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LoRa® PicoCell Gateway V1.0
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User Guide to the
LoRa® PicoCell Gateway V1.0

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Table of Contents
1

Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4

2

Hardware Presentation .................................................................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings................................................................................................................................... 5
2.2 External Host Processor Connection .................................................................................................................. 5
2.3 RF Front-End Architecture ...................................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 PicoCell Gateway Block Diagram ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.5 Hardware Control Signals ....................................................................................................................................... 8
2.6 Power Consumption................................................................................................................................................. 9

3

Software Overview ........................................................................................................................................................11

4

Use with Raspberry Pi ...................................................................................................................................................13
4.1 Raspberry Pi Connection.......................................................................................................................................13
4.2 Raspberry Pi Image Software Installation ....................................................................................................... 14
4.3 Starting Raspberry Pi ..............................................................................................................................................15
4.3.1

Login: pi and Password: raspberry ............................................................................................................ 15

4.3.2

Resize Partition / FS ........................................................................................................................................16

4.3.3

Install dfu-util Tool ..........................................................................................................................................18

4.3.4

Load STM32F401CD MCU Binary .............................................................................................................. 19

4.3.5

Compile Semtech HAL + Packet Forwarder .......................................................................................... 23

4.3.6

Semtech HAL Compilation Check ............................................................................................................. 23

4.3.7

Set a Unique ID to the Gateway ................................................................................................................. 24

4.3.8

Run Basic Packet Forwarder ........................................................................................................................26

5

JSON file for RF Parameter Tuning...........................................................................................................................27

6

References ........................................................................................................................................................................31

7

Revision History ..............................................................................................................................................................32

8

Glossary .............................................................................................................................................................................33

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List of Figures
Figure 1: LoRa® PicoCell Gateway V1.0 .............................................................................................................................. 4
Figure 2: USB Port Type A for External Host Processor and Power Supply .......................................................... 5
Figure 3: PicoCell Gateway V1.0 RF Block Diagram ....................................................................................................... 7
Figure 4: PicoCell GW V1.0 HW Control Signals.............................................................................................................. 8
Figure 5: GW Software Overview .......................................................................................................................................11
Figure 6: Raspberry Pi and PicoCell GW Connection .................................................................................................. 13
Figure 7: SDFormatter ...........................................................................................................................................................14
Figure 8: Win32 Disk Imager ...............................................................................................................................................14
Figure 9: MobaXterm SSH Client .......................................................................................................................................15
Figure 10: raspi-config Menu ..............................................................................................................................................16
Figure 11: raspi-config “Expand Filesystem” ................................................................................................................. 16
Figure 12: Git Clones ..............................................................................................................................................................17
Figure 13: Dfu-util Make Install ..........................................................................................................................................18
Figure 14: STM32 MCU Boot0 Button ..............................................................................................................................19
Figure 15: Load STM32F401CD MCU Binary .................................................................................................................. 19
Figure 16: “lsusb” Command Result .................................................................................................................................20
Figure 17: “dmesg” Command Result ..............................................................................................................................20
Figure 18: DFU Mode .............................................................................................................................................................21
Figure 19: Update STM32F401CD MCU Binary ............................................................................................................. 21
Figure 20: Util_com_stress...................................................................................................................................................23
Figure 21: Util_chip_id ..........................................................................................................................................................24
Figure 22: Basic Packet Forwarder ....................................................................................................................................26

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1 Introduction
This user guide introduces the Semtech LoRa® PicoCell Gateway V1.0 reference design and how to
set it up with a Raspberry Pi 2.

Figure 1: LoRa® PicoCell Gateway V1.0

The LoRa® PicoCell Gateway V1.0 (called here after “PicoCell GW”) is a multi-channel high
performance transceiver designed to simultaneously receive several LoRa® packets using random
spreading factors.
Three hardware reference designs are made available to address:
-

Europe 868 MHz ISM band [863 MHz - 870 MHz]

-

USA/Australia 915 MHz ISM band [902 MHz - 928 MHz]

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China 470 MHz ISM band [470 MHz - 510 MHz]

For countries with a comparable regulatory framework (no LBT), choose the design corresponding to
the right frequency.

