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... ... @@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ 92 92 * Automatic RF Sense and CAD with ultra-fast AFC. 93 93 * Packet engine up to 256 bytes with CRC 94 94 95 + 95 95 == 1.3 Features == 96 96 97 97 * LoRaWAN Class A & Class C protocol (default Class C) ... ... @@ -235,11 +235,15 @@ 235 235 236 236 ((( 237 237 ((( 239 +((( 238 238 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>>||anchor="H3.5ConfigureRS485-BLviaATorDownlink"]] or LoRaWAN Downlink Command to configure what commands RS485-LN should send for each sampling and how to handle the return from RS485 devices. 239 239 ))) 242 +))) 240 240 241 241 ((( 245 +((( 242 242 (% 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 v1.1 247 +))) 243 243 244 244 245 245 ))) ... ... @@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ 831 831 832 832 833 833 839 + 834 834 ==== **RS485 command timeout** ==== 835 835 836 836 ((( ... ... @@ -886,170 +886,316 @@ 886 886 887 887 888 888 895 + 889 889 ==== **Uplink payload mode** ==== 890 890 898 +((( 891 891 Define to use one uplink or multiple uplinks for the sampling. 900 +))) 892 892 902 +((( 893 893 The use of this command please see: [[Compose Uplink payload>>||anchor="H3.3.4Composetheuplinkpayload"]] 904 +))) 894 894 895 -* **AT Command:** 906 +* ((( 907 +**AT Command:** 908 +))) 896 896 897 897 (% class="box infomessage" %) 898 898 ((( 912 +((( 899 899 **AT+DATAUP=0** 900 900 ))) 915 +))) 901 901 902 902 (% class="box infomessage" %) 903 903 ((( 919 +((( 904 904 **AT+DATAUP=1** 905 905 ))) 922 +))) 906 906 924 +((( 925 + 926 +))) 907 907 908 -* **Downlink Payload:** 928 +* ((( 929 +**Downlink Payload:** 930 +))) 909 909 932 +((( 910 910 **0xAD 00** **~-~->** Same as AT+DATAUP=0 934 +))) 911 911 936 +((( 912 912 **0xAD 01** **~-~->** Same as AT+DATAUP=1 938 +))) 913 913 914 914 915 915 942 + 916 916 ==== **Manually trigger an Uplink** ==== 917 917 945 +((( 918 918 Ask device to send an uplink immediately. 947 +))) 919 919 920 -* **AT Command:** 949 +* ((( 950 +**AT Command:** 951 +))) 921 921 953 +((( 922 922 No AT Command for this, user can press the [[ACT button>>||anchor="H3.7Buttons"]] for 1 second for the same. 955 +))) 923 923 957 +((( 958 + 959 +))) 924 924 925 -* **Downlink Payload:** 961 +* ((( 962 +**Downlink Payload:** 963 +))) 926 926 965 +((( 927 927 **0x08 FF**, RS485-LN will immediately send an uplink. 967 +))) 928 928 929 929 930 930 971 + 931 931 ==== **Clear RS485 Command** ==== 932 932 974 +((( 933 933 The AT+COMMANDx and AT+DATACUTx settings are stored in special location, user can use below command to clear them. 976 +))) 934 934 935 -* **AT Command:** 978 +* ((( 979 +**AT Command:** 980 +))) 936 936 982 +((( 937 937 **AT+CMDEAR=mm,nn** mm: start position of erase ,nn: stop position of erase 984 +))) 938 938 986 +((( 939 939 Etc. AT+CMDEAR=1,10 means erase AT+COMMAND1/AT+DATACUT1 to AT+COMMAND10/AT+DATACUT10 988 +))) 940 940 990 +((( 941 941 Example screen shot after clear all RS485 commands. 992 +))) 942 942 994 +((( 995 + 996 +))) 943 943 998 +((( 944 944 The uplink screen shot is: 1000 +))) 945 945 946 946 [[image:1654160691922-496.png]] 947 947 948 948 949 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1005 +* ((( 1006 +**Downlink Payload:** 1007 +))) 950 950 1009 +((( 951 951 **0x09 aa bb** same as AT+CMDEAR=aa,bb 1011 +))) 952 952 953 953 954 954 1015 + 955 955 ==== **Set Serial Communication Parameters** ==== 956 956 1018 +((( 957 957 Set the Rs485 serial communication parameters: 1020 +))) 958 958 959 -* **AT Command:** 1022 +* ((( 1023 +**AT Command:** 1024 +))) 960 960 1026 +((( 961 961 Set Baud Rate: 1028 +))) 962 962 963 963 (% class="box infomessage" %) 964 964 ((( 1032 +((( 965 965 **AT+BAUDR=9600** ~/~/ Options: (1200,2400,4800,14400,19200,115200) 966 966 ))) 1035 +))) 967 967 1037 +((( 968 968 Set UART Parity 1039 +))) 969 969 970 970 (% class="box infomessage" %) 971 971 ((( 1043 +((( 972 972 **AT+PARITY=0** ~/~/ Option: 0: no parity, 1: odd parity, 2: even parity 973 973 ))) 1046 +))) 974 974 1048 +((( 975 975 Set STOPBIT 1050 +))) 976 976 977 977 (% class="box infomessage" %) 978 978 ((( 1054 +((( 979 979 **AT+STOPBIT=0** ~/~/ Option: 0 for 1bit; 1 for 1.5 bit ; 2 for 2 bits 980 980 ))) 1057 +))) 981 981 1059 +((( 1060 + 1061 +))) 982 982 983 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1063 +* ((( 1064 +**Downlink Payload:** 1065 +))) 984 984 1067 +((( 985 985 **A7 01 aa bb**: Same AT+BAUDR=hex(aa bb)*100 1069 +))) 986 986 1071 +((( 987 987 **Example:** 1073 +))) 988 988 989 -* A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 990 -* A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1075 +* ((( 1076 +A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1077 +))) 1078 +* ((( 1079 +A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1080 +))) 991 991 1082 +((( 992 992 A7 02 aa: Same as AT+PARITY=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1084 +))) 993 993 1086 +((( 994 994 A7 03 aa: Same as AT+STOPBIT=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1088 +))) 995 995 996 996 1091 + 1092 + 997 997 == 3.6 Listening mode for RS485 network == 998 998 1095 +((( 999 999 This feature support since firmware v1.4 1097 +))) 1000 1000 1099 +((( 1001 1001 RS485-LN supports listening mode, it can listen the RS485 network packets and send them via LoRaWAN uplink. Below is the structure. The blue arrow shows the RS485 network packets to RS485-LN. 1101 +))) 1002 1002 1003 1003 [[image:image-20220602171200-8.png||height="567" width="1007"]] 1004 1004 1105 +((( 1005 1005 To enable the listening mode, use can run the command AT+RXMODE. 1107 +))) 1006 1006 1109 +((( 1110 + 1111 +))) 1007 1007 1008 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1009 -|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)**Command example:**|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)**Function** 1010 -|(% 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. 1011 -|(% 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 1012 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=0,0|(% style="width:337px" %)Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1013 -|(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:337px" %)A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 ~| cc) 1113 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1114 +|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)((( 1115 +**Command example:** 1116 +)))|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)((( 1117 +**Function** 1118 +))) 1119 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1120 +AT+RXMODE=1,10 1121 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1122 +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. 1123 +))) 1124 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1125 +AT+RXMODE=2,500 1126 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1127 +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 1128 +))) 1129 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1130 +AT+RXMODE=0,0 1131 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1132 +Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1133 +))) 1134 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1135 + 1136 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1137 +A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1138 +))) 1014 1014 1140 +((( 1015 1015 **Downlink Command:** 1142 +))) 1016 1016 1144 +((( 1017 1017 **0xA6 aa bb cc ** same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1146 +))) 1018 1018 1148 +((( 1149 + 1150 +))) 1019 1019 1152 +((( 1020 1020 **Example**: 1154 +))) 1021 1021 1156 +((( 1022 1022 The RS485-LN is set to AT+RXMODE=2,1000 1158 +))) 1023 1023 1160 +((( 1024 1024 There is a two Modbus commands in the RS485 network as below: 1162 +))) 1025 1025 1164 +((( 1026 1026 The Modbus master send a command: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b 1166 +))) 1027 1027 1168 +((( 1028 1028 And Modbus slave reply with: (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 1170 +))) 1029 1029 1172 +((( 1030 1030 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 1174 +))) 1031 1031 1176 +((( 1032 1032 [[image:image-20220602171200-9.png]] 1178 +))) 1033 1033 1180 +((( 1181 + 1182 +))) 1034 1034 1184 +((( 1035 1035 (% 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. 