LoRaWAN Multicast Setup and Firmware Updates OTA

The Downloads page has IPKs available for MTS Beta and LoRa Alliance Compliant versions of the FUOTA application. The 0.0.9 MTS Beta version is compatible with Dot 3.0.x and 3.1.x firmware releases. The 1.0.10 and later versions are compatible with Dot 3.3.x and later firmwares.

To install 0.0.9 on mPower 5.1.5 use the –force-downgrade option with opkg.


$ sudo /etc/init.d/fotad stop
$ wget http://www.multitech.net/downloads/fotad_0.0.19-r11.0_arm926ejste.ipk
$ sudo opkg install --force-downgrade fotad_0.0.19-r11.0_arm926ejste.ipk
$ sudo /etc/init.d/fotad start

To install 1.0.10 on mPower 5.1.5


$ sudo /etc/init.d/fotad stop
$ wget http://www.multitech.net/downloads/fotad_1.0.10-r11.0_arm926ejste.ipk
$ sudo opkg install --force-downgrade fotad_1.0.10-r11.0_arm926ejste.ipk
$ sudo /etc/init.d/fotad start