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modules/ramp-ism-modules  

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Version 

Date 

Notes 

Contributor(s) 

Approver 

1.0 

20 July 2017 

Initial Release 

 

Jonathan Kaye 

1.1 

28 July 2017 

Minor fixes 

 

Dave Drogowski 

1.2 

3 Aug 2017 

Clarified web interface URL in sectio

3

 : 

Log 

into the Gateway. 

Identified separate mDNS 

address.

 

 

 

Shewan Yitayew 

2.0 

29 Nov 2017 

Update info for compatibility with GA2 
(93.7.2.x) firmware. 

 

Ryan Erickson 

2.1 

19 April 2018 

Minor typo correction 

 

Shewan Yitayew 

2.2 

15 May 2019 

Update RM1xx DVK Configuration and RG1xx 
Packet Forwarder setup for current firmware 

 

Seokwoo Yoon 

2.3 

21 Oct. 2019 

Updated for AS923 Region Support 

Robert Gosewehr 

Jonathan Kaye 

2.4 

16 Jan 2020 

Revised to address the module firmware and 
sample application updates 

Rikki Horrigan 

Jonathan Kaye 

3.0 

04 Feb 2020 

Updated for GA5 

Adam Ruehl 

Chris Boorman 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Sentrius RM191

Page 1: ...A Version 3 0 ...

Page 2: ...tified separate mDNS address Shewan Yitayew 2 0 29 Nov 2017 Update info for compatibility with GA2 93 7 2 x firmware Ryan Erickson 2 1 19 April 2018 Minor typo correction Shewan Yitayew 2 2 15 May 2019 Update RM1xx DVK Configuration and RG1xx Packet Forwarder setup for current firmware Seokwoo Yoon 2 3 21 Oct 2019 Updated for AS923 Region Support Robert Gosewehr Jonathan Kaye 2 4 16 Jan 2020 Revis...

Page 3: ...ion 5 2 1 2 Wi Fi Quick Config 6 3 Log into the Gateway 6 4 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet 8 4 1 Setting Up Ethernet 8 4 2 Setting Up Wi Fi 8 5 LoRa Packet Forwarding Set Up 9 6 Configuration with The Things Network 11 6 1 Set up your account with The Things Network 11 6 2 Create an Application with TTN 14 6 3 Register Your End device with TTN 15 7 Appendix 17 7 1 Sending Data to the Cloud...

Page 4: ...rius rg1xx lora enabled gateway wi fi ethernetAbout the Gateway The Sentrius RG1xx LoRa Enabled Gateway from Laird is the ultimate in secure scalable robust LoRa solutions for end to end control of your private LoRaWAN network Leveraging Laird s field proven and reliable 50 Series Wireless Bridge certified module it also offers enterprise dual band Wi Fi BT v4 0 BLE and Classic and wired Ethernet ...

Page 5: ...w the label on the box and connect the three antennas Refer to Antenna Configuration for additional information 2 Connect the power supply see 2 in Figure 3 3 Connect the gateway to your router 3 in Figure 3 using the Ethernet cable 1 in Figure 3 Figure 3 Connecting the gateway To configure the antenna properly complete the following steps 1 Attach the two shorter antennas to the 2 4 5 5 GHz Wi Fi...

Page 6: ...can be changed on the Wi Fi Advanced web page Upon logout or client disassociation Wi Fi Quick Config will shut down and normal operation will resume To log into the gateway web interface follow these steps 1 Determine the last three bytes of your gateway s Ethernet MAC address This can be found on the label on the bottom of the gateway the last three bytes are highlighted Figure 4 Figure 4 Bottom...

Page 7: ...sm modules 7 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 Figure 6 Web interface second screen 6 Log on using the following default credentials Figure 7 Username sentrius Password RG1xx Figure 7 Gateway interface login screen ...

Page 8: ...connect com wireless modules lorawan solutions sentrius rg1xx lora enabled gateway wi fi ethernet By default the Wi Fi in the gateway is not configured to connect to a Wi Fi network You must access the web interface on the gateway via the Ethernet interface to setup the Wi Fi connection To set up the Wi Fi follow these steps 1 Once logged into the web interface navigate to the Wi Fi page Figure 8 ...

Page 9: ...i network Figure 10 Figure 10 Wi Fi profile dialog 5 Click Connect To set up LoRa packet forwarding on the gateway follow these steps 1 Click the LoRa tab in the main menu Figure 11 2 In the dropdown labeled Select Preset select the preset for The Things Network Legacy TTN 3 Click Apply Figure 11 LoRa page TTN preset Note In addition to the TTN Laird currently supports presets for other LoRa netwo...

