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3.4. General recommendations

Before starting the test, we advise to power up the device close to the base station, and having a computer with 

access to the Loriot back end, in case there is some configuration that hasn’t been done yet. Once the device 

shows data in the application, the test shall begin correctly. 

The device is prepared to work using th ADR (Adaptive Data Rate), so Libelium has configured it to start working with 

SF7 (spreading factor 7). This is the fastest wireless transmission mode, but bear in mind that it is the worst mode 

for getting long distances. If the packets do not reach the gateway during the test, the device will automatically 

change SF from SF7 to SF12. The higher is the spreading factor, the longer is the range. 

If the packets do no reach the gateway, the user will see that the device does not receive ACK frames. This will 

mean that the user has exceeded the limit of the coverage area. 

If the customer is interested in sending a high number of packets per day, attending always to the country 

regulations, it is recommended to find places where the device can send with lower spreading factors. The lower 

the spreading factor is, the faster the transmission of the packet is (as packets take less time on air, more packets 

can be send). 

It is also recommended to restart the Adeunis FTD at every location in order to check that the device joins properly 

to the network. 

Содержание Adeunis Field Test Device

Страница 1: ...Adeunis Field Test Device Guide ...

Страница 2: ...2 Interface description 5 2 3 Screen description 6 2 3 1 Start screen 6 2 3 2 Join screen 7 2 3 3 Uplink downlink screen 8 2 3 4 GPS screen 9 2 3 5 PER Packet Error Rate screen 9 2 3 6 Downlink screen 10 3 Working mode 11 3 1 Enroll the device on the Loriot backend 11 3 2 Testing the device 13 3 3 Universal Ranger application 15 3 4 General recommendations 16 ...

Страница 3: ...ink Downlink SF PER etc in addition to information from sensors GPS coordinates temperature battery level etc This device is specifically adapted for application validation such as communicating sensors tracking smart building metering security and M2M So the main purpose of the Field Test Device is to help the user to find good deployment sites for LoRaWAN end nodes or even base stations The user...

Страница 4: ... 4 v7 0 Device description 2 Device description 2 1 User interface Figure FTD interface ...

Страница 5: ...s switched on each press will allow you to scroll through the different screens available on this device On off switch The on off switch allows you to switch the device on or off Moving the switch to the right will turn the device on Micro USB connector The micro USB connector allows you to charge the device Charge indicator The charge LED shows you the device s charge status The Adeunis Field Tes...

Страница 6: ...me screen The following icons are present on each screen of the product Item Icon Description GPS status No icon GPS has been deactivated GPS has not been synchronized GPS has been synchronized Temperature Temperature in C Battery Battery level Product in charge 2 3 1 Start screen The device is switched on using the on off switch located on the underside of the device Once it has been switched on ...

Страница 7: ... information is displayed on the screen and the product switch to the main screen uplink downlink Figure Join screen join request and join accept The requests are identified with JR followed with a number showing the number of requests done The frequency used for the request is shown after this information Item Icon Description RF status No icon The JOIN phase is completed and the dev ice is opera...

Страница 8: ...number and frequency of the reception window The last line shows the SF RSSI and SNR of the acknowledgement or frame received Figure Main screen Item Icon Description Transmission Status No icon There is currently no radio transmission Manual transmission has been triggered in progress Periodictransmissionhasbeentriggered in progress The downlink information displayed on the device relates to a do...

Страница 9: ...ongitude coordinates in degrees minutes and seconds When the GPS signal has not yet been fixed no information on latitude or longitude will be displayed on the screen and the information icon will indicate that GPS has not been synchronized yet 2 3 5 PER Packet Error Rate screen This menu can be accessed by briefly pressing the pushbutton 2 after the GPS menu It allows to evaluate the quality of t...

Страница 10: ...is menu can be accessed by briefly pressing the pushbutton 2 after the PER menu It allows to view a downlink frame sent by the network This frame is displayed in ASCII characters The non printable characters are replaced by a point Figure Downlink screen ...

Страница 11: ... the Loriot backend The Libelium team has already configured the module with all the required parameters to start working with the Loriot backend from the moment the device is turned on The only configuration step left to the customer is the enrollment process of the device to the Loriot backend In order to receive the packets on the customer Loriot account the user must register the device in her...

Страница 12: ...oll there should be a new device among the other devices registered in the Loriot application Figure New device Additionally in the Loriot Application where the device has been defined the Gateway information selection must be set to Location data Figure Loriot application menu ...

Страница 13: ...on It parses the data and locates packets on a map Figure Websocket applications menu The application may take several minutes before showing packets and position In order to show them it is also necessary for the module to be sending packets with location Before start sending packets it is recommended to give a minute to the device so it gets GPS coverage Once the device shows its position pocket...

Страница 14: ... the information of the last packet received On the right side there is another box that shows a list with some information of the packets stored in the database Dots are displayed in the map indicating the place where the packets were sent from Figure Adeunis GPS application ...

Страница 15: ...s a Universal Ranger that also shows the strength of the signal and location of packets in a map in a very similar way to the Adeunis GPS application It is also fully compatible with the Adeunis FTD Please check the Network Ranger Application Guide if you are interested Figure Universal Ranger application ...

Страница 16: ... not reach the gateway during the test the device will automatically change SF from SF7 to SF12 The higher is the spreading factor the longer is the range If the packets do no reach the gateway the user will see that the device does not receive ACK frames This will mean that the user has exceeded the limit of the coverage area If the customer is interested in sending a high number of packets per d...

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