For Conduit mLinux models<\/p>\n
\r\n \"gateway_conf\": {\r\n \"spi_device\" : \"\/dev\/spidev0.2\",<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n \r\n \"gateway_conf\": {\r\n \"spi_device\" : \"\/dev\/spidev1.2\",<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nSPI device paths with mPower = 5.2.1<\/h5>\n\n- In the global_conf.json<\/li>\n
- AP1\n
\r\n \"gateway_conf\": {\r\n \"spi_device\" : \"\/dev\/spidev32766.2\",<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n - AP2\n
\r\n \"gateway_conf\": {\r\n \"spi_device\" : \"\/dev\/spidev32765.2\",<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nLinks<\/h3>\n
Troubleshooting Help<\/a><\/p>\nExamples of global_conf.json<\/h3>\n
Copy one of the following to the \/var\/config\/lora\/<\/b> directory renamed as global_conf.json<\/b>.<\/p>\n\n- Conduit with MTAC-LORA accessory cards:\n
\n- US (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Europe (868 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Australia (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Asia Pacific (923 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Asia Pacific with LBT (923 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Korea with LBT (920 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- India (865 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Conduit AP:\n
\n- US (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Europe (868 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Australia (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Asia Pacific (923 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Asia Pacific with LBT (923 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Korea with LBT (920 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- India (865 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Conduit with MTAC-003 accessory cards:\n
\n- US (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Europe (868 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Conduit MTCAP3:\n
\n- US (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Europe (868 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n
- Australia (915 MHz)<\/b><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Conduit IP67 with v2.1 Gateway Card\n
\n- See \/opt\/lora\/<\/b> directory for example config files<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Enabling start-up on boot<\/h3>\n$ update-rc.d lora-packet-forwarder defaults 80 30<\/pre>\nSetting up the Conduit<\/h3>\nmLinux >= 3.2.4<\/h4>\n\n- \/etc\/init.d\/lora-network-server stop<\/li>\n
- Edit \/etc\/default\/lora-network-server<\/li>\n
- ENABLED=”no”<\/li>\n
- Edit \/etc\/default\/lora-packet-forwarder<\/li>\n
- ENABLED=”yes”<\/li>\n
- Copy global_conf.json to \/var\/config\/lora\/ directory<\/li>\n
- Be sure to set “gateway_id” and server settings.<\/li>\n
- If you need a value for “gateway_id” the lora card value can be used\n
$ mts-io-sysfs show lora\/eui\r\n00:80:00:00:00:00:00:97<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- The colon separators must be removed 00:80:00:00:00:00:00:97 => 0080000000000097<\/li>\n
- \/etc\/init.d\/lora-packet-forwarder start<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
For Conduits with GNSS module installed<\/h5>\n
As of mLinux 4.1.6 the packet forwarder will get GPS data via libgpsd, set gps property to true.<\/p>\n
\n- mLinux >= 4.1.6<\/strong>\n
\n- Set “gps”: “true” in global_conf.json “gateway_conf” section<\/li>\n
- Reboot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
- mLinux < 4.1.6<\/strong>
\ngpsd usage of the GPS is not compatible with lora-packet-forwarder. It is not possible to use the Multitech supplied Lora-Packet-Forwarder with the GNSS port, and GPSD at the same time.<\/p>\n\n- Edit \/etc\/default\/gpsd<\/li>\n
- Set Enabled=”no” and Save<\/li>\n
- ntpd must be disabled or configured to not use gpsd\n
\n- Edit \/etc\/default\/ntpd, set Enabled=”no” and Save<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Or<\/p>\n
\n- Edit \/etc\/default\/ntpd, set GPSD_REQUIRED=0 and Save<\/li>\n
- Configure NTP time server in \/etc\/ntp.conf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Set “gps_tty_path”: “\/dev\/ttyXRUSB2” in global_conf.json “gateway_conf” section<\/li>\n
- Reboot<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
For Geolocation v2.1 Conduits IP67<\/h5>\n\n- GPS data is available on \/dev\/gps0 and \/dev\/ttyXRUSB0<\/li>\n
- GPS antenna should be connected to port 3<\/li>\n
- Generate AES key to unlock the fine timestamp using the hardware chip-id\n
\n- \n
$ sudo \/opt\/lora\/lora-v21-keygen $(sudo \/opt\/lora\/gateway-utils-geo\/chip_id | grep -oe '0x.*' | sed -r 's\/0x\/\/g' | sed 'N;s\/\\\\n\/ \/')<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nmLinux < 3.2.4<\/h4>\n\n- Install the LoRa mCard. Refer to Installing an mCard Accessory Card<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Attach the LoRa antenna to the LoRa mCard.<\/li>\n
