With the new version of #TheThingsNetwork, we need to edit "global_conf.json" and update the "server_address" ... This is missing from the RAKWireless docs

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/the-things-stack/migrate-to-v3/migrate-gateways/

Updated LoRaWAN Gateway Settings may be found in the #TheThingsNetwork Console

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/gateways/udp/

We should see Heartbeat Messages transmitted by our LoRaWAN Gateway to #TheThingsNetwork ... Maybe messages from nearby devices!

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/events/

To receive Sensor Data, we create an Application in #TheThingsNetwork

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/integrations/adding-applications/

Under our #TheThingsNetwork Application, add an End Device ... LoRaWAN Version MUST be "1.0.2" and "1.0.2 Rev B" ... Or we will get Message Integrity Code errors!

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/migrating/major-changes/#lorawan-support

Let #TheThingsNetwork generate the Security Keys for our LoRaWAN End Device

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/devices/adding-devices/

Why set LoRaWAN Version to "1.0.2 Rev B"? Because #TheThingsNetwork has been upgraded recently ... Setting the incorrect LoRaWAN Version will cause Message Integrity Code errors! (I tried)

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/getting-started/migrating/major-changes/#lorawan-support

From our #TheThingsNetwork Device, copy the AppEUI, DevEUI and AppKey ... We'll enter these into the LoRaWAN Firmware for #PineDio Stack

https://www.thethingsindustries.com/docs/devices/adding-devices/

To join #PineDio Stack BL604 to #TheThingsNetwork, boot the LoRaWAN Firmware and enter these commands

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/pinedio/customer_app/pinedio_lorawan#lorawan-commands-for-the-things-network

#PineDio Stack BL604 successfully joins #TheThingsNetwork thru our LoRaWAN Firmware yay! 🎉

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/pinedio/customer_app/pinedio_lorawan#lorawan-commands-for-the-things-network

Now we send data from #PineDio Stack BL604 to #TheThingsNetwork ... Here are the commands for our LoRaWAN Firmware

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/pinedio/customer_app/pinedio_lorawan#lorawan-commands-for-the-things-network

#TheThingsNetwork receives the data transmitted by #PineDio Stack BL604 thru our LoRaWAN Firmware yay! 🎉

https://github.com/lupyuen/bl_iot_sdk/blob/pinedio/customer_app/pinedio_lorawan#lorawan-commands-for-the-things-network

We have just transmitted data from #PineDio Stack BL604 to #TheThingsNetwork Cloud over LoRa ... For Free! (Assuming we have The Things Network coverage)

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/

I hope you have good #TheThingsNetwork Wireless Coverage in your area ...Coverage in Singapore is so spotty 😭

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/map

#PineDio Stack BL604 @PINE64 ... Talks to RAKwireless LoRaWAN Gateway ... And The Things Network!

Connecting #PineDio Stack BL604 @PINE64 to #TheThingsNetwork ... All shall be explained in this article

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/ttn?1

No coverage for #TheThingsNetwork? No worries ... You're welcome to add your own #LoRaWAN Gateway to the network!

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/ttn?2

How we add a RAKWireless #LoRaWAN Gateway to #TheThingsNetwork

https://lupyuen.github.io/articles/ttn?3#add-gateway-to-the-things-network

@lupyuen I work quite a lot with LoraWAN, to read room temperature data. It should be understood that if you need coverage, you install gateways yourself... Otherwise, your devices/users may be without coverage without notice.

@niclas Yep I'm thinking maybe hobbyists and students could tap on the free The Things Network 🤔

@lupyuen Sure, but students should get the school to invest $150-250 (Dragino LG308 for instance) in a LoraWAN gateway. And hobbyist could then possibly rely on schools.

@niclas I'll ask @PINE64 to donate some #PineDio LoRaWAN Gateways to schools 👍

@niclas @lupyuen how well does Lora work through forest cover?

@niclas @lupyuen working on a system to detect elephants to reduce surprise encounters in the wild. Feel free to star and contribute https://github.com/elephant-detection/research

@mishari Wow that's super interesting! About LoRa Coverage in forests: One of my friends in the Nordic countries said that the coverage is good in forested areas. I'm assuming flat land, no rolling hills, no metal structures. Lakes are OK.

@mishari @lupyuen I wouldn't know... You can probably look up attenuation numbers for various types of foliage and figure out an estimated reach. OR, do what I did; test it. Put up a gateway, and drop N sensors (of any type) in "nature" at height where you expect them to be later, and monitor for a few days, possibly move them around a lot and plot the RSSI and SNR at each of these locations.

@niclas @lupyuen that's probably what we're going to do. Thank you