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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 ))) ... ... @@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ 307 307 ))) 308 308 ))) 309 309 310 - 311 - 312 312 === 3.3.2 Configure sensors === 313 313 314 314 ((( ... ... @@ -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 ((( ... ... @@ -1083,62 +1083,120 @@ 1083 1083 ))) 1084 1084 1085 1085 1087 + 1088 + 1086 1086 == 3.6 Listening mode for RS485 network == 1087 1087 1091 +((( 1088 1088 This feature support since firmware v1.4 1093 +))) 1089 1089 1095 +((( 1090 1090 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. 1097 +))) 1091 1091 1092 1092 [[image:image-20220602171200-8.png||height="567" width="1007"]] 1093 1093 1101 +((( 1094 1094 To enable the listening mode, use can run the command AT+RXMODE. 1103 +))) 1095 1095 1105 +((( 1106 + 1107 +))) 1096 1096 1097 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1098 -|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)**Command example:**|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)**Function** 1099 -|(% 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. 1100 -|(% 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 1101 -|(% style="width:161px" %)AT+RXMODE=0,0|(% style="width:337px" %)Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1102 -|(% style="width:161px" %) |(% style="width:337px" %)A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 ~| cc) 1109 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; width:500px" %) 1110 +|=(% style="width: 161px;" %)((( 1111 +**Command example:** 1112 +)))|=(% style="width: 337px;" %)((( 1113 +**Function** 1114 +))) 1115 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1116 +AT+RXMODE=1,10 1117 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1118 +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. 1119 +))) 1120 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1121 +AT+RXMODE=2,500 1122 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1123 +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 1124 +))) 1125 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1126 +AT+RXMODE=0,0 1127 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1128 +Disable listening mode. This is the default settings. 1129 +))) 1130 +|(% style="width:161px" %)((( 1131 + 1132 +)))|(% style="width:337px" %)((( 1133 +A6 aa bb cc same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1134 +))) 1103 1103 1136 +((( 1104 1104 **Downlink Command:** 1138 +))) 1105 1105 1140 +((( 1106 1106 **0xA6 aa bb cc ** same as AT+RXMODE=aa,(bb<<8 | cc) 1142 +))) 1107 1107 1144 +((( 1145 + 1146 +))) 1108 1108 1148 +((( 1109 1109 **Example**: 1150 +))) 1110 1110 1152 +((( 1111 1111 The RS485-LN is set to AT+RXMODE=2,1000 1154 +))) 1112 1112 1156 +((( 1113 1113 There is a two Modbus commands in the RS485 network as below: 1158 +))) 1114 1114 1160 +((( 1115 1115 The Modbus master send a command: (% style="background-color:#ffc000" %)01 03 00 00 00 02 c4 0b 1162 +))) 1116 1116 1164 +((( 1117 1117 And Modbus slave reply with: (% style="background-color:green" %)01 03 04 00 00 00 00 fa 33 1166 +))) 1118 1118 1168 +((( 1119 1119 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 1170 +))) 1120 1120 1172 +((( 1121 1121 [[image:image-20220602171200-9.png]] 1174 +))) 1122 1122 1176 +((( 1177 + 1178 +))) 1123 1123 1180 +((( 1124 1124 (% 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. 1182 +))) 1125 1125 1126 1126 1127 1127 == 3.7 Buttons == 1128 1128 1129 1129 1130 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width: 500px" %)1131 -|=**Button**|=(% style="width: 1420px;" %)**Feature**1132 -|**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**1133 -|**RST**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Reboot RS4851134 -|**PRO**|(% style="width: 1420px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]]1188 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:400px" %) 1189 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**Button**|=(% style="width: 350px;" %)**Feature** 1190 +|(% 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** 1191 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**RST**|(% style="width:350px" %)Reboot RS485 1192 +|(% style="width:50px" %)**PRO**|(% style="width:350px" %)Use for upload image, see [[How to Update Image>>||anchor="H6.1Howtoupgradetheimage3F"]] 1135 1135 1136 1136 == 3.8 LEDs == 1137 1137 1138 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:500px" %) 1139 -|=**LEDs**|=**Feature** 1196 + 1197 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#f7faff; width:430px" %) 1198 +|=(% style="width: 50px;" %)**LEDs**|=(% style="width: 380px;" %)**Feature** 1140 1140 |**PWR**|Always on if there is power 1141 -|**SYS**|After device is powered on, the SYS will (% style="color:green" %)**fast blink 1200 +|**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. 1142 1142 1143 1143 = 4. Case Study = 1144 1144 ... ... @@ -1149,19 +1149,26 @@ 1149 1149 1150 1150 == 5.1 Access AT Command == 1151 1151 1211 +((( 1152 1152 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. 1213 +))) 1153 1153 1154 1154 [[image:1654162355560-817.png]] 1155 1155 1156 1156 1218 +((( 1157 1157 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: 1220 +))) 1158 1158 1159 1159 [[image:1654162368066-342.png]] 1160 1160 1161 1161 1225 +((( 1162 1162 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/]] 1227 +))) 1163 1163 1164 1164 1230 + 1165 1165 == 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == 1166 1166 1167 1167 === 5.2.1 Multi-channel ABP mode (Use with SX1301/LG308) === ... ... @@ -1235,13 +1235,23 @@ 1235 1235 1236 1236 == 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 1237 1237 1304 +((( 1238 1238 The RS485-LN LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-LN to: 1306 +))) 1239 1239 1240 -* Support new features 1241 -* For bug fix 1242 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 1308 +* ((( 1309 +Support new features 1310 +))) 1311 +* ((( 1312 +For bug fix 1313 +))) 1314 +* ((( 1315 +Change LoRaWAN bands. 1316 +))) 1243 1243 1318 +((( 1244 1244 Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-LN: 1320 +))) 1245 1245 1246 1246 [[image:1654162535040-878.png]] 1247 1247 ... ... @@ -1252,8 +1252,10 @@ 1252 1252 **Step3: **Open flashloader; choose the correct COM port to update. 1253 1253 1254 1254 ((( 1331 +((( 1255 1255 (% 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. 1256 1256 ))) 1334 +))) 1257 1257 1258 1258 1259 1259 [[image:image-20220602175818-12.png]] ... ... @@ -1316,7 +1316,6 @@ 1316 1316 * (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1317 1317 * (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1318 1318 1319 - 1320 1320 = 9.Packing Info = 1321 1321 1322 1322 ... ... @@ -1333,7 +1333,6 @@ 1333 1333 * Package Size / pcs : 14.5 x 8 x 5 cm 1334 1334 * Weight / pcs : 170g 1335 1335 1336 - 1337 1337 = 10. FCC Caution for RS485LN-US915 = 1338 1338 1339 1339 (((