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  • Page 1 LPWA - LoRa LoRa Node IOT400-DL3B1 User Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    LoRa Node Chapter 1 Introduction ...........................3 1.1 Introduction ............................. 3 1.2 Contents List ........................... 4 1.2.1 Package Contents ........................4 1.2.2 Optional Accessories ......................4 1.3 Hardware Configuration ........................5 1.4 LED Indication ..........................6 1.5 Installation & Maintenance Notice ....................7 1.5.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Introduction

    1.1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of this outstanding product: LoRa Node. For IIoT applications, AMIT LoRa Node is absolutely the right choice. With built-in world-class LoRaWAN module, you can easily deploy the LoRa nodes with LoRaWAN compliant LoRa Gateway / NS / AS for a public or private LoRaWAN service.

  • Page 4: Contents List

    3pcs 1.2.2 Optional Accessories #Optional parts (these parts are sold separately) Items Description Contents Comments USB-to-Serial Console Cable Used for wired configuration Bluetooth Module Used for wireless configuration These parts are sold separately. If necessary, please contact us via sales@amit.com.tw...

  • Page 5: Hardware Configuration

    LoRa Node 1.3 Hardware Configuration  Front View M16 Water/Dust-proof Connectors, with two-hole cable gland inserted...

  • Page 6: Led Indication

    LoRa Node 1.4 LED Indication LED Color LED Icon Indication Description Steady OFF: Device is powered off. Blue Steady ON: Device is boot up. Device Status Blue / Red Red Flash: Battery Low. Blue and Red Steady ON: Device is in Recovery mode, or FW Upgrading.

  • Page 7: Installation & Maintenance Notice

    LoRa Node 1.5 Installation & Maintenance Notice 1.5.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS LoRaWAN compliant Gateway and Network Server • Network Requirements Computer with the following: Windows®7 or Windows 10 • An installed Ethernet adapter • Configuration Tool Requirements A USB 2.0, or later for serial console, or •...
  • Page 8 LoRa Node Federal Communication Commission Interference Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 9: Product Information For Ce Red Requirements

    (5) Manufacture Information Manufacture Name: AMIT Wireless Inc. Manufacture Address: No. 28, Lane 31, Sec. 1, Huandong Rd., Xinshi Dist., Tainan 74146, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 2 The information presented in this section is ONLY valid for the EU/EFTA regional version. For those non-...

  • Page 10: Hardware Installation

    LoRa Node 1.6 Hardware Installation Hereunder list the available H/W ports of IOT400: LoRa: 1* LoRa node module, LoRaWAN protocol supported • Analog Input: 3* AI ports (supports 0-10V / 4-20mA) • Digital Input: 2* DI ports (isolated, supports Pulse Counter, Dry Contact) •...
  • Page 11 LoRa Node  Internal View After remove the top cover, you can see all the available hardware connectors. CON1: CON4: 2x6 headers for Power Switch DIP switch for RESET 2x3 headers for AIs. Antenna device (ON/OFF) optional conf. Button w/o Jumper: 0-10V Cable configuration /w Jumper: 4-20mA...

  • Page 12: Install Battery

    LoRa Node 1.6.2 Install Battery Step 1: Insert the two cable ties and go through the battery stands. Step 2: Load the battery over the stands as the illustrated, and pull tightly for each cable tie.
  • Page 13 LoRa Node Step 3: Cut off the extra cable tie, and plug the power cable onto CON3 (Battery Power Socket). WARNING : 1. It is strictly forbidden to have the battery positive and negative short circuit, charging, discharging, heating over 100 ℃, remove, anatomy, or may cause explosion, combustion, internal acid leakage.