1186 +))) 1036 1036 1037 1037 1038 1038 == 3.7 Buttons == 1039 1039 1040 1040 1041 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width: 500px" %)1042 -|=**Button**|=(% style="width: 1420px;" %)**Feature**1043 -|**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**1044 -|**RST**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Reboot RS4851045 -|**PRO**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]]1192 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:400px" %) 1193 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**Button**|=(% style="width: 350px;" %)**Feature** 1194 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**ACT**|(% style="width:350px" %)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** 1195 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**RST**|(% style="width:350px" %)Reboot RS485 1196 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**PRO**|(% style="width:350px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]] 1046 1046 1047 1047 == 3.8 LEDs == 1048 1048 1049 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 1050 -|=**LEDs**|=**Feature** 1200 + 1201 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:430px" %) 1202 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**LEDs**|=(% style="width: 380px;" %)**Feature** 1051 1051 |**PWR**|Always on if there is power 1052 -|**SYS**|After device is powered on, the SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**fast blink 1204 +|**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. 1053 1053 1054 1054 = 4. Case Study = 1055 1055 ... ... @@ -1060,19 +1060,26 @@ 1060 1060 1061 1061 == 5.1 Access AT Command == 1062 1062 1215 +((( 1063 1063 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. 1217 +))) 1064 1064 1065 1065 [[image:1654162355560-817.png]] 1066 1066 1067 1067 1222 +((( 1068 1068 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: 1224 +))) 1069 1069 1070 1070 [[image:1654162368066-342.png]] 1071 1071 1072 1072 1229 +((( 1073 1073 More detail AT Command manual can be found at [[AT Command Manual>>https://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LT_LoRa_IO_Controller/LT33222-L/]] 1231 +))) 1074 1074 1075 1075 1234 + 1076 1076 == 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == 1077 1077 1078 1078 === 5.2.1 Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) === ... ... @@ -1146,13 +1146,23 @@ 1146 1146 1147 1147 == 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 1148 1148 1308 +((( 1149 1149 The RS485-LN LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-LN to: 1310 +))) 1150 1150 1151 -* Support new features 1152 -* For bug fix 1153 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 1312 +* ((( 1313 +Support new features 1314 +))) 1315 +* ((( 1316 +For bug fix 1317 +))) 1318 +* ((( 1319 +Change LoRaWAN bands. 1320 +))) 1154 1154 1322 +((( 1155 1155 Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-LN: 1324 +))) 1156 1156 1157 1157 [[image:1654162535040-878.png]] 1158 1158 ... ... @@ -1163,8 +1163,10 @@ 1163 1163 **Step3: **Open flashloader; choose the correct COM port to update. 1164 1164 1165 1165 ((( 1335 +((( 1166 1166 (% 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. 1167 1167 ))) 1338 +))) 1168 1168 1169 1169 1170 1170 [[image:image-20220602175818-12.png]] ... ... @@ -1227,7 +1227,6 @@ 1227 1227 * (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1228 1228 * (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1229 1229 1230 - 1231 1231 = 9.Packing Info = 1232 1232 1233 1233 ... ... @@ -1244,7 +1244,6 @@ 1244 1244 * Package Size / pcs : 14.5 x 8 x 5 cm 1245 1245 * Weight / pcs : 170g 1246 1246 1247 - 1248 1248 = 10. FCC Caution for RS485LN-US915 = 1249 1249 1250 1250 (((