Stable version of the xDot library for mbed 5. This version of the library is suitable for deployment scenarios.

Dependents:   Dot-Examples XDOT-Devicewise Dot-Examples-delujoc Dot-Examples_receive ... more

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The Dot library provides a LoRaWan certified stack for LoRa communication using MultiTech mDot and xDot devices. The stack is compatible with mbed 5.

The name of the repository can be used to determine which device the stack was compiled for and if it's a development or production-ready build:

A changelog for the Dot library can be found here.

The Dot library version and the version of mbed-os it was compiled against can both be found in the commit message for that revision of the Dot library. Building your application with the same version of mbed-os as what was used to build the Dot library is highly recommended!

The Dot-Examples repository demonstrates how to use the Dot library in a custom application.

The mDot and xDot platform pages have lots of platform specific information and document potential issues, gotchas, etc, and provide instructions for getting started with development. Please take a look at the platform page before starting development as they should answer many questions you will have.

FOTA

Full FOTA support is only available with mDot, xDot does not have the required external flash. xDot can use the FOTA example to dynamically join a multicast session only. After joining the multicast session the received Fragmentation packets could be handed to a host MCU for processing and at completion the firmware can be loaded into the xDot using the bootloader and y-modem. See xDot Developer Guide.

  • Add the following code to allow Fota to use the Dot instance

examples/src/fota_example.cpp

    // Initialize FOTA singleton
    Fota::getInstance(dot);
  • Add fragmentation handling the the PacketRx event

examples/inc/RadioEvent.h

    virtual void PacketRx(uint8_t port, uint8_t *payload, uint16_t size, int16_t rssi, int8_t snr, lora::DownlinkControl ctrl, uint8_t slot, uint8_t retries, uint32_t address, bool dupRx) {
        mDotEvent::PacketRx(port, payload, size, rssi, snr, ctrl, slot, retries, address, dupRx);

#if ACTIVE_EXAMPLE == FOTA_EXAMPLE
        if(port == 200 || port == 201 || port == 202) {
            Fota::getInstance()->processCmd(payload, port, size);
        }
#endif
    }

The FOTA implementation has a few differences from the LoRaWAN Protocol

  • Fragmentation Indexing starts at 0
  • McKEKey is 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
  • Start Time is a count-down in seconds to start of session
Revision:
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Parent:
11:be2a6466d680
Child:
18:d7332302f5f1
--- a/plans/ChannelPlan_EU868.h	Fri Aug 24 10:59:18 2018 -0500
+++ b/plans/ChannelPlan_EU868.h	Tue Apr 23 08:51:44 2019 -0500
@@ -23,6 +23,47 @@
 
