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11 **Table of Contents：**
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19 = 1. Introduction =
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21 == 1.1 What is LPS8v2 ==
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26 The LPS8v2 is an (% style="color:green" %)**open-source LoRaWAN Gateway**(%%). It lets you bridge LoRa wireless network to an IP network via (% style="color:green" %)**WiFi , Ethernet or Cellular Network**(%%) (via Optional 4G module). The LoRa wireless allows users to send data and reach extremely long ranges at low data rates.
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30 The LPS8v2 is fully compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. It supports different kinds of LoRaWAN Network Connections such as: (% style="color:green" %)**Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder, LoRaWAN Basic Station, ChirpStack MQTT Bridge**(%%), and so on. This makes LPS8V2 work with most LoRaWAN platforms in the market.
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34 LPS8v2 also includes a (% style="color:green" %)**built-in LoRaWAN Server and IoT server**(%%), which provide the possibility for the system integrator to deploy the IoT service without cloud service or 3rd servers.
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38 Different countries use different LoRaWAN frequency bands. LPS8v2 has these bands pre-configured. Users can also customize the frequency bands to use in their own LoRa network.
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42 LPS8v2 supports (% style="color:green" %)**remote management**(%%). System Integrator can easy to remote monitor the gateway and maintain it.
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46 == 1.2 Specifications ==
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49 (% style="color:#037691" %)**Hardware System:**
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51 * CPU: Quad-core Cortex-A7 1.2Ghz
52 * RAM: 512MB
53 * eMMC: 4GB
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55 (% style="color:#037691" %)**Interface:**
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57 * 10M/100M RJ45 Ports x 1
58 * Multi-Channel LoRaWAN Wireless
59 * WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
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61 (% style="color:#037691" %)**Operating Condition:**
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63 * Work Temperature: -20 ~~ 65°C
64 * Storage Temperature: -20 ~~ 65°C
65 * Power Input: 5V, 2A, DC
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68 == 1.3 Features ==
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71 * Open Source Debian system
72 * Managed by Web GUI, SSH via WAN or WiFi
73 * Remote Management
74 * Auto-provisioning for batch deployment and management
75 * LoRaWAN Gateway
76 * 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths
77 * Pre-configured to support different LoRaWAN regional settings.
78 * Allow customizing LoRaWAN regional parameters.
79 * Different kinds of LoRaWAN Connections such as
80 ** Semtech UDP Packet Forwarder
81 ** LoRaWAN Basic Station
82 ** ChirpStack-Gateway-Bridge (MQTT)
83 * Built-in (% style="color:#037691" %)//**The Things Network**//(%%) local LoRaWAN server
84 * Built-in  (% style="color:#037691" %)//**Node-Red**// (%%)local Application server
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88 == 1.4 Block Diagram ==
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92 == 1.5 LED Indicators ==
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95 LPS8-V2 has totally four LEDs, They are:
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98 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ Power LED**//(%%)//: This RED LED will be solid if the device is properly powered//
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100 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ ETH LED**//(%%)//:  This RGB LED will blink GREEN when the ETH port is connecting//
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102 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ SYS LED**//(%%)//:  This RGB LED will show different colors in different states~://
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104 // ✓ **SOLID GREEN:** The device is alive with a LoRaWAN server connection.//
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106 // ✓ **BLINKING GREEN:** a) Device has internet connection but no LoRaWAN Connection. or b) Device is in booting stage, in this stage, it will BLINKING GREEN for several seconds and then with BLINKING GREEN together//
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108 // ✓** SOLID RED:** Device doesn't have an Internet connection.//
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110 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ WIFI LED**//(%%)//: This LED shows the WIFI interface connection status.//
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113 == 1.6 Button Intruction ==
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116 LPS8-V2 has a black toggle button, which is:
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119 (% style="color:blue" %)**//➢ //Long press 4-5s  : **(%%)the gateway will reload the Network and Initialize wifi configuration
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121 // **LED status: ** ETH LED will BLINKIND BULE Until the reload is finished.//
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124 (% style="color:blue" %)//**➢ **//**Long press more than 10s:**(%%)**    **//the gateway will restore the factory settings.//
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126 //**LED status: ** ETH LED will SOLID BULE Until the restore is finished.//
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129 = 2. Quick Start =
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132 The LPS8-V2 supports network access via Ethernet or Wi-Fi connection and runs without a network.
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134 In most cases, the first thing you need to do is make the lps8-v2 accessible to the network.
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137 == 2.1 Connects to the network and accesses the gateway Web UI ==
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139 == 2.1.1 connect the network ==
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142 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Method 1**(%%):  Connect via Ethernet with DHCP IP from the router ===
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146 Connect the LPS8-V2 Ethernet port to your router and LPS8-V2 can 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 LPS8-V2.
