Connect to LoRaWAN Server

[English]

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

Retrieve Device Information

You need to access the device’s configuration page to retrieve relevant information.

If you are unsure how to access this page, please refer to this link: https://docs.heltec.org/en/ready_to_use/hri-3621/quick_start.html#configuration

LoRa Gateway

Before starting, ensure that:

  • Your LoRaWAN gateway is already activated on the server.

  • The REGION (Band) of the gateway and node must be the same, and the gateway’s Channel must include the node’s Channel.

If you are unsure how to choose a gateway, you can visit the Heltec official website to select one.

Connect to TTN/TTS

Register End Device

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

2. Click the register end device.

  1. 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.

小技巧

joinEUI corresponds to AppEUI on the device.

小技巧

Heltec’s products use LoRaWAN1.0.2 revision B.

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

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

小技巧

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.

小技巧

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.

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

Parsing

  1. 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.

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

Connect to ChirpStack

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

  1. Enter the Application key of the device.

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

Important Hints

Please double check the following two things:

  1. The LoRaWAN parameters is the same as server!

  2. 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;