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... ... @@ -43,19 +43,15 @@ 43 43 * STM32L072CZT6 MCU 44 44 * SX1276/78 Wireless Chip 45 45 * Power Consumption (exclude RS485 device): 46 -** Idle: 6uA@3.3v46 +** Idle: 32mA@12v 47 47 48 48 * 49 -** 20dB Transmit: 130mA@3.3v49 +** 20dB Transmit: 65mA@12v 50 50 51 51 **Interface for Model:** 52 52 53 -* 1 x RS485 Interface 54 -* 1 x TTL Serial , 3.3v or 5v. 55 -* 1 x I2C Interface, 3.3v or 5v. 56 -* 1 x one wire interface 57 -* 1 x Interrupt Interface 58 -* 1 x Controllable 5V output, max 53 +* RS485 54 +* Power Input 7~~ 24V DC. 59 59 60 60 **LoRa Spec:** 61 61 ... ... @@ -64,27 +64,30 @@ 64 64 ** Band 2 (LF): 410 ~~ 528 Mhz 65 65 * 168 dB maximum link budget. 66 66 * +20 dBm - 100 mW constant RF output vs. 63 +* +14 dBm high efficiency PA. 67 67 * Programmable bit rate up to 300 kbps. 68 68 * High sensitivity: down to -148 dBm. 69 69 * Bullet-proof front end: IIP3 = -12.5 dBm. 70 70 * Excellent blocking immunity. 68 +* Low RX current of 10.3 mA, 200 nA register retention. 71 71 * Fully integrated synthesizer with a resolution of 61 Hz. 72 -* LoRa modulation. 70 +* FSK, GFSK, MSK, GMSK, LoRaTM and OOK modulation. 73 73 * Built-in bit synchronizer for clock recovery. 74 74 * Preamble detection. 75 75 * 127 dB Dynamic Range RSSI. 76 -* Automatic RF Sense and CAD with ultra-fast AFC. 74 +* Automatic RF Sense and CAD with ultra-fast AFC. 75 +* Packet engine up to 256 bytes with CRC. 77 77 78 78 == 1.3 Features == 79 79 80 -* LoRaWAN Class A & Class C protocol (default Class A)79 +* LoRaWAN Class A & Class C protocol (default Class C) 81 81 * Frequency Bands: CN470/EU433/KR920/US915/EU868/AS923/AU915/IN865/RU864 82 82 * AT Commands to change parameters 83 -* Remote configure parameters via LoRa WANDownlink82 +* Remote configure parameters via LoRa Downlink 84 84 * Firmware upgradable via program port 85 85 * Support multiply RS485 devices by flexible rules 86 86 * Support Modbus protocol 87 -* Support Interrupt uplink 86 +* Support Interrupt uplink (Since hardware version v1.2) 88 88 89 89 == 1.4 Applications == 90 90 ... ... @@ -97,53 +97,39 @@ 97 97 98 98 == 1.5 Firmware Change log == 99 99 100 -[[RS485- BL Image files – Download link and Change log>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_End_Node/RS485-BL/Firmware/||style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"]]99 +[[RS485-LN Image files – Download link and Change log>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/]] 101 101 102 102 == 1.6 Hardware Change log == 103 103 104 104 ((( 105 -v1.4 106 -))) 107 - 108 108 ((( 109 -~1. Change Power IC to TPS22916 110 -))) 105 +v1.2: Add External Interrupt Pin. 111 111 112 - 113 -((( 114 -v1.3 107 +v1.0: Release 115 115 ))) 116 - 117 -((( 118 -~1. Change JP3 from KF350-8P to KF350-11P, Add one extra interface for I2C and one extra interface for one-wire 119 119 ))) 120 120 111 += 2. Power ON Device = 121 121 122 122 ((( 123 -v1.2 124 -))) 114 +The RS485-LN can be powered by 7 ~~ 24V DC power source. Connection as below 125 125 116 +* Power Source VIN to RS485-LN VIN+ 117 +* Power Source GND to RS485-LN VIN- 118 + 126 126 ((( 127 - Releaseversion120 +Once there is power, the RS485-LN will be on. 128 128 ))) 129 129 130 -= 2. Pin mapping and Power ON Device = 131 - 132 -((( 133 -The RS485-BL is powered on by 8500mAh battery. To save battery life, RS485-BL is shipped with power off. User can put the jumper to power on RS485-BL. 123 +[[image:1653268091319-405.png]] 134 134 ))) 135 135 136 -[[image:1652953055962-143.png||height="387" width="728"]] 137 - 138 - 139 -The Left TXD and RXD are TTL interface for external sensor. TTL level is controlled by 3.3/5v Jumper. 