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... ... @@ -15,17 +15,23 @@ 15 15 16 16 ))) 17 17 18 -= ==1. Introduction ===18 += 1. Introduction = 19 19 20 -== ==1.1 What is PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator? ====20 +== 1.1 What is PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator? == 21 21 22 +((( 22 22 The PG1302 is a 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 +))) 23 23 26 +((( 24 24 The PG1302 is design to use with Raspberry Pi to build smart metering fixed networks and Internet of Things applications with up to 5000 nodes per km2 in moderately interfered environment. 28 +))) 25 25 30 +((( 26 26 PG1302 is fully compatible with RPi3/4, 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 exist OS. 32 +))) 27 27 28 -== ==1.2 Features ====34 +== 1.2 Features == 29 29 30 30 * Base on Semtech SX1302 solution 31 31 * Support Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+/4 ... ... @@ -34,33 +34,28 @@ 34 34 * Mini-PCIe Interface 35 35 * Converter board to support Raspberry Pi 36 36 37 -== ==1.3 General Interfaces ====43 +== 1.3 General Interfaces == 38 38 39 39 * SPI interface for LoRa 40 40 * Power Input: 5v, 1A 41 41 * 1 x I-PEX for LoRa 42 42 43 -== ==1.4 Pin Mapping ====49 +== 1.4 Pin Mapping == 44 44 45 45 [[image:1651743282627-547.png||height="402" width="425"]] 46 46 53 +== 1.5 LEDs == 47 47 48 - 49 -==== 1.5 LEDs ==== 50 - 51 51 TX: Blink when transmit a packet 52 52 RX: Blink when receive a packet 53 53 Config: Always ON 54 54 59 +== 1.6 Power Consumption == 55 55 56 - 57 -==== 1.6 Power Consumption ==== 58 - 59 59 TBD 60 60 63 +== 1.7 Applications == 61 61 62 -==== 1.7 Applications ==== 63 - 64 64 * Smart Buildings & Home Automation 65 65 * Logistics and Supply Chain Management 66 66 * Smart Metering ... ... @@ -68,46 +68,36 @@ 68 68 * Smart Cities 69 69 * Smart Factory 70 70 71 -= ==2. Example: Set up as LoRaWAN gateway. ===72 += 2. Example: Set up as LoRaWAN gateway. = 72 72 73 -== ==2.1 System structure ====74 +== 2.1 System structure == 74 74 75 75 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. 76 76 77 77 [[image:1651743698677-436.png||height="457" width="686"]] 78 78 80 +== 2.2 Hardware Installation == 79 79 80 - 81 -==== 2.2 Hardware Installation ==== 82 - 83 83 **Important Notice: **Please power the RPI with 5V,3A cable. 84 84 85 85 [[image:1651743803032-803.png]] 86 86 86 += 3. Install the software? = 87 87 88 - 89 -=== 3. Install the software? === 90 - 91 91 There are two ways to install software in RPi4 to use PG1302. 92 92 93 93 * Flash SD card with Dragino pre-build image which support Web UI. 94 94 * Install lora packet forwarder in existing RPi OS. 95 95 96 -= ==4. Flash with pre-build image ===93 += 4. Flash with pre-build image = 97 97 98 -== ==4.1 Download the dragino image for RPI ====95 +== 4.1 Download the dragino image for RPI == 99 99 100 -((( 101 101 Download PG1302_for_Rpi4_64_with_webui from 102 -))) 103 - 104 -((( 105 105 [[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]] 106 -))) 107 107 100 +== 4.2 Flash the image to SD card == 108 108 109 -==== 4.2 Flash the image to SD card ==== 110 - 111 111 Flash the image to SD card: 112 112 113 113 [[image:1651744119133-233.png||height="373" width="621"]] ... ... @@ -116,9 +116,8 @@ 116 116 117 117 [[https:~~/~~/www.balena.io/etcher/>>https://www.balena.io/etcher/]] 118 118 110 +== 4.3 Access the Linux console == 119 119 120 -==== 4.3 Access the Linux console ==== 121 - 122 122 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 123 123 124 124 [[image:1651744193675-591.png||height="450" width="466"]] ... ... @@ -138,43 +138,24 @@ 138 138 139 139 [[image:1651744358515-107.png||height="366" width="581"]] 140 140 131 +== 4.4 Access the WebUI of RPi4. == 141 141 142 -=== =4.4AccesstheWebUI of RPi4.