Wiki source code of NSE01 - NB-IoT Soil Moisture & EC Sensor User Manual

Version 65.16 by Xiaoling on 2022/07/08 15:52

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35.4	14	Table of Contents:
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44.2	24	= 1. Introduction =
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44.2	26	== 1.1 What is LoRaWAN Soil Moisture & EC Sensor ==
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44.2	32	Dragino NSE01 is an (% style="color:blue" %)NB-IOT soil moisture & EC sensor(%%) for agricultural IoT. Used to measure the soil moisture of saline-alkali soil and loam. The soil sensor uses the FDR method to calculate soil moisture and compensates it with soil temperature and electrical conductivity. It has also been calibrated for mineral soil types at the factory.
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44.2	36	It can detect (% style="color:blue" %)Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature and Soil Conductivity(%%), and upload its value to the server wirelessly.
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42.2	40	The wireless technology used in NSE01 allows the device to send data at a low data rate and reach ultra-long distances, providing ultra-long-distance spread spectrum Communication.
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44.2	44	NSE01 are powered by (% style="color:blue" %)8500mAh Li-SOCI2(%%) batteries, which can be used for up to 5 years.
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12.2	50	[[image:1654503236291-817.png]]
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65.3	57	== 1.2 Features ==
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44.2	59	* NB-IoT Bands: B1/B3/B8/B5/B20/B28 @H-FDD
4.2	60	* Monitor Soil Moisture
	61	* Monitor Soil Temperature
	62	* Monitor Soil Conductivity
	63	* AT Commands to change parameters
	64	* Uplink on periodically
	65	* Downlink to change configure
	66	* IP66 Waterproof Enclosure
44.2	67	* Ultra-Low Power consumption
	68	* AT Commands to change parameters
	69	* Micro SIM card slot for NB-IoT SIM
	70	* 8500mAh Battery for long term use
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44.2	72	== 1.3 Specification ==
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	75	(% style="color:#037691" %)Common DC Characteristics:
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	77	* Supply Voltage: 2.1v ~~ 3.6v
	78	* Operating Temperature: -40 ~~ 85°C
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	80	(% style="color:#037691" %)NB-IoT Spec:
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	82	* - B1 @H-FDD: 2100MHz
	83	* - B3 @H-FDD: 1800MHz
	84	* - B8 @H-FDD: 900MHz
	85	* - B5 @H-FDD: 850MHz
	86	* - B20 @H-FDD: 800MHz
	87	* - B28 @H-FDD: 700MHz
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65.3	89	Probe(% style="color:#037691" %) Specification:
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4.2	91	Measure Volume: Base on the centra pin of the probe, a cylinder with 7cm diameter and 10cm height.
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44.2	93	[[image:image-20220708101224-1.png]]
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44.2	97	== 1.4 Applications ==
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	99	* Smart Agriculture
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15.6	101	(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H200B1.5FirmwareChangelog" %)
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44.2	104	== 1.5 Pin Definitions ==
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44.2	107	[[image:1657246476176-652.png]]
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45.2	111	= 2. Use NSE01 to communicate with IoT Server =
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45.2	113	== 2.1 How it works ==
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45.2	117	The NSE01 is equipped with a NB-IoT module, the pre-loaded firmware in NSE01 will get environment data from sensors and send the value to local NB-IoT network via the NB-IoT module. The NB-IoT network will forward this value to IoT server via the protocol defined by NSE01.
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45.2	122	The diagram below shows the working flow in default firmware of NSE01:
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45.2	125	[[image:image-20220708101605-2.png]]
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45.4	133	== 2.2 Configure the NSE01 ==
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45.4	136	=== 2.2.1 Test Requirement ===
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45.4	140	To use NSE01 in your city, make sure meet below requirements:
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45.4	143	* Your local operator has already distributed a NB-IoT Network there.
	144	* The local NB-IoT network used the band that NSE01 supports.
	145	* Your operator is able to distribute the data received in their NB-IoT network to your IoT server.
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45.4	148	Below figure shows our testing structure. Here we have NB-IoT network coverage by China Mobile, the band they use is B8. The NSE01 will use CoAP((% style="color:red" %)120.24.4.116:5683)(%%) or raw UDP((% style="color:red" %)120.24.4.116:5601)(%%) or MQTT((% style="color:red" %)120.24.4.116:1883)(%%)or TCP((% style="color:red" %)120.24.4.116:5600)(%%)protocol to send data to the test server
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48.2	152	[[image:1657249419225-449.png]]
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45.5	156	=== 2.2.2 Insert SIM card ===
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45.4	159	Insert the NB-IoT Card get from your provider.