140 - 141 141 = 3. Operation Mode = 142 142 143 143 == 3.1 How it works? == 144 144 145 145 ((( 146 -The RS485- BL is configured as LoRaWAN OTAA ClassAmode by default. It has OTAA keys to join network. To connect a local LoRaWAN network, user just need to input the OTAA keys in the network server and power on the RS485-BL. It will auto join the network via OTAA.131 +The RS485-LN is configured as LoRaWAN OTAA Class C mode by default. It has OTAA keys to join network. To connect a local LoRaWAN network, user just need to input the OTAA keys in the network server and power on the RS485-LN. It will auto join the network via OTAA. 147 147 ))) 148 148 149 149 == 3.2 Example to join LoRaWAN network == ... ... @@ -150,27 +150,32 @@ 150 150 151 151 Here shows an example for how to join the TTN V3 Network. Below is the network structure, we use [[LG308>>url:http://www.dragino.com/products/lora-lorawan-gateway/item/140-lg308.html]] as LoRaWAN gateway here. 152 152 153 -[[image:1652 953414711-647.png||height="337" width="723"]]138 +[[image:1653268155545-638.png||height="334" width="724"]] 154 154 155 155 ((( 156 -The RS485-BL in this example connected to two RS485 devices for demonstration, user can connect to other RS485 devices via the same method. 157 -))) 141 +The RS485-LN in this example connected to two RS485 devices for demonstration, user can connect to other RS485 devices via the same method. The connection is as below: 158 158 143 +485A+ and 485B- of the sensor are connected to RS485A and RA485B of RS485-LN respectively. 144 + 145 +[[image:1653268227651-549.png||height="592" width="720"]] 146 + 159 159 ((( 160 -The LG308 is already set to connect to [[TTN V3 network >> url:https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]]. So what we need to now is only configure the TTN V3:148 +The LG308 is already set to connect to [[TTN V3 network >>path:eu1.cloud.thethings.network/]]. So what we need to now is only configure the TTN V3: 161 161 ))) 162 162 163 163 ((( 164 -**Step 1**: Create a device in TTN V3 with the OTAA keys from RS485- BL.152 +**Step 1**: Create a device in TTN V3 with the OTAA keys from RS485-LN. 165 165 ))) 166 166 167 167 ((( 168 -Each RS485- BL is shipped with a sticker with unique device EUI:156 +Each RS485-LN is shipped with a sticker with unique device EUI: 169 169 ))) 158 +))) 170 170 171 171 [[image:1652953462722-299.png]] 172 172 173 173 ((( 163 +((( 174 174 User can enter this key in their LoRaWAN Server portal. Below is TTN V3 screen shot: 175 175 ))) 176 176 ... ... @@ -177,13 +177,11 @@ 177 177 ((( 178 178 Add APP EUI in the application. 179 179 ))) 170 +))) 180 180 181 - 182 - 183 - 184 184 [[image:image-20220519174512-1.png]] 185 185 186 -[[image:image-20220519174512-2.png||height="32 8" width="731"]]174 +[[image:image-20220519174512-2.png||height="323" width="720"]] 187 187 188 188 [[image:image-20220519174512-3.png||height="556" width="724"]] 189 189 ... ... @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ 199 199 200 200 201 201 ((( 202 -**Step 2**: Power on RS485- BL and it will auto join to the TTN V3 network. After join success, it will start to upload message to TTN V3 and user can see in the panel.190 +**Step 2**: Power on RS485-LN and it will auto join to the TTN V3 network. After join success, it will start to upload message to TTN V3 and user can see in the panel. 203 203 ))) 204 204 205 205 [[image:1652953568895-172.png||height="232" width="724"]] ... ... @@ -207,23 +207,19 @@ 207 207 == 3.3 Configure Commands to read data == 208 208 209 209 ((( 210 -There are plenty of RS485 and TTL level devices in the market and each device has different command to read the valid data. To support these devices in flexible, RS485-BL supports flexible command set. User can use [[AT Commands or LoRaWAN Downlink>>path:#AT_COMMAND]] Command to configure how RS485-BL should read the sensor and how to handle the return from RS485 or TTL sensors. 198 +((( 199 +There are plenty of RS485 devices in the market and each device has different command to read the valid data. To support these devices in flexible, RS485-LN supports flexible command set. User can use [[AT Commands>>path:#AT_COMMAND]] or LoRaWAN Downlink Command to configure what commands RS485-LN should send for each sampling and how to handle the return from RS485 devices. 