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6 **PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator User Manual**
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9 **Contents:**
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19 = 1. Introduction =
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21 == 1.1 What is PG1302 LoRaWAN Concentrator? ==
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24 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.
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28 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.
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32 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.
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34
35 == 1.2 Features ==
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37 * Base on Semtech SX1302 solution
38 * Support Raspberry Pi 3B/3B+/4
39 * Up to -140dBm sensitivity
40 * Support 3.3v and 5v.
41 * Mini-PCIe Interface
42 * Converter board to support Raspberry Pi
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44 == 1.3 General Interfaces ==
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46 * SPI interface for LoRa
47 * Power Input: 5v, 1A
48 * 1 x I-PEX for LoRa
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50 == 1.4 Pin Mapping ==
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52 [[image:1651743282627-547.png||height="402" width="425"]]
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54 == 1.5 LEDs ==
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56 TX: Blink when transmit a packet
57 RX: Blink when receive a packet
58 Config: Always ON
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60 == 1.6 Power Consumption ==
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62 TBD
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64 == 1.7 Applications ==
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66 * Smart Buildings & Home Automation
67 * Logistics and Supply Chain Management
68 * Smart Metering
69 * Smart Agriculture
70 * Smart Cities
71 * Smart Factory
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73 = 2. Example: Set up as LoRaWAN gateway. =
74
75 == 2.1 System structure ==
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77 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.
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79 [[image:1651743698677-436.png||height="457" width="686"]]
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81 == 2.2 Hardware Installation ==
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83 (% style="color:red" %)**Important Notice: Please power the RPI with 5V,3A cable.**
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85 [[image:1651743803032-803.png]]
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87 = 3. Install the software? =
88
89 There are two ways to install software in RPi4 to use PG1302.
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91 * Flash SD card with Dragino pre-build image which support Web UI.
92 * Install lora packet forwarder in existing RPi OS.
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94 = 4. Flash with pre-build image =
95
96 == 4.1 Download the dragino image for RPI ==
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98 Download PG1302_for_Rpi4_64_with_webui from
99 [[https:~~/~~/www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0>>https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f6nbldh1qbspya5/AACgL6pDkwdBQO1BQqq_Nubwa?dl=0]]
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101 == 4.2 Flash the image to SD card ==
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103 Flash the image to SD card:
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105 [[image:1651744119133-233.png||height="373" width="621"]]
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107 Note: Download the flash tool following this link
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109 [[https:~~/~~/www.balena.io/etcher/>>https://www.balena.io/etcher/]]
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111 == 4.3 Access the Linux console ==
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113 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
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115 [[image:1651744193675-591.png||height="450" width="466"]]
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117 The account details for Web Login are:
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119 **~ User Name: root**
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121 **~ Password:   dragino**
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124 **~ Backup account**
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126 **~ Pi/dragino**
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128 After log in, you will be in the Linux console and type command here.
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130 [[image:1651744358515-107.png||height="366" width="581"]]
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132 == 4.4 Access the WebUI of RPi4. ==
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134 === 4.4.1 Home page ===
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136 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)
137 You will see the login interface of RPI as shown below.
138 The account details for Web Login are:
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141 **~ User Name: root**
142 **~ Password:   dragino**
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145 [[image:1651744457761-993.png||height="352" width="621"]]
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147 === 4.4.2 LoRa Page ===
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149 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.
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151 [[image:1651744554845-970.png||height="328" width="621"]]
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153 Different PG1302 hardware version can support different frequency range:
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155 ➢ 868: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865 or KZ865.
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157 ➢ 915: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920
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159 After user choose the frequency plan, he can see the actually frequency in used by checking the
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161 page LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log
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163 Note *: See this instruction for how to customize frequency band
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165 [[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]]
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167 === 4.4.3 LoRaWAN Page ===
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169 ==== 4.4.3.1 Semtech UDP ====
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171 [[image:1651744767914-283.png||height="352" width="621"]]
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173 Note *: See this instruction for how to configure TTN.
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175 [[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);"]]
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177 ==== 4.4.3.2 Basic Station ====
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179 [[image:1651744890629-683.png||height="380" width="621"]]
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181 Note *: See this instruction for how to configure TTN.
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183 [[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]]
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185 === 4.4.4 LogRead ===
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187 ==== 4.4.4.1 LoRa Log ====
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189 [[image:1651744955955-452.png||height="571" width="621"]]
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191 Show the frequency for LoRa Radio and traffics.
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193 ==== 4.4.4.2 System Log ====
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195 Show system log.
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197 [[image:1651745003470-264.png||height="477" width="621"]]
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199 ==== 4.4.4.3 Record Log ====
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201 **Record the system log.**
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203 [[image:1651745069814-662.png||height="144" width="621"]]
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205 = 5. Install stand alone LoRa Packet Forwarder. =
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207 == 5.1 OS requirement ==
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209 RPI in this example is RPI model 4B with fresh Raspbian OS install.