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150 You can also use this IP to connect.
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153 [[image:image-20220622100129-1.png||height="332" width="1263"]]
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157 === (% style="color:blue" %)**Method 2**(%%):  Connect via WiFi with DHCP IP from the router ===
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160 [[image:image-20220622100542-2.png||height="369" width="1256"]]
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163 Fill in the WiFi information by checking the box and clicking (% style="color:red" %)**Save&Apply**
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166 [[image:image-20220622102702-6.png]]
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170 **Wi-Fi configuration successful**
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173 [[image:image-20220622102847-7.png]]
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179 == 2.2 The LPS8-V2 is registered and connected to The Things Network ==
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181 === 2.2.1 Select your area frequency ===
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185 First, you need to set the frequency plan in LPS8-V2 to match the end node we use, so to receive the LoRaWAN packets from the LoRaWAN sensor.
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190 [[image:image-20220622103332-9.png||height="485" width="938"]]
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193 === 2.2.2 Get the only gateway EUI ===
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196 Every LPS8-V2 has a unique gateway id. The ID can be found on LoRaWAN Semtech page:
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199 [[image:image-20220622103355-10.png||height="698" width="949"]]
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202 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: Choose the cluster that corresponds to a specific Gateway server address**
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205 **➢ Europe 1:**  corresponding Gateway server address:  **eu1.cloud.thethings.network**
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207 **➢ North America 1:**  corresponding Gateway server address:  **nam1.cloud.thethings.network**
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209 **➢ Australia 1: ** corresponding Gateway server address:  **au1.cloud.thethings.network**
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211 **➢ Legacy V2 Console:** TTN v2 shuts down in December 2021
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214 [[image:image-20220622103956-12.png]]
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217 == 2.2.3 Register the gateway to The Things Network ==
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220 **Login to The Things Network**
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222 [[https:~~/~~/console.cloud.thethings.network/>>https://console.cloud.thethings.network/]]
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225 **Add the gateway**
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227 [[image:image-20220622104252-13.png||height="511" width="953"]]
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230 **Get it online**
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233 = 3. Web Configure Pages =
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235 == 3.1 Home ==
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238 //Shows the system running status~://
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240 [[image:http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/download/Main/User%20Manual%20for%20All%20Gateway%20models/HP0C/WebHome/image-20220622102901-8.png?rev=1.1||alt="image-20220622102901-8.png" height="476" width="939"]]
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243 == 3.2 LoRa Settings ==
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245 === 3.2.1 LoRa ~-~-> LoRa ===
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248 //This page shows the LoRa Radio Settings. There is a set of default frequency bands according to LoRaWAN protocol, and users can customize the band* as well.//
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250 //Different LPS8v2 hardware versions can support different frequency ranges~://
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252 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//**868**//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 863Mhz ~~ 870Mhz. for bands EU868, RU864, IN865, or KZ865.//
253 * (% style="color:#0000ff" %)//**915**//(% style="color:black" %)//: valid frequency: 902Mhz ~~ 928Mhz. for bands US915, AU915, AS923 or KR920//
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256 //After the user choose the frequency plan,  the user can see the actual frequency is used by checking the page (% style="color:#037691" %)**LogRead ~-~-> LoRa Log**//
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264 (% style="color:red" %)//**Note *: See this instruction for how to customize the frequency band: **//(%%)**//__[[How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band - DRAGINO>>doc:Main.How to customized LoRaWAN frequency band.WebHome]]__//**
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268 == 3.3 LoRaWAN Settings ==
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270 === 3.3.1 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Semtech UDP ===
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273 //This page is for the connection set up to a general LoRaWAN Network server such as [[TTN>>url:http://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]], [[ChirpStack>>url:https://www.chirpstack.io/]], etc.//
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279 === 3.3.2 LoRaWAN ~-~-> LoRaWAN Basic Station ===
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282 //This page is for the connection set up to the TTN Basic Station, AWS-IoT, etc.//
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285 [[image:image-20220616113246-3.png||height="396" width="672"]]
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289 Please see this instruction to know more detail and a demo for how to use of LoRaWAN Basic Station: __[[Use of LoRaWAN Basic Station - DRAGINO>>doc:Main.Use of LoRaWAN Basic Station.WebHome]]__
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293 == 3.4 Network Settings ==
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295 === 3.4.1 Network ~-~-> WiFi ===
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298 [[image:image-20220616114756-4.png||height="251" width="669"]]
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301 === 3.4.2 Network ~-~-> System Status ===
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304 [[image:image-20220820134112-2.png||height="539" width="668"]]
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307 === 3.4.3 Network ~-~-> Firewall ===
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313 == 3.5 System ==
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315 === 3.5.1 System ~-~-> System Overview ===
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318 Shows the system info:
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320 [[image:image-20220917144512-5.png||height="618" width="853"]]
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323 === 3.5.2 System ~-~-> Backup/Restore ===
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329 === 3.5.3 System ~-~-> Remoteit ===
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332 In the System-> Remoteit interface, users can configure the gateway to be accessed remotely via Remote.it.
