Changes for page RS485-BL – Waterproof RS485 to LoRaWAN Converter
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... ... @@ -510,6 +510,10 @@ 510 510 ))) 511 511 512 512 ((( 513 + 514 +))) 515 + 516 +((( 513 513 **AT+SEARCHx**: This command defines how to handle the return from AT+COMMANDx. 514 514 ))) 515 515 ... ... @@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ 868 868 ))) 869 869 870 870 ((( 871 - **}**875 +{{{}}}} 872 872 873 873 874 874 ))) ... ... @@ -882,13 +882,21 @@ 882 882 883 883 == 3.5 Configure RS485-BL via AT or Downlink == 884 884 889 +((( 885 885 User can configure RS485-BL via AT Commands or LoRaWAN Downlink Commands 891 +))) 886 886 893 +((( 887 887 There are two kinds of Commands: 895 +))) 888 888 889 -* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Common Commands**(%%): They should be available for each sensor, such as: change uplink interval, reset device. For firmware v1.3, user can find what common commands it supports: [[AT Commands and Downlink Command>>doc:Main.End Device AT Commands and Downlink Command.WebHome]] 897 +* ((( 898 +(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Common Commands**(%%): They should be available for each sensor, such as: change uplink interval, reset device. For firmware v1.3, user can find what common commands it supports: [[AT Commands and Downlink Command>>doc:Main.End Device AT Commands and Downlink Command.WebHome]] 899 +))) 890 890 891 -* (% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Sensor Related Commands**(%%): These commands are special designed for RS485-BL. User can see these commands below: 901 +* ((( 902 +(% style="color:#4f81bd" %)**Sensor Related Commands**(%%): These commands are special designed for RS485-BL. User can see these commands below: 903 +))) 892 892 893 893 894 894 ... ... @@ -927,51 +927,101 @@ 927 927 928 928 ==== **RS485 Debug Command (AT+CFGDEV)** ==== 929 929 942 +((( 930 930 This command is used to configure the RS485 or TTL sensors; they won’t be used during sampling. 944 +))) 931 931 932 -* **AT Command** 946 +* ((( 947 +**AT Command** 948 +))) 933 933 934 934 (% class="box infomessage" %) 935 935 ((( 952 +((( 936 936 **AT+CFGDEV=xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx,m** 937 937 ))) 955 +))) 938 938 957 +((( 939 939 m: 0: no CRC; 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS in the end of this command. 959 +))) 940 940 961 +((( 962 + 963 +))) 941 941 942 -* **Downlink Payload** 965 +* ((( 966 +**Downlink Payload** 967 +))) 943 943 969 +((( 944 944 Format: A8 MM NN XX XX XX XX YY 971 +))) 945 945 973 +((( 946 946 Where: 975 +))) 947 947 948 -* MM: 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS ; 0: no CRC 949 -* NN: The length of RS485 command 950 -* XX XX XX XX: RS485 command total NN bytes 951 -* YY: How many bytes will be uplink from the return of this RS485 command, if YY=0, RS485-BL will execute the downlink command without uplink; if YY>0, RS485-BL will uplink total YY bytes from the output of this RS485 command 977 +* ((( 978 +MM: 1: add CRC-16/MODBUS ; 0: no CRC 979 +))) 980 +* ((( 981 +NN: The length of RS485 command 982 +))) 983 +* ((( 984 +XX XX XX XX: RS485 command total NN bytes 985 +))) 986 +* ((( 987 +YY: How many bytes will be uplink from the return of this RS485 command, if YY=0, RS485-BL will execute the downlink command without uplink; if YY>0, RS485-BL will uplink total YY bytes from the output of this RS485 command 988 +))) 952 952 990 +((( 953 953 **Example 1:** 992 +))) 954 954 994 +((( 955 955 To connect a Modbus Alarm with below commands. 