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... ... @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ 60 60 * Power Consumption (exclude RS485 device): 61 61 ** Idle: 6uA@3.3v 62 62 63 -* 63 +* 64 64 ** 20dB Transmit: 130mA@3.3v 65 65 66 66 **Interface for Model:** ... ... @@ -303,98 +303,85 @@ 303 303 ))) 304 304 ))) 305 305 306 -=== 3.3.2 Configure sensors === 307 307 308 -((( 309 -Some sensors might need to configure before normal operation. User can configure such sensor via PC or through RS485-BL AT Commands (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV**. 310 -))) 311 311 312 -((( 313 -When user issue an (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV**(%%) command, Each (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV**(%%) equals to send a command to the RS485 or TTL sensors. This command will only run when user input it and won’t run during each sampling. 314 -))) 315 315 316 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:806px" %) 317 -|**AT Commands**|(% style="width:418px" %)**Description**|(% style="width:256px" %)**Example** 318 -|AT+CFGDEV|(% style="width:418px" %)((( 309 +1. 310 +11. 311 +111. Configure sensors 312 + 313 +Some sensors might need to configure before normal operation. User can configure such sensor via PC or through RS485-BL AT Commands AT+CFGDEV. 314 + 315 + 316 +When user issue an AT+CFGDEV command, Each AT+CFGDEV equals to send a command to the RS485 or TTL sensors. This command will only run when user input it and won’t run during each sampling. 317 + 318 +|**AT Commands**|**Description**|**Example** 319 +|AT+CFGDEV|((( 319 319 This command is used to configure the RS485/TTL devices; they won’t be used during sampling. 320 320 321 -AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx, 322 +AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 322 322 323 -m m: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command324 -)))| (% style="width:256px" %)AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m324 +m: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 325 +)))|AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 325 325 326 326 Detail of AT+CFGDEV command see [[AT+CFGDEV detail>>path:#AT_CFGDEV]]. 327 327 328 -=== 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 329 329 330 -((( 330 + 331 + 332 + 333 +1. 334 +11. 335 +111. Configure read commands for each sampling 336 + 331 331 RS485-BL is a battery powered device; it will sleep most of time. And wake up on each period and read RS485 / TTL sensor data and uplink. 332 -))) 333 333 334 - (((339 + 335 335 During each sampling, we need to confirm what commands we need to send to the sensors to read data. After the RS485/TTL sensors send back the value, it normally includes some bytes and we only need a few from them for a shorten payload. 336 -))) 337 337 338 - (((342 + 339 339 To save the LoRaWAN network bandwidth, we might need to read data from different sensors and combine their valid value into a short payload. 340 -))) 341 341 342 - (((345 + 343 343 This section describes how to achieve above goals. 344 -))) 345 345 346 - (((348 + 347 347 During each sampling, the RS485-BL can support 15 commands to read sensors. And combine the return to one or several uplink payloads. 348 -))) 349 349 350 - (((351 + 351 351 **Command from RS485-BL to Sensor:** 352 -))) 353 353 354 -((( 355 355 RS485-BL can send out pre-set max 15 strings via **AT+COMMAD1**, **ATCOMMAND2**,…, to **AT+COMMANDF** . All commands are of same grammar. 356 -))) 357 357 358 - (((356 + 359 359 **Handle return from sensors to RS485-BL**: 360 -))) 361 361 362 -((( 363 363 After RS485-BL send out a string to sensor, RS485-BL will wait for the return from RS485 or TTL sensor. And user can specify how to handle the return, by **AT+DATACUT or AT+SEARCH commands** 364 -))) 365 365 366 -* ((( 367 -**AT+DATACUT** 368 -))) 369 369 370 -((( 362 +* **AT+DATACUT** 363 + 371 371 When the return value from sensor have fix length and we know which position the valid value we should get, we can use AT+DATACUT command. 372 -))) 373 373 374 -* ((( 375 -**AT+SEARCH** 376 -))) 377 377 378 -((( 367 +* **AT+SEARCH** 368 + 379 379 When the return value from sensor is dynamic length and we are not sure which bytes the valid data is, instead, we know what value the valid value following. We can use AT+SEARCH to search the valid value in the return string. 380 -))) 381 381 382 - (((371 + 383 383 **Define wait timeout:** 384 -))) 385 385 386 -((( 387 387 Some RS485 device might has longer delay on reply, so user can use AT+CMDDL to set the timeout for getting reply after the RS485 command is sent. For example, AT+CMDDL1=1000 to send the open time to 1000ms 388 -))) 389 389 390 - (((376 + 391 391 After we got the valid value from each RS485 commands, we need to combine them together with the command **AT+DATAUP**. 392 -))) 393 393 379 + 394 394 **Examples:** 395 395 396 396 Below are examples for the how above AT Commands works. 