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(C)2020 SemtechThis directory contains the sources of the library to build a gateway based on a Semtech LoRa SX1302 concentrator chip (a.k.a. concentrator). Once compiled all the code is contained in the libloragw.a file that will be statically linked (ie. integrated in the final executable).
The library also comes with few basic tests programs that are used to test the different sub-modules of the library.
Please refer to the readme.md file located in the libloragw directory for more details.
Those programs are included in the project to provide examples on how to use the HAL library, and to help the system builder test different parts of it.
The packet forwarder is a program running on the host of a Lora gateway that forwards RF packets receive by the concentrator to a server through a IP/UDP link, and emits RF packets that are sent by the server.
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+- -|- - - - - - - - - - - - -+ xxxxxxxxxxxx +--------+
|+--+-----------+ +------+| xx x x xxx | |
|| | USB | || xx Internet xx | |
|| Concentrator |<----+ Host |<------xx or xx-------->| |
|| | SPI | || xx Intranet xx | Server |
|+--------------+ +------+| xxxx x xxxx | |
| ^ ^ | xxxxxxxx | |
| | PPS +-----+ NMEA | | | |
| +------| GPS |-------+ | +--------+
| +-----+ |
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| Gateway |
+- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -+Uplink: radio packets received by the gateway, with metadata added by the gateway, forwarded to the server. Might also include gateway status.
Downlink: packets generated by the server, with additional metadata, to be transmitted by the gateway on the radio channel. Might also include configuration data for the gateway.
Please refer to the readme.md file located in the packet_forwarder directory for more details.
The downlink packet sender is a simple helper program listening on a single UDP port, responding to PUSH_DATA and PULL_DATA datagrams with proper ACK, and sending downlink JSON packets to the socket, with given frame parameters, at regular time interval. It is a network packet sender.
It can also be used as a UDP packet logger to store received uplinks in a local CSV file.
Please refer to the readme.md file located in the util_net_downlink directory for more details.
This utility configures the SX1302 to be able to retrieve its EUI. It can then be used as a Gateway ID.
On used for a USB gateway, this software switches the concentrator in DFU mode in order to program its internal STM32 MCU.
This software allows to scan the spectral band using the additional sx1261 radio of the Semtech Corecell reference design.
This script is used to perform the basic initialization of the SX1302 through the GPIOs defined by the CoreCell reference design. It gets the SX1302 out of reset and set the Power Enable pin. This script is called by every program provided here which accesses the SX1302. It MUST be located in the same directory as the executable of the program.
All the libraries and test programs can be compiled and installed from the root directory of this project.
make clean all
First edit the target.cfg file located in the root directory of the project in order to configure where the executables have to be installed.
TARGET_IP : sets the IP address of the host of the gateway. In case the
project is compiled on the gateway host itself (Raspberry Pi...), this can
be left set to localhost.
TARGET_DIR : sets the directory on the gateway host file system in which
the executables must be copied. Note that the directory MUST exist when
invoking the install command.
TARGET_USR : sets the linux user to be used to perform the SSH/SCP command
for copying the executables.
In order to avoid entering the user password when installing the files, the following steps have to be followed.
Lets say you want to copy between two hosts host_src and host_dest (they can be the same). host_src is the host where you would run the scp command, irrespective of the direction of the file copy!
ssh-keygen -t rsaThis will prompt for a passphrase. Just press the enter key. It'll then generate an identification (private key) and a public key. Do not ever share the private key with anyone! ssh-keygen shows where it saved the public key. This is by default ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
ssh-copy-id -i ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub user@host_destYou should be able to log on host_dest without being asked for a password.
Now that everything is set, the following command can be invoked:
make install
In order to also install the packet forwarder JSON configuration files:
make install_conf
PATH environment variable.ARCH environment variable to arm.CROSS_COMPILE environment variable to the prefix corresponding to
the compiler for the target platform.An example for a Raspberry Pi target:
export PATH=[path]/tools/arm-bcm2708/gcc-linaro-arm-linux-gnueabihf-raspbian-x64/binexport ARCH=armexport CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-Then, from the same console where the previous environment variables have been set, do:
make clean all
This project provides support for both SPI or USB gateways. For USB interface, the concentrator board has a STM32 MCU with which the linux host will communicate to configure the sx1302 and the associated radios. The STM32 acts as a USB <-> SPI bridge.
The STM32 MCU has to be programmed with the binary provided in the mcu_bin
directory of this project. For more details about how to flash it, please refer
to the util_boot/readme.md instructions.
Each test utility of the project can be used using the `-u -d /dev/ttyACMx' command line option, or with the proper configuration in the packet forwarder global_conf.json file.
This project relies on several third-party open source libraries, that can be
found in the libtools directory.
Updates
This release only targets USB Corecell (no change for SPI connexion type). The USB-SPI bridge firmware, which runs on the STM32 MCU of the USB Corecell, has been updated for API clean-up and robustness improvements.
Changes
Updates
Fixed AGC firmware version check for sx1255/sx1257 based platforms (full-duplex gateways...).
Changes
Updates
The fine timestamping feature has been fully validated with this release.
Changes
New features
Changes
Notes
Integrated in v2.0.0 from master-fdd-cn490 branch.
Integrated in v2.0.0 from master-fdd-cn490 branch.
Integrated in v2.0.0 from master-fdd-cn490 branch.
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