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... ... @@ -6,18 +6,12 @@ 6 6 **RS485-LN – RS485 to LoRaWAN Converter User Manual** 7 7 8 8 9 - 10 - 11 11 **Table of Contents:** 12 12 13 -{{toc/}} 14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 21 = 1.Introduction = 22 22 23 23 == 1.1 What is RS485-LN RS485 to LoRaWAN Converter == ... ... @@ -80,10 +80,8 @@ 80 80 * Preamble detection. 81 81 * 127 dB Dynamic Range RSSI. 82 82 * Automatic RF Sense and CAD with ultra-fast AFC. 83 -* Packet engine up to 256 bytes with CRC 77 +* Packet engine up to 256 bytes with CRC. 84 84 85 - 86 - 87 87 == 1.3 Features == 88 88 89 89 * LoRaWAN Class A & Class C protocol (default Class C) ... ... @@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ 95 95 * Support Modbus protocol 96 96 * Support Interrupt uplink (Since hardware version v1.2) 97 97 98 - 99 - 100 100 == 1.4 Applications == 101 101 102 102 * Smart Buildings & Home Automation ... ... @@ -106,8 +106,6 @@ 106 106 * Smart Cities 107 107 * Smart Factory 108 108 109 - 110 - 111 111 == 1.5 Firmware Change log == 112 112 113 113 [[RS485-LN Image files – Download link and Change log>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/]] ... ... @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ 171 171 [[image:1653268227651-549.png||height="592" width="720"]] 172 172 173 173 ((( 174 -The LG308 is already set to connect to [[TTN V3 network >>path: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/]]. So what we need to now is only configure the TTN V3:162 +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: 175 175 ))) 176 176 177 177 ((( ... ... @@ -527,10 +527,8 @@ 527 527 528 528 === 3.5.3 Sensor related commands === 529 529 530 -(% class="wikigeneratedid" id="H" %) 531 - 518 +==== ==== 532 532 533 - 534 534 ==== **RS485 Debug Command** ==== 535 535 536 536 This command is used to configure the RS485 devices; they won’t be used during sampling. ... ... @@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ 757 757 758 758 Etc. AT+CMDEAR=1,10 means erase AT+COMMAND1/AT+DATACUT1 to AT+COMMAND10/AT+DATACUT10 759 759 760 -Example screen shot after clear all RS485 commands. 746 +Example screen shot after clear all RS485 commands. 761 761 762 762 763 763 The uplink screen shot is: ... ... @@ -771,6 +771,29 @@ 771 771 772 772 773 773 760 +==== **Clear RS485 Command** ==== 761 + 762 +The AT+COMMANDx and AT+DATACUTx settings are stored in special location, user can use below command to clear them. 763 + 764 + 765 +* **AT Command:** 766 + 767 +(% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+CMDEAR=mm,nn** (%%) mm: start position of erase ,nn: stop position of erase Etc. AT+CMDEAR=1,10 means erase AT+COMMAND1/AT+DATACUT1 to AT+COMMAND10/AT+DATACUT10 768 + 769 +Example screen shot after clear all RS485 commands. 770 + 771 + 772 +The uplink screen shot is: 773 + 774 +[[image:1654134704555-320.png]] 775 + 776 + 777 +* **Downlink Payload:** 778 + 779 +**0x09 aa bb** same as AT+CMDEAR=aa,bb 780 + 781 + 782 + 774 774 ==== **Set Serial Communication Parameters** ==== 775 775 776 776 Set the Rs485 serial communication parameters: ... ... @@ -813,283 +813,22 @@ 813 813 A7 03 aa: Same as AT+STOPBIT=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 814 814 815 815 816 -== 3.6 Listening mode for RS485 network == 817 817 818 - Thisfeaturesupportsincefirmware v1.4826 +==== **Control output power duration** ==== 819 819 820 - RS485-LNsupportslistening mode, itcanlistentheRS485 network packets and send themvia LoRaWANuplink.Belowis thestructure.The blue arrowshows theRS485 networkpacketsto RS485-LN.828 +User can set the output power duration before each sampling. 821 821 822 - [[image:image-20220602171200-8.png||height="567" width="1007"]]830 +* **AT Command:** 823 823 824 - To enablethe listening mode, use can run the command AT+RXMODE.832 +**Example:** 825 825 834 +**AT+3V3T=1000** ~/~/ 3V3 output power will open 1s before each sampling. 