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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 ... ... @@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ 113 113 * Smart Cities 114 114 * Smart Factory 115 115 116 - 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 ((( 240 +((( 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 ))) 243 +))) 240 240 241 241 ((( 246 +((( 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 v1.1 248 +))) 243 243 244 244 245 245 ))) ... ... @@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ 307 307 ))) 308 308 ))) 309 309 310 - 311 - 312 312 === 3.3.2 Configure sensors === 313 313 314 314 ((( ... ... @@ -320,15 +320,19 @@ 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" %)((( 327 +((( 323 323 This command is used to configure the RS485/TTL devices; they won’t be used during sampling. 329 +))) 324 324 331 +((( 325 325 AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx, 333 +))) 326 326 335 +((( 327 327 mm: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 337 +))) 328 328 )))|(% style="width:190px" %)AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m 329 329 330 - 331 - 332 332 === 3.3.3 Configure read commands for each sampling === 333 333 334 334 ((( ... ... @@ -937,16 +937,29 @@ 937 937 938 938 ==== **Manually trigger an Uplink** ==== 939 939 948 +((( 940 940 Ask device to send an uplink immediately. 950 +))) 941 941 942 -* **AT Command:** 952 +* ((( 953 +**AT Command:** 954 +))) 943 943 956 +((( 944 944 No AT Command for this, user can press the [[ACT button>>||anchor="H3.7Buttons"]] for 1 second for the same. 958 +))) 945 945 960 +((( 961 + 962 +))) 946 946 947 -* **Downlink Payload:** 964 +* ((( 965 +**Downlink Payload:** 966 +))) 948 948 968 +((( 949 949 **0x08 FF**, RS485-LN will immediately send an uplink. 970 +))) 950 950 951 951 952 952 ... ... @@ -953,25 +953,44 @@ 953 953 954 954 ==== **Clear RS485 Command** ==== 955 955 977 +((( 956 956 The AT+COMMANDx and AT+DATACUTx settings are stored in special location, user can use below command to clear them. 979 +))) 957 957 958 -* **AT Command:** 981 +* ((( 982 +**AT Command:** 983 +))) 959 959 985 +((( 960 960 **AT+CMDEAR=mm,nn** mm: start position of erase ,nn: stop position of erase 987 +))) 961 961 989 +((( 962 962 Etc. AT+CMDEAR=1,10 means erase AT+COMMAND1/AT+DATACUT1 to AT+COMMAND10/AT+DATACUT10 991 +))) 963 963 993 +((( 964 964 Example screen shot after clear all RS485 commands. 995 +))) 965 965 997 +((( 998 + 999 +))) 966 966 1001 +((( 967 967 The uplink screen shot is: 1003 +))) 968 968 969 969 [[image:1654160691922-496.png]] 970 970 971 971 972 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1008 +* ((( 1009 +**Downlink Payload:** 1010 +))) 973 973 1012 +((( 974 974 **0x09 aa bb** same as AT+CMDEAR=aa,bb 1014 +))) 975 975 976 976 977 977 ... ... @@ -978,102 +978,195 @@ 978 978 979 979 ==== **Set Serial Communication Parameters** ==== 980 980 1021 +((( 981 981 Set the Rs485 serial communication parameters: 1023 +))) 982 982 983 -* **AT Command:** 1025 +* ((( 1026 +**AT Command:** 1027 +))) 984 984 1029 +((( 985 985 Set Baud Rate: 1031 +))) 986 986 987 987 (% class="box infomessage" %) 988 988 ((( 1035 +((( 989 989 **AT+BAUDR=9600** ~/~/ Options: (1200,2400,4800,14400,19200,115200) 990 990 ))) 1038 +))) 991 991 1040 +((( 992 992 Set UART Parity 1042 +))) 993 993 994 994 (% class="box infomessage" %) 995 995 ((( 1046 +((( 996 996 **AT+PARITY=0** ~/~/ Option: 0: no parity, 1: odd parity, 2: even parity 997 997 ))) 1049 +))) 998 998 1051 +((( 999 999 Set STOPBIT 1053 +))) 1000 1000 1001 1001 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1002 1002 ((( 1057 +((( 1003 1003 **AT+STOPBIT=0** ~/~/ Option: 0 for 1bit; 1 for 1.5 bit ; 2 for 2 bits 1004 1004 ))) 1060 +))) 1005 1005 1062 +((( 1063 + 1064 +))) 1006 1006 1007 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1066 +* ((( 1067 +**Downlink Payload:** 1068 +))) 1008 1008 1070 +((( 1009 1009 **A7 01 aa bb**: Same AT+BAUDR=hex(aa bb)*100 1072 +))) 1010 1010 1074 +((( 1011 1011 **Example:** 1076 +))) 1012 1012 1013 -* A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1014 -* A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1078 +* ((( 1079 +A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1080 +))) 1081 +* ((( 1082 +A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1083 +))) 1015 1015 1085 +((( 1016 1016 A7 02 aa: Same as AT+PARITY=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1087 +))) 1017 1017 1089 +((( 1018 1018 A7 03 aa: Same as AT+STOPBIT=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1091 +))) 1019 1019 1020 1020 1094 + 1095 + 1021 1021 == 3.6 Listening mode for RS485 network == 1022 1022 1098 +((( 1023 1023 This feature support since firmware v1.4 1100 +))) 1024 1024 1102 +((( 1025 1025 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. 1104 +))) 1026 1026 1027 1027 [[image:image-20220602171200-8.png||height="567" width="1007"]] 1028 1028 1108 +((( 1029 1029 To enable the listening mode, use can run the command AT+RXMODE. 1110 +))) 1030 1030 1112 +((( 1113 + 1114 +))) 1031 1031 1032 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1033 -|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)**Command example:**|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)**Function** 1034 -|(% 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. 1035 -|(% 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 1036 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=0,0|(% style="width:337px" %)Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1037 -|(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:337px" %)A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 ~| cc) 1116 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1117 +|=(% style="width: 100px;" %)((( 1118 +**Command example** 1119 +)))|=(% style="width: 400px;" %)((( 1120 +**Function** 1121 +))) 1122 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1123 +AT+RXMODE=1,10 1124 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1125 +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. 1126 +))) 1127 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1128 +AT+RXMODE=2,500 1129 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1130 +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 1131 +))) 1132 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1133 +AT+RXMODE=0,0 1134 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1135 +Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1136 +))) 1137 +|(% style="width:100px" %)((( 1138 + 1139 +)))|(% style="width:400px" %)((( 1140 +A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1141 +))) 1038 1038 1143 +((( 1039 1039 **Downlink Command:** 1145 +))) 1040 1040 1147 +((( 1041 1041 **0xA6 aa bb cc ** same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1149 +))) 1042 1042 1151 +((( 1152 + 1153 +))) 1043 1043 1155 +((( 1044 1044 **Example**: 1157 +))) 1045 1045 1159 +((( 1046 1046 The RS485-LN is set to AT+RXMODE=2,1000 1161 +))) 1047 1047 1163 +((( 1048 1048 There is a two Modbus commands in the RS485 network as below: 1165 +))) 1049 1049 1167 +((( 1050 1050 The Modbus master send a command: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b 1169 +))) 1051 1051 1171 +((( 1052 1052 And Modbus slave reply with: (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 1173 +))) 1053 1053 1175 +((( 1054 1054 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 1177 +))) 1055 1055 1179 +((( 1056 1056 [[image:image-20220602171200-9.png]] 1181 +))) 1057 1057 1183 +((( 1184 + 1185 +))) 1058 1058 1187 +((( 1188 +((( 1059 1059 (% 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. 