996 +))) 956 956 957 -* The command to active alarm is: 0A 05 00 04 00 01 **4C B0**. Where 0A 05 00 04 00 01 is the Modbus command to read the register 00 40 where stored the DI status. The 4C B0 is the CRC-16/MODBUS which calculate manually. 998 +* ((( 999 +The command to active alarm is: 0A 05 00 04 00 01 **4C B0**. Where 0A 05 00 04 00 01 is the Modbus command to read the register 00 40 where stored the DI status. The 4C B0 is the CRC-16/MODBUS which calculate manually. 1000 +))) 958 958 959 -* The command to deactivate alarm is: 0A 05 00 04 00 00 **8D 70**. Where 0A 05 00 04 00 00 is the Modbus command to read the register 00 40 where stored the DI status. The 8D 70 is the CRC-16/MODBUS which calculate manually. 1002 +* ((( 1003 +The command to deactivate alarm is: 0A 05 00 04 00 00 **8D 70**. Where 0A 05 00 04 00 00 is the Modbus command to read the register 00 40 where stored the DI status. The 8D 70 is the CRC-16/MODBUS which calculate manually. 1004 +))) 960 960 1006 +((( 961 961 So if user want to use downlink command to control to RS485 Alarm, he can use: 1008 +))) 962 962 1010 +((( 963 963 (% style="color:#037691" %)**A8 01 06 0A 05 00 04 00 01 00**(%%): to activate the RS485 Alarm 1012 +))) 964 964 1014 +((( 965 965 (% style="color:#037691" %)**A8 01 06 0A 05 00 04 00 00 00**(%%): to deactivate the RS485 Alarm 1016 +))) 966 966 1018 +((( 967 967 A8 is type code and 01 means add CRC-16/MODBUS at the end, the 3^^rd^^ byte is 06, means the next 6 bytes are the command to be sent to the RS485 network, the final byte 00 means this command don’t need to acquire output. 1020 +))) 968 968 1022 +((( 1023 + 1024 +))) 969 969 1026 +((( 970 970 **Example 2:** 1028 +))) 971 971 1030 +((( 972 972 Check TTL Sensor return: 1032 +))) 973 973 1034 +((( 974 974 [[image:1654132684752-193.png]] 1036 +))) 975 975 976 976 977 977 ... ... @@ -1258,7 +1258,7 @@ 1258 1258 1259 1259 == 3.6 Buttons == 1260 1260 1261 -(% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:233px" %) 1323 +(% border="1" cellspacing="10" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:233px" %) 1262 1262 |=(% style="width: 89px;" %)**Button**|=(% style="width: 141px;" %)**Feature** 1263 1263 |(% style="width:89px" %)**RST**|(% style="width:141px" %)Reboot RS485-BL 1264 1264 ... ... @@ -1266,38 +1266,75 @@ 1266 1266 1267 1267 == 3.7 +3V3 Output == 1268 1268 1331 +((( 1269 1269 RS485-BL has a Controllable +3V3 output, user can use this output to power external sensor. 1333 +))) 1270 1270 1335 +((( 1271 1271 The +3V3 output will be valid for every sampling. RS485-BL will enable +3V3 output before all sampling and disable the +3V3 after all sampling. 1337 +))) 1272 1272 1339 +((( 1273 1273 The +3V3 output time can be controlled by AT Command. 1341 +))) 1274 1274 1343 +((( 1344 + 1345 +))) 1275 1275 1347 +((( 1276 1276 (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+3V3T=1000** 1349 +))) 1277 1277 1351 +((( 1352 + 1353 +))) 1278 1278 1355 +((( 1279 1279 Means set +3v3 valid time to have 1000ms. So, the real +3v3 output will actually have 1000ms + sampling time for other sensors. 1357 +))) 1280 1280 1359 +((( 1281 1281 By default, the AT+3V3T=0. This is a special case, means the +3V3 output is always on at any time 1361 +))) 1282 1282 1283 1283 1284 1284 == 3.8 +5V Output == 1285 1285 1366 +((( 1286 1286 RS485-BL has a Controllable +5V output, user can use this output to power external sensor. 1368 +))) 1287 1287 1370 +((( 1288 1288 The +5V output will be valid for every sampling. RS485-BL will enable +5V output before all sampling and disable the +5v after all sampling. 1372 +))) 1289 1289 1374 +((( 1290 1290 The 5V output time can be controlled by AT Command. 