826 826 827 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 828 -|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)**Command example:**|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)**Function** 829 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=1,10 |(% style="width:337px" %)Enable listening mode 1, if RS485-LN has received more than 10 RS485 commands from the network. RS485-LN will send these commands via LoRaWAN uplinks. 830 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=2,500|(% style="width:337px" %)Enable listening mode 2, RS485-LN will capture and send a 500ms content once from the first detect of character. Max value is 65535 ms 831 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=0,0|(% style="width:337px" %)Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 832 -|(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:337px" %)A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 ~| cc) 836 +**AT+5VT=1000** ~/~/ +5V output power will open 1s before each sampling. 833 833 834 -**Downlink Command:** 835 835 836 -* *0xA6aa bb cc**same asAT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8| cc)839 +* **LoRaWAN Downlink Command:** 837 837 841 +**07 01 aa bb** Same as AT+5VT=(aa bb) 838 838 839 -**Example**: 840 - 841 -The RS485-LN is set to AT+RXMODE=2,1000 842 - 843 -There is a two Modbus commands in the RS485 network as below: 844 - 845 -The Modbus master send a command: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b 846 - 847 -And Modbus slave reply with: (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 848 - 849 -RS485-LN will capture both and send the uplink: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 850 - 851 -[[image:image-20220602171200-9.png]] 852 - 853 - 854 -(% style="color:red" %)Notice: Listening mode can work with the default polling mode of RS485-LN. When RS485-LN is in to send the RS485 commands (from AT+COMMANDx), the listening mode will be interrupt for a while. 855 - 856 - 857 -== 3.7 Buttons == 858 - 859 - 860 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 861 -|=**Button**|=(% style="width: 1420px;" %)**Feature** 862 -|**ACT**|(% style="width:1420px" %)If RS485 joined in network, press this button for more than 1 second, RS485 will upload a packet, and the SYS LED will give a (% style="color:blue" %)**Blue blink** 863 -|**RST**|(% style="width:1420px" %)Reboot RS485 864 -|**PRO**|(% style="width:1420px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>path:#upgrade_image]] 865 - 866 - 867 - 868 -== 3.8 LEDs == 869 - 870 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 871 -|=**LEDs**|=**Feature** 872 -|**PWR**|Always on if there is power 873 -|**SYS**|After device is powered on, the SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**fast blink in GREEN** (%%)for 5 times, means RS485-LN start to join LoRaWAN network. If join success, SYS will be (% style="color:green" %)**on GREEN for 5 seconds**(%%)**. **SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**blink Blue**(%%) on every upload and (% style="color:green" %)**blink Green**(%%) once receive a downlink message. 874 - 875 - 876 - 877 -= 4. Case Study = 878 - 879 -User can check this URL for some case studies: [[APP RS485 COMMUNICATE WITH SENSORS>>doc:Main.Application Note \: Communicate with Different Sensors ----- RS485-LN RS485-BL.WebHome]] 880 - 881 - 882 -= 5. Use AT Command = 883 - 884 -== 5.1 Access AT Command == 885 - 886 -RS485-BL supports AT Command set. User can use a USB to TTL adapter plus the 3.5mm Program Cable to connect to RS485-BL to use AT command, as below. 