Connect to LoRaWAN Server

This topic describes how to connect the Sensor Hub for Industry to the LoRaWAN server.

Configure End Device

Quickstart and entry into configuration mode for the HRI-362X is available here: Quickstar.

Tip

The parameters need to be reconfigured after firmware upgrade.

Configure LoRa Gateway

You can find our recommended gateway on the Heltec official website or shopping website, and find the gateway configuration method in Documents page.

We highly recommend the following three gateways:

HT-M02: Suitable for industry or field, with edge computing capabilities.

HT-M01s: Standard indoor LoRa gateway with built-in screen.

HT-M7603: Indoor high cost performance gateway.

Register a LoRa Gateway

For registering the gateway, please refer to the Connect to LoRaWAN Server section of the corresponding gateway’s manual on the Documents page.

Connect to TTN/TTS

Register End Device

Create a new Application, All the options are free to fill in.

Click the register end device.

Choose the way to register the node, it is recommended to Enter end device specifics manually, Select the frequency plan, LoRaWAN version, and fill in the corresponding joinEUI, click confirmed.

Tip

joinEUI corresponds to AppEUI on the device.

Tip

As of November 2023, Heltec’s products use LoRaWAN1.0.2 revision B.

Fill in the DevEUI and AppKey of the device; The End device ID is automatically generated by the server. Click on Register end divece.

Click General Setting to check whether the configuration is correct, drop down to the Network layer option, click Expand, and continue to check.

Tip

The General Setting option is On the upper right corner. Be careful not to choose the wrong one. The General Setting option on the left is used to change the parameters of the Application.

Tip

The default is Class_A after registration, and if the node is Class_C or Class_B, it needs to be selected and saved here.

After registration is complete, if all is well, you will see the device active.

Parsing

Click payload formatters, select Custom Javascript formatter, and enter decoding at the position in the figure. Download the decoder here: https://resource.heltec.cn/download/Sensor%20Hub%20for%20industry.

Click Save change and move the mouse to the uplink data output to view the data uploaded by HRU-3601.

Connect to ChirpStack

Register a new device in ChirpStack’s “Applications” page. Enter the device name, description, DevEUI. Select Device-profile.

Enter the Application key of the device.

After registration is complete, if all is well, you will see the device active.

Important Hints

Please double check the following two things:

The LoRaWAN parameters is the same as server!
The listening frequency of your LoRa Gateway is the same as ESP32 LoRa node’s sending frequency. We strictly follow LoRaWAN™ 1.0.2 Regional Parameters rB;