Page 10: ...mation on this is available in the RG1xx User Guide available in the documentation tab of the RG1xx product page at lhttps www lairdconnect com wireless modules lorawan solutions sentrius rg1xx lora enabled gateway wi fi ethernet The network server must be compatible with the packet forwarder being used on the gateway The packet forwarder can be custom configured on the forwarder radios and advanc...

Page 11: ... 2923 0610 To set up your account with The Things Network follow these steps 1 Go to https www thethingsnetwork org 2 Create an account or log in to your existing account Figure 13 Figure 13 TTN login page 3 Click Console 4 Register your gateway a From the console screen click Gateways Figure 14 Figure 14 TTN console screen ...

Page 12: ...he bottom label Figure 17 on the Gateway Figure 16 Gateway ID Figure 17 Gateway label Standard GW Left AS923 Region Supported Latest Version Right d Select the preset The Things Network Legacy US e Fill in the information to register the gateway as shown in Figure 18 If the gateway is set to use The Things Network Legacy preset be sure to check I m using the legacy packet forwarder Otherwise the g...

Page 13: ...ong Kong 852 2923 0610 Figure 18 Gateway registration f Click Register Gateway Note Be sure to select a frequency plan appropriate for the region your device was purchased for Once the gateway is registered and if the gateway is communicating to The Things network the status should display as connected Figure 19 ...

Page 14: ...following steps 1 At The Things Network s website click Applications in the top right of the menu 2 Click Add Application 3 Complete the field as shown in Figure 20 Note that application ID should be in lower case and used to uniquely identify your application on the network 4 Once you ve created your application click Add application to save it Figure 20 Add application screen Note Be sure to sel...

Page 15: ...Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 To register your end device as the device that will send data to TTN follow these steps 1 From the applications screen select the application that you added in the previous section 2 Click register device Figure 21 Figure 21 Application screen ...

Page 16: ...Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 3 Choose and enter a Device ID and an eight byte Device EUI Figure 22 Figure 22 Enter a Device EUI 4 Click Register 5 Make note of the Device EUI Application EUI and the App Key These keys are needed later to set up the DVK RM1xx Figure 23 Figure 23 Device EUI application EUI and app keys ...

Page 17: ...lX version 1 06 from the following site https github com LairdCP UwTerminalX releases tag v1 06 3 Download RM1xx defs h and lora app us sb or lora app eu sb from https github com LairdCP RM1xx Applications Place them in the same directory on your PC 4 Use UwTerminalX to configure the RM1xx by doing the following a Open UwTerminalX b Click Accept Figure 25 Figure 25 UwTerminalX c On the Config tab ...

Page 18: ...elect the applicable virtual COM port f Press Enter on the keyboard The module should respond with 00 g Type at f to completely reset the module and clear the program flash Figure 27 Type at f h Load the lora app us or lora app eu sb script by right clicking in the window clicking Xcompile Load and then selecting lora app us or lora app eu sb Figure 28 and Figure 29 ...

Page 19: ...ps www lairdconnect com wireless modules ramp ism modules 19 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 Figure 28 Right click and select XCompile Load Figure 29 File downloaded ...

Page 20: ...om the TTN website in our example is as follows yours will vary Application EUI 70B3D57EF00057AE Device EUI 1234567890ABCDEF App Key CE9FB3010C14A5ED6558CD60D89BA21F To enter this data using the automation window enter the following in the first three fields of the automation window replacing the hex strings with your App EUI Device EUI and App Key at cfgex 1010 70B3D57EF00057AE at cfgex 1011 1234...

Page 21: ... www lairdconnect com wireless modules ramp ism modules 21 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 b Enter the commands as shown in Figure 32 Figure 32 TTN website data entered ...

Page 22: ...20 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 c Send the commands to the module by clicking Send next to each command Figure 33 Commands sent d Run the LoRa app by typing lora into UwTerminalX and pressing Enter The module should join the network Figure 34 Figure 34 Run the LoRa app ...

Page 23: ...dules 23 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 To view DVK RM1xx data in the cloud do the following 1 Navigate to the device page on the TTN website the device should display as connected Figure 35 Figure 35 TTN device page ...

Page 24: ...airdconnect com wireless modules ramp ism modules 24 Americas 1 800 492 2320 Europe 44 1628 858 940 Hong Kong 852 2923 0610 2 Click on the Data tab to view the data sent by the RM1xx Figure 36 Figure 36 RM1xx data ...

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