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45.4	163	User need to take out the NB-IoT module and insert the SIM card like below:
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48.2	167	[[image:1657249468462-536.png]]
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45.5	171	=== 2.2.3 Connect USB – TTL to NSE01 to configure it ===
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	175	User need to configure NSE01 via serial port to set the (% style="color:blue" %)Server Address / Uplink Topic (%%)to define where and how-to uplink packets. NSE01 support AT Commands, user can use a USB to TTL adapter to connect to NSE01 and use AT Commands to configure it, as below.
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48.2	180	Connection:
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45.6	182	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)USB TTL GND <~-~-~-~-> GND
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45.6	184	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)USB TTL TXD <~-~-~-~-> UART_RXD
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45.6	186	(% style="background-color:yellow" %)USB TTL RXD <~-~-~-~-> UART_TXD
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45.4	189	In the PC, use below serial tool settings:
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57.4	191	* Baud: (% style="color:green" %)9600
48.2	192	* Data bits: (% style="color:green" %)8(%%)
	193	* Stop bits: (% style="color:green" %)1
57.4	194	* Parity: (% style="color:green" %)None
48.2	195	* Flow Control: (% style="color:green" %)None
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48.2	197	(((
	198	Make sure the switch is in FLASH position, then power on device by connecting the jumper on NSE01. NSE01 will output system info once power on as below, we can enter the (% style="color:green" %)password: 12345678(%%) to access AT Command input.
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48.2	201	[[image:image-20220708110657-3.png]]
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48.2	204	(% style="color:red" %)Note: the valid AT Commands can be found at: (%%)[[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=NB-IoT/NSE01/>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=NB-IoT/NBSN50/]]
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48.2	209	=== 2.2.4 Use CoAP protocol to uplink data ===
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56.2	211	(% style="color:red" %)Note: if you don't have CoAP server, you can refer this link to set up one: (%%)[[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Set%20up%20CoAP%20Server/>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Set%20up%20CoAP%20Server/]]
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50.2	214	Use below commands:
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48.2	216	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+PRO=1 (%%) ~/~/ Set to use CoAP protocol to uplink
	217	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+SERVADDR=120.24.4.116,5683 (%%)~/~/ to set CoAP server address and port
	218	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+URI=5,11,"mqtt",11,"coap",12,"0",15,"c=text1",23,"0" (%%) ~/~/Set COAP resource path
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	220	For parameter description, please refer to AT command set
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50.2	222	[[image:1657249793983-486.png]]
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48.2	225	After configure the server address and (% style="color:green" %)reset the device(%%) (via AT+ATZ ), NSE01 will start to uplink sensor values to CoAP server.
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50.2	227	[[image:1657249831934-534.png]]
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45.6	231	=== 2.2.5 Use UDP protocol to uplink data(Default protocol) ===
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	233	This feature is supported since firmware version v1.0.1
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48.2	236	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+PRO=2 (%%) ~/~/ Set to use UDP protocol to uplink
	237	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+SERVADDR=120.24.4.116,5601 (%%) ~/~/ to set UDP server address and port
	238	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+CFM=1 (%%) ~/~/If the server does not respond, this command is unnecessary
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52.2	240	[[image:1657249864775-321.png]]
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45.7	247	=== 2.2.6 Use MQTT protocol to uplink data ===
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	249	This feature is supported since firmware version v110
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54.3	252	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+PRO=3 (%%) ~/~/Set to use MQTT protocol to uplink
	253	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+SERVADDR=120.24.4.116,1883 (%%) ~/~/Set MQTT server address and port
	254	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+CLIENT=CLIENT (%%)~/~/Set up the CLIENT of MQTT
57.2	255	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+UNAME=UNAME (%%)~/~/Set the username of MQTT
	256	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+PWD=PWD (%%)~/~/Set the password of MQTT
	257	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+PUBTOPIC=NSE01_PUB (%%)~/~/Set the sending topic of MQTT
54.3	258	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+SUBTOPIC=NSE01_SUB (%%) ~/~/Set the subscription topic of MQTT
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54.2	260	[[image:1657249978444-674.png]]
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54.3	266	(((
45.4	267	MQTT protocol has a much higher power consumption compare vs UDP / CoAP protocol. Please check the power analyze document and adjust the uplink period to a suitable interval.
