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... ... @@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ 212 212 213 213 [[image:1652953568895-172.png||height="232" width="724"]] 214 214 215 + 215 215 == 3.3 Configure Commands to read data == 216 216 217 217 ((( ... ... @@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ 221 221 222 222 ((( 223 223 (% 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 v1.1 225 + 226 + 224 224 ))) 225 225 ))) 226 226 ... ... @@ -228,19 +228,19 @@ 228 228 229 229 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: 230 230 231 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:7 95px" %)232 -|((( 234 +(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:782px" %) 235 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 233 233 **AT Commands** 234 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((237 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 235 235 **Description** 236 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((239 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 237 237 **Example** 238 238 ))) 239 -|((( 242 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 240 240 AT+BAUDR 241 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((244 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 242 242 Set the baud rate (for RS485 connection). Default Value is: 9600. 243 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((246 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 244 244 ((( 245 245 AT+BAUDR=9600 246 246 ))) ... ... @@ -249,11 +249,11 @@ 249 249 Options: (1200,2400,4800,14400,19200,115200) 250 250 ))) 251 251 ))) 252 -|((( 255 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 253 253 AT+PARITY 254 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((257 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 255 255 Set UART parity (for RS485 connection) 256 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((259 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 257 257 ((( 258 258 AT+PARITY=0 259 259 ))) ... ... @@ -262,9 +262,9 @@ 262 262 Option: 0: no parity, 1: odd parity, 2: even parity 263 263 ))) 264 264 ))) 265 -|((( 268 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 266 266 AT+STOPBIT 267 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((270 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 268 268 ((( 269 269 Set serial stopbit (for RS485 connection) 270 270 ))) ... ... @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ 272 272 ((( 273 273 274 274 ))) 275 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((278 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 276 276 ((( 277 277 AT+STOPBIT=0 for 1bit 278 278 ))) ... ... @@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ 286 286 ))) 287 287 ))) 288 288 292 + 293 + 289 289 === 3.3.2 Configure sensors === 290 290 291 291 ((( ... ... @@ -304,80 +304,41 @@ 304 304 mm: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 305 305 )))|(% style="width:256px" %)AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 306 306 307 -=== 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 308 308 309 -((( 310 -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. 311 -))) 312 312 313 -((( 314 -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. 315 -))) 314 +=== 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 316 316 317 317 ((( 317 +During each sampling, we need confirm what commands we need to send to the RS485 sensors to read data. After the RS485 sensors send back the value, it normally include some bytes and we only need a few from them for a shorten payload. 318 + 318 318 To save the LoRaWAN network bandwidth, we might need to read data from different sensors and combine their valid value into a short payload. 319 -))) 320 320 321 -((( 322 322 This section describes how to achieve above goals. 323 -))) 324 324 325 -((( 326 -During each sampling, the RS485-BL can support 15 commands to read sensors. And combine the return to one or several uplink payloads. 327 -))) 323 +During each sampling, the RS485-LN can support 15 commands to read sensors. And combine the return to one or several uplink payloads. 328 328 329 -((( 330 -**Command from RS485-BL to Sensor:** 331 -))) 332 332 333 -((( 334 -RS485-BL can send out pre-set max 15 strings via **AT+COMMAD1**, **ATCOMMAND2**,…, to **AT+COMMANDF** . All commands are of same grammar. 335 -))) 326 +**Each RS485 commands include two parts:** 336 336 337 -((( 338 -**Handle return from sensors to RS485-BL**: 339 -))) 328 +~1. What commands RS485-LN will send to the RS485 sensors. There are total 15 commands from **AT+COMMAD1**, **ATCOMMAND2**,…, to **AT+COMMANDF**. All commands are of same grammar. 