Multi-Tech MultiConnect mDot MTDOT Series, Developer'S Manual

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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MTDOT Developer Guide for Japan 9
Programming the mDot Microcontroller
With the mDot and the MTUDK2-ST-xx developer board, use the ARM mbed ecosystem to program the
microcontroller. Compile in the cloud or locally, copy the resulting binary file to the mbed USB drive, and reset the
mDot.
Note: To program the mDot, you need an mDot model with programming header, model MTDOT-xx-X1P-SMA.
On the mDot mbed page, MultiTech supplies source code for non-RF portions of the mDot and MTAC-LORA cards.
To comply with FCC and ETSI certification, some portions of the software is available only as binary libraries.
MultiTech offers both development and stable release versions of the library.
Development version: libmDot-dev-mbed6
Stable release version: libmDot-mbed6
You can use either the mbed online compiler or offline tools.
Online: Use the mbed-os library in your mbed application
Offline: Use mbed-cli tools to create, manage, and build your mbed 6.0 application.
General mBed Links
Explore mbed: https://os.mbed.com/
Getting Started with mbed: https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/#gettingstarted
mbed Handbook: https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os
mbed online compiler documentation: https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/latest/quick-start/online-with-
the-online-compiler.html
mbed cli documentation: https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/latest/quick-start/offline-with-mbed-cli.html
mbed workspace tools documentation: https://os.mbed.com/docs/mbed-os/v6.1/build-tools/index.html
mDot Platform
The mDot mbed page includes the mDot library, firmware, and test cases
https://developer.mbed.org/platforms/MTS-mDot-F411
EUI and Networking
All mDots have a factory-programmed Extended Unique Identifier (EUI). This is marked as Node on the mDot label.
To connect an mDot to a network, you will need to program it with the network ID for the network you are
connecting to as well as the network key and application key. For information on setting up mDots as part of a
LoRa network, go to:
www.multitech.net
Configuration Persistence
To safeguard your configuration, the device offers configuration persistence in the form of configuration
redundancy and wear leveling.
Note: These features change the configuration storage and make the firmware update a one way process. The
configuration is not backward compatible to any version less than 4.0.x. Once a device is flashed with 4.0.x
firmware, the configuration is converted to a new format. Any versions earlier than 4.0.x cannot parse this new
format.