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45.7	272	=== 2.2.7 Use TCP protocol to uplink data ===
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	274	This feature is supported since firmware version v110
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56.2	277	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+PRO=4 (%%) ~/~/ Set to use TCP protocol to uplink
48.2	278	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+SERVADDR=120.24.4.116,5600 (%%) ~/~/ to set TCP server address and port
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56.2	280	[[image:1657250217799-140.png]]
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45.7	287	=== 2.2.8 Change Update Interval ===
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48.2	289	User can use below command to change the (% style="color:green" %)uplink interval.
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56.3	291	* (% style="color:blue" %)AT+TDC=600 (%%)~/~/ Set Update Interval to 600s
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48.2	294	(% style="color:red" %)NOTE:
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56.3	297	(((
45.7	298	(% style="color:red" %)1. By default, the device will send an uplink message every 1 hour.
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57.2	303	== 2.3 Uplink Payload ==
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57.2	305	In this mode, uplink payload includes in total 18 bytes
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57.2	307	(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:510px" %)
65.12	308	\|=(% style="width: 60px;" %)(((
57.2	309	Size(bytes)
65.12	310	)))\|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)6\|=(% style="width: 25px;" %)2\|=(% style="width: 25px;" %)2\|=(% style="width: 70px;" %)1\|=(% style="width: 60px;" %)2\|=(% style="width: 80px;" %)2\|=(% style="width: 90px;" %)2\|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)1
65.4	311	\|(% style="width:97px" %)Value\|(% style="width:83px" %)[[Device ID>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.1A0A0DeviceID"]]\|(% style="width:41px" %)[[Ver>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.2A0VersionInfo"]]\|(% style="width:46px" %)[[BAT>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.3A0BatteryInfo"]]\|(% style="width:123px" %)[[Signal Strength>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.4A0SignalStrength"]]\|(% style="width:108px" %)[[Soil Moisture>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.5A0SoilMoisture"]]\|(% style="width:133px" %)[[Soil Temperature>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.6A0SoilTemperature"]]\|(% style="width:159px" %)[[Soil Conductivity(EC)>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.7A0SoilConductivity28EC29"]]\|(% style="width:80px" %)[[Interrupt>>\|\|anchor="H2.4.8A0DigitalInterrupt"]]
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57.2	314	If we use the MQTT client to subscribe to this MQTT topic, we can see the following information when the NSE01 uplink data.
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	321	The payload is ASCII string, representative same HEX:
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	323	0x72403155615900640c7817075e0a8c02f900 where:
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	325	* Device ID: 0x 724031556159 = 724031556159
	326	* Version: 0x0064=100=1.0.0
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	328	* BAT: 0x0c78 = 3192 mV = 3.192V
	329	* Singal: 0x17 = 23
	330	* Soil Moisture: 0x075e= 1886 = 18.86 %
	331	* Soil Temperature:0x0a8c =2700=27 °C
	332	* Soil Conductivity(EC) = 0x02f9 =761 uS /cm
	333	* Interrupt: 0x00 = 0
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57.3	338	== 2.4 Payload Explanation and Sensor Interface ==
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57.5	341	=== 2.4.1 Device ID ===
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57.3	344	By default, the Device ID equal to the last 6 bytes of IMEI.
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57.4	348	User can use (% style="color:blue" %)AT+DEUI(%%) to set Device ID
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57.3	352	Example:
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57.3	356	AT+DEUI=A84041F15612
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57.3	360	The Device ID is stored in a none-erase area, Upgrade the firmware or run AT+FDR won't erase Device ID.
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57.5	365	=== 2.4.2 Version Info ===
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57.3	368	Specify the software version: 0x64=100, means firmware version 1.00.
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57.3	372	For example: 0x00 64 : this device is NSE01 with firmware version 1.0.0.
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57.5	377	=== 2.4.3 Battery Info ===
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4.2	380	Check the battery voltage for LSE01.
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4.2	384	Ex1: 0x0B45 = 2885mV
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4.2	388	Ex2: 0x0B49 = 2889mV
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57.6	393	=== 2.4.4 Signal Strength ===
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57.6	396	NB-IoT Network signal Strength.
