LoRa Gateway Installation

The LoRa Gateway can be deployed by adding the "App - ECP LoRa Gateway" to your Space from the Marketplace.

Supported Hardware

  • RAK2246
  • RAK2247 (SPI and USB)
  • RAK2287
  • RAK5146
  • RAK7243

Variables (Override Parameters)

The following are required to run with the correct version of the packet forwarder:
  • MODEL (RAK2246, RAK2247, RAK2287, RAK5146, RAK7243)
  • TYPE (SPI, USB, I2C, UART)
  • REGION (see below)
  • RESET_PIN (optional, default 17)
  • GATEWAY_ID (see below)
Note: The server address and ports are automatically set when used with the LoRa Server Stack.

Region

  • AS_915_921
  • AS_915_928
  • AS_917_920
  • AS_920_923 (alternative: AS923)
  • AU_915_928 (alternative: AU915)
  • CN_470_510 (alternative: CN470)
  • EU_433 (alternative: EU433)
  • EU_863_870 (alternative: EU868)
  • IN_865_867 (alternative: IN865)
  • KR_920_923 (alternative: KR920)
  • RU_864_870 (alternative: RU864)
  • US_902_928 (alternative: US915)

Gateway ID

Some hardware will have a pre-defined gateway ID. If so, it needs to be set in the appropriate override parameter.

If not, then the LoRaWAN Driver can auto-generate one (see the LoRaWAN Driver page) and that value would need to be retrieved using the API and filled in here. In that case the LoRaWAN Driver should be installed before the LoRa Gateway is installed.

Alternatively, a user can define a Gateway ID and fill in for both the LoRa Gateway and the LoRaWAN Driver.
Note: if the Gateway ID for the LoRaWAN Driver is set to the value "generate" then the LoRa Gateway configuration for the Gateway ID can be set to the value "driver" and it will automatically pick up the auto-generated ID.
Note: if the LoRaWAN Driver is uninstalled and then re-installed, using the "generate" Gateway ID configuration, then the LoRa Gateway will have to be restarted

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