{"id":436,"date":"2017-04-15T08:31:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T06:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/systev.com\/?p=436"},"modified":"2020-04-27T08:26:40","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T06:26:40","slug":"connecting-sodaq-explorer-to-orange-live-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/systev.com\/connecting-sodaq-explorer-to-orange-live-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting SODAQ ExpLoRer to Orange LoRaWAN network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This post explains how to transmit data over French Orange LoRaWAN network using a <a href=\"http:\/\/support.sodaq.com\/sodaq-one\/explorer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SODAQ ExpLoRer<\/a> board.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You need an active <a href=\"https:\/\/lpwa.liveobjects.orange-business.com\/#\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orange Live Objects LPWA<\/a> account.<\/p>\n<h2>SODAQ ExpLoRer board<\/h2>\n<p>The ExpLoRer board is an Arduino compatible board, based on Microchip RN2483 LoRaWAN module. It includes an RN4871 Bluetooth module as well.<\/p>\n<h3>Reference documentation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microchip.com\/wwwproducts\/en\/RN2483#documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">RN2483 documentation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/support.sodaq.com\/sodaq-one\/explorer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SODAQ ExpLoRer page<\/a> on SODAQ website<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bb.sodaq.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SODAQ support forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/SodaqMoja\/Sodaq_RN2483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source code of the Sodaq_RN2483 library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/Reference\/Libraries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arduino libraries<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/arduino\/ArduinoCore-samd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">source code of Arduino Core for SAMD21 CPU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/monblocnotes.com\/node\/2036\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">some C reference material<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Getting started with ExpLoRer<\/h3>\n<p>As explained on the <a href=\"http:\/\/support.sodaq.com\/sodaq-one\/explorer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ExpLoRer page<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arduino.cc\/en\/Main\/Software\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download and install the Arduino IDE<\/a><\/li>\n<li>configure the IDE with the SODAQ additional boards URL (<tt>http:\/\/downloads.sodaq.net\/package_sodaq_samd_index.json<\/tt>)<\/li>\n<li>install latest version of SODAQ boards<\/li>\n<li>select <tt>SODAQ ExpLoRer<\/tt> for the board type<\/li>\n<li>download Microchip Bluetooth library, and add it (<strong>Sketch \/ Include Library \/ Add .ZIP Library&#8230;<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Connect the SODAQ board to the computer using the appropriate USB cable. In the IDE, select associated communication port (<strong>Tools \/ Port<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p>Replace existing (almost empty) sketch by the one from the <a href=\"http:\/\/support.sodaq.com\/sodaq-one\/led\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SODAQ page<\/a> that makes the blue LED flash. Compile the sketch (<strong>Sketch \/ Verify\/Compile<\/strong>) and then upload it to the board (<strong>Sketch \/ Upload<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>The LED should start flashing.<\/p>\n<h2>Orange Live Objects<\/h2>\n<h3>Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>Define the unique end-device identifier <em>(devEUI<\/em> &#8211; 8 bytes), the application identifier <em>(appEUI<\/em> &#8211; 8 bytes) and the application key <em>(appKey<\/em> &#8211; 16 bytes) you will use for your application.<\/p>\n<p>Using your Live Objects credentials, connect to your account, and register the LoRaWAN kit, using above data:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-443 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqRegister01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqRegister01.jpg 400w, https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqRegister01-196x300.jpg 196w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Try not to re-use the above values, as I&#8217;m already using them \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h2>First LoRaWAN test<\/h2>\n<h3>SODAQ sample code<\/h3>\n<p>In the Arduino IDE, add the <em>Sodaq_RN2483<\/em> library, using <strong>Sketch \/ Include Library \/ Manage Libraries&#8230;<\/strong> menu, and <tt>RN2483<\/tt> as filtering string.<\/p>\n<p>Sodaq provides a sample code that periodically reads a value from the board temperature sensor, and sends it over the LoRaWAN network. Modify it with above identifiers and key, set <tt>OTAA<\/tt> to <tt>true<\/tt>, and slightly modify <tt>setupLoRaOTAA()<\/tt> code so that it does not perform two successive initializations.<\/p>\n<p>You get something like:<\/p>\n<pre>#include &lt;Sodaq_RN2483.h&gt;\n\n#define debugSerial SerialUSB\n#define loraSerial Serial2\n\nbool OTAA = true;\n\n\/\/ ABP\n\/\/ USE YOUR OWN KEYS!\nconst uint8_t devAddr[4] =\n{\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00\n};\n\n\/\/ USE YOUR OWN KEYS!\nconst uint8_t appSKey[16] =\n{\n&nbsp; 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00\n};\n\n\/\/ USE YOUR OWN KEYS!