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57.6	400	Ex1: 0x1d = 29
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57.6	404	(% style="color:blue" %)0(%%) -113dBm or less
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57.6	408	(% style="color:blue" %)1(%%) -111dBm
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57.6	412	(% style="color:blue" %)2...30(%%) -109dBm... -53dBm
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57.6	416	(% style="color:blue" %)31 (%%) -51dBm or greater
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57.6	420	(% style="color:blue" %)99 (%%) Not known or not detectable
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	425	=== 2.4.5 Soil Moisture ===
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4.2	429	Get the moisture content of the soil. The value range of the register is 0-10000(Decimal), divide this value by 100 to get the percentage of moisture in the soil.
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57.6	435	For example, if the data you get from the register is __0x05 0xDC__, the moisture content in the soil is
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22.4	444	(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)05DC(H) = 1500(D) /100 = 15%.
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57.6	449	=== 2.4.6 Soil Temperature ===
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65.14	452	Get the temperature in the soil. The value range of the register is -4000 - +800(Decimal), divide this value by 100 to get the temperature in the soil. For example, if the data you get from the register is __0x09 0xEC__, the temperature content in the soil is
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4.2	456	Example:
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4.2	460	If payload is 0105H: ((0x0105 & 0x8000)>>15 === 0),temp = 0105(H)/100 = 2.61 °C
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32.11	463	(((
4.2	464	If payload is FF7EH: ((FF7E & 0x8000)>>15 ===1),temp = (FF7E(H)-FFFF(H))/100 = -1.29 °C
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57.6	469	=== 2.4.7 Soil Conductivity (EC) ===
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	472	Obtain (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)__soluble salt concentration__(%%) in soil or (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)__soluble ion concentration in liquid fertilizer__(%%) or (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)__planting medium__(%%). The value range of the register is 0 - 20000(Decimal)( Can be greater than 20000).
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57.6	476	For example, if the data you get from the register is __0x00 0xC8__, the soil conductivity is 00C8(H) = 200(D) = 200 uS/cm.
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4.2	480	Generally, the EC value of irrigation water is less than 800uS / cm.
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57.6	491	=== 2.4.8 Digital Interrupt ===
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57.8	494	Digital Interrupt refers to pin (% style="color:blue" %)GPIO_EXTI(%%), and there are different trigger methods. When there is a trigger, the NSE01 will send a packet to the server.
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57.6	498	The command is:
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65.15	501	(((
57.8	502	(% style="color:blue" %)AT+INTMOD=3 (%%) ~/~/(more info about INMOD please refer [[AT Command Manual>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/downloads/NB-IoT/NBSN95/DRAGINO_NBSN95-NB_AT%20Commands_v1.1.0.pdf]]).
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65.6	507	The lower four bits of this data field shows if this packet is generated by interrupt or not. Click here for the hardware and software set up.
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57.6	512	Example:
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57.6	516	0x(00): Normal uplink packet.
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65.15	519	(((
57.6	520	0x(01): Interrupt Uplink Packet.
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57.6	525	=== 2.4.9 +5V Output ===
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65.16	527	(((
57.7	528	NSE01 will enable +5V output before all sampling and disable the +5v after all sampling.
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57.6	533	The 5V output time can be controlled by AT Command.
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65.16	536	(((
57.7	537	(% style="color:blue" %)AT+5VT=1000
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65.16	540	(((
57.6	541	Means set 5V valid time to have 1000ms. So the real 5V output will actually have 1000ms + sampling time for other sensors.
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58.2	546	== 2.5 Downlink Payload ==
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60.2	548	By default, NSE01 prints the downlink payload to console port.
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58.2	550	[[image:image-20220708133731-5.png]]
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40.4	554	(% style="color:blue" %)Examples:
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32.14	561	* (((
40.4	562	(% style="color:blue" %)Set TDC
32.14	563	)))
4.2	564
32.14	565	(((
60.2	566	If the payload=0100003C, it means set the END Node's TDC to 0x00003C=60(S), while type code is 01.
