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... ... @@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ 222 222 223 223 ((( 224 224 (% 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 + 225 225 ))) 226 226 ))) 227 227 ... ... @@ -229,19 +229,19 @@ 229 229 230 230 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: 231 231 232 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:7 95px" %)233 -|((( 234 +(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:782px" %) 235 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 234 234 **AT Commands** 235 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((237 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 236 236 **Description** 237 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((239 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 238 238 **Example** 239 239 ))) 240 -|((( 242 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 241 241 AT+BAUDR 242 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((244 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 243 243 Set the baud rate (for RS485 connection). Default Value is: 9600. 244 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((246 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 245 245 ((( 246 246 AT+BAUDR=9600 247 247 ))) ... ... @@ -250,11 +250,11 @@ 250 250 Options: (1200,2400,4800,14400,19200,115200) 251 251 ))) 252 252 ))) 253 -|((( 255 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 254 254 AT+PARITY 255 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((257 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 256 256 Set UART parity (for RS485 connection) 257 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((259 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 258 258 ((( 259 259 AT+PARITY=0 260 260 ))) ... ... @@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ 263 263 Option: 0: no parity, 1: odd parity, 2: even parity 264 264 ))) 265 265 ))) 266 -|((( 268 +|(% style="width:128px" %)((( 267 267 AT+STOPBIT 268 -)))|(% style="width: 285px" %)(((270 +)))|(% style="width:305px" %)((( 269 269 ((( 270 270 Set serial stopbit (for RS485 connection) 271 271 ))) ... ... @@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ 273 273 ((( 274 274 275 275 ))) 276 -)))|(% style="width:34 7px" %)(((278 +)))|(% style="width:346px" %)((( 277 277 ((( 278 278 AT+STOPBIT=0 for 1bit 279 279 ))) ... ... @@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ 287 287 ))) 288 288 ))) 289 289 292 + 293 + 290 290 === 3.3.2 Configure sensors === 291 291 292 292 ((( ... ... @@ -305,80 +305,41 @@ 305 305 mm: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 306 306 )))|(% style="width:256px" %)AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 307 307 308 -=== 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 309 309 310 -((( 311 -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. 312 -))) 313 313 314 -((( 315 -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. 316 -))) 314 +=== 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 317 317 318 318 ((( 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 + 319 319 To save the LoRaWAN network bandwidth, we might need to read data from different sensors and combine their valid value into a short payload. 320 -))) 321 321 322 -((( 323 323 This section describes how to achieve above goals. 324 -))) 325 325 326 -((( 327 -During each sampling, the RS485-BL can support 15 commands to read sensors. And combine the return to one or several uplink payloads. 328 -))) 323 +During each sampling, the RS485-LN can support 15 commands to read sensors. And combine the return to one or several uplink payloads. 329 329 330 -((( 331 -**Command from RS485-BL to Sensor:** 332 -))) 333 333 334 -((( 335 -RS485-BL can send out pre-set max 15 strings via **AT+COMMAD1**, **ATCOMMAND2**,…, to **AT+COMMANDF** . All commands are of same grammar. 336 -))) 326 +**Each RS485 commands include two parts:** 337 337 338 -((( 339 -**Handle return from sensors to RS485-BL**: 340 -))) 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. 341 341 342 -((( 343 -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** 344 -))) 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. 345 345 346 -* ((( 347 -**AT+DATACUT** 348 -))) 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 349 349 350 -((( 351 -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. 