  • Page 14: Connecting To External Devices

    LoRa Node 1.6.3 Connecting to External Devices There are lots of available I/O interfaces for connecting the IOT400-DL LoRa node with external devices. As indicated in the I/O pinout sheet, you can easily find out the pin location and connect to your devices with appropriate conductive cables.
  • Page 15 LoRa Node Run External cable to desired Connectors: Step 1: a) Find a conductive cable with 15mm tinned terminals; b) Remove the external part of the M16 connector; c) Run the cable through the external parts as indicated below. Step 2: a) Place the tinned terminal over the connector; b) Use a flathead screwdriver and push down the clip;...
  • Page 16 LoRa Node Screw back the External Parts of M16 Connector: When you complete all the required hardware and software installation, and make sure it can work as what you planned. You are ready to lock the cables and external parts of the M16 connectors. Step 1: a) Just keep required length of cable inside the enclosure;...
  • Page 17 LoRa Node Connect to devices via AIs (Analog Input) : The IOT400 provides 3 AI ports for connecting to those analog sensor/meters. To connect the external devices, you have to identify the type of your device and properly connect and configure the IOT400 so that it can get the correct readings from the connected devices.
  • Page 18 LoRa Node Connect to devices via DIs / DO (Digital Input / Digital Output) : The IOT400 provides 2 DI ports and 1 DO port for connecting to those digital sensor/meter devices. To connect the device, you have to identify the type of your device and properly connect and configure the IOT400 so that it can get the correct readings from the connected devices.
  • Page 19 LoRa Node Connect to Modbus RTU devices via RS-485 : The IOT400 provides 1 RS-485 port and can support up to 3 cascaded Modbus RTU devices. Since the IOT400 can not detect what kind of device is connected to, not only hardware configuration (CON2) is required, but also software configuration is mandatory.
  • Page 20 LoRa Node Connect to external DC Power Source: IOT400 is designed with internal Battery Power source. It is suitable for the situation for not frequently data logging or data uploading applications. However, there is an alternative external DC Power Source for those applications required instantly or frequently data uploading.

  • Page 21: Connecting Console Port For Pc Configuration Tool

    LoRa Node 1.6.4 Connecting Console Port for PC Configuration Tool After completing prior hardware configuration, you are almost finishing the hardware configuration procedure. To make the IOT400 operate properly in according to attached external devices, you have to further configure software settings from a PC configuration tool.
  • Page 22 LoRa Node Console port (CON1) with USB-to-Serial Console cable, or Bluetooth Module inserted. S3.1 OFF for wired configuration via Console cable; S3.1 ON for wireless configuration via Bluetooth Module.

  • Page 23: Power On The Iot400

    LoRa Node 1.6.5 Power On the IOT400 Congratulation! You have just finished the required hardware installation procedure, and you are ready to power on the IOT400. Please make sure the power source is properly installed: For Battery Power : Battery power cable is plugged onto the Power Socket (CON3); and Power Source Jumper (J6) is placed at the left side (BAT).
  • Page 24 LoRa Node Then you can check the Status LED, it starts with RED light(LED1) and BLUE light(LED2) for 1~2 seconds. After a while, LED1 and LED2 will turn to OFF state, and then after booting up, you will see the LED2 with BLUE light is ON steady.

  • Page 25: Setup With Windows-Based Configuration Tool

    LoRa Node 1.6.6 Setup with Windows-based Configuration Tool The IOT400 series product has to be configured with a Windows configuration tool. Just find out a PC/NB with an available USB port, and plug in the USB-to-Serial console cable into it; or use a Bluetooth enable NB to configure the IOT400 wirelessly.
  • Page 26 LoRa Node If the connection succeeded, a list of menu items appears on the left side under the Login Tab. Now, you already logged in to the IOT400 console, and you can proceed with the required software configuration steps one by one. Refer to the following Chapter for the details.

  • Page 27: Device Mount And Screw Back The Top Cover

    LoRa Node 1.6.7 Device Mount and Screw Back the Top Cover The IOT400 series product has to be configured with a Windows configuration tool. Just find out a PC/NB with an available USB port, and plug in the USB-to-Serial console cable into it; or use a Bluetooth-enabled NB to configure the IOT400 wirelessly.

  • Page 28: Chapter 2 Device Configuration

    LoRa Node Chapter 2 Device Configuration 2.1 Device Status Click on Status menu item, and the IOT400’s device information and status will display on configuration area which is located in the right-hand side. If the device status doesn’t appear or you want to get the updated status, click Status Refresh button located at the lower right corner to refresh the status immediately.

  • Page 29: Lora Configuration

    LoRa Node 2.2 LoRa Configuration In the LoRa Configuration page, you can configure the activation settings and MAC Layer settings. Activation Configuration Prior to connect the LoRa Node to a certain LoRaWAN Network Server, you can configure device activation settings for how it connect to the network and how the remote geteway and network server can identify the LoRa Node.
  • Page 30 LoRa Node Confirm: An ACK response is required. The LoRa Node will listen whether the transmitted data is received or not. If no ack respose appeared, the LoRa Node will retry to send out the same data until selected Tx Retry counts. After specified retrials, if there is still no any ack response, the data will be discard directly.
  • Page 31 LoRa Node Class C: C is for C(ontinuous). Same as A, but Class C devices will listen continuously for responses from the gateway / network server. Hence, these devices use more power and are often mains power. Interval: Specify the time interval between two successive data uplinks. By default, 600 seconds is configured.

