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... ... @@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ 92 92 * Automatic RF Sense and CAD with ultra-fast AFC. 93 93 * Packet engine up to 256 bytes with CRC 94 94 95 + 96 + 95 95 == 1.3 Features == 96 96 97 97 * LoRaWAN Class A & Class C protocol (default Class C) ... ... @@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ 104 104 * Support Interrupt uplink (Since hardware version v1.2) 105 105 106 106 109 + 107 107 == 1.4 Applications == 108 108 109 109 * Smart Buildings & Home Automation ... ... @@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ 114 114 * Smart Factory 115 115 116 116 120 + 117 117 == 1.5 Firmware Change log == 118 118 119 119 [[RS485-LN Image files – Download link and Change log>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=RS485-LN/]] ... ... @@ -235,11 +235,15 @@ 235 235 236 236 ((( 237 237 ((( 242 +((( 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 ))) 245 +))) 240 240 241 241 ((( 248 +((( 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 v1.1 250 +))) 243 243 244 244 245 245 ))) ... ... @@ -320,11 +320,17 @@ 320 320 (% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:510px" %) 321 321 |=(% style="width: 110px;" %)**AT Commands**|=(% style="width: 190px;" %)**Description**|=(% style="width: 190px;" %)**Example** 322 322 |AT+CFGDEV|(% style="width:110px" %)((( 331 +((( 323 323 This command is used to configure the RS485/TTL devices; they won’t be used during sampling. 333 +))) 324 324 335 +((( 325 325 AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx, 337 +))) 326 326 339 +((( 327 327 mm: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 341 +))) 328 328 )))|(% style="width:190px" %)AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 329 329 330 330 ... ... @@ -831,6 +831,7 @@ 831 831 832 832 833 833 848 + 834 834 ==== **RS485 command timeout** ==== 835 835 836 836 ((( ... ... @@ -936,141 +936,270 @@ 936 936 937 937 ==== **Manually trigger an Uplink** ==== 938 938 954 +((( 939 939 Ask device to send an uplink immediately. 956 +))) 940 940 941 -* **AT Command:** 958 +* ((( 959 +**AT Command:** 960 +))) 942 942 962 +((( 943 943 No AT Command for this, user can press the [[ACT button>>||anchor="H3.7Buttons"]] for 1 second for the same. 964 +))) 944 944 966 +((( 967 + 968 +))) 945 945 946 -* **Downlink Payload:** 970 +* ((( 971 +**Downlink Payload:** 972 +))) 947 947 974 +((( 948 948 **0x08 FF**, RS485-LN will immediately send an uplink. 976 +))) 949 949 950 950 951 951 980 + 952 952 ==== **Clear RS485 Command** ==== 953 953 983 +((( 954 954 The AT+COMMANDx and AT+DATACUTx settings are stored in special location, user can use below command to clear them. 985 +))) 955 955 956 -* **AT Command:** 987 +* ((( 988 +**AT Command:** 989 +))) 957 957 991 +((( 958 958 **AT+CMDEAR=mm,nn** mm: start position of erase ,nn: stop position of erase 993 +))) 959 959 995 +((( 960 960 Etc. AT+CMDEAR=1,10 means erase AT+COMMAND1/AT+DATACUT1 to AT+COMMAND10/AT+DATACUT10 997 +))) 961 961 999 +((( 962 962 Example screen shot after clear all RS485 commands. 1001 +))) 963 963 1003 +((( 1004 + 1005 +))) 964 964 1007 +((( 965 965 The uplink screen shot is: 1009 +))) 966 966 967 967 [[image:1654160691922-496.png]] 968 968 969 969 970 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1014 +* ((( 1015 +**Downlink Payload:** 1016 +))) 971 971 1018 +((( 972 972 **0x09 aa bb** same as AT+CMDEAR=aa,bb 1020 +))) 973 973 974 974 975 975 1024 + 976 976 ==== **Set Serial Communication Parameters** ==== 977 977 1027 +((( 978 978 Set the Rs485 serial communication parameters: 1029 +))) 979 979 980 -* **AT Command:** 1031 +* ((( 1032 +**AT Command:** 1033 +))) 981 981 1035 +((( 982 982 Set Baud Rate: 1037 +))) 983 983 984 984 (% class="box infomessage" %) 985 985 ((( 1041 +((( 986 986 **AT+BAUDR=9600** ~/~/ Options: (1200,2400,4800,14400,19200,115200) 987 987 ))) 1044 +))) 988 988 1046 +((( 989 989 Set UART Parity 1048 +))) 990 990 991 991 (% class="box infomessage" %) 992 992 ((( 1052 +((( 993 993 **AT+PARITY=0** ~/~/ Option: 0: no parity, 1: odd parity, 2: even parity 994 994 ))) 1055 +))) 995 995 1057 +((( 996 996 Set STOPBIT 1059 +))) 997 997 998 998 (% class="box infomessage" %) 999 999 ((( 1063 +((( 1000 1000 **AT+STOPBIT=0** ~/~/ Option: 0 for 1bit; 1 for 1.5 bit ; 2 for 2 