 namespace lora {
 
+    const uint8_t EU868_125K_NUM_CHANS = 16;                    //!< Number of 125k channels in EU868 channel plan
+    const uint8_t EU868_DEFAULT_NUM_CHANS = 3;                  //!< Number of defualt channels in EU868 channel plan
+    const uint32_t EU868_125K_FREQ_BASE = 868100000;            //!< Frequency base for 125k EU868 uplink channels
+    const uint32_t EU868_125K_FREQ_STEP = 200000;               //!< Frequency step for 125k EU868 uplink channels
+    const uint32_t EU868_RX2_FREQ = 869525000;                  //!< Frequency default for second rx window in EU868
+
+    const uint8_t EU868_TX_POWER_MAX = 14;                      //!< Max power for EU868 channel plan
+
+    // 0.1% duty cycle 863-868
+    // Limiting to 865-868 allows for 1% duty cycle
+    const uint32_t EU868_MILLI_FREQ_MIN = 865000000;
+    const uint32_t EU868_MILLI_FREQ_MAX = 868000000;
+
+    const uint32_t EU868_MILLI_1_FREQ_MIN = 868700000;
+    const uint32_t EU868_MILLI_1_FREQ_MAX = 869200000;
+
+    // 1% duty cycle
+    const uint32_t EU868_CENTI_FREQ_MIN = 868000000;
+    const uint32_t EU868_CENTI_FREQ_MAX = 868600000;
+
+    // 10% duty cycle
+    const uint32_t EU868_DECI_FREQ_MIN = 869400000;
+    const uint32_t EU868_DECI_FREQ_MAX = 869650000;
+
+    // Below 7dBm there is no duty cycle for these frequencies
+    // Up to 14dBm there is 1% duty cycle
+    const uint32_t EU868_VAR_FREQ_MIN = 869700000;
+    const uint32_t EU868_VAR_FREQ_MAX = 870000000;
+
+    const uint32_t EU868_FREQ_MIN = 863000000;
+    const uint32_t EU868_FREQ_MAX = 870000000;
+
+    const uint8_t EU868_MIN_DATARATE = (uint8_t) DR_0;           //!< Minimum transmit datarate for EU868
+    const uint8_t EU868_MAX_DATARATE = (uint8_t) DR_7;           //!< Maximum transmit datarate for EU868
+
+    const uint8_t EU868_MIN_DATARATE_OFFSET = (uint8_t) 0;       //!< Minimum transmit datarate for US915
+    const uint8_t EU868_MAX_DATARATE_OFFSET = (uint8_t) 5;       //!< Maximum transmit datarate for US915
+
+    const uint8_t  EU868_BEACON_DR = DR_3;                       //!< Default beacon datarate
+    const uint32_t EU868_BEACON_FREQ = 869525000U;               //!< Default beacon broadcast frequency
+
     class ChannelPlan_EU868 : public lora::ChannelPlan {
         public:
             /**
@@ -95,9 +136,14 @@
              * Set the SxRadio rx config provided window
              * @param window to be opened
              * @param continuous keep window open
+             * @param wnd_growth factor to increase the rx window by
+             * @param pad_ms time in milliseconds to add to computed window size
              * @return LORA_OK
              */
-            virtual uint8_t SetRxConfig(uint8_t window, bool continuous);
+            virtual uint8_t SetRxConfig(uint8_t window,
+                                        bool continuous,
+                                        uint16_t wnd_growth,
+                                        uint16_t pad_ms);
 
             /**
              * Set frequency sub band if supported by plan
@@ -107,12 +153,6 @@
             virtual uint8_t SetFrequencySubBand(uint8_t sub_band);
 
             /**
-             * Get time on air with current settings
-             * @param bytes number of bytes to be sent
-             */
-            virtual uint32_t GetTimeOnAir(uint8_t bytes);
-
-            /**
              * Callback for ACK timeout event
              * @return LORA_OK
              */
@@ -218,12 +258,31 @@
              */
             virtual void EnableDefaultChannels();
 
+            /**
+             * Check if this packet is a beacon and if so extract parameters needed
+             * @param payload of potential beacon
+             * @param size of the packet
+             * @param [out] data extracted from the beacon if this packet was indeed a beacon
+             * @return true if this packet is beacon, false if not
+             */
+            virtual bool DecodeBeacon(const uint8_t* payload,
+                                      size_t size,
+                                      BeaconData_t& data);
+
         protected:
 
             static const uint8_t EU868_TX_POWERS[8];                    //!< List of available tx powers
             static const uint8_t EU868_RADIO_POWERS[21];                 //!< List of calibrated tx powers
             static const uint8_t EU868_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE[];              //!< List of max payload sizes for each datarate
             static const uint8_t EU868_MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE_REPEATER[];     //!< List of repeater compatible max payload sizes for each datarate
+
+            typedef struct __attribute__((packed)) {
+                uint8_t RFU[2];
+                uint8_t Time[4];
+                uint8_t CRC1[2];
+                uint8_t GwSpecific[7];
+                uint8_t CRC2[2];
+            } BCNPayload;
     };
 }