211 211 ))) 212 212 202 +((( 203 +(% style="color:red" %)Note: below description and commands are for firmware version >v1.1, if you have firmware version v1.0. Please check the [[user manual v1.0>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/&file=RS485-LN_UserManual_v1.0.1.pdf]] or upgrade the firmware to v1.1 204 +))) 205 +))) 206 + 213 213 === 3.3.1 onfigure UART settings for RS485 or TTL communication === 214 214 215 -RS485- BLcan connect to eitherRS485sensorsorTTLsensor.User need to specifywhattype ofsensorneedtoconnect.209 +To use RS485-LN to read data from RS485 sensors, connect the RS485-LN A/B traces to the sensors. And user need to make sure RS485-LN use the match UART setting to access the sensors. The related commands for UART settings are: 216 216 217 -**~1. RS485-MODBUS mode:** 218 - 219 -AT+MOD=1 ~/~/ Support RS485-MODBUS type sensors. User can connect multiply RS485 , Modbus sensors to the A / B pins. 220 - 221 -**2. TTL mode:** 222 - 223 -AT+MOD=2 ~/~/ Support TTL Level sensors, User can connect one TTL Sensor to the TXD/RXD/GND pins. 224 - 225 -RS485-BL default UART settings is **9600, no parity, stop bit 1**. If the sensor has a different settings, user can change the RS485-BL setting to match. 226 - 227 227 (% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:795px" %) 228 228 |((( 229 229 **AT Commands** ... ... @@ -248,13 +248,7 @@ 248 248 |((( 249 249 AT+PARITY 250 250 )))|(% style="width:285px" %)((( 251 -((( 252 252 Set UART parity (for RS485 connection) 253 -))) 254 - 255 -((( 256 -Default Value is: no parity. 257 -))) 258 258 )))|(% style="width:347px" %)((( 259 259 ((( 260 260 AT+PARITY=0 ... ... @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ 272 272 ))) 273 273 274 274 ((( 275 - DefaultValue is: 1bit.253 + 276 276 ))) 277 277 )))|(% style="width:347px" %)((( 278 278 ((( ... ... @@ -291,12 +291,10 @@ 291 291 === 3.3.2 Configure sensors === 292 292 293 293 ((( 294 -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**. 295 -))) 296 - 297 297 ((( 298 - When user issue an (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV**(%%)command,Each (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV**(%%)the RS485 or TTLsensors. This command will only run when user input it and won’t run during each sampling.273 +Some sensors might need to configure before normal operation. User can configure such sensor via PC and RS485 adapter or through RS485-LN AT Commands (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV**(%%). Each (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**AT+CFGDEV **(%%)equals to send a RS485 command to sensors. This command will only run when user input it and won’t run during each sampling. 299 299 ))) 275 +))) 300 300 301 301 (% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:806px" %) 302 302 |**AT Commands**|(% style="width:418px" %)**Description**|(% style="width:256px" %)**Example** ... ... @@ -308,8 +308,6 @@ 308 308 mm: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 309 309 )))|(% style="width:256px" %)AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 310 310 311 -Detail of AT+CFGDEV command see [[AT+CFGDEV detail>>path:#AT_CFGDEV]]. 312 - 313 313 === 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 314 314 315 315 ((( ... ... @@ -391,11 +391,17 @@ 391 391 **m: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command** 392 392 ))) 393 393 368 +((( 394 394 For example, if we have a RS485 sensor. The command to get sensor value is: 01 03 0B B8 00 02 46 0A. Where 01 03 0B B8 00 02 is the Modbus command to read the register 0B B8 where stored the sensor value. The 46 0A is the CRC-16/MODBUS which calculate manually. 370 +))) 395 395 372 +((( 396 396 In the RS485-BL, we should use this command AT+COMMAND1=01 03 0B B8 00 02,1 for the same. 374 +))) 397 397 376 +((( 398 398 **AT+SEARCHx**: This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx. 378 +))) 399 399 400 400 (% border="1" class="table-bordered" %) 401 401 |((( ... ... @@ -407,26 +407,24 @@ 407 407 408 408 ))) 409 409 410 -Examples: 390 +**Examples:** 411 411 412 -1. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 392 +~1. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 413 413 414 414 If we set AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34. (max 5 bytes for prefix) 415 415 416 -The valid data will be all bytes after 1E 56 34 , so it is 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 396 +The valid data will be all bytes after 1E 56 34 , so it is (% style="background-color:yellow" %)** 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49** 417 417 418 -[[image:16529 54654347-831.png]]398 +[[image:1653269403619-508.png]] 419 419 400 +2. