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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 ))) ... ... @@ -327,8 +327,6 @@ 327 327 mm: 0: no CRC, 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command 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 ((( ... ... @@ -997,9 +997,13 @@ 997 997 [[image:1654160691922-496.png]] 998 998 999 999 1000 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1003 +* ((( 1004 +**Downlink Payload:** 1005 +))) 1001 1001 1007 +((( 1002 1002 **0x09 aa bb** same as AT+CMDEAR=aa,bb 1009 +))) 1003 1003 1004 1004 1005 1005 ... ... @@ -1006,102 +1006,193 @@ 1006 1006 1007 1007 ==== **Set Serial Communication Parameters** ==== 1008 1008 1016 +((( 1009 1009 Set the Rs485 serial communication parameters: 1018 +))) 1010 1010 1011 -* **AT Command:** 1020 +* ((( 1021 +**AT Command:** 1022 +))) 1012 1012 1024 +((( 1013 1013 Set Baud Rate: 1026 +))) 1014 1014 1015 1015 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1016 1016 ((( 1030 +((( 1017 1017 **AT+BAUDR=9600** ~/~/ Options: (1200,2400,4800,14400,19200,115200) 1018 1018 ))) 1033 +))) 1019 1019 1035 +((( 1020 1020 Set UART Parity 1037 +))) 1021 1021 1022 1022 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1023 1023 ((( 1041 +((( 1024 1024 **AT+PARITY=0** ~/~/ Option: 0: no parity, 1: odd parity, 2: even parity 1025 1025 ))) 1044 +))) 1026 1026 1046 +((( 1027 1027 Set STOPBIT 1048 +))) 1028 1028 1029 1029 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1030 1030 ((( 1052 +((( 1031 1031 **AT+STOPBIT=0** ~/~/ Option: 0 for 1bit; 1 for 1.5 bit ; 2 for 2 bits 1032 1032 ))) 1055 +))) 1033 1033 1057 +((( 1058 + 1059 +))) 1034 1034 1035 -* **Downlink Payload:** 1061 +* ((( 1062 +**Downlink Payload:** 1063 +))) 1036 1036 1065 +((( 1037 1037 **A7 01 aa bb**: Same AT+BAUDR=hex(aa bb)*100 1067 +))) 1038 1038 1069 +((( 1039 1039 **Example:** 1071 +))) 1040 1040 1041 -* A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1042 -* A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1073 +* ((( 1074 +A7 01 00 60 same as AT+BAUDR=9600 1075 +))) 1076 +* ((( 1077 +A7 01 04 80 same as AT+BAUDR=115200 1078 +))) 1043 1043 1080 +((( 1044 1044 A7 02 aa: Same as AT+PARITY=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1082 +))) 1045 1045 1084 +((( 1046 1046 A7 03 aa: Same as AT+STOPBIT=aa (aa value: 00 , 01 or 02) 1086 +))) 1047 1047 1048 1048 1089 + 1090 + 1049 1049 == 3.6 Listening mode for RS485 network == 1050 1050 1093 +((( 1051 1051 This feature support since firmware v1.4 1095 +))) 1052 1052 1097 +((( 1053 1053 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. 1099 +))) 1054 1054 1055 1055 [[image:image-20220602171200-8.png||height="567" width="1007"]] 1056 1056 1103 +((( 1057 1057 To enable the listening mode, use can run the command AT+RXMODE. 1105 +))) 1058 1058 1107 +((( 1108 + 1109 +))) 1059 1059 1060 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1061 -|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)**Command example:**|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)**Function** 1062 -|(% 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. 1063 -|(% 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 1064 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=0,0|(% style="width:337px" %)Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1065 -|(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:337px" %)A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 ~| cc) 1111 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1112 +|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)((( 1113 +**Command example:** 1114 +)))|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)((( 1115 +**Function** 1116 +))) 1117 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1118 +AT+RXMODE=1,10 1119 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1120 +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. 