Application example using LoRaWAN-lib MAC layer implementation

Dependencies:   mbed LoRaWAN-lib SX1272Lib

LoRaWAN-demo is a ClassA device example project using LoRaWAN-lib and SX1272Lib libraries.

This demo application sends a frame every 4 to 6 seconds (randomly) and displays its current status using a serial port as display(VT100).

The serial port settings are as shown in below image. To access the serial port settings please click on "Setup" menu and then "Serial port..."

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The terminal window should be setup as shown in below image. To access the terminal window settings please click on "Setup" menu and then "Terminal..."

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The image below shows the VT100 application status.

Application main screen

The application gives the possibility to either activate the device using

  • Over The Air Activation (OTAA)
  • Personalization activation (PA)

The activation mode can be adjusted in Comissioning.h by changing the following parameter:

/*!
 * When set to 1 the application uses the Over-the-Air activation procedure
 * When set to 0 the application uses the Personalization activation procedure
 */
#define OVER_THE_AIR_ACTIVATION                     1


The application gives the possibility to select which kind of network we are connecting to.

  • Public Network (true)
  • Private Network (false)

The netork type can be changed as follows:

/*!
 * Indicates if the end-device is to be connected to a private or public network
 */
#define LORAWAN_PUBLIC_NETWORK                      true


OTAA
When OTAA is selected the user must porvide a device EUI, an application EUI and an application key.
These can be adjusted by changing the following parameters:

/*!
 * Mote device IEEE EUI (big endian)
 */
#define LORAWAN_DEVICE_EUI                          { 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66, 0x77, 0x88 }

/*!
 * Application IEEE EUI (big endian)
 */
#define LORAWAN_APPLICATION_EUI                     { 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00 }

/*!
 * AES encryption/decryption cipher application key
 */
#define LORAWAN_APPLICATION_KEY                     { 0x2B, 0x7E, 0x15, 0x16, 0x28, 0xAE, 0xD2, 0xA6, 0xAB, 0xF7, 0x15, 0x88, 0x09, 0xCF, 0x4F, 0x3C }


PA
When PA is selected the user must porvide a network ID, a device address, a network session key and an application session key.
These can be adjusted by changing the following parameters:

/*!
 * Current network ID
 */
#define LORAWAN_NETWORK_ID                          ( uint32_t )0

/*!
 * Device address on the network (big endian)
 */
#define LORAWAN_DEVICE_ADDRESS                      ( uint32_t )0x12345678

/*!
 * AES encryption/decryption cipher network session key
 */
#define LORAWAN_NWKSKEY                             { 0x2B, 0x7E, 0x15, 0x16, 0x28, 0xAE, 0xD2, 0xA6, 0xAB, 0xF7, 0x15, 0x88, 0x09, 0xCF, 0x4F, 0x3C }

/*!
 * AES encryption/decryption cipher application session key
 */
#define LORAWAN_APPSKEY                             { 0x2B, 0x7E, 0x15, 0x16, 0x28, 0xAE, 0xD2, 0xA6, 0xAB, 0xF7, 0x15, 0x88, 0x09, 0xCF, 0x4F, 0x3C }


On top of main.c the user has the possibility to tweak some application settings such as:

  • Join requests transmission frequency
  • Frames transmission frequency
  • Application default datarate
  • Confirmed or Unconfirmed frames transmission
  • ADR (Adaptive Datarate) ON/OFF
  • Application port to be used by the transmitted frames

The join requests transmission frequency can be adjusted by changing the follwoing parameter:

/*!
 * Join requests trials duty cycle.
 */
#define OVER_THE_AIR_ACTIVATION_DUTYCYCLE           10000000  // 10 [s] value in us


The frame transmission frequency can be adjusted by changing the follwoing parameters:

/*!
 * Defines the application data transmission duty cycle. 5s, value in [us].
 */
#define APP_TX_DUTYCYCLE                            5000000

/*!
 * Defines a random delay for application data transmission duty cycle. 1s,
 * value in [us].
 */
#define APP_TX_DUTYCYCLE_RND                        1000000


The frame transmission scheduling is then executed as follows:

        if( ScheduleNextTx == true )
        {
            ScheduleNextTx = false;
            // Schedule next packet transmission
            TxDutyCycleTime = APP_TX_DUTYCYCLE + randr( -APP_TX_DUTYCYCLE_RND, APP_TX_DUTYCYCLE_RND );
            TimerSetValue( &TxNextPacketTimer, TxDutyCycleTime );
            TimerStart( &TxNextPacketTimer );
        }


The application default datarate can be adjusted by changing the following parameter:

Quote:

When ADR is off this setting is the fixed datarate that will be used by the application.
When ADR is on this setting is the initial datarate used by the application.

/*!
 * Default mote datarate
 */
#define LORAWAN_DEFAULT_DATARATE                    DR_0


The transmitted frame contents will depend on LORAWAN_CONFIRMED_MSG_ON value.

/*!
 * LoRaWAN confirmed messages
 */
#define LORAWAN_CONFIRMED_MSG_ON                    true
  • If LORAWAN_CONFIRMED_MSG_ON equals false then the application payload is one byte corresponding to the AppLed state.
  • If LORAWAN_CONFIRMED_MSG_ON equals true then the application payload is six bytes corresponding to the AppLed state, Downlink counter (unsigned 16 bits), received RSSI (signed 16 bits) and received SNR (signed 8 bits).