1376 +))) 1291 1291 1378 +((( 1379 + 1380 +))) 1292 1292 1382 +((( 1293 1293 (% style="color:#037691" %)**AT+5VT=1000** 1384 +))) 1294 1294 1386 +((( 1387 + 1388 +))) 1295 1295 1390 +((( 1296 1296 Means set 5V valid time to have 1000ms. So, the real 5V output will actually have 1000ms + sampling time for other sensors. 1392 +))) 1297 1297 1394 +((( 1298 1298 By default, the AT+5VT=0. If the external sensor which require 5v and require more time to get stable state, user can use this command to increase the power ON duration for this sensor. 1396 +))) 1299 1299 1300 1300 1399 + 1301 1301 == 3.9 LEDs == 1302 1302 1303 1303 (% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:332px" %) ... ... @@ -1304,6 +1304,8 @@ 1304 1304 |=**LEDs**|=(% style="width: 274px;" %)**Feature** 1305 1305 |**LED1**|(% style="width:274px" %)Blink when device transmit a packet. 1306 1306 1406 + 1407 + 1307 1307 == 3.10 Switch Jumper == 1308 1308 1309 1309 (% border="1" style="background-color:#ffffcc; color:green; width:515px" %) ... ... @@ -1319,9 +1319,13 @@ 1319 1319 3.3v position: set to compatible with 3.3v I/O., 1320 1320 ))) 1321 1321 1423 +((( 1322 1322 **+3.3V**: is always ON 1425 +))) 1323 1323 1427 +((( 1324 1324 **+5V**: Only open before every sampling. The time is by default, it is AT+5VT=0. Max open time. 5000 ms. 1429 +))) 1325 1325 1326 1326 1327 1327 = 4. Case Study = ... ... @@ -1333,17 +1333,23 @@ 1333 1333 1334 1334 == 5.1 Access AT Command == 1335 1335 1441 +((( 1336 1336 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. 1443 +))) 1337 1337 1338 1338 [[image:1654135840598-282.png]] 1339 1339 1340 1340 1448 +((( 1341 1341 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: 1450 +))) 1342 1342 1343 1343 [[image:1654136105500-922.png]] 1344 1344 1345 1345 1455 +((( 1346 1346 More detail AT Command manual can be found at [[AT Command Manual>>||anchor="H3.5ConfigureRS485-BLviaATorDownlink"]] 1457 +))) 1347 1347 1348 1348 1349 1349 == 5.2 Common AT Command Sequence == ... ... @@ -1368,7 +1368,9 @@ 1368 1368 ))) 1369 1369 1370 1370 1482 +((( 1371 1371 If device already joined network: 1484 +))) 1372 1372 1373 1373 (% class="box infomessage" %) 1374 1374 ((( ... ... @@ -1407,10 +1407,12 @@ 1407 1407 1408 1408 (% style="color:red" %)**Note:** 1409 1409 1523 +((( 1410 1410 (% style="color:red" %)1. Make sure the device is set to ABP mode in the IoT Server. 1411 1411 2. Make sure the LG01/02 gateway RX frequency is exactly the same as AT+CHS setting. 1412 1412 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. 1413 1413 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 1528 +))) 1414 1414 1415 1415 [[image:1654136435598-589.png]] 1416 1416 ... ... @@ -1419,13 +1419,23 @@ 1419 1419 1420 1420 == 6.1 How to upgrade the image? == 1421 1421 1537 +((( 1422 1422 The RS485-BL LoRaWAN Controller is shipped with a 3.5mm cable, the cable is used to upload image to RS485-BL to: 1539 +))) 1423 1423 1424 -* Support new features 1425 -* For bug fix 1426 -* Change LoRaWAN bands. 1541 +* ((( 1542 +Support new features 1543 +))) 1544 +* ((( 1545 +For bug fix 1546 +))) 1547 +* ((( 1548 +Change LoRaWAN bands. 1549 +))) 1427 1427 1551 +((( 1428 1428 Below shows the hardware connection for how to upload an image to RS485-BL: 1553 +))) 1429 1429 1430 1430 [[image:1654136646995-976.png]] 1431 1431 ... ... @@ -1491,6 +1491,8 @@ 1491 1491 * (% style="color:blue" %)**RU864**(%%): frequency bands RU864 1492 1492 * (% style="color:blue" %)**KZ865**(%%): frequency bands KZ865 1493 1493 1619 + 1620 + 1494 1494 = 9. 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