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211 pi@raspberrypi:~~$ cat /etc/os-release
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213 PRETTY_NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux 8 (jessie)"
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215 NAME="Raspbian GNU/Linux"
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217 VERSION_ID="8"
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219 VERSION="8 (jessie)"
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221 ID=raspbian
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223 ID_LIKE=debian
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225 HOME_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/"
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227 SUPPORT_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/RaspbianForums"
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229 BUG_REPORT_URL="http:~/~/www.raspbian.org/RaspbianBugs"
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231 == 5.2 Get Gateway ID in Raspberry and input this in TTN v3. ==
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233 In RPI, run below command to get a Gateway ID
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237 ifconfig eth0
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240 [[image:1651745210205-512.png||height="130" width="621"]]
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243 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.
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246 [[image:1651745267862-321.png||height="526" width="621"]]
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248 [[image:1651745306744-481.png||height="478" width="621"]]
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250 After set up, the status should show not connected as below:
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252 [[image:1651745366987-458.png||height="363" width="621"]]
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254 === 5.2.1 Download and install LoRaWAN packet forwarder ===
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256 Enable SPI and I2C first:
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258 a)SPI needs to be enabled on the Raspberry Pi
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260 Run sudo raspi-config to open the config window
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262 [[image:1651745476754-240.png||height="234" width="629"]]
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264 [[image:image-20220505181135-1.png]]
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266 [[image:image-20220505181135-2.png||height="229" width="622"]]
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268 In RPI , Fist: Enter root account:
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270 [[image:1651745583363-614.png||height="151" width="732"]]
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273 and then run:
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275 wget [[https:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/PG1302/software/auto_install.sh>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/LoRa_Gateway/PG1302/software/auto_install.sh]]
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277 chmod +x ./auto_install.sh
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279 ./auto_install.sh
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281 [[image:1651745611629-818.png||height="225" width="729"]]
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283 This will download the packet forwarder package from Dragino Server to RPI, and start install the package.
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285 You can get these output:
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287 [[image:1651745657252-173.png||height="426" width="621"]]
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289 === 5.2.2 Config Gateway ID, Frequency Band and Server address ===
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292 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.**
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296 The default LoRaWAN server points to localhost, user need to put the correct server address to the server_address field in file **local_conf.json**, like below.
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299 [[image:1651745709709-887.png||height="820" width="621"]]
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301 User can find the TTN v3 server address from:
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303 [[Server Addresses ~| The Things Stack for LoRaWAN (thethingsindustries.com)>>url:https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/server-addresses/#deployments]]
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305 And the default frequency band is US915 in **global_conf.json** file.
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307 [[image:1651745838008-820.png||height="650" width="621"]]
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309 * If user want to change to other frequency bands, User can copy the file from **/etc/lora/cfg-302 **and put it into** /etc/lora/global_conf.json.**
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311 1).Chose your need the name of region frequency.
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313 [[image:1651745867516-322.png||height="83" width="740"]]
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315 2). Use this command to copy it.
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317 cp /etc/lora/cfg-302/EU-global_conf.json /etc/lora/global_conf.json
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319 [[image:1651745984006-868.png||height="87" width="745"]]
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321 * If user wants to change to other LoRaWAN server, modify the **global_conf.json** file.
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323 === 5.2.3 Check result ===
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326 Run below command to restart the dragino_fwd:
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332 sudo systemctl stop draginofwd
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337 sudo systemctl start draginofwd
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342 debug check the ruing status of fwd:
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348 sudo systemctl status draginofwd
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352 [[image:1651746045057-414.png||height="193" width="729"]]
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354 The dragino_fwd will start with the new gateway ID and TTN v3 should show the connection ok:
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356 [[image:1651746078253-168.png||height="372" width="621"]]
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359 We can check dragino_fwd running states in RPi by running:
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363 **// sudo journalctl -u draginofwd -f//**
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366 [[image:1651746111963-838.png||height="188" width="746"]]
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368 If there are LoRaWAN nodes transmitting nearby, we can see the traffic in TTN v3 –> Gateway ~-~-> Live data
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370 [[image:1651746139304-966.png||height="326" width="621"]]
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372 === 5.2.4 Commands to handle service ===
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374 * **Stop** dragino_fwd service:  sudo systemctl stop draginofwd
375 * **Disable** dragino_fwd auto run after boot: sudo systemctl disable draginofwd
376 * **Start** dragino_fwd : sudo systemctl start draginofwd
377 * **Auto run** dragino_fwd after boot:  sudo systemctl enable draginofwd
378 * **Show status** of dragino_fwd:  sudo systemctl status draginofwd
379
380 = 6. Order Info =
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382 Part Number: **PG1302-XX**  Or  Part Number: **PG1302-PI-XX   **(Include RPi converter board for RPI 3/4)
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384 **~ XX:**
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386 * 868 (For Bands: EU868,IN865)
387 * 915 (For Bands: US915,AU915,AS923,KR920)
388 * 470 (For Band: CN470)
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390 = 7. Packing Info =
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393 **PG1302 Package Includes**:
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397 * PG1302 x 1
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401 * LoRa Antenna x 1
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405 **PG1302-PI Package Includes**:
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409 PG1302 x 1
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412 LoRa Antenna x 1
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415 RPi3/4 converter PCB
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419 * Screws to hole converter PCB on RPI.
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421 = 8. Support =
422
423 If you are experiencing issues and can’t solve, you can send mail to
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425 [[support@dragino.com>>mailto:support@dragino.com]]
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427 With your question as detail as possible. We will reply and help you in the shortest.
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