====133 +=== 4.4.1 Home page === 143 143 144 -===== 4.4.1 Home page ===== 145 - 146 -((( 147 -Open a browser on the PC and type the RPI ip address 148 -))) 149 - 150 -((( 151 - [[http:~~/~~/IP_ADDRESS** **>>url:http://192.168.1.xx/]] (If the IP is assigned by uplink router) 152 -))) 153 - 154 -((( 135 +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 uplink router) 155 155 You will see the login interface of RPI as shown below. 156 -))) 157 - 158 -((( 159 159 The account details for Web Login are: 160 -))) 161 161 162 162 ((( 163 163 **~ User Name: root** 164 -))) 165 - 166 -((( 167 167 **~ Password: dragino** 168 168 ))) 169 169 170 170 [[image:1651744457761-993.png||height="352" width="621"]] 171 171 146 +=== 4.4.2 LoRa Page === 172 172 173 -===== 4.4.2 LoRa Page ===== 174 - 175 -((( 176 176 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. 177 -))) 178 178 179 179 [[image:1651744554845-970.png||height="328" width="621"]] 180 180 ... ... @@ -192,11 +192,10 @@ 192 192 193 193 [[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Customized_Frequency_Band_for_Gateway>>url:http://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Customized_Frequency_Band_for_Gateway]] 194 194 166 +=== 4.4.3 LoRaWAN Page === 195 195 196 -==== =4.4.3LoRaWANPage=====168 +==== 4.4.3.1 Semtech UDP ==== 197 197 198 -====== 4.4.3.1 Semtech UDP ====== 199 - 200 200 [[image:1651744767914-283.png||height="352" width="621"]] 201 201 202 202 Note *: See this instruction for how to configure TTN. ... ... @@ -203,9 +203,8 @@ 203 203 204 204 [[https:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_TTN>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_TTN||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]] 205 205 176 +==== 4.4.3.2 Basic Station ==== 206 206 207 -====== 4.4.3.2 Basic Station ====== 208 - 209 209 [[image:1651744890629-683.png||height="380" width="621"]] 210 210 211 211 Note *: See this instruction for how to configure TTN. ... ... @@ -212,34 +212,30 @@ 212 212 213 213 [[https:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_AWS-IoT-Core>>url:https://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Notes_for_AWS-IoT-Core]] 214 214 184 +=== 4.4.4 LogRead === 215 215 216 -==== =4.4.4 LogRead=====186 +==== 4.4.4.1 LoRa Log ==== 217 217 218 -====== 4.4.4.1 LoRa Log ====== 219 - 220 220 [[image:1651744955955-452.png||height="571" width="621"]] 221 221 222 222 Show the frequency for LoRa Radio and traffics. 223 223 192 +==== 4.4.4.2 System Log ==== 224 224 225 -====== 4.4.4.2 System Log ====== 226 - 227 227 Show system log. 228 228 229 229 [[image:1651745003470-264.png||height="477" width="621"]] 230 230 198 +==== 4.4.4.3 Record Log ==== 231 231 232 -====== 4.4.4.3 Record Log ====== 233 - 234 234 **Record the system log.** 235 235 236 236 [[image:1651745069814-662.png||height="144" width="621"]] 237 237 204 += 5. Install stand alone LoRa Packet Forwarder. = 238 238 239 -== =5.Installstand aloneLoRa PacketForwarder.===206 +== 5.1 OS requirement == 240 240 241 -==== 5.1 OS requirement ==== 242 - 243 243 RPI in this example is RPI model 4B with fresh Raspbian OS install. 244 244 245 245 pi@raspberrypi:~~$ cat /etc/os-release ... ... @@ -262,9 +262,8 @@ 262 262 263 263 BUG_REPORT_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs" 264 264 230 +== 5.2 Get Gateway ID in Raspberry and input this in TTN v3. == 265 265 266 -==== 5.2 Get Gateway ID in Raspberry and input this in TTN v3. ==== 267 - 268 268 In RPI, run below command to get a Gateway ID 269 269 270 270 (% class="box infomessage" %) ... ... @@ -286,9 +286,8 @@ 286 286 287 287 [[image:1651745366987-458.png||height="363" width="621"]] 288 288 253 +=== 5.2.1 Download and install LoRaWAN packet forwarder === 289 289 290 -===== 5.2.1 Download and install LoRaWAN packet forwarder ===== 291 - 292 292 