Out-the-box firmware source code does not appear to be available

[descartes]

Summary: We don't know what the default firmware is doing or sending

See https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/box-opening-no-video/45548/13

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Obtain node
2. Register it
3. Turn it on
4. Look at blinkenlights
5. Admire uplink in console
6. Not have clue what uplink means

What do you see now? A payload with no meaning

What do you want to see instead? Preferably the source code, from which I can create a payload formatter

Or documentation on the payload so I can create a payload formatter

Or a payload formatter

How do you propose to implement this? Using my Ninja Payload Formatting skillz - or more likely, my Payload Formatter spreadsheet that I use to create Payload Formatters semi-automatically

What can you do yourself and what do you need help with? Depends on what resources you provide!

I can also add this to the device repository as well.

[elsalahy]

@descartes The 100 batch was shipped with basic app as a default FW, and it prints serial information using UART at 115200 8N1.

I will prioritize #178 sensors vanilla app as this will be the application that will be used in the next batch. And I can provide a simple payload formatter or provide some support to you in case you want to take this on.

For now, this is pending on #178

[descartes]

And I can provide a simple payload formatter or provide some support to you in case you want to take this on.

I'm happy to create a simple starter app and payload formatter if that's what you are suggesting. If it's just the payload formatter, I have an app for that.

[descartes]

PS, I need a simple something running for the mini-conference at the end of next week for my talk on WebHooks, so I will be creating a sensor read & send example anyway.

[azerimaker]

I've already replied on the forum, just adding here for redundancy. @descartes if you want something quick and dirty you can check out this branch, which sends temperature and humidity values.

Simple payload decoder I used:

function decodeUplink(input) {
  var data = {};
  data.temperature = ((input.bytes[0] << 8) + input.bytes[1]-400)/10;
  data.humidity = ((input.bytes[2] << 8) + input.bytes[3])/10;
  return {
    data: data,
  };
}

[elsalahy]

@descartes check @azerimaker comment, maybe this is a good simple example for you.

[descartes]

All good, rest assured as a moderator I read every single post, all of them - mostly skimming them for guidelines, but still, redundancy for the win!

[descartes]

The payload formatter you have is a v2 style which still works, but I'll update it / create something to run on v3. I cut my teeth on LiveScript back in Sept 1995 so my biggest problem now a days is typing the right programming language in to the right IDE.

[elsalahy]

This issue is partially addressed in #194 The new patch of devices will have the sensors_lorawan application communicated in #178.

@descartes is your issue addressed in the new application sensors_lorawan? If yes, is it possible to close this issue?

[descartes]

Yes, gives something sensible as a starter and pretty much the same as the code I used for my TTS conference demo on WebHooks.

Sleep will need to be added very soon - the most basic of nodes usually reads & sends sensor data & then sleeps for a chunk of time.