1121 +))) 1122 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1123 +AT+RXMODE=2,500 1124 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1125 +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 1126 +))) 1127 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1128 +AT+RXMODE=0,0 1129 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1130 +Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1131 +))) 1132 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1133 + 1134 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1135 +A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1136 +))) 1066 1066 1138 +((( 1067 1067 **Downlink Command:** 1140 +))) 1068 1068 1142 +((( 1069 1069 **0xA6 aa bb cc ** same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1144 +))) 1070 1070 1146 +((( 1147 + 1148 +))) 1071 1071 1150 +((( 1072 1072 **Example**: 1152 +))) 1073 1073 1154 +((( 1074 1074 The RS485-LN is set to AT+RXMODE=2,1000 1156 +))) 1075 1075 1158 +((( 1076 1076 There is a two Modbus commands in the RS485 network as below: 1160 +))) 1077 1077 1162 +((( 1078 1078 The Modbus master send a command: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b 1164 +))) 1079 1079 1166 +((( 1080 1080 And Modbus slave reply with: (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 1168 +))) 1081 1081 1170 +((( 1082 1082 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 1172 +))) 1083 1083 1174 +((( 1084 1084 [[image:image-20220602171200-9.png]] 1176 +))) 1085 1085 1178 +((( 1179 + 1180 +))) 1086 1086 1182 +((( 1087 1087 (% 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. 1184 +))) 1088 1088 1089 1089 1090 1090 == 3.7 Buttons == 1091 1091 1092 1092 1093 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width: 500px" %)1094 -|=**Button**|=(% style="width: 1420px;" %)**Feature**1095 -|**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**1096 -|**RST**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Reboot RS4851097 -|**PRO**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]]1190 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:400px" %) 1191 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**Button**|=(% style="width: 350px;" %)**Feature** 1192 +|(% 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** 1193 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**RST**|(% style="width:350px" %)Reboot RS485 1194 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**PRO**|(% style="width:350px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]] 1098 1098 1099 1099 == 3.8 LEDs == 1100 1100 1101 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 1102 -|=**LEDs**|=**Feature** 1198 + 1199 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:430px" %) 1200 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**LEDs**|=(% style="width: 380px;" %)**Feature** 1103 1103 |**PWR**|Always on if there is power 1104 -|**SYS**|After device is powered on, the SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**fast blink 1202 +|**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. 1105 1105 1106 1106 = 4. Case Study = 1107 1107 ... ... @@ -1112,19 +1112,26 @@ 1112 1112 1113 1113 == 5.1 Access AT Command == 1114 1114 1213 +((( 1115 1115 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. 1215 +))) 1116 1116 1117 1117 [[image:1654162355560-817.png]] 1118 1118 1119 1119 1220 +((( 1120 1120 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: 1222 +))) 1121 1121 1122 1122 [[image:1654162368066-342.png]] 1123 1123 1124 1124 1227 +((( 1125 1125 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/]] 1229 +))) 1126 1126 1127 1127 1232 + 1128 1128 == 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == 1129 1129 1130 1130 === 5.2.1 Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) === ... ... @@ -1198,13 +1198,23 @@ 1198 1198 1199 1199 == 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 1200 1200 1306 +((( 1201 1201 The RS485-LN LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-LN to: 1308 +))) 1202 1202 1203 -* Support new features 1204 -* For bug fix 1205 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 1310 +* ((( 1311 +Support new features 1312 +))) 1313 +* ((( 1314 +For bug fix 1315 +))) 1316 +* ((( 1317 +Change LoRaWAN bands. 1318 +))) 1206 1206 1320 +((( 1207 1207 Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-LN: 1322 +))) 1208 1208 1209 1209 [[image:1654162535040-878.png]] 1210 1210 ... ... @@ -1215,8 +1215,10 @@ 1215 1215 **Step3: **Open flashloader; choose the correct COM port to update. 1216 1216 1217 1217 ((( 1333 +((( 1218 1218 (% 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. 1219 1219 ))) 1336 +))) 1220 1220 1221 1221 1222 1222 [[image:image-20220602175818-12.png]] ... ... @@ -1279,7 +1279,6 @@ 1279 1279 * (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1280 1280 * (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1281 1281 1282 - 1283 1283 = 9.Packing Info = 1284 1284 1285 1285 ... ... @@ -1296,7 +1296,6 @@ 1296 1296 * Package Size / pcs : 14.5 x 8 x 5 cm 1297 1297 * Weight / pcs : 170g 1298 1298 1299 - 1300 1300 = 10. 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