- Use the power cable to connect power to the Conduit and wait for the Conduit to boot up.<\/li>\n
- Login to the console and configure the Conduit for internet access over Ethernet or cellular. Refer to Getting Started with mLinux<\/a> if needed.<\/li>\n
- Issue these commands on the Conduit:\n
$ mkdir \/var\/config\/lora\r\n$ cp \/opt\/lora\/lora-network-server.conf.sample \/var\/config\/lora\/lora-network-server.conf<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Edit
\/var\/config\/lora\/lora-network-server.conf<\/code> and modify these settings as needed (use vi<\/code> or nano<\/code>).\n\n\n\n\nField<\/th>\n MTAC-LORA-915 (NA)<\/th>\n MTAC-LORA-868 (EU)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\nlora[“frequencyBand”]:<\/strong><\/td>\n“915”<\/td>\n “868”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nlora[“channelPlan”]:<\/strong><\/td>\n“US915” or “AU915”<\/td>\n “EU868”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nlora[“frequencySubBand”]:<\/strong><\/td>\n(integer: 1 to 8)<\/td>\n Not applicable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nlora[“frequencyEU”]:<\/strong><\/td>\nNot applicable<\/td>\n default: 869500000
\nrange: [863500000 – 867500000]
\nand [869100000 – 869500000]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \nnetwork[“public”]:<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\ntrue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- Restart the network server. This will generate a configuration file for the packet forwarder.\n
$ \/etc\/init.d\/lora-network-server restart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Copy the generated packet forwarder configuration to the config partition.\n
$ cp \/var\/run\/lora\/1\/global_conf.json \/var\/config\/lora\/global_conf.json<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Edit
\/var\/config\/lora\/global_conf.json<\/code> and modify these settings.\n\n\n\n\nField<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n\ngateway_conf[“server_address”]:<\/strong><\/td>\nNetwork IP or URL of your LoRa network server<\/td>\n “lora.mydomain.com”<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \ngateway_conf[“serv_port_down”]:<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nThe LoRa network server’s downstream UDP port<\/td>\n 1700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \ngateway_conf[“serv_port_up”]:<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\nThe LoRa network server’s upstream UDP port<\/td>\n 1700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n*If you have mLinux firmware version 3.2.4 or greater, skip steps 10-12, and see below for further instructions<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- Edit
\/etc\/init.d\/lora-network-server<\/code> as follows :\n\n- Comment out the Lora network server start code\n
# start network server \r\n#start-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile \\\r\n# --pidfile $net_server_pidfile --exec $net_server -- \\\r\n# -c $conf_file --lora-eui $lora_eui --lora-path $run_dir --db $conf_db \\\r\n# --noconsole -l $net_server_log \r\n#sleep 1<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- On line 65, change the
-c<\/code> option for packet forwarder from -c $run_dir<\/code> to -c $conf_dir<\/code>\n# start packet forwarder \r\nstart-stop-daemon --start --background --make-pidfile \\\r\n --pidfile $pkt_fwd_pidfile --exec $pkt_fwd -- \\\r\n -c $conf_dir -l $pkt_fwd_log \r\necho \"OK\"<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Comment out the Lora network server stop code
<\/code>\n#start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $net_server_pidfile --retry 15\r\nstart-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --pidfile $pkt_fwd_pidfile --retry 5<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Restart the packet forwarder.\n
$ \/etc\/init.d\/lora-network-server restart<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- For debugging, you can view the packet forwarder log with this command:\n
$ tail -f \/var\/log\/lora-pkt-fwd.log<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n*If you have mLinux firmware version 3.2.4 or greater, continue with steps 13-16 after step 9 from above (If not, stop here after step #12. You are done.)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n13. Stop the network server using this command:<\/p>\n
\r\n<\/pre>\nnbsp;\/etc\/init.d\/lora-network-server stop<\/p>\n
14. Edit \/etc\/default\/lora-network-server:<\/p>\n
ENABLED =\"no\"<\/pre>\n15. Edit \/etc\/default\/lora-packet-forwarder:<\/p>\n
ENABLED = \"yes\"<\/pre>\n16. Start packet forwarder using this command:<\/p>\n
\r\n<\/pre>\nnbsp;\/etc\/init.d\/lora-packet-forwarder start<\/p>\n
Setting Up the mDot Using Manual Join<\/h3>\n