32.14	567	)))
4.2	568
32.14	569	(((
4.2	570	Payload: 01 00 00 1E TDC=30S
32.14	571	)))
4.2	572
32.14	573	(((
4.2	574	Payload: 01 00 00 3C TDC=60S
32.14	575	)))
4.2	576
32.14	577	(((
	578
	579	)))
4.2	580
32.14	581	* (((
40.4	582	(% style="color:blue" %)Reset
32.14	583	)))
4.2	584
32.14	585	(((
60.2	586	If payload = 0x04FF, it will reset the NSE01
32.14	587	)))
4.2	588
	589
60.2	590	* (% style="color:blue" %)INTMOD
4.2	591
60.2	592	Downlink Payload: 06000003, Set AT+INTMOD=3
4.2	593
	594
26.2	595
60.2	596	== 2.6 LED Indicator ==
26.2	597
32.15	598	(((
60.2	599	The NSE01 has an internal LED which is to show the status of different state.
4.2	600
	601
60.2	602	* When power on, NSE01 will detect if sensor probe is connected, if probe detected, LED will blink four times. (no blinks in this step is no probe)
	603	* Then the LED will be on for 1 second means device is boot normally.
	604	* After NSE01 join NB-IoT network. The LED will be ON for 3 seconds.
	605	* For each uplink probe, LED will be on for 500ms.
32.15	606	)))
4.2	607
	608
	609
	610
60.2	611	== 2.7 Installation in Soil ==
4.2	612
60.2	613	__Measurement the soil surface__
4.2	614
60.2	615	Choose the proper measuring position. Avoid the probe to touch rocks or hard things. Split the surface soil according to the measured deep. Keep the measured as original density. Vertical insert the probe into the soil to be measured. Make sure not shake when inserting. [[https:~~/~~/img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/2005165265/O1CN010rj9Oh1olPsQxrdUK_!!2005165265.jpg>>url:https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/2005165265/O1CN010rj9Oh1olPsQxrdUK_!!2005165265.jpg]]
4.2	616
60.2	617	[[image:1657259653666-883.png]]
4.2	618
	619
60.2	620	(((
	621
35.15	622
60.2	623	(((
	624	Dig a hole with diameter > 20CM.
	625	)))
4.2	626
60.2	627	(((
	628	Horizontal insert the probe to the soil and fill the hole for long term measurement.
	629	)))
	630	)))
4.2	631
60.2	632	[[image:1654506665940-119.png]]
4.2	633
60.2	634	(((
	635
	636	)))
4.2	637
	638
60.2	639	== 2.8 Firmware Change Log ==
4.2	640
	641
60.2	642	Download URL & Firmware Change log
4.2	643
60.2	644	[[www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=NB-IoT/NSE01/Firmware/>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=NB-IoT/NBSN50/Firmware/]]
4.2	645
	646
65.6	647	Upgrade Instruction: [[Upgrade_Firmware>>\|\|anchor="H5.1200BHowtoUpgradeFirmware"]]
28.5	648
4.2	649
	650
60.2	651	== 2.9 Battery Analysis ==
4.2	652
60.2	653	=== 2.9.1 Battery Type ===
4.2	654
	655
60.2	656	The NSE01 battery is a combination of an 8500mAh Li/SOCI2 Battery and a Super Capacitor. The battery is none-rechargeable battery type with a low discharge rate (<2% per year). This type of battery is commonly used in IoT devices such as water meter.
4.2	657
	658
62.3	659	The battery is designed to last for several years depends on the actually use environment and update interval.
4.2	660
	661
60.2	662	The battery related documents as below:
4.2	663
60.2	664	* [[Battery Dimension>>http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=datasheet/Battery/ER26500/]]
65.7	665	* [[Lithium-Thionyl Chloride Battery datasheet>>http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=datasheet/Battery/ER26500/]]
60.2	666	* [[Lithium-ion Battery-Capacitor datasheet>>http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=datasheet/Battery/ER26500/]]
4.2	667
29.2	668	(((
60.2	669	[[image:image-20220708140453-6.png]]
29.2	670	)))
4.2	671
	672
35.18	673
62.2	674	=== 2.9.2 Power consumption Analyze ===
4.2	675
62.3	676	(((
60.2	677	Dragino battery powered product are all runs in Low Power mode. We have an update battery calculator which base on the measurement of the real device. User can use this calculator to check the battery life and calculate the battery life if want to use different transmit interval.