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335 the users can refer to this link to configure them: **[[Monitor & Remote Access Gateway>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Monitor%20%26%20Remote%20Access%20Gateway/?Remote%20Access#H2.1A0RemoteAccessviaRemote.it.]]**
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340 = 4. Build-in Server =
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343 The default factory version of LPS8-V2 is installed with the built-in Applicant server: (% style="color:blue" %)**Node-Red, and**(%%) LoRaWAN Server: (% style="color:blue" %)**The Things Network - Stack (Open Source 3.19 Version).**
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349 (% style="color:red" %)**Note:**
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351 **Path**: System ~-~-> Built-in Server
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354 **Troubleshooting:**
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357 **~ 1. URL does not jump properly**
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359 For the ttn-stack, you can click the update the URL which will update the configuration where change the hostname to the current local IP address as the URL.
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361 For the Node-Red, you can use the local IP address and the port is 1880 to access it.
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364 == 4.1 LoRaWAN Network  Server ~-~- The Things Network - Stack (TTN-V3) ==
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367 You can access the gateway's built-in LNS server of (% style="color:blue" %)**The Things Network - Stack **(%%)via the URL( (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/<hostname>:8080 or http:~/~/<local-IPV4-address> //**__(%%)) in your browser.
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369 Such as  (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/dragino-54ff12:8080  or http:~/~/<Local-IPV4-Address>//**__
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372 Login account:
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374 **User ID: ** ** (% style="background-color:yellow" %)admin(%%)**
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376 **Password: ** ** (% style="background-color:yellow" %)dragino(%%)**
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379 [[image:image-20220725171719-1.png||height="570" width="769"]]
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382 == 4.2 Application Server ~-~- Node-Red ==
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385 You can access the gateway's built-in AS server of (% style="color:blue" %)**Node-Red **(%%)via the URL((% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/<hostname>:1880 or http:~/~/<local-IPV4-address>//**__(%%)) in your browser.
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388 Such as (% style="background-color:yellow" %)__**//http:~/~/dragino-54ff12:1880  or http:~/~/<Local-IPV4-Address>//**__
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391 [[image:image-20220725172124-3.png||height="610" width="843"]]
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395 === **Using Node-Red, InfluxDB and Grafana** ===
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397 The LPS8-V2 supports this combination, the default, Node-red is pre-installed but the InfluxDB and Grafana is not pre-installed.
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400 the users can refer to this link to install them.
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402 [[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Armbian%20OS%20instruction/#H2.6HowtoinstallGrafanaandinfluxdb>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Armbian%20OS%20instruction/#H2.6HowtoinstallGrafanaandinfluxdb]]
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405 = 5. How users can access LPS8v2 using serial USB =
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408 (% style="color:blue" %)**USB TTL to LPS8v2  Connection:**
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411 Port 1 of the UART on the LPS8v2 is GND
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415 **TXD  <~-~--> UART RXD (Gray line)**
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417 **RXD  <~-~--> UART TXD (White line)**
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419 **GND <~-~--> GND (Black line)**
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423 **LPS8v2 UART connection photo**
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425 [[image:image-20220804163015-1.png||height="621" width="466"]]
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429 In the PC,you can use the serial port tool(such as [[putty>>url:http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~~sgtatham/putty/download.html]] in Windows), you need to set the serial baud rate to (% style="color:blue" %)**115200**(%%) to access the serial console for LPS8v2. LPS8v2 will output system info once power on as below:
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438 = 6. Use the helium gateway-rs as the Data-only Hotspot =
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441 == **Step 1: Configure Frequency Band** ==
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444 //Each country has a requirement for frequency region. Choose the right one for your area.//
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446 [[image:image-20220905164308-1.png]]
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450 == **Step 2: Configure the forward address** ==
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453 **Select one of the servers to configure.**
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455 **For example:**
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461 == **Step 3: Download and Install the Helium-gateway-rs** ==
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464 **Access the gateway CLI via SSH.**
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466 [[image:image-20220905165222-3.png]]
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469 **Download gateway-rs.**
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475 **Command: wget [[http:~~/~~/repo.dragino.com/release/tool/gateway-rs/helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.31-raspi234.deb>>http://repo.dragino.com/release/tool/gateway-rs/helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.31-raspi234.deb]]**
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479 **Install gateway-rs.**
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481 [[image:image-20220905165917-7.png]]
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485 **Command: dpkg -i helium-gateway-v1.0.0-alpha.31-raspi234.deb **
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489 **Modify configuration.**
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497 **region=<Enter regional parameters> \
498 && sed -i '/region/d' /etc/helium_gateway/settings.toml && sed -i "1 i\region = \"$region\"" /etc/helium_gateway/settings.toml \
499 && sed -i '/region/d' /etc/helium_gateway/default.toml && sed -i "22 i\region = \"$region\"" /etc/helium_gateway/default.toml**
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503 **Restart the helium_gateway**
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510 **systemctl restart helium_gateway**
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514 **Check the helium_gateway Log：**
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521 **journalctl -u helium_gateway -f**
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525 (% style="color:red" %)**Note: if your device is not finished the onboarding, which is unable to connect to the Helium console.**
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527 where the helium gateway log is shown:
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529 [[image:image-20220905174534-14.png]]
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532 So you have to finish the onboarding, ~-~--Please refer to [[Step 2.7>>doc:Main.Notes for Helium.WebHome||anchor="H2.7A0Step6:OnboardingData-OnlyHotspot"]] to onboarding your LPS8-V2.
