Lack of build instructions

[BatchDrake]

Hi all,

I'm trying to use the LoRa PHY Sniffer example, but I'm having trouble making it work. First of all, after installing the corresponding board description as you suggest in your README, I faced the following build issue:

LoRaSniffer:20:27: fatal error: SerialCommand.h: No such file or directory
 #include <SerialCommand.h>

My guess was that it depended on SerialCommand, but this library does not show up in the library manager. I looked it up on GitHub and, after finding multiple mutually-incompatible implementations of the same library, I came across this one (https://github.com/kroimon/Arduino-SerialCommand) which seemed to build. The problem now is that LoRaSniffer does not get past these lines:

void setup(){  
  pinMode(LED_BUILTIN,OUTPUT);      // Configure the onboard LED for output
  digitalWrite(LED_BUILTIN,LOW);    // default to LED off
  pinMode(RFM_DIO5,INPUT);
  Serial.begin(115200); 
  while (!Serial);

which don't seem to be related to SerialCommand at all. I know the bootloader works because if I set the LED_BUILTIN to HIGH right before initializing the serial, the green LED lights it up. However, if I set it right after the while(!Serial), the LED remains switched off.

I think I may be missing a primary source of documentation here. The only thing I need is to read the contents of the LoRa PHY frames from Putty, that would be pretty much it. Is there a guide somewhere with detailed steps on how to build & use this sniffer?

Thanks!

[sabas1080]

Hi @BatchDrake

while (!Serial);

wait for serial port to open via Arduino IDE or Putty, after that you would see

  Serial.println("Welcome to the LoRa Sniffer CLI " + String(fwVersion,1) + "v\n");
  Serial.println("With this sketch you can scan the LoRa spectrum");
  Serial.println("Changing the Frequency, Spreading Factor, BandWidth or the IQ signals of the radio.");
  Serial.println("Type help to get the available commands.");
  Serial.println("Electronic Cats ® 2020");

if you don´t open serial port, the program will not advance

[BatchDrake]

Waited for minutes with no results. Pressing Enter or typing help didn't work either. Port speed was 115200.

El vie., 12 jun. 2020 19:34, Sabas notifications@github.com escribió:

Hi @BatchDrake https://github.com/BatchDrake

while (!Serial);

wait for serial port to open via Arduino IDE or Putty, after that you would see

Serial.println("Welcome to the LoRa Sniffer CLI " + String(fwVersion,1) + "v\n");

Serial.println("With this sketch you can scan the LoRa spectrum");

Serial.println("Changing the Frequency, Spreading Factor, BandWidth or the IQ signals of the radio.");

Serial.println("Type help to get the available commands.");

Serial.println("Electronic Cats ® 2020");

if you don´t open serial port, the program will not advance

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[sabas1080]

You have to active in serial monitor New Line and carriage Return and send command "help please"

[BatchDrake]

Okay, it works now. Thanks!