887 - 888 -[[image:1654162355560-817.png]] 889 - 890 - 891 -In PC, User needs to set (% style="color:blue" %)**serial tool**(%%)(such as [[putty>>url:https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~~sgtatham/putty/latest.html]], SecureCRT) baud rate to (% style="color:green" %)**9600**(%%) to access to access serial console of RS485-BL. The default password is 123456. Below is the output for reference: 892 - 893 -[[image:1654162368066-342.png]] 894 - 895 - 896 -More detail AT Command manual can be found at [[AT Command Manual>>||anchor="3.5ConfigureRS485-BLviaATorDownlink"]] 897 - 898 - 899 -== 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == 900 - 901 -=== 5.2.1 Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) === 902 - 903 -If device has not joined network yet: 904 - 905 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 906 -((( 907 -**AT+FDR** 908 -))) 909 - 910 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 911 -((( 912 -**AT+NJM=0** 913 -))) 914 - 915 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 916 -((( 917 -**ATZ** 918 -))) 919 - 920 - 921 -If device already joined network: 922 - 923 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 924 -((( 925 -**AT+NJM=0** 926 -))) 927 - 928 -(% class="box infomessage" %) 929 -((( 930 -**ATZ** 931 -))) 932 - 933 - 934 -=== 5.5.2 Single-channel ABP mode (Use with LG01/LG02) === 935 - 936 - 937 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+FDR** (%%) Reset Parameters to Factory Default, Keys Reserve 938 - 939 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+NJM=0 **(%%)Set to ABP mode 940 - 941 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+ADR=0** (%%)Set the Adaptive Data Rate Off 942 - 943 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+DR=5** (%%)Set Data Rate 944 - 945 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+TDC=60000** (%%) Set transmit interval to 60 seconds 946 - 947 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+CHS=868400000**(%%) Set transmit frequency to 868.4Mhz 948 - 949 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+RX2FQ=868400000** (%%) Set RX2Frequency to 868.4Mhz (according to the result from server) 950 - 951 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+RX2DR=5** (%%) Set RX2DR to match the downlink DR from server. see below 952 - 953 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**AT+DADDR=26** (%%) 01 1A F1 Set Device Address to 26 01 1A F1, this ID can be found in the LoRa Server portal. 954 - 955 -(% style="background-color:#dcdcdc" %)**ATZ** (%%) Reset MCU 956 - 957 - 958 -(% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 959 - 960 -(% style="color:red" %)1. Make sure the device is set to ABP mode in the IoT Server. 961 -2. Make sure the LG01/02 gateway RX frequency is exactly the same as AT+CHS setting. 962 -3. Make sure SF / bandwidth setting in LG01/LG02 match the settings of AT+DR. refer [[this link>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LoRa_Gateway/&file=LoRaWAN%201.0.3%20Regional%20Parameters.xlsx]] to see what DR means. 963 -4. The command AT+RX2FQ and AT+RX2DR is to let downlink work. to set the correct parameters, user can check the actually downlink parameters to be used. As below. Which shows the RX2FQ should use 868400000 and RX2DR should be 5 964 - 965 -[[image:1654162478620-421.png]] 966 - 967 - 968 -= 6. FAQ = 969 - 970 -== 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 971 - 972 -The RS485-LN LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-LN to: 973 - 974 -* Support new features 975 -* For bug fix 976 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 977 - 978 -Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-LN: 979 - 980 -[[image:1654162535040-878.png]] 981 - 982 -**Step1:** Download [[flash loader>>url:https://www.st.com/content/st_com/en/products/development-tools/software-development-tools/stm32-software-development-tools/stm32-programmers/flasher-stm32.html]]. 983 - 984 -**Step2**: Download the [[LT Image files>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LT_LoRa_IO_Controller/LT33222-L/image/]]. 985 - 986 -**Step3: **Open flashloader; choose the correct COM port to update. 987 - 988 -(% style="color:blue" %) Hold down the PRO button and then momentarily press the RST reset button and the SYS led will change from OFF to ON, While SYS LED is RED ON, it means the RS485-LN is ready to be program. 