62.3	678	)))
4.2	679
	680
62.3	681	(((
60.2	682	Instruction to use as below:
62.3	683	)))
4.2	684
62.3	685	(((
	686	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 1: (%%)Downlink the up-to-date DRAGINO_Battery_Life_Prediction_Table.xlsx from: [[https:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_End_Node/Battery_Analyze/>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_End_Node/Battery_Analyze/]]
	687	)))
4.2	688
	689
62.3	690	(((
	691	(% style="color:blue" %)Step 2: (%%) Open it and choose
	692	)))
4.2	693
62.3	694	* (((
	695	Product Model
	696	)))
	697	* (((
	698	Uplink Interval
	699	)))
	700	* (((
	701	Working Mode
	702	)))
4.2	703
62.3	704	(((
60.2	705	And the Life expectation in difference case will be shown on the right.
62.3	706	)))
4.2	707
62.2	708	[[image:image-20220708141352-7.jpeg]]
4.2	709
	710
62.2	711
60.2	712	=== 2.9.3 Battery Note ===
4.2	713
31.6	714	(((
4.2	715	The Li-SICO battery is designed for small current / long period application. It is not good to use a high current, short period transmit method. The recommended minimum period for use of this battery is 5 minutes. If you use a shorter period time to transmit LoRa, then the battery life may be decreased.
31.3	716	)))
4.2	717
	718
	719
60.2	720	=== 2.9.4 Replace the battery ===
31.2	721
62.2	722	(((
60.2	723	The default battery pack of NSE01 includes a ER26500 plus super capacitor. If user can't find this pack locally, they can find ER26500 or equivalence without the SPC1520 capacitor, which will also work in most case. The SPC can enlarge the battery life for high frequency use (update period below 5 minutes).
62.2	724	)))
4.2	725
	726
	727
63.2	728	= 3. Access NB-IoT Module =
4.2	729
63.2	730	(((
	731	Users can directly access the AT command set of the NB-IoT module.
	732	)))
	733
	734	(((
64.2	735	The AT Command set can refer the BC35-G NB-IoT Module AT Command: [[https:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=datasheet/other_vendors/BC35-G/>>url:https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=datasheet/other_vendors/BC35-G/]]
63.2	736	)))
	737
64.2	738	[[image:1657261278785-153.png]]
63.2	739
	740
	741
64.2	742	= 4. Using the AT Commands =
63.2	743
64.2	744	== 4.1 Access AT Commands ==
9.2	745
64.2	746	See this link for detail: [[http:~~/~~/www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=NB-IoT/NSE01/>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=NB-IoT/NBSN50/]]
11.4	747
4.2	748
64.2	749	AT+<CMD>? : Help on <CMD>
4.2	750
64.2	751	AT+<CMD> : Run <CMD>
4.2	752
64.2	753	AT+<CMD>=<value> : Set the value
4.2	754
64.2	755	AT+<CMD>=? : Get the value
4.2	756
	757
11.6	758	(% style="color:#037691" %)General Commands(%%)
4.2	759
64.2	760	AT : Attention
4.2	761
64.2	762	AT? : Short Help
4.2	763
64.2	764	ATZ : MCU Reset
4.2	765
64.2	766	AT+TDC : Application Data Transmission Interval
4.2	767
64.2	768	AT+CFG : Print all configurations
4.2	769
64.2	770	AT+CFGMOD : Working mode selection
4.2	771
64.2	772	AT+INTMOD : Set the trigger interrupt mode
4.2	773
64.2	774	AT+5VT : Set extend the time of 5V power
4.2	775
64.2	776	AT+PRO : Choose agreement
4.2	777
64.2	778	AT+WEIGRE : Get weight or set weight to 0
4.2	779
64.2	780	AT+WEIGAP : Get or Set the GapValue of weight
4.2	781
64.2	782	AT+RXDL : Extend the sending and receiving time
4.2	783
64.2	784	AT+CNTFAC : Get or set counting parameters
4.2	785
64.2	786	AT+SERVADDR : Server Address
4.2	787
	788
64.2	789	(% style="color:#037691" %)COAP Management
4.2	790
64.2	791	AT+URI : Resource parameters
4.2	792
	793
64.2	794	(% style="color:#037691" %)UDP Management
4.2	795
64.2	796	AT+CFM : Upload confirmation mode (only valid for UDP)
4.2	797
	798
64.2	799	(% style="color:#037691" %)MQTT Management
4.2	800
64.2	801	AT+CLIENT : Get or Set MQTT client
4.2	802
64.2	803	AT+UNAME : Get or Set MQTT Username
4.2	804
64.2	805	AT+PWD : Get or Set MQTT password
4.2	806
64.2	807	AT+PUBTOPIC : Get or Set MQTT publish topic
4.2	808
64.2	809	AT+SUBTOPIC : Get or Set MQTT subscription topic
4.2	810
	811
64.2	812	(% style="color:#037691" %)Information
4.2	813
64.2	814	AT+FDR : Factory Data Reset
4.2	815
64.2	816	AT+PWORD : Serial Access Password
4.2	817
	818
	819
64.4	820	= 5. FAQ =
4.2	821
64.4	822	== 5.1 How to Upgrade Firmware ==
6.3	823
4.2	824
31.35	825	(((
64.4	826	User can upgrade the firmware for 1) bug fix, 2) new feature release.