bits 1001 1001 ))) 1066 +))) 1002 1002 1068 +((( 1069 + 1070 +))) 1003 1003 1004 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1072 +* ((( 1073 +**Downlink Payload:** 1074 +))) 1005 1005 1076 +((( 1006 1006 **A7 01 aa bb**: Same AT+BAUDR=hex(aa bb)*100 1078 +))) 1007 1007 1080 +((( 1008 1008 **Example:** 1082 +))) 1009 1009 1010 -* A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1011 -* A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1084 +* ((( 1085 +A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1086 +))) 1087 +* ((( 1088 +A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1089 +))) 1012 1012 1091 +((( 1013 1013 A7 02 aa: Same as AT+PARITY=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1093 +))) 1014 1014 1095 +((( 1015 1015 A7 03 aa: Same as AT+STOPBIT=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1097 +))) 1016 1016 1017 1017 1100 + 1101 + 1018 1018 == 3.6 Listening mode for RS485 network == 1019 1019 1104 +((( 1020 1020 This feature support since firmware v1.4 1106 +))) 1021 1021 1108 +((( 1022 1022 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. 1110 +))) 1023 1023 1024 1024 [[image:image-20220602171200-8.png||height="567" width="1007"]] 1025 1025 1114 +((( 1026 1026 To enable the listening mode, use can run the command AT+RXMODE. 1116 +))) 1027 1027 1118 +((( 1119 + 1120 +))) 1028 1028 1029 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1030 -|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)**Command example:**|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)**Function** 1031 -|(% 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. 1032 -|(% 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 1033 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=0,0|(% style="width:337px" %)Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1034 -|(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:337px" %)A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 ~| cc) 1122 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1123 +|=(% style="width: 100px;" %)((( 1124 +**Command example** 1125 +)))|=(% style="width: 400px;" %)((( 1126 +**Function** 1127 +))) 1128 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1129 +AT+RXMODE=1,10 1130 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1131 +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. 1132 +))) 1133 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1134 +AT+RXMODE=2,500 1135 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1136 +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 1137 +))) 1138 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1139 +AT+RXMODE=0,0 1140 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1141 +Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1142 +))) 1143 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1144 + 1145 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1146 +A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1147 +))) 1035 1035 1149 +((( 1036 1036 **Downlink Command:** 1151 +))) 1037 1037 1153 +((( 1038 1038 **0xA6 aa bb cc ** same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1155 +))) 1039 1039 1157 +((( 1158 + 1159 +))) 1040 1040 1161 +((( 1041 1041 **Example**: 1163 +))) 1042 1042 1165 +((( 1043 1043 The RS485-LN is set to AT+RXMODE=2,1000 1167 +))) 1044 1044 1169 +((( 1045 1045 There is a two Modbus commands in the RS485 network as below: 1171 +))) 1046 1046 1173 +((( 1047 1047 The Modbus master send a command: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b 1175 +))) 1048 1048 1177 +((( 1049 1049 And Modbus slave reply with: (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 1179 +))) 1050 1050 1181 +((( 1051 1051 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 1183 +))) 1052 1052 1185 +((( 1053 1053 [[image:image-20220602171200-9.png]] 1187 +))) 1054 1054 1189 +((( 1190 + 1191 +))) 1055 1055 1193 +((( 1194 +((( 1056 1056 (% 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. 