989 - 990 - 991 -[[image:image-20220602175818-12.png]] 992 - 993 - 994 -[[image:image-20220602175848-13.png]] 995 - 996 - 997 -[[image:image-20220602175912-14.png]] 998 - 999 - 1000 -**Notice**: In case user has lost the program cable. User can hand made one from a 3.5mm cable. The pin mapping is: 1001 - 1002 -[[image:image-20220602175638-10.png]] 1003 - 1004 - 1005 -== 6.2 How to change the LoRa Frequency Bands/Region? == 1006 - 1007 -User can follow the introduction for [[how to upgrade image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]]. When download the images, choose the required image file for download. 1008 - 1009 - 1010 -== 6.3 How many RS485-Slave can RS485-BL connects? == 1011 - 1012 -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>>||anchor="H3.3.3Configurereadcommandsforeachsampling"]]. 1013 - 1014 - 1015 -== 6.4 Compatible question to ChirpStack and TTI LoRaWAN server ? == 1016 - 1017 -When user need to use with ChirpStack or TTI. Please set AT+RPL=4. 1018 - 1019 -Detail info check this link: [[Set Packet Receiving Response Level>>doc:Main.End Device AT Commands and Downlink Command.WebHome||anchor="H7.23SetPacketReceivingResponseLevel"]] 1020 - 1021 - 1022 -= 7. Trouble Shooting = 1023 - 1024 -== 7.1 Downlink doesn’t work, how to solve it? == 1025 - 1026 -Please see this link for debug: [[LoRaWAN Communication Debug>>doc:Main.LoRaWAN Communication Debug.WebHome]] 1027 - 1028 - 1029 -== 7.2 Why I can’t join TTN V3 in US915 /AU915 bands? == 1030 - 1031 -It might about the channels mapping. Please see for detail: [[Notice of Frequency band>>doc:Main.LoRaWAN Communication Debug.WebHome||anchor="H2.NoticeofUS9152FCN4702FAU915Frequencyband"]] 1032 - 1033 - 1034 -= 8. Order Info = 1035 - 1036 -(% style="color:blue" %)**Part Number: RS485-LN-XXX** 1037 - 1038 -(% style="color:blue" %)**XXX:** 1039 - 1040 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**EU433**(%%): frequency bands EU433 1041 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**EU868**(%%): frequency bands EU868 1042 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**KR920**(%%): frequency bands KR920 1043 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**CN470**(%%): frequency bands CN470 1044 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**AS923**(%%): frequency bands AS923 1045 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**AU915**(%%): frequency bands AU915 1046 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**US915**(%%): frequency bands US915 1047 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**IN865**(%%): frequency bands IN865 1048 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1049 -* (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1050 - 1051 -= 9.Packing Info = 1052 - 1053 - 1054 -**Package Includes**: 1055 - 1056 -* RS485-LN x 1 1057 -* Stick Antenna for LoRa RF part x 1 1058 -* Program cable x 1 1059 - 1060 -**Dimension and weight**: 1061 - 1062 -* Device Size: 13.5 x 7 x 3 cm 1063 -* Device Weight: 105g 1064 -* Package Size / pcs : 14.5 x 8 x 5 cm 1065 -* Weight / pcs : 170g 1066 - 1067 -= 10. FCC Caution for RS485LN-US915 = 1068 - 1069 -Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 1070 - 1071 -This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 1072 - 1073 - 1074 -**IMPORTANT NOTE:** 1075 - 1076 -**Note: **This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: 1077 - 1078 -—Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 1079 - 1080 -—Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. 1081 - 1082 -—Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. 1083 - 1084 -—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. 1085 - 1086 - 1087 -**FCC Radiation Exposure Statement:** 1088 - 1089 -This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator& your body. 1090 - 1091 - 1092 -= 11. Support = 1093 - 1094 -* 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. 1095 -* 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:file:///D:/市场资料/说明书/LoRa/LT系列/support@dragino.com]]. 843 +**07 02 aa bb** Same as AT+3V3T=(aa bb)
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