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535 = 7. OTA System Update =
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538 LPS8v2 supports system auto update via OTA, please see **[[this URL>>url:http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/OTA%20Update/]]** for the detail of this feature.
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541 = 8. Trouble Shooting =
542
543 == 8.1  I can't log in to the built-in Server TTN Stack which shows '**Login failed**'. ==
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546 [[image:image-20220920135918-1.png]]
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549 This is caused by the inconsistency between the built-in TTN-Stack domain configuration and your login URL.
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551 By default, ttn-stack uses the gateway's domain name for URL resolution, but in some networks, they prefer to resolve IP-v4 addresses.
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554 So you can change the domain name of the TTN-Stack configuration to the IPv4 address.
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556 **Click the update URL button to configure the URL with the current eth port address.**
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558 [[image:image-20220920141936-2.png]]
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561 = (% style="color:inherit; font-family:inherit; font-size:29px" %)9. Supports(%%) =
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565 **//If you are experiencing issues and can't solve them, you can send mail to [[support@dragino.com>>mailto:support@dragino.com]].//**
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568 (((
569 **//With your question as detailed as possible. We will reply and help you in the shortest.//**
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572 = 10. Reference =
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575 * Install Tago Core: Refer **Install Tago Core in LPS8v2** in[[ Instruction>>doc:Main.Tago\.IO.WebHome]].
576 * [[Advance OS Reference Guide for LPS8v2>>doc:Main.Armbian OS instruction.WebHome]].
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582 = 11. Order Info =
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585 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**LPS8v2-XXX-YYY**
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587 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**XXX**(% style="color:black" %): Frequency Band
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589 * (% style="color:red" %)**AS923**(%%): LoRaWAN AS923 band
590 * (% style="color:red" %)**AU915**(%%): LoRaWAN AU915 band
591 * (% style="color:red" %)**EU868**(%%): LoRaWAN EU868 band
592 * (% style="color:red" %)**KR920**(%%): LoRaWAN KR920 band
593 * (% style="color:red" %)**US915**(%%): LoRaWAN US915 band
594 * (% style="color:red" %)**IN865**(%%):  LoRaWAN IN865 band
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596 (% style="color:#0000ff" %)**YYY**(% style="color:black" %): 4G Cellular Option
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598 * (% style="color:red" %)**E**(%%):  EMEA, Korea, Thailand, India.
599 * (% style="color:red" %)**A**(%%):  North America/ Rogers/AT&T/T-Mobile.
600 * (% style="color:red" %)**AU**(%%): Latin America, New Zeland, Taiwan
601 * (% style="color:red" %)**J**(%%):  Japan, DOCOMO/SoftBank/ KDDI
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603 More info about valid bands, please see [[EC25-E product page>>url:https://www.quectel.com/product/ec25.htm]].
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606 = 12. Manufacturer Info =
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608
609 **Shenzhen Dragino Technology Development co. LTD**
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611 Room 202, Block B, BCT Incubation Bases (BaoChengTai),  No.8 CaiYunRoad
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613 LongCheng Street, LongGang District ; Shenzhen 518116,China
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616 = 13. FCC Warning =
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619 (((
620 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
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624 ~-~- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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627 (((
628 ~-~- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
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631 (((
632 ~-~- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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636 ~-~- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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641 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
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646 The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
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