340 340 341 -((( 342 -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** 343 -))) 330 +2. How to get wanted value the from RS485 sensors returns from by 1). There are total 15 AT Commands to handle the return, commands are **AT+DATACUT1**,**AT+DATACUT2**,…, **AT+DATACUTF** corresponding to the commands from 1). All commands are of same grammar. 344 344 345 -* ((( 346 -**AT+DATACUT** 347 -))) 332 +3. 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 348 348 349 -((( 350 -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. 351 -))) 334 +**AT+CMDDL1=1000** to send the open time to 1000ms 352 352 353 -* ((( 354 -**AT+SEARCH** 355 -))) 356 356 357 -((( 358 -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. 359 -))) 360 - 361 -((( 362 -**Define wait timeout:** 363 -))) 364 - 365 -((( 366 -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 367 -))) 368 - 369 -((( 370 370 After we got the valid value from each RS485 commands, we need to combine them together with the command **AT+DATAUP**. 371 -))) 372 372 373 -**Examples:** 374 374 375 375 Below are examples for the how above AT Commands works. 376 376 377 -**AT+COMMANDx : **This command will be sent to RS485/TTL devices during each sampling, Max command length is 14 bytes. The grammar is: 378 378 379 -(% border="1" class="table-bordered" %) 380 -|((( 343 +**AT+COMMANDx : **This command will be sent to RS485 devices during each sampling, Max command length is 14 bytes. The grammar is: 344 + 345 +(% border="1" style="background-color:#4bacc6; color:white; width:499px" %) 346 +|(% style="width:496px" %)((( 381 381 **AT+COMMANDx=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m** 382 382 383 383 **xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx: The RS485 command to be sent** ... ... @@ -385,90 +385,42 @@ 385 385 **m: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command** 386 386 ))) 387 387 388 -((( 389 389 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. 390 -))) 391 391 392 -((( 393 -In the RS485-BL, we should use this command AT+COMMAND1=01 03 0B B8 00 02,1 for the same. 394 -))) 356 +In the RS485-LN, we should use this command AT+COMMAND1=01 03 0B B8 00 02,1 for the same. 395 395 396 -((( 397 -**AT+SEARCHx**: This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx. 398 -))) 399 399 400 -(% border="1" class="table-bordered" %) 401 -|((( 402 -**AT+SEARCHx=aa,xx xx xx xx xx** 403 - 404 -* **aa: 1: prefix match mode; 2: prefix and suffix match mode** 405 -* **xx xx xx xx xx: match string. Max 5 bytes for prefix and 5 bytes for suffix** 406 - 407 - 408 -))) 409 - 410 -**Examples:** 411 - 412 -~1. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 413 - 414 -If we set AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34. (max 5 bytes for prefix) 415 - 416 -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 - 418 -[[image:1653269403619-508.png]] 419 - 420 -2. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 421 - 422 -If we set AT+SEARCH1=2, 1E 56 34+31 00 49 423 - 424 -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** 425 - 426 -[[image:1653269438444-278.png]] 427 - 428 428 **AT+DATACUTx : **This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx, max return length is 45 bytes. 429 429 430 -|((( 361 +(% border="1" style="background-color:#4bacc6; color:white; width:725px" %) 362 +|(% style="width:722px" %)((( 431 431 **AT+DATACUTx=a,b,c** 432 432 433 433 * **a: length for the return of AT+COMMAND** 434 434 * **b:1: grab valid value by byte, max 6 bytes. 2: grab valid value by bytes section, max 3 sections.** 435 -* **c: define the position for valid value. 367 +* **c: define the position for valid value. ** 436 436 ))) 437 437 438 -Examples: 439 439 371 +**Examples:** 372 + 440 440 * Grab bytes: 441 441 442 -[[image: 1653269551753-223.png||height="311" width="717"]]375 +[[image:image-20220602153621-1.png]] 443 443 377 + 444 444 * Grab a section. 445 445 446 -[[image: 1653269568276-930.png||height="325" width="718"]]380 +[[image:image-20220602153621-2.png]] 447 447 382 + 448 448 * Grab different sections. 449 449 450 -[[image: 1653269593172-426.png||height="303" width="725"]]385 +[[image:image-20220602153621-3.png]] 451 451 452 -(% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 387 + 388 +))) 453 453 454 -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. 455 - 456 -Example: 457 - 458 -(% style="color:red" %)AT+COMMAND1=11 01 1E D0,0 459 - 460 -(% style="color:red" %)AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34 461 - 462 -(% style="color:red" %)AT+DATACUT1=0,2,1~~5 463 - 464 -(% style="color:red" %)Return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 465 - 466 -(% style="color:red" %)String after SEARCH command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 467 - 468 -(% style="color:red" %)Valid payload after DataCUT command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 469 - 470 -[[image:1653269618463-608.png]] 471 - 472 472 === 3.3.4 Compose the uplink payload === 473 473 474 474 (((
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