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An 8-channel ESP32 LoRa Gateway based on SX1302
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Connecting to TTN #24

Closed StevenCellist closed 5 days ago

StevenCellist commented 6 days ago

Hi folks, I just got my concentrator card in the mail as well as the miniPCIe break-out a few days earlier (perfect & fast shipping!). If I understand correctly however, it is not possible yet to connect the ESXP1302 to TTN or other 'online' (non-local) network servers. Is that right, and if so, where should I look to try and see if I can get it running? Cheers!

danielkucera commented 6 days ago

Hi, of course it is. You just need to set you NS accordingly. IMG_20240629_071605

StevenCellist commented 5 days ago

Ah, according to the user guide, it says that domain names don't work and IP addresses should be used. And as far as I'm used to, I thought I'd need to set the API key for the gateway to function correctly.. how does that work here?

danielkucera commented 5 days ago

That might be some old information, right @dennis4lora ? Api key is only needed for the new protocol. Legacy packet forwarder works without. I don't remember exactly now if something had to be set in TTN console but I think no.

StevenCellist commented 5 days ago

Do you have your ESXP connected to TTN? It sounds impossible to me that you can have it working without API key, because any and all packet forwarder gateways I've used including legacy ones require the API key.

danielkucera commented 5 days ago

Yes, I do.

StevenCellist commented 5 days ago

Apparently, the statistics on their own do not trigger TTN to show the gateway. Having resolved the I2C wiring means messages now come through and the gateway functions nicely. Definitely interesting there's no key required, but that's probably why it's called legacy ;) Thank you!

danielkucera commented 5 days ago

Nice, YW.

chunis commented 5 days ago

Ah, according to the user guide, it says that domain names don't work and IP addresses should be used.

That information is outdated now and needs to be corrected. Thanks for point it out. :-)

@danielkucera, @StevenCellist :

In fact, there are two kinds of gateway protocol both supported by Semtech:

The reason why there are 2 instead of 1, is because BS is designed by another company named TrackNet before it was acquired by Semtech. PF is older and simpler while BS has some advanced features but more complex. For example, it requires API key for CUPS (https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/gateways/concepts/lora-basics-station/cups/).

TTN provides some information for both:

Final word: ESXP1302 derives from PF. That's why it doesn't require API key.