Enable SPI and I2C first: 293 293 294 294 a)SPI needs to be enabled on the Raspberry Pi ... ... @@ -295,15 +295,15 @@ 295 295 296 296 Run sudo raspi-config to open the config window 297 297 298 -[[image:1651745476754-240.png||height="23 5" width="631"]]261 +[[image:1651745476754-240.png||height="234" width="629"]] 299 299 300 300 [[image:image-20220505181135-1.png]] 301 301 302 -[[image:image-20220505181135-2.png]] 265 +[[image:image-20220505181135-2.png||height="229" width="622"]] 303 303 304 304 In RPI , Fist: Enter root account: 305 305 306 -[[image:1651745583363-614.png]] 269 +[[image:1651745583363-614.png||height="151" width="732"]] 307 307 308 308 309 309 and then run: ... ... @@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ 314 314 315 315 ./auto_install.sh 316 316 317 -[[image:1651745611629-818.png]] 280 +[[image:1651745611629-818.png||height="225" width="729"]] 318 318 319 319 This will download the packet forwarder package from Dragino Server to RPI, and start install the package. 320 320 ... ... @@ -322,9 +322,8 @@ 322 322 323 323 [[image:1651745657252-173.png||height="426" width="621"]] 324 324 288 +=== 5.2.2 Config Gateway ID, Frequency Band and Server address === 325 325 326 -===== 5.2.2 Config Gateway ID, Frequency Band and Server address ===== 327 - 328 328 ((( 329 329 After installation, user can find the configuration file in** /etc/lora/ **Replace the gateway ID we got above to the **gateway_ID** in file **local_conf.json.** 330 330 ))) ... ... @@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ 339 339 340 340 [[Server Addresses ~| The Things Stack for LoRaWAN (thethingsindustries.com)>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/server-addresses/#deployments]] 341 341 342 - 343 343 And the default frequency band is US915 in **global_conf.json** file. 344 344 345 345 [[image:1651745838008-820.png||height="650" width="621"]] ... ... @@ -348,23 +348,18 @@ 348 348 349 349 1).Chose your need the name of region frequency. 350 350 351 -[[image:1651745867516-322.png]] 312 +[[image:1651745867516-322.png||height="83" width="740"]] 352 352 353 353 2). Use this command to copy it. 354 354 355 355 cp /etc/lora/cfg-302/EU-global_conf.json /etc/lora/global_conf.json 356 356 357 -[[image:1651745984006-868.png]] 318 +[[image:1651745984006-868.png||height="87" width="745"]] 358 358 359 359 * If user wants to change to other LoRaWAN server, modify the **global_conf.json** file. 360 360 361 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" %) 362 -((( 363 - 364 -))) 322 +=== 5.2.3 Check result === 365 365 366 -===== 5.2.3 Check result ===== 367 - 368 368 ((( 369 369 Run below command to restart the dragino_fwd: 370 370 ))) ... ... @@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ 392 392 ))) 393 393 ))) 394 394 395 -[[image:1651746045057-414.png]] 351 +[[image:1651746045057-414.png||height="193" width="729"]] 396 396 397 397 The dragino_fwd will start with the new gateway ID and TTN v3 should show the connection ok: 398 398 ... ... @@ -406,16 +406,14 @@ 406 406 **// sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f//** 407 407 ))) 408 408 409 -[[image:1651746111963-838.png]] 365 +[[image:1651746111963-838.png||height="188" width="746"]] 410 410 411 411 If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmitting nearby, we can see the traffic in TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data 412 412 413 - 414 414 [[image:1651746139304-966.png||height="326" width="621"]] 415 415 371 +=== 5.2.4 Commands to handle service === 416 416 417 -===== 5.2.4 Commands to handle service ===== 418 - 419 419 * **Stop** dragino_fwd service: sudo systemctl stop draginofwd 420 420 * **Disable** dragino_fwd auto run after boot: sudo systemctl disable draginofwd 421 421 * **Start** dragino_fwd : sudo systemctl start draginofwd