397 397 384 + 398 398 **AT+COMMANDx : **This command will be sent to RS485/TTL devices during each sampling, Max command length is 14 bytes. The grammar is: 399 399 400 400 |((( ... ... @@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ 409 409 410 410 In the RS485-BL, we should use this command AT+COMMAND1=01 03 0B B8 00 02,1 for the same. 411 411 399 + 412 412 **AT+SEARCHx**: This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx. 413 413 414 414 |((( ... ... @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ 489 489 490 490 491 491 1. 492 -11. 480 +11. 493 493 111. Compose the uplink payload 494 494 495 495 Through AT+COMMANDx and AT+DATACUTx we got valid value from each RS485 commands, Assume these valid value are RETURN1, RETURN2, .., to RETURNx. The next step is how to compose the LoRa Uplink Payload by these RETURNs. The command is **AT+DATAUP.** ... ... @@ -553,8 +553,8 @@ 553 553 554 554 555 555 556 -1. 557 -11. 544 +1. 545 +11. 558 558 111. Uplink on demand 559 559 560 560 Except uplink periodically, RS485-BL is able to uplink on demand. The server sends downlink command to RS485-BL and RS485 will uplink data base on the command. ... ... @@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ 567 567 568 568 569 569 570 -1. 571 -11. 558 +1. 559 +11. 572 572 111. Uplink on Interrupt 573 573 574 574 Put the interrupt sensor between 3.3v_out and GPIO ext.[[image:file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image022.png]] ... ... @@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ 582 582 AT+INTMOD=3 Interrupt trigger by rising edge. 583 583 584 584 585 -1. 573 +1. 586 586 11. Uplink Payload 587 587 588 588 |**Size(bytes)**|**2**|**1**|**Length depends on the return from the commands** ... ... @@ -644,15 +644,15 @@ 644 644 645 645 * **Sensor Related Commands**: These commands are special designed for RS485-BL. User can see these commands below: 646 646 647 -1. 648 -11. 635 +1. 636 +11. 649 649 111. Common Commands: 650 650 651 651 They should be available for each of Dragino Sensors, such as: change uplink interval, reset device. For firmware v1.3, user can find what common commands it supports: [[http:~~/~~/wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=End_Device_AT_Commands_and_Downlink_Commands>>url:http://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=End_Device_AT_Commands_and_Downlink_Commands]] 652 652 653 653 654 -1. 655 -11. 642 +1. 643 +11. 656 656 111. Sensor related commands: 657 657 658 658 ==== Choose Device Type (RS485 or TTL) ==== ... ... @@ -958,13 +958,13 @@ 958 958 959 959 960 960 961 -1. 949 +1. 962 962 11. Buttons 963 963 964 964 |**Button**|**Feature** 965 965 |**RST**|Reboot RS485-BL 966 966 967 -1. 955 +1. 968 968 11. +3V3 Output 969 969 970 970 RS485-BL has a Controllable +3V3 output, user can use this output to power external sensor. ... ... @@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ 982 982 By default, the AT+3V3T=0. This is a special case, means the +3V3 output is always on at any time 983 983 984 984 985 -1. 973 +1. 986 986 11. +5V Output 987 987 988 988 RS485-BL has a Controllable +5V output, user can use this output to power external sensor. ... ... @@ -1002,13 +1002,13 @@ 1002 1002 1003 1003 1004 1004 1005 -1. 993 +1. 1006 1006 11. LEDs 1007 1007 1008 1008 |**LEDs**|**Feature** 1009 1009 |**LED1**|Blink when device transmit a packet. 1010 1010 1011 -1. 999 +1. 1012 1012 11. Switch Jumper 1013 1013 1014 1014 |**Switch Jumper**|**Feature** ... ... @@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ 1054 1054 1055 1055 1056 1056 1057 -1. 1045 +1. 1058 1058 11. Common AT Command Sequence 1059 1059 111. Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) 1060 1060 ... ... @@ -1073,8 +1073,8 @@ 1073 1073 1074 1074 ATZ 1075 1075 1076 -1. 1077 -11. 1064 +1. 1065 +11. 1078 1078 111. Single-channel ABP mode (Use with LG01/LG02) 1079 1079 1080 1080 AT+FDR Reset Parameters to Factory Default, Keys Reserve ... ... @@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ 1149 1149 [[image:file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image035.png]] [[image:file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image036.png]] 1150 1150 1151 1151 1152 -1. 1140 +1. 1153 1153 11. How to change the LoRa Frequency Bands/Region? 1154 1154 1155 1155 User can follow the introduction for [[how to upgrade image>>path:#upgrade_image]]. When download the images, choose the required image file for download. ... ... @@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ 1156 1156 1157 1157 1158 1158 1159 -1. 1147 +1. 1160 1160 11. How many RS485-Slave can RS485-BL connects? 1161 1161 1162 1162 The RS485-BL can support max 32 RS485 devices. Each uplink command of RS485-BL can support max 16 different RS485 command. So RS485-BL can support max 16 RS485 devices pre-program in the device for uplink. For other devices no pre-program, user can use the [[downlink message (type code 0xA8) to poll their info>>path:#downlink_A8]]. ... ... @@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ 1173 1173 1174 1174 1175 1175 1176 -1. 1164 +1. 1177 1177 11. Why I can’t join TTN V3 in US915 /AU915 bands? 1178 1178 1179 1179 It might about the channels mapping. Please see for detail.