352 -))) 334 +**AT+CMDDL1=1000** to send the open time to 1000ms 353 353 354 -* ((( 355 -**AT+SEARCH** 356 -))) 357 357 358 -((( 359 -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. 360 -))) 361 - 362 -((( 363 -**Define wait timeout:** 364 -))) 365 - 366 -((( 367 -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 368 -))) 369 - 370 -((( 371 371 After we got the valid value from each RS485 commands, we need to combine them together with the command **AT+DATAUP**. 372 -))) 373 373 374 -**Examples:** 375 375 376 376 Below are examples for the how above AT Commands works. 377 377 378 -**AT+COMMANDx : **This command will be sent to RS485/TTL devices during each sampling, Max command length is 14 bytes. The grammar is: 379 379 380 -(% border="1" class="table-bordered" %) 381 -|((( 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" %)((( 382 382 **AT+COMMANDx=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m** 383 383 384 384 **xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx: The RS485 command to be sent** ... ... @@ -386,90 +386,40 @@ 386 386 **m: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command** 387 387 ))) 388 388 389 -((( 390 390 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. 391 -))) 392 392 393 -((( 394 -In the RS485-BL, we should use this command AT+COMMAND1=01 03 0B B8 00 02,1 for the same. 395 -))) 356 +In the RS485-LN, we should use this command AT+COMMAND1=01 03 0B B8 00 02,1 for the same. 396 396 397 -((( 398 -**AT+SEARCHx**: This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx. 399 -))) 400 400 401 -(% border="1" class="table-bordered" %) 402 -|((( 403 -**AT+SEARCHx=aa,xx xx xx xx xx** 404 - 405 -* **aa: 1: prefix match mode; 2: prefix and suffix match mode** 406 -* **xx xx xx xx xx: match string. Max 5 bytes for prefix and 5 bytes for suffix** 407 - 408 - 409 -))) 410 - 411 -**Examples:** 412 - 413 -~1. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 414 - 415 -If we set AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34. (max 5 bytes for prefix) 416 - 417 -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** 418 - 419 -[[image:1653269403619-508.png]] 420 - 421 -2. For a return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 422 - 423 -If we set AT+SEARCH1=2, 1E 56 34+31 00 49 424 - 425 -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 - 427 -[[image:1653269438444-278.png]] 428 - 429 429 **AT+DATACUTx : **This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx, max return length is 45 bytes. 430 430 431 -|((( 361 +(% border="1" style="background-color:#4bacc6; color:white; width:725px" %) 362 +|(% style="width:722px" %)((( 432 432 **AT+DATACUTx=a,b,c** 433 433 434 434 * **a: length for the return of AT+COMMAND** 435 435 * **b:1: grab valid value by byte, max 6 bytes. 2: grab valid value by bytes section, max 3 sections.** 436 -* **c: define the position for valid value. 367 +* **c: define the position for valid value. ** 437 437 ))) 438 438 439 -Examples: 440 440 371 +**Examples:** 372 + 441 441 * Grab bytes: 442 442 443 -[[image: 1653269551753-223.png||height="311" width="717"]]375 +[[image:image-20220602153621-1.png]] 444 444 377 + 445 445 * Grab a section. 446 446 447 -[[image: 1653269568276-930.png||height="325" width="718"]]380 +[[image:image-20220602153621-2.png]] 448 448 382 + 449 449 * Grab different sections. 450 450 451 -[[image:1653269593172-426.png||height="303" width="725"]] 385 +[[image:image-20220602153621-3.png]] 386 +))) 452 452 453 -(% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 454 - 455 -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. 456 - 457 -Example: 458 - 459 -(% style="color:red" %)AT+COMMAND1=11 01 1E D0,0 460 - 461 -(% style="color:red" %)AT+SEARCH1=1,1E 56 34 462 - 463 -(% style="color:red" %)AT+DATACUT1=0,2,1~~5 464 - 465 -(% style="color:red" %)Return string from AT+COMMAND1: 16 0c 1e 56 34 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 466 - 467 -(% style="color:red" %)String after SEARCH command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 41 30 31 00 49 468 - 469 -(% style="color:red" %)Valid payload after DataCUT command: 2e 30 58 5f 36 470 - 471 -[[image:1653269618463-608.png]] 472 - 473 473 === 3.3.4 Compose the uplink payload === 474 474 475 475 (((
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