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 420 420 421 -1. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 422 - 423 423 If we set AT+SEARCH1=2, 1E 56 34+31 00 49 424 424 425 -Device will search the bytes between 1E 56 34 and 31 00 49. So it is 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 404 +Device will search the bytes between 1E 56 34 and 31 00 49. So it is (% style="background-color:yellow" %)** 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30** 426 426 427 -[[image: file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image014.png]]406 +[[image:1653269438444-278.png]] 428 428 429 - 430 430 **AT+DATACUTx : **This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx, max return length is 45 bytes. 431 431 432 432 |((( ... ... @@ -441,58 +441,63 @@ 441 441 442 442 * Grab bytes: 443 443 444 -[[image: file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image015.png]]422 +[[image:1653269551753-223.png||height="311" width="717"]] 445 445 446 446 * Grab a section. 447 447 448 -[[image: file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image016.png]]426 +[[image:1653269568276-930.png||height="325" width="718"]] 449 449 450 450 * Grab different sections. 451 451 452 -[[image: file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image017.png]]430 +[[image:1653269593172-426.png||height="303" width="725"]] 453 453 432 +(% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 454 454 455 -Note: 456 - 457 457 AT+SEARCHx and AT+DATACUTx can be used together, if both commands are set, RS485-BL will first process AT+SEARCHx on the return string and get a temporary string, and then process AT+DATACUTx on this temporary string to get the final payload. In this case, AT+DATACUTx need to set to format AT+DATACUTx=0,xx,xx where the return bytes set to 0. 458 458 459 459 Example: 460 460 461 -AT+COMMAND1=11 01 1E D0,0 438 +(% style="color:red" %)AT+COMMAND1=11 01 1E D0,0 462 462 463 -AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34 440 +(% style="color:red" %)AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34 464 464 465 -AT+DATACUT1=0,2,1~~5 442 +(% style="color:red" %)AT+DATACUT1=0,2,1~~5 466 466 467 -Return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 444 +(% style="color:red" %)Return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 468 468 469 -String after SEARCH command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 446 +(% style="color:red" %)String after SEARCH command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 470 470 471 -Valid payload after DataCUT command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 448 +(% style="color:red" %)Valid payload after DataCUT command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 472 472 473 -[[image: file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image018.png]]450 +[[image:1653269618463-608.png]] 474 474 452 +=== 3.3.4 Compose the uplink payload === 475 475 476 - 477 - 478 -1. 479 -11. 480 -111. Compose the uplink payload 481 - 454 +((( 482 482 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.** 456 +))) 483 483 458 +((( 459 +(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Examples: AT+DATAUP=0** 460 +))) 484 484 485 -**Examples: AT+DATAUP=0** 462 +((( 463 +Compose the uplink payload with value returns in sequence and send with (% style="color:red" %)**A SIGNLE UPLINK**. 464 +))) 486 486 487 -Compose the uplink payload with value returns in sequence and send with **A SIGNLE UPLINK**. 488 - 466 +((( 489 489 Final Payload is 468 +))) 490 490 491 -Battery Info+PAYVER + VALID Value from RETURN1 + Valid Value from RETURN2 + … + RETURNx 470 +((( 471 +(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Battery Info+PAYVER + VALID Value from RETURN1 + Valid Value from RETURN2 + … + RETURNx** 472 +))) 492 492 474 +((( 493 493 Where PAYVER is defined by AT+PAYVER, below is an example screen shot. 476 +))) 494 494 495 -[[image: file:///C:/Users/93456/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image019.png]]478 +[[image:1653269759169-150.png||height="513" width="716"]] 496 496 497 497 498 498
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