  • Page 32: I/O Configuration

    LoRa Node 2.3 I/O Configuration In the I/O Configuration screen, you can configure the Analog Inputs (AIs) and Digital Inputs (DIs). There are 3 sets of AIs and 2 sets of DIs. According to the hardware configuration you already finished, you have to further configure the settings for the device firmware, so that the Data Logger will know what kind of input device is connected to each port.
  • Page 33 LoRa Node Finally, click Save button to store the configuration in the device. Prior to store the I/O settings, the following dialog will appear for you to double confirm the settings of Analog Input type that the H/W configuration and S/W configuration are consistent.

  • Page 34: Modbus Configuration

    LoRa Node 2.4 Modbus Configuration The IOT400 series product provides one RS-485 port for connecting with Modbus RTU Slave devices. It can handle up to three sets of cascaded Modbus devices. RS-485 Serial Port Configuration Prior to configure how to access the Modbus devices, you need to define the physical communication port first.
  • Page 35 LoRa Node Modbus Device Configuration Click Add button to enter required information or values for each Modbus device. The data fields are Name, Slave ID, Function Code, Start Address, and No. of Coils/Registers. When you entered the required settings for a Modbus device, click Confirm button to update the information to the device list. In addition, you can also click Edit or Delete button to modify the information or values in the device list.

  • Page 36: System Configuration

    LoRa Node 2.5 System Configuration System Configuration allows the device administrator / installer to manage the Data Logger. There are settings / function buttons for Reboot, Reset to Default, Configuration Backup / Restore, System Log, Firmware Upgrade, System Time, and Wake-up Trigger. Reboot or Reset to Default For some special reason or situation, you may need to reboot the Data Logger or reset the device configuration to its default value.
  • Page 37 LoRa Node Click Restore button to restore the device settings to a certain backup copy, or quickly duplicate a device’s configuration file to the other devices with the same configuration for a certain application. In such case, ensure to set the unique Device ID for separate devices. System Log For some device maintenance purpose, you may need to get the system log for troubleshooting.

  • Page 38: Chapter 3 Commands For The Lora Node

    LoRa Node Chapter 3 Commands for the LoRa Node The IOT400-DL is a LoRaWAN compliant LoRa node. With proper configuration, it can automatically send out (report) the status (data) of all the connected meter/sensors to a registered LoRa Network Server through a certain LoRaWAN gateway(s) at a designated time interval.
  • Page 39 LoRa Node for(i=0; i<len; i++){ ret ^= buf[i]; return ret;...

  • Page 40: Commands

    LoRa Node 3.2 Commands 0x01 – Report all Inputs: 0x01 Total length Data[i] length Data[i] value[] … Checksum 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte n byte 1 byte Command: 0x01 Purpose: A LoRa node is Uploading the status (data) of all input ports to network server. Sequence: DI[1] / DI[2] / AI[1] / AI[2] / AI[3] / Modbus[1] / Modbus[2] / Modbus[3] Note 1: There is maximum limit on the payload size.
  • Page 41 LoRa Node 0x02 – Report all Enabled Inputs: 0x02 Total Port ID[i] Data[i] Data[i] … Checksum length length value[] 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte * n 1 byte Command: 0x02 Purpose: A LoRa node is Uploading the status (data) of all enabled input ports to network server. Port ID[i]: Identifier for each input port.
  • Page 42 LoRa Node 0x81 – Get all Inputs: 0x81 Total length Checksum 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte Command: 0x81 Purpose: A network server is asking for the LoRa node to get the status (data) of all input ports. Note 1: There is maximum limit on the payload size. This command may not be used for some Modbus device configuration that has many registers to read.
  • Page 43 LoRa Node 0x70 – Low Power Warning: 0x70 Total length Checksum 1 byte 1 byte 1 byte Command: 0x70 Purpose: A LoRa node is alerting to the network server with low battery power warning. For example, the packet“700272” is composed of Command byte –...

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