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things4u / ESP-1ch-Gateway

Version 6 of the single channel gateway
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Could this library use a LoRaWAN node? #35

Closed IoTThinks closed 4 years ago

IoTThinks commented 4 years ago

Hi everyone, This project is excellent for single channel LoRaWan gateway. I see there is Gateway node mode for the gateway.

Could I make it become a LoRaWAN node? So the LoRaWAN node (without WiFi) send packets to this LoRaWAN gateway via LoRaWAN.

Thanks a lot.

platenspeler commented 4 years ago

You can turn the ESP8266 or ESP32 device into a node. You need LMIC6 (preferrably) for that. I do this all the time.

So you can use the same hardware for both a h=gateway and a LoRa Node.

Maarten

PS. I did not publuch the LoRa Node part yet. Especially since the ESP32 and ESP8266 devices consume more power and probably need an adapter tp function for a long time.

IoTThinks commented 4 years ago

LMIC 6? Do you mean LMIC from IBM or MCCI?

I'm trying https://github.com/matthijskooijman/arduino-lmic and https://github.com/mcci-catena/arduino-lmic

but not so much luck. Which LoRaWAN do you think compatible with this ESP-1CH-Gateway?

Thanks a lot.

platenspeler commented 4 years ago

Looking at the READ.ME file it is mcci catena.

platenspeler commented 4 years ago

and LMIC 6. And compatibel is the wrong word. The hardware is compatible but the libraries of the single channel gateways and the sensor nodes are completely different. What are you trying to do? Normally people try to use a different sensor node that consumes less power and has no wifi.

IoTThinks commented 4 years ago

I use https://github.com/matthijskooijman/arduino-lmic And it works with ESP-1CH-Gateway.

Thanks a lot.