31.35	827	)))
4.2	828
31.35	829	(((
64.4	830	Please see this link for how to upgrade: [[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Firmware%20Upgrade%20Instruction%20for%20STM32%20base%20products/#H2.HardwareUpgradeMethodSupportList>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Firmware%20Upgrade%20Instruction%20for%20STM32%20base%20products/#H2.HardwareUpgradeMethodSupportList]]
31.35	831	)))
4.2	832
31.35	833	(((
64.5	834	(% style="color:red" %)Notice, NSE01 and LSE01 share the same mother board. They use the same connection and method to update.
31.35	835	)))
4.2	836
	837
	838
64.5	839	= 6. Trouble Shooting =
4.2	840
64.5	841	== 6.1 Connection problem when uploading firmware ==
4.9	842
4.2	843
64.5	844	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
31.29	845	(((
64.5	846	(% style="font-size:14px" %)Please see: (%%)[[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Firmware%20Upgrade%20Instruction%20for%20STM32%20base%20products/#H3.3Troubleshooting>>http://wiki.dragino.com/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Firmware%20Upgrade%20Instruction%20for%20STM32%20base%20products/#H3.3Troubleshooting\|\|style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 14px;"]]
31.29	847	)))
4.2	848
	849
	850
64.5	851	== 6.2 AT Command input doesn't work ==
4.2	852
31.30	853	(((
64.5	854	In the case if user can see the console output but can't type input to the device. Please check if you already include the (% style="color:green" %)ENTER(%%) while sending out the command. Some serial tool doesn't send (% style="color:green" %)ENTER(%%) while press the send key, user need to add ENTER in their string.
31.30	855	)))
4.2	856
	857
	858
64.5	859	= 7. Order Info =
4.2	860
	861
64.5	862	Part Number: (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)NSE01
4.7	863
4.2	864
31.10	865	(% class="wikigeneratedid" %)
	866	(((
	867
	868	)))
	869
65.2	870	= 8. Packing Info =
4.2	871
4.3	872	(((
31.39	873
	874
31.40	875	(% style="color:#037691" %)Package Includes:
64.5	876
	877
65.1	878	* NSE01 NB-IoT Soil Moisture & EC Sensor x 1
64.5	879	* External antenna x 1
4.3	880	)))
4.2	881
4.3	882	(((
31.40	883
	884
	885	(% style="color:#037691" %)Dimension and weight:
4.2	886
64.5	887
	888	* Size: 195 x 125 x 55 mm
	889	* Weight: 420g
4.3	890	)))
31.11	891
64.5	892	(((
31.11	893
64.5	894
	895
	896
4.3	897	)))
4.2	898
64.5	899	= 9. Support =
4.2	900
	901	* Support is provided Monday to Friday, from 09:00 to 18:00 GMT+8. Due to different timezones we cannot offer live support. However, your questions will be answered as soon as possible in the before-mentioned schedule.
	902	* Provide as much information as possible regarding your enquiry (product models, accurately describe your problem and steps to replicate it etc) and send a mail to [[support@dragino.com>>url:http://../../../../../../D:%5C%E5%B8%82%E5%9C%BA%E8%B5%84%E6%96%99%5C%E8%AF%B4%E6%98%8E%E4%B9%A6%5CLoRa%5CLT%E7%B3%BB%E5%88%97%5Csupport@dragino.com]]

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