The Things Network v3

[hardillb]

Hi,

Are there any instructions for setting up the Gateway Hat with the new v3 Things network setup?

[ryanbateman]

@hardillb FWIW, I managed to get it working using the RAKWireless repo here, following the instructions there regarding standard setup, then downloading the global_conf.json from the v3 console and using that to update the packet forward config.

[hardillb]

@ryanbateman Thanks, I have mine working via that route, but it would be nice for PiSupply offer an update since they are still selling this hardware.

[ryanbateman]

@hardillb Yes, I very much agree.

[salmanfarisvp]

Thnaks, @ryanbateman Could you please add the instructions and do a pull request if possible? Thanks.

[ChristopherRush]

I have instructions for this already.

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[emendir]

It took me a bit of research and trial and error, but I succeeded in the end.
Over the last three years the configuration options on TheThingsNetwork have changed often, so I don't know how long they'll stay valid for.

Here are my notes in which I documented what I learned. They're not step-by-step instructions, but for people already familiar with working with LoRaWAN and TheThingsNetwork, they should give you all the info you need to get it working.

LoRaWAN settings for working with the LoRa Node pHAT RAK811 and TheThingsNetwork

RAK811

The [[LoRa Node pHAT RAK811]] hardware and the RAK811 python library's LoRaWAN compatibility seem to be limited to a specific set of its specifications.
I deduce this from the configuration options documented here being a subset of all LoRaWAN specs.
Those configurations which I could not configure on the RAK811, I experimented with when trying to register the device on TheThinsNetwork, to find which configurations there resulting in the RAK811 working correctly.

Supported Configurations

Here are the configurations I know I can apply:

• LoRaP2p
• LoRaWAN
  • End Device Activation (OTAA, ABP)
  • Device Class (A,C (class B is not supported))

Given that we're working with
For these settings, I configured, on both the RAK811 and in the TheThingsNetwork console when registering a new device, the following:

RAK Config Name	TTN Config Name	Value
join_mode	Activation mode	OTAA
app_eui	JoinEUI	I chose a value myself
app_key	AppKey	generated by TTN
app_eui	JoinEUI	from RAK811 or generated by TTN

Fixed TTN Configurations

Here are the configurations that can't be applied/I didn't apply to the RAK811 which I had to apply in TheThingsNetwork console (while adding a device):

Configuration	Value
Frequency Plan	Europe 863-870 MHz (SF9 for RX2)
LoRaWAN Version	LoRaWAN Specification 1.0.3
Regional Parameters version	RP001 Regional Parameters 1.0.3 revision A

To see a list of the device's configuration that are set to explore further configuration options, run the following shell command on a raspberry pi to which a RAK811 is connected:

rak811v3 get-config lora:status

DevEUI

Preconfigured

The RAK811 pHAT has a pre-configured device EUI.
When the device is connected to a raspbery pi, the device EUI can be read by executing the following shell command on the raspberry pi:

rak811v3 get-config lora:status | grep DevEui

Manual

The RAK811 pHAT's DevEUI can be changed, in shell or in python, replacing the preconfigured device EUI, and persisting across reboots.

rak811v3 set-config lora:dev_eui 70XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

from rak811.rak811_v3 import Rak811

lora = Rak811()

DEV_EUI = "70XXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
lora.set_config(f'lora:dev_eui:{DEV_EUI}')