LoPy-nano-gateway-wan-public

LoPy nano gateway and Thethingsnetwork

In this page, We are going to:

• In Thethingsnetwork Server
  • Setup Gateway
  • Create Application
  • Register Device
• In LoPy
  • Update LoPy firmware to 1.6.7.b1
  • Configure LoPy code to forward message to Thethingsnetwork Server
  • Run LoPy Nano Gateway code

Thethingsnetwork Server

• Register Account

1. Go to TheThingsNetwork
2. Enter username, email and password
3. Click "Create Account"
4. Then Follow instruction to verify your email-address

• Setup Gateway

1. Go to TheThingsNetwork Console
2. Click on Gateway
3. Click "register gateway"
4. Select "package forwarder
5. Enter Gateway EUI
   (Note: To get Device EUI. Execute these code in LoPy. Reference)
     from network import LoRa
     import binascii
     lora = LoRa(mode=LoRa.LORAWAN)
     print(binascii.hexlify(lora.mac()).upper().decode('utf-8'))
6. Enter Description
7. Select Frequency Plan
8. Enter Location
9. Select Antenna Placment
10. Click Register Gateway

• Change Gateway Setting

1. Go to Gateways Page
2. Click on the gateway that just created.
3. Click "Setting"
4. In "Router" Field. Enter the following: router.eu.thethings.network:1700
   (Note: We want to forward our package from LoPy Nano Gateway to "router.eu.thethings.network:1700" the other router may not work)
5. Click "Update Gateway"

• Create Application

• Register Node

LoPy

• Update firmware to 1.6.7.b1

1. Follow the official LoPy upgrade guide Firmware-Upgrade

• Download LoPy Nano Gateway Code

1. Go to LoPy Github
2. Download the file: main.py, config.py and nanogateway.py

• Change config.py configuration

1. Open and edit "config.py" file
2. Update GATEWAY_ID to Device EUI.
   WIFI_SSID to ssid of wireless access point.
   WIFI_PASS to password of wireless access point.
3. Save the file

• Upload main.py, config.py and nanogateway.py to "flash" directory of LoPy.

1. Via FTP: Follow this Pycom-Filesystem

• Reset the LoPy

After reset the LoPy we should see the gateway status in Gateways Page to connected

References

These page follow example from:

1. LoPy-LoRaWan-Nano-Gateway
2. The Things Network