/*!
 * \brief   Prepares the payload of the frame
 */
static void PrepareTxFrame( uint8_t port )
{

    switch( port )
    {
    case 15:
        {
            AppData[0] = AppLedStateOn;
            if( IsTxConfirmed == true )
            {
                AppData[1] = LoRaMacDownlinkStatus.DownlinkCounter >> 8;
                AppData[2] = LoRaMacDownlinkStatus.DownlinkCounter;
                AppData[3] = LoRaMacDownlinkStatus.Rssi >> 8;
                AppData[4] = LoRaMacDownlinkStatus.Rssi;
                AppData[5] = LoRaMacDownlinkStatus.Snr;
            }
        }
        break;
    case 224:
...
}


The ADR enabling/disabling can be adjusted by changing the following parameter:

/*!
 * LoRaWAN Adaptive Data Rate
 *
 * \remark Please note that when ADR is enabled the end-device should be static
 */
#define LORAWAN_ADR_ON                              1


The application port can be adjusted by changing the following parameter:

/*!
 * LoRaWAN application port
 */
#define LORAWAN_APP_PORT                            15
Committer:
mluis
Date:
Mon Apr 24 13:29:34 2017 +0000
Revision:
7:5077515c163b
Parent:
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WARNING: Radio API timings changed from micro-seconds to milliseconds; ; Synchronized with https://github.com/Lora-net/LoRaMac-node git revision e506c246652fa44c3f24cecb89d0707b49ece739; Updated all libraries to the latest versions

Who changed what in which revision?

UserRevisionLine numberNew contents of line
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 1 /*
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 2 / _____) _ | |
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 3 ( (____ _____ ____ _| |_ _____ ____| |__
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 4 \____ \| ___ | (_ _) ___ |/ ___) _ \
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 5 _____) ) ____| | | || |_| ____( (___| | | |
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 6 (______/|_____)_|_|_| \__)_____)\____)_| |_|
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 7 (C)2013 Semtech
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 8
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 9 Description: Timer objects and scheduling management
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 10
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 11 License: Revised BSD License, see LICENSE.TXT file include in the project
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 12
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 13 Maintainer: Miguel Luis and Gregory Cristian
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 14 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 15 #ifndef __TIMER_H__
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 16 #define __TIMER_H__
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 17
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 18 #include "mbed.h"
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 19
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 20 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 21 * \brief Timer object description
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 22 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 23 typedef struct TimerEvent_s
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 24 {
mluis 7:5077515c163b 25 uint32_t value;
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 26 void ( *Callback )( void );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 27 Ticker Timer;
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 28 }TimerEvent_t;
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 29
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 30 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 31 * \brief Timer time variable definition
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 32 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 33 #ifndef TimerTime_t
mluis 7:5077515c163b 34 typedef uint32_t TimerTime_t;
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 35 #endif
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 36
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 37 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 38 * \brief Inializes the timer used to get current time.
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 39 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 40 * \remark Current time corresponds to the time since system startup
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 41 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 42 void TimerTimeCounterInit( void );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 43
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 44 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 45 * \brief Initializes the timer object
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 46 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 47 * \remark TimerSetValue function must be called before starting the timer.
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 48 * this function initializes timestamp and reload value at 0.
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 49 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 50 * \param [IN] obj Structure containing the timer object parameters
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 51 * \param [IN] callback Function callback called at the end of the timeout
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 52 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 53 void TimerInit( TimerEvent_t *obj, void ( *callback )( void ) );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 54
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 55 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 56 * \brief Starts and adds the timer object to the list of timer events
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 57 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 58 * \param [IN] obj Structure containing the timer object parameters
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 59 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 60 void TimerStart( TimerEvent_t *obj );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 61
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 62 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 63 * \brief Stops and removes the timer object from the list of timer events
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 64 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 65 * \param [IN] obj Structure containing the timer object parameters
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 66 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 67 void TimerStop( TimerEvent_t *obj );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 68
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 69 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 70 * \brief Resets the timer object
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 71 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 72 * \param [IN] obj Structure containing the timer object parameters
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 73 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 74 void TimerReset( TimerEvent_t *obj );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 75
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 76 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 77 * \brief Set timer new timeout value
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 78 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 79 * \param [IN] obj Structure containing the timer object parameters
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 80 * \param [IN] value New timer timeout value
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 81 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 82 void TimerSetValue( TimerEvent_t *obj, uint32_t value );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 83
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 84 /*!
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 85 * \brief Read the current time
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 86 *
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 87 * \retval time returns current time
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 88 */
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 89 TimerTime_t TimerGetCurrentTime( void );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 90
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 91 /*!
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 92 * \brief Return the Time elapsed since a fix moment in Time
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 93 *
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 94 * \param [IN] savedTime fix moment in Time
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 95 * \retval time returns elapsed time
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 96 */
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 97 TimerTime_t TimerGetElapsedTime( TimerTime_t savedTime );
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 98
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 99 /*!
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 100 * \brief Return the Time elapsed since a fix moment in Time
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 101 *
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 102 * \param [IN] eventInFuture fix moment in the future
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 103 * \retval time returns difference between now and future event
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 104 */
mluis 3:3152aa75c58d 105 TimerTime_t TimerGetFutureTime( TimerTime_t eventInFuture );
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 106
mluis 0:45496a70a8a5 107 #endif // __TIMER_H__