1196 +))) 1197 +))) 1057 1057 1058 1058 1059 1059 == 3.7 Buttons == 1060 1060 1061 1061 1062 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width: 500px" %)1063 -|=**Button**|=(% style="width: 1 420px;" %)**Feature**1064 -|**ACT**|(% style="width:1 420px" %)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**1065 -|**RST**|(% style="width:1 420px" %)Reboot RS4851066 -|**PRO**|(% style="width:1 420px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]]1203 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:430px" %) 1204 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**Button**|=(% style="width: 361px;" %)**Feature** 1205 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**ACT**|(% style="width:361px" %)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** 1206 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**RST**|(% style="width:361px" %)Reboot RS485 1207 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**PRO**|(% style="width:361px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]] 1067 1067 1209 + 1210 + 1068 1068 == 3.8 LEDs == 1069 1069 1070 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 1071 -|=**LEDs**|=**Feature** 1213 + 1214 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:430px" %) 1215 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**LEDs**|=(% style="width: 380px;" %)**Feature** 1072 1072 |**PWR**|Always on if there is power 1073 -|**SYS**|After device is powered on, the SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**fast blink 1217 +|**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. 1074 1074 1075 1075 = 4. Case Study = 1076 1076 ... ... @@ -1081,19 +1081,26 @@ 1081 1081 1082 1082 == 5.1 Access AT Command == 1083 1083 1228 +((( 1084 1084 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. 1230 +))) 1085 1085 1086 1086 [[image:1654162355560-817.png]] 1087 1087 1088 1088 1235 +((( 1089 1089 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: 1237 +))) 1090 1090 1091 1091 [[image:1654162368066-342.png]] 1092 1092 1093 1093 1242 +((( 1094 1094 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/]] 1244 +))) 1095 1095 1096 1096 1247 + 1097 1097 == 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == 1098 1098 1099 1099 === 5.2.1 Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) === ... ... @@ -1116,7 +1116,9 @@ 1116 1116 ))) 1117 1117 1118 1118 1270 +((( 1119 1119 If device already joined network: 1272 +))) 1120 1120 1121 1121 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1122 1122 ((( ... ... @@ -1155,10 +1155,12 @@ 1155 1155 1156 1156 (% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 1157 1157 1311 +((( 1158 1158 (% style="color:red" %)1. Make sure the device is set to ABP mode in the IoT Server. 1159 1159 2. Make sure the LG01/02 gateway RX frequency is exactly the same as AT+CHS setting. 1160 1160 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. 1161 1161 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 1316 +))) 1162 1162 1163 1163 [[image:1654162478620-421.png]] 1164 1164 ... ... @@ -1167,25 +1167,45 @@ 1167 1167 1168 1168 == 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 1169 1169 1325 +((( 1170 1170 The RS485-LN LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-LN to: 1327 +))) 1171 1171 1172 -* Support new features 1173 -* For bug fix 1174 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 1329 +* ((( 1330 +Support new features 1331 +))) 1332 +* ((( 1333 +For bug fix 1334 +))) 1335 +* ((( 1336 +Change LoRaWAN bands. 1337 +))) 1175 1175 1339 +((( 1176 1176 Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-LN: 1341 +))) 1177 1177 1178 1178 [[image:1654162535040-878.png]] 1179 1179 1345 +((( 1180 1180 **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]]. 1347 +))) 1181 1181 1349 +((( 1182 1182 **Step2**: Download the [[LT Image files>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LT_LoRa_IO_Controller/LT33222-L/image/]]. 1351 +))) 1183 1183 1353 +((( 1184 1184 **Step3: **Open flashloader; choose the correct COM port to update. 1355 +))) 1185 1185 1186 1186 ((( 1358 +((( 1359 +((( 1187 1187 (% 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. 1188 1188 ))) 1362 +))) 1363 +))) 1189 1189 1190 1190 1191 1191 [[image:image-20220602175818-12.png]] ... ... @@ -1248,7 +1248,6 @@ 1248 1248 * (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1249 1249 * (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1250 1250 1251 - 1252 1252 = 9.Packing Info = 1253 1253 1254 1254 ... ... @@ -1265,7 +1265,6 @@ 1265 1265 * Package Size / pcs : 14.5 x 8 x 5 cm 1266 1266 * Weight / pcs : 170g 1267 1267 1268 - 1269 1269 = 10. 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