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2 Hardware Presentation
2.1 Absolute Maximum Ratings
Table 1: Absolute Maximum Ratings

Item

Minimum

Typical

Maximum

Unit

Maximum Supply Voltage

-0.3

5.0

6.0

V

Operating Temperature

0

25

70

o

Maximum RF Input Level

-10

C

dBm

Notice!
The PicoCell Gateway V1.0 with SX1308 chip is designed for indoor applications with a metal alloy
housing. It is strongly recommended to maintain the ambient operating temperature below 40 °C, to
ensure that an ambient operating temperature of 70 °C is not exceeded in the housing.
The operating temperature range can be extended to “-40 °C to 85 °C” if the PicoCell uses a SX1301
chip instead of a SX1308 chip. See Section 2.4 LoRa® PicoCell Gateway Block Diagram 2.4.

2.2 External Host Processor Connection
The LoRaWAN protocol can be run through an external host processor. On the PicoCell GW reference
design, there is a USB port type A to interface with the external host processor. This USB port is also
used to provide the main 5.0 V power supply:

Figure 2: USB Port Type A for External Host Processor and Power Supply

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2.3 RF Front-End Architecture
The RF front-end architecture of the PicoCell GW displays the following characteristics:
-

Half-duplex mode i.e. can’t receive and transmit simultaneously

-

Simultaneously receive 8 LoRa® channels multi-data rates (SF7 ~ SF12 / 125 kHz) + 2 mono-data
rate (LoRa® 250 / 500 kHz and FSK 50 kbps)

-

3 ISM bands
o

Europe 868MHz ISM band [863 MHz - 870 MHz

o

USA/Australia 915MHz ISM band [902 MHz - 928 MHz]

o

China 470MHz ISM band [470 MHz - 510 MHz]

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Maximum transmit output power = +20dBm

-

Typical sensitivity level:

-

o

-139 dBm at SF12 BW 125 kHz

o

-125 dBm at SF7 BW 125 kHz

o

-109 dBm at FSK 50 kbps

Ability to work in hostile RF environments such as close to cellular mobile phones, WiFi routers,
Bluetooth devices

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2.4 PicoCell Gateway Block Diagram

Figure 3: PicoCell Gateway V1.0 RF Block Diagram

-

The SX1308 digital baseband chip is a massive digital signal processing engine which integrates
the LoRa® Concentrator IP

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The two SX1257 transceivers are highly integrated RF front-end to digital I and Q modulator and
demodulator. Two transceivers are used instead of one to be able to simultaneously receive 8
LoRa® 200 kHz channels. To address the Chinese market (470 MHz band), SX1255 transceivers are
used instead of SX1257 transceivers.

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2.5 Hardware Control Signals
The control signals from/to the MCU and the SX1308 device are described below:

Figure 4: PicoCell GW V1.0 HW Control Signals

Add an on-board MCU with native USB:
-

To implement a USB CDC (virtual com port) protocol to bridge commands coming from host to
the SX1308 SPI interface
SX1308 power management during downlink to meet 500 mA USB plug max power constraint

On-board MCU main requirements:
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1 x USB
1 x SPI
1 x I2C
96 kbytes RAM to support future features
1 x 32-bits timer
Allow 32 MHz input clock
IRQ management
10 x GPIO

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2.6 Power Consumption
Table 2: Typical Current Consumption at 5.0 V

Mode
8 Rx channels ON
Tx OFF
8 Rx channels OFF
Tx ON at 20 dBm

Description
HAL packet_forwarder

Typical Current Consumption
330

Unit
mA

HAL util_tx_continuous

230

mA

The maximum current consumption (mA) in Rx mode with 8 channels ON is displayed in the table
below:
Table 3: Maximum Current Consumption per Supply Rail in Rx Mode
Maximum current consumption (mA) in Rx mode with 8 channels ON
Part
Description
Total
Current consumption per supply rail [mA]
1.8V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
2.0V
VCCDIG18 VCCDIG33 VCC_A VCC_B VCC_FEM
SX1308
Baseband processor
800
10
END4643A
133MHz oscillator
60
END4243A
32MHz TCXO
2
SX1257
Receiver A
25
SX1257
Receiver B
25
Front-end module (PA,
7
LNA, switch)
SE2435*
MCU
25
STM32F401CDU6
Current on individual power supply [mA]
800
95
27
25
7
Main Voltage [V]
5
5
5
5
5
Regulator Voltage [V]
1.8
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
Regulator efficiency** [%]
85
90
Current @ +5.0V [mA]
339
70
27
25
7
468 [mA]
Power @ +5.0V [mW]
1695
350
135
125
35
2340 [mW]
* Maximum estimated Current consumption with 20% margin taken on typical current value when max. not specified
** Semtech SC283 step-down regulator

