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Getting started with the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 and P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3
Introduction
This user manual describes how to get started with the
Hardware and software setups are discussed in detail, together with the setup of supported network and application servers.
The
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2
starter pack supports the higher frequency bands (868 MHz and 915 MHz). It includes:
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A sensor node based on STMicroelectronics
expansion board with antenna
®
•
A LoRaWAN
gateway based on STMicroelectronics
expansion board with antenna
The
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3
starter pack supports the lower frequency bands (433 MHz and 470 MHz). It includes:
•
A sensor node based on STMicroelectronics
expansion board
®
•
A LoRaWAN
gateway based on STMicroelectronics
expansion board
•
Antennas
This user manual also describes the
binary software.
Figure 1.
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 and P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3 - LoRaWAN
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2
Sensor
Pictures are not contractual.
UM2587 - Rev 2 - April 2021
For further information contact your local STMicroelectronics sales office.
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2
NUCLEO-L073RZ
NUCLEO-F746ZG
NUCLEO-L073RZ
NUCLEO-F746ZG
I-CUBE-LRWAN
STM32Cube Expansion Package for the sensor node, and the gateway
Gateway
and
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3
®
Nucleo board and USI
I-NUCLEO-LRWAN1
Nucleo board and RisingHF LRWAN_GS_HF1
Nucleo board and RisingHF LRWAN_NS1 LoRa
Nucleo board and RisingHF LRWAN_GS_LF1
®
sensors and gateways
P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3
Gateway
UM2587
User manual
starter packs
starter packs.
®
LoRa
®
Sensor
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  • Page 1: Figure 1. P-Nucleo-Lrwan2 And P-Nucleo-Lrwan3 - Lorawan ® Sensors And Gateways

    UM2587 User manual Getting started with the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 and P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3 starter packs Introduction This user manual describes how to get started with the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3 starter packs. Hardware and software setups are discussed in detail, together with the setup of supported network and application servers.

  • Page 2: Nucleo-Lrwan2 Starter Pack Overview

    Figure 2. STM32 Nucleo LoRaWAN development kit (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 starter pack) The antennas in this product are assembled and locked with the boards, which was not the case in earlier versions. They do not have to be removed by users to comply with FCC regulations. The current product packaging is adapted to this configuration.

  • Page 3: Sensor Hardware Overview

    ◦ Mini-AB USB connector for the ST-LINK ® ◦ ARDUINO Uno V3 expansion connector ◦ ST morpho extension pin headers for full access to all STM32 I/Os RF module and sensor expansion board ® ® • I-NUCLEO-LRWAN1 LoRa HF band (868/915/923 MHz) sensor expansion board (from USI ®...

  • Page 4: Figure 3. Stm32 Nucleo Lorawan ® Sensor Device (P-Nucleo-Lrwan2)

    UM2587 Sensor hardware overview ® Figure 3. STM32 Nucleo LoRaWAN sensor device (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2) ST-LINK ® Mbed™ removable ® module storage USB VCOM STM32L073RZT6 microcontroller Sensors: LSM303AGR LPS22HB HTS221 NUCLEO-L073RZ I-NUCLEO-LRWAN1 main board expansion board UM2587 - Rev 2 page 4/51...

  • Page 5: I-Nucleo-Lrwan1 Lora ® Hf Band And Sensor Expansion Board

    The Nucleo board communicates with the expansion board via the STM32 UART (PA2, PA3). The following modifications are applied to the Nucleo board: • SB62 and SB63 are closed • SB13 and SB14 are opened to disconnect the STM32 UART from ST-LINK UM2587 - Rev 2 page 5/51...

  • Page 6: Gateway Hardware Overview

    Micro-AB USB connector for the ST-LINK ® ◦ ST Zio expansion connector including ARDUINO Uno V3 ◦ ST morpho extension pin headers for full access to all STM32 I/Os ◦ USB with Micro-AB ◦ Ethernet RJ45 Gateway expansion board ®...

  • Page 7: Figure 5. Stm32 Nucleo Lorawan ® Gateway (P-Nucleo-Lrwan2)

    UM2587 Gateway hardware overview ® Figure 5. STM32 Nucleo LoRaWAN gateway (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2) Gateway additional features • Programmable parallel demodulation paths ® • LoRa demodulators and 1 GFSK demodulator embedded • Single +5 V supply • AT command interface to re-configure the parameters of the gateway –...

  • Page 8: Gateway Expansion Board

    PF10 – GPIO3 PE12 – SCK PE14 – MOSI USB for external 5 V supply Table 1. P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 gateway expansion board pins description Pin name Pin description Power supply to NUCLEO-F746ZG from external 5 V PF5/PD12/PC4/PB9 -GPIO4 GPIO4 from SX1301...

  • Page 9: Figure 7. Hardware Architectures Of The P-Nucleo-Lrwan2 Gateway Expansion Board

    Backup CSN of SPI for SX1301 PD14-CSN (optional) (no connection on board in default) Figure 7 presents the architecture of the LRWAN_GS_HF1 gateway expansion board. Figure 7. Hardware architectures of the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 gateway expansion board Balun LTCC LPF Transceiver SX1257 868 MHz...

  • Page 10: Nucleo-Lrwan3 Starter Pack Overview

    MB1136 reference board is indicated on a sticker under the MB1136. If the number is within the range from A191400001 to A191402004, the board must be updated with a new firmware before use. Download the last firmware version available at www.st.com/i-cube-lrwan. UM2587 - Rev 2...

  • Page 11: Sensor Hardware Overview

    Mini-AB USB connector for the ST-LINK ® ◦ ARDUINO Uno V3 expansion connector ◦ ST morpho extension pin headers for full access to all STM32 I/Os RF module and sensor expansion board ® • LRWAN_NS1 LoRa LF band (433/470