stop draginofwd 446 446 ))) 447 447 448 448 (% class="box infomessage" %) 449 449 ((( 450 - **sudo systemctl start draginofwd**361 +sudo systemctl start draginofwd 451 451 ))) 452 452 ))) 453 453 454 - 455 455 ((( 456 456 debug check the ruing status of fwd: 457 457 ))) ... ... @@ -459,40 +459,33 @@ 459 459 ((( 460 460 (% class="box infomessage" %) 461 461 ((( 462 - **sudo systemctl status draginofwd**372 +sudo systemctl status draginofwd 463 463 ))) 464 464 ))) 465 465 466 466 [[image:1651746045057-414.png||height="193" width="729"]] 467 467 468 - 469 - 470 470 The dragino_fwd will start with the new gateway ID and TTN v3 should show the connection ok: 471 471 472 - 473 473 [[image:1651746078253-168.png||height="372" width="621"]] 474 474 475 475 476 - 477 477 We can check dragino_fwd running states in RPi by running: 478 478 479 479 (% class="box infomessage" %) 480 480 ((( 481 - **~sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f**387 + sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f 482 482 ))) 483 483 484 484 [[image:1651746111963-838.png||height="184" width="730"]] 485 485 392 + If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmitting nearby, we can see the traffic in **TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data** 486 486 487 - If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmitting nearby, we can see the traffic in (% style="color:#037691" %)**TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data** 488 - 489 489 [[image:1651746139304-966.png||height="326" width="621"]] 490 490 491 491 397 +=== 5.2.4 Commands to handle service === 492 492 493 -=== **5.2.4 Commands to handle service** === 494 - 495 - 496 496 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Stop** (%%)dragino_fwd service: sudo systemctl stop draginofwd 497 497 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Disable**(%%) dragino_fwd auto run after boot: sudo systemctl disable draginofwd 498 498 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**Start** (%%)dragino_fwd : sudo systemctl start draginofwd ... ... @@ -502,21 +502,21 @@ 502 502 503 503 504 504 505 -= **6. Order Info**=408 += 6. Order Info = 506 506 507 - 508 508 Part Number: (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**PG1302-XX** (%%) Or Part Number: (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**PG1302-PI-XX **(%%)(Include RPi converter board for RPI 3/4) 509 509 510 510 **~ (% style="color:#0000ff" %)XX:(%%)** 511 511 512 -* (% style="color: red" %)**868** (%%)(For Bands: EU868,IN865)513 -* (% style="color: red" %)**915** (%%)(For Bands: US915,AU915,AS923,KR920)514 -* (% style="color: red" %)**470** (%%)(For Band: CN470)414 +* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**868** (%%)(For Bands: EU868,IN865) 415 +* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**915** (%%)(For Bands: US915,AU915,AS923,KR920) 416 +* (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**470** (%%)(For Band: CN470) 515 515 516 516 517 517 518 -= **7. Packing Info** = 519 519 421 += 7. Packing Info = 422 + 520 520 ((( 521 521 522 522 ... ... @@ -549,12 +549,12 @@ 549 549 550 550 551 551 455 + 552 552 ((( 553 -= **8. Support**=457 += 8. Support = 554 554 555 - 556 556 ((( 557 -If you are experiencing issues and can 't solve, you can send mail to460 +If you are experiencing issues and can’t solve, you can send mail to 558 558 ))) 559 559 560 560 (((