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The maximum current consumption (mA) in Tx mode i.e. when downlink packet is sent by the
concentrator board is displayed in the table below:

Table 4: Maximum Current Consumption per Supply Rail in Tx Mode
Maximum current consumption (mA) in Tx mode @ 20 dBm
Device
Description

SX1308
END4643A
END4243A
SX1257
SX1257

Baseband processor
133MHz oscillator
32MHz TCXO
Receiver A
Receiver B
Front-end module (PA,
LNA, switch)
MCU

Current consumption per supply rail [mA]
Total
1.8V
3.3V
3.3V
3.3V
2.0V
VCCDIG18 VCCDIG33 VCC_A VCC_B VCC_FEM
400
10
0
2
85
2

SE2435*
150
25
STM32F401CDU6
Current on individual power supply [mA]
400
35
87
2
150
Main Voltage [V]
5
5
5
5
5
Regulator Voltage [V]
1.8
3.3
3.3
3.3
3.3
Regulator efficiency** [%]
85
90
Current @ +5.0V [mA]
169
26
87
2
150
Power @ +5.0V [mW]
845
130
435
10
750
* Maximum estimated Current consumption with 20% margin taken on typical current value when max. not specified
** Semtech SC283 step-down regulator

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434 [mA]
2170 [mW]

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3 Software Overview
The PicoCell GW software can be split in three main parts:
-

The packet forwarder is a program running on the host of a LoRa® gateway that forwards RF
packets received by the concentrator to a server through an IP/UDP link, and emits RF packets
that are sent by the server.

-

The picoGW_hal is a host driver/HAL to build a PicoCell GW which communicates through USB or
UART with a concentrator board based on Semtech SX1308 multi-channel modem and
SX1257/SX1255 RF transceivers. The library implements a USB CDC (virtual com port) to
communicate with the embedded MCU.

-

The picoGW_mcu is an MCU driver/HAL for the PicoCell GW concentrator board. This program
runs on MCU (STM32-F401CD). The embedded firmware takes in charge the power management
of the SX1308 during the downlink to respect the 500 mA max power constraint in the USB plug.
It also implements a USB CDC protocol to bridge commands coming from host to the SX1308 SPI
interface.

Figure 5: GW Software Overview

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The packet_forwarder (gateway application) source code can be found under LoRa® Github:
https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder
For more details see the readme.md file in the picoGW_packet_forwarder directory.

The picoGW_hal (SX130x control library) source code can be found under LoRa® Github:
https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_hal
For more details see the readme.md file in the picoGW_hal directory.

The picoGW_mcu driver/HAL source code can be found under LoRa® Github:
https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_mcu
For more details see the readme.md file in the picoGW_mcu directory.

The [PATH]/picoGW_mcu/bin/ directory contains the precompiled binary files in .hex or .dfu (“Device
Firmware Update”) formats. To load the binary file into the STM32F401CD target MCU, you can use a
tool such as “dfu-util”: http://dfu-util.sourceforge.net/

For basic testing, utilities such as packet logger, util_tx_test, util_tx_continuous, are provided on the
LoRa® Github repository:
https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_hal
https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder)

Notice!
The default configuration file “global_conf.json” is given as an example and may need to be adapted
to your design. Several configuration file examples are located in the following directory:
[PATH]/picoGW_packet_forwarder/lora_pkt_fwd/cfg/

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4 Use with Raspberry Pi
The Semtech LoRa® Concentrator reference design has been tested with Raspberry Pi 2 model B, Pi 3
model B as well as Pi zero w:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/products/

4.1 Raspberry Pi Connection
Simply connect the PicoCell GW to the Raspbery Pi through any of the USB Type A connectors as
depicted on the picture below:

Figure 6: Raspberry Pi and PicoCell GW Connection

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4.2 Raspberry Pi Image Software Installation
•