\nconst uint8_t nwkSKey[16] =\n{\n&nbsp; 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00\n};\n\n\/\/ OTAA\nconst uint8_t DevEUI[8] =\n{\n&nbsp;0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04, 0x05, 0x06, 0x07, 0x88\n};\n\nconst uint8_t AppEUI[8] =\n{\n&nbsp; 0x77, 0x66, 0x55, 0x44, 0x33, 0x22, 0x11, 0x00\n};\n\nconst uint8_t AppKey[16] =\n{\n&nbsp; 0x77, 0x66, 0x55, 0x44, 0x33, 0x22, 0x11, 0x00, 0x77, 0x66, 0x55, 0x44, 0x33, 0x22, 0x11, 0x00\n};\n\nvoid setup()\n{\n&nbsp; while ((!debugSerial) &amp;&amp; (millis() &lt; 10000)){\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \/\/ Wait 10 seconds for debugSerial to open\n&nbsp; }\n&nbsp; \n&nbsp; debugSerial.begin(57600);\n&nbsp; loraSerial.begin(LoRaBee.getDefaultBaudRate());\n&nbsp; \n&nbsp; setupLoRa();\n}\n\nvoid setupLoRa(){\n&nbsp; if(!OTAA){\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \/\/ ABP\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setupLoRaABP();\n&nbsp; } else {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \/\/OTAA\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setupLoRaOTAA();\n&nbsp; }\n}\n\nvoid setupLoRaABP(){ &nbsp;\n&nbsp; if (LoRaBee.initABP(loraSerial, devAddr, appSKey, nwkSKey, false))\n&nbsp; {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Communication to LoRaBEE successful.\");\n&nbsp; }\n&nbsp; else\n&nbsp; {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Communication to LoRaBEE failed!\");\n&nbsp; }\n}\n\nvoid setupLoRaOTAA(){\n\n  bool res = LoRaBee.initOTA(loraSerial, DevEUI, AppEUI, AppKey, false);\n&nbsp; debugSerial.println(res);\n&nbsp; \n&nbsp; if (res)\n&nbsp; {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Network connection successful.\");\n&nbsp; }\n&nbsp; else\n&nbsp; {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Network connection failed!\");\n&nbsp; }\n}\n\nvoid loop()\n{\n&nbsp;&nbsp; String reading = getTemperature();\n\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; switch (LoRaBee.send(1, (uint8_t*)reading.c_str(), reading.length()))\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; {\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case NoError:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Successful transmission.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case NoResponse:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"There was no response from the device.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case Timeout:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Connection timed-out. Check your serial connection to the device! Sleeping for 20sec.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; delay(20000);\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case PayloadSizeError:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"The size of the payload is greater than allowed. Transmission failed!\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case InternalError:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"Oh No! This shouldn't happen. Something is really wrong! The program will reset the RN module.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setupLoRa();\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case Busy:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"The device is busy. Sleeping for 10 extra seconds.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; delay(10000);\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case NetworkFatalError:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"There is a non-recoverable error with the network connection. The program will reset the RN module.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setupLoRa();\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case NotConnected:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"The device is not connected to the network. The program will reset the RN module.\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; setupLoRa();\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; case NoAcknowledgment:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; debugSerial.println(\"There was no acknowledgment sent back!\");\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; default:\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; break;\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; }\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \/\/ Delay between readings\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \/\/ 60 000 = 1 minute\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; delay(10000); \n}\n\nString getTemperature()\n{\n&nbsp; \/\/10mV per C, 0C is 500mV\n&nbsp; float mVolts = (float)analogRead(TEMP_SENSOR) * 3300.0 \/ 1023.0;\n&nbsp; float temp = (mVolts - 500.0) \/ 10.0;\n&nbsp; \n&nbsp; return String(temp);\n}<\/pre>\n<p>Compile and load the sketch. Display the monitor window (<strong>Tools \/ Serial Monitor<\/strong>), and set its speed to <strong>57600<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are under Orange LoRaWAN coverage, you should see following messages:<\/p>\n<pre>1\nNetwork connection successful.\nSuccessful transmission.<\/pre>\n<p>and sent data should be available from Live Objects website:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-446 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqData01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqData01.jpg 800w, https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqData01-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/sodaqData01-768x306.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post explains how to transmit data over French Orange LoRaWAN network using a SODAQ ExpLoRer board.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=436"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1093,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/436\/revisions\/1093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/438"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/systev.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}