1190 +))) 1191 +))) 1060 1060 1061 1061 1062 1062 == 3.7 Buttons == 1063 1063 1064 1064 1065 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width: 500px" %)1066 -|=**Button**|=(% style="width: 1420px;" %)**Feature**1067 -|**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**1068 -|**RST**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Reboot RS4851069 -|**PRO**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]]1197 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:400px" %) 1198 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**Button**|=(% style="width: 350px;" %)**Feature** 1199 +|(% 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** 1200 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**RST**|(% style="width:350px" %)Reboot RS485 1201 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**PRO**|(% style="width:350px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]] 1070 1070 1071 1071 == 3.8 LEDs == 1072 1072 1073 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 1074 -|=**LEDs**|=**Feature** 1205 + 1206 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:430px" %) 1207 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**LEDs**|=(% style="width: 380px;" %)**Feature** 1075 1075 |**PWR**|Always on if there is power 1076 -|**SYS**|After device is powered on, the SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**fast blink 1209 +|**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. 1077 1077 1078 1078 = 4. Case Study = 1079 1079 ... ... @@ -1084,19 +1084,26 @@ 1084 1084 1085 1085 == 5.1 Access AT Command == 1086 1086 1220 +((( 1087 1087 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. 1222 +))) 1088 1088 1089 1089 [[image:1654162355560-817.png]] 1090 1090 1091 1091 1227 +((( 1092 1092 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: 1229 +))) 1093 1093 1094 1094 [[image:1654162368066-342.png]] 1095 1095 1096 1096 1234 +((( 1097 1097 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/]] 1236 +))) 1098 1098 1099 1099 1239 + 1100 1100 == 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == 1101 1101 1102 1102 === 5.2.1 Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) === ... ... @@ -1119,7 +1119,9 @@ 1119 1119 ))) 1120 1120 1121 1121 1262 +((( 1122 1122 If device already joined network: 1264 +))) 1123 1123 1124 1124 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1125 1125 ((( ... ... @@ -1158,10 +1158,12 @@ 1158 1158 1159 1159 (% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 1160 1160 1303 +((( 1161 1161 (% style="color:red" %)1. Make sure the device is set to ABP mode in the IoT Server. 1162 1162 2. Make sure the LG01/02 gateway RX frequency is exactly the same as AT+CHS setting. 1163 1163 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. 1164 1164 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 1308 +))) 1165 1165 1166 1166 [[image:1654162478620-421.png]] 1167 1167 ... ... @@ -1170,25 +1170,45 @@ 1170 1170 1171 1171 == 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 1172 1172 1317 +((( 1173 1173 The RS485-LN LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-LN to: 1319 +))) 1174 1174 1175 -* Support new features 1176 -* For bug fix 1177 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 1321 +* ((( 1322 +Support new features 1323 +))) 1324 +* ((( 1325 +For bug fix 1326 +))) 1327 +* ((( 1328 +Change LoRaWAN bands. 1329 +))) 1178 1178 1331 +((( 1179 1179 Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-LN: 1333 +))) 1180 1180 1181 1181 [[image:1654162535040-878.png]] 1182 1182 1337 +((( 1183 1183 **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]]. 1339 +))) 1184 1184 1341 +((( 1185 1185 **Step2**: Download the [[LT Image files>>url:http://www.dragino.com/downloads/index.php?dir=LT_LoRa_IO_Controller/LT33222-L/image/]]. 1343 +))) 1186 1186 1345 +((( 1187 1187 **Step3: **Open flashloader; choose the correct COM port to update. 1347 +))) 1188 1188 1189 1189 ((( 1350 +((( 1351 +((( 1190 1190 (% 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. 1191 1191 ))) 1354 +))) 1355 +))) 1192 1192 1193 1193 1194 1194 [[image:image-20220602175818-12.png]] ... ... @@ -1251,7 +1251,6 @@ 1251 1251 * (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1252 1252 * (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1253 1253 1254 - 1255 1255 = 9.Packing Info = 1256 1256 1257 1257 ... ... @@ -1268,7 +1268,6 @@ 1268 1268 * Package Size / pcs : 14.5 x 8 x 5 cm 1269 1269 * Weight / pcs : 170g 1270 1270 1271 - 1272 1272 = 10. 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