•

Download the Raspbian image:
o

Go to address https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/

o

Choose “RASPBIAN JESSIE LITE”

Refer to following guide to setup your SD card with the downloaded image:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/
o

Format the SD card:
https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/

Figure 7: SDFormatter

o

Write the image previously downloaded on the SD card:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/

Figure 8: Win32 Disk Imager

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4.3 Starting Raspberry Pi
Once the SD card is burned, insert it in the Raspberry Pi and choose a way to login Raspberry Pi:
-

HDMI monitor and USB keyboard

-

UART terminal (thanks to an extra USB to serial adapter)

Below is the description through an SSH client enabled from raspi-config tool, Interfacing Option

4.3.1

Login: pi and Password: raspberry

Figure 9: MobaXterm SSH Client

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4.3.2
•

Resize Partition / FS

On larger SD cards, the root partition can be resized to use extra space, using the Expand
Filesystem option from raspi-config menu:

$ sudo raspi-config

Figure 10: raspi-config Menu

•

Select 1 Expand Filesystem from raspi-config menu and press Enter:

Figure 11: raspi-config “Expand Filesystem”

•

The system must be then rebooted:

$ sudo reboot
For more details, go to the following address:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/configuration/raspi-config.md

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Get the latest Semtech software package from LoRa® Github (requires a connection to internet):
-

$ mkdir lora-net

-

$ cd lora-net

-

$ sudo apt-get update

-

$ sudo apt-get install git

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$ git clone https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder.git

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$ git clone https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_mcu.git

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$ git clone https://github.com/Lora-net/picoGW_hal.git

Figure 12: Git Clones

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4.3.3

Install dfu-util Tool

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$ cd ~/lora-net/

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$ sudo apt-get install autoconf

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$ git clone https://git.code.sf.net/p/dfu-util/dfu-util

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$ cd dfu-util

-

$ ./autogen.sh

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$ sudo apt-get install libusb-1.0-0-dev

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$ ./configure

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$ make

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$ sudo make install

Figure 13: Dfu-util Make Install

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4.3.4

Load STM32F401CD MCU Binary

For the first time only, load the STM32F401CD MCU binary:
1. Press the “BOOT0” button of the PicoCell GW while plugging it to any USB port of the Raspberry
Pi board:

Figure 14: STM32 MCU Boot0 Button

2. On the Raspberry Pi, load the binary into the STM32F401CD MCU with the following command:

$ sudo /usr/local/bin/dfu-util -a 0 -D ~/lora-net/picoGW_mcu/bin/pgw_fw_usb.dfu

Figure 15: Load STM32F401CD MCU Binary

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For any future STM32F401CD MCU binary update, there should be no need to press the “BOOT0”
button, simply connect the PicoCell GW to any USB port of the Raspberry Pi and type following
commands:
-

$ lsusb
To check Pico GW is recognized:

Figure 16: “lsusb” Command Result

-

$ dmesg
To know the COM device to be used to access to the Pico GW (here “ttyACMo”):

Figure 17: “dmesg” Command Result

-

$ cd ~/lora-net/picoGW_hal/util_boot

-

$ make

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-

$ ./util_boot –d /dev/ttyACM0

-

$ lsusb
To check Pico GW is in DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode:

Figure 18: DFU Mode

-

$ sudo /usr/local/bin/dfu-util -a 0 -D ~/lora-net/picoGW_mcu/bin/pgw_fw_usb.dfu

Figure 19: Update STM32F401CD MCU Binary

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Notice!
To exit the DFU (Device Firmware Update) mode, you need to unplug and plug again the PicoCell
GW to the Raspberry Pi board. You can also do it by controlling the USB power of the Raspberry Pi
board through a tool such as “hub-ctrl”: https://github.com/codazoda/hub-ctrl.c

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4.3.5

Compile Semtech HAL + Packet Forwarder

-

$ cd ~/lora-net/picoGW_hal

-

$ make clean all

-

$ cd ~/lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder

-

$ make clean all

4.3.6

Semtech HAL Compilation Check

The program util_com_stress is used to check the reliability of the link between the host platform
(on which the program is run) and the LoRa® concentrator register file that is the interface through
which all interactions with the LoRa® concentrator happen.
The tests run endlessly or until an error is detected: press Ctrl+C to stop the application.
-

$ cd ~/lora-net/picoGW_hal/util_com_stress

-

$ ./util_com_stress -t 4 -d /dev/ttyACM0

The output looks like this:

Figure 20: Util_com_stress

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4.3.7

Set a Unique ID to the Gateway

The PicoCell GW has a unique ID given at production. This ID can be used as a 64-bit MAC address for
the PicoCell GW.

$ cd ~/lora-net/picoGW_hal/util_chip_id
$ ./util_chip_id -d /dev/ttyACM0
Return a unique ID like the following:

3535303229002e00

Figure 21: Util_chip_id

The gateway ID could be then replaced in the global_conf.json file within the repository:

~/lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder/lora_pkt_fwd
{"gateway_conf": {
"gateway_ID": "3535303229002e00"
}
}

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The user can also create a local_conf.json file in the repository:

~/lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder/lora_pkt_fwd
with the following line

{"gateway_conf": {
"gateway_ID": "3535303229002e00"
}
}

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4.3.8

Run Basic Packet Forwarder

The Basic Packet Forwarder is a program running on the host of a LoRa® Gateway that forward RF
packets received by the concentrator to a server through an IP/UDP link, and emits RF packets that
are sent by the server.

Run Basic Packet Forwarder for a functional check:

$ cd ~/lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder/lora_pkt_fwd/
$ ./lora_pkt_fwd -d /dev/ttyACM0

The output looks like this:

Figure 22: Basic Packet Forwarder

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5 JSON file for RF Parameter Tuning
Edit the file ~/lora-net/picoGW_packet_forwarder/lora_pkt_fwd/global_conf.json to update the
following RF parameters:
-

freq, radio and if to set frequency channels
o

Frequency channels = [freq of selected radio + if] in Hz

-

rssi_offset to tune SX1257 + SX1308 RSSI

-

16 available gain tables tx_lut_0 until tx_lut_15 to tune Tx output power thanks to the 4
following parameters:
o

pa_gain : no possible PA gain setting on PicoCell GW V1.0, so keep it to 0

o

mix_gain : 11 possible mixer gain settings from 5 (min. gain) to 15 (max. gain)

o

rf_power : RF output power target in dBm

o

dig_gain : 4 possible digital gain settings from 0 (max. gain) to 3 (min. gain)

Within a Tx gain table index, the setting {pa_gain, mix_gain, dig_gain} must correspond to the RF
output power target defined in the parameter rf_power.

A typical PicoCell GW global_conf.json file looks like this:
{

"SX1301_conf": {
"lorawan_public": false,
"clksrc": 1, /* radio_1 provides clock to concentrator */
"antenna_gain": 0, /* antenna gain, in dBi */
"radio_0": {
"enable": true,
"type": "SX1257",
"freq": 867500000,
"rssi_offset": -164.0,
"tx_enable": true,
"tx_freq_min": 863000000,
"tx_freq_max": 870000000
},
"radio_1": {
"enable": true,
"type": "SX1257",
"freq": 868500000,
"rssi_offset": -164.0,
"tx_enable": false
},
"chan_multiSF_0": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 868.1 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 1,
"if": -400000
},
"chan_multiSF_1": {

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/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 868.3 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 1,
"if": -200000

},
"chan_multiSF_2": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 868.5 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 1,
"if": 0
},
"chan_multiSF_3": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 867.1 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 0,
"if": -400000
},
"chan_multiSF_4": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 867.3 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 0,
"if": -200000
},
"chan_multiSF_5": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 867.5 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 0,
"if": 0
},
"chan_multiSF_6": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 867.7 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 0,
"if": 200000
},
"chan_multiSF_7": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 125kHz, all SF, 867.9 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 0,
"if": 400000
},
"chan_Lora_std": {
/* Lora MAC channel, 250kHz, SF7, 868.3 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 1,
"if": -200000,
"bandwidth": 250000,
"spread_factor": 7
},
"chan_FSK": {
/* FSK 50kbps channel, 868.8 MHz */
"enable": true,
"radio": 1,
"if": 300000,
"bandwidth": 125000,
"datarate": 50000
},
"tx_lut_0": {
/* TX gain table, index 0 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_1": {
/* TX gain table, index 1 */

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"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3

},
"tx_lut_2": {
/* TX gain table, index 2 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_3": {
/* TX gain table, index 3 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_4": {
/* TX gain table, index 4 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_5": {
/* TX gain table, index 5 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_6": {
/* TX gain table, index 6 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 9,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_7": {
/* TX gain table, index 7 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 6,
"rf_power": 11,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_8": {
/* TX gain table, index 8 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 5,
"rf_power": 13,
"dig_gain": 2
},
"tx_lut_9": {
/* TX gain table, index 9 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 8,
"rf_power": 14,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_10": {
/* TX gain table, index 10 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 6,
"rf_power": 15,

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},

}
}

"dig_gain": 2
},
"tx_lut_11": {
/* TX gain table, index 11 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 6,
"rf_power": 16,
"dig_gain": 1
},
"tx_lut_12": {
/* TX gain table, index 12 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 9,
"rf_power": 17,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_13": {
/* TX gain table, index 13 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 10,
"rf_power": 18,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_14": {
/* TX gain table, index 14 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 11,
"rf_power": 19,
"dig_gain": 3
},
"tx_lut_15": {
/* TX gain table, index 15 */
"pa_gain": 0,
"mix_gain": 12,
"rf_power": 20,
"dig_gain": 3
}

"gateway_conf": {
"gateway_ID": "AA555A0000240409",
/* change with default server address/ports, or overwrite in local_conf.json */
"server_address": "localhost",
"serv_port_up": 1680,
"serv_port_down": 1680,
/* adjust the following parameters for your network */
"keepalive_interval": 10,
"stat_interval": 30,
"push_timeout_ms": 100,
/* forward only valid packets */
"forward_crc_valid": true,
"forward_crc_error": false,
"forward_crc_disabled": false
}

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6 References
[1] SX1308 information: http://www.semtech.com/wireless-rf/rf-transceivers/sx1308/
[2] SX1257 datasheet: http://www.semtech.com/images/datasheet/sx1257.pdf

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7 Revision History
Version

Date

1.0

May 2017

First Release

1.1

July 2017

Section 3: addition of of UART support
Figure 5 updated accordingly
“SX1301” replaced by “SX1308”
Section 4.3.4, step 2: linux command change
Figure 15 updated accordingly
New Figure 16: “lsusb” command result
New Figure 17: “dmesg” command result
New linux command to get the COM device
New Figure 18: DFU mode
New Figure 19: Update STM32F401CD MCU Binary
Linux commands change (add –d option parameter + .dfu name)
Section 4.3.6: linux command change (add –d option parameter) + Figure 20:
Util_com_stress updated accordingly
Section 4.3.7: linux command change (add –d option parameter)
Figure 21: Util_chip_id updated accordingly
Section 4.3.8: linux command change (add –d option parameter)
Figure 22: Basic Packet Forwarder updated accordingly

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8 Glossary
BB
BoM
BW
CLK
CW
ETSI
DFU
EU
EUI
GB
GPS
GW
HAL
HDMI
HW
IP
ISM
LAN
LBT
LO
LoRa®
LoRaWAN
LPF
LSB
LUT
MAC
MCU
MPU
PA
RSSI
RF
RX
SAW
SD Card
SF
SPI
SPDT
SSH
SW
TX
UART
UDP
USB

BaseBand
Bill Of Materials
BandWidth
Clock
Continuous Wave
European Telecommunications Standard Institute
Device Firmware Update
Europe
Extended Unique Identifier
GigaByte
Global Positioning System
GateWay
Hardware Abstraction Layer
High-Definition Multimedia Interface
HardWare
Intellectual Property
Industrial, Scientific and Medical applications
Local Area Network
Listen Before Talk
Local Oscillator
LOng RAnge modulation technique
LoRa® low power Wide Area Network protocol
Low Pass Filter
Least Significant Bit
Look Up Table
Media Access Control address
Micro-Controller Unit
Micro-Processing Unit
Power Amplifier
Received Signal Strength Indication
Radio-Frequency
Receiver
Surface Acoustic Wave filter
Secure Digital Card
Spreading Factor
Serial Peripheral Interface
Single-Pole, Double-Throw switch
Secure SHell
SoftWare
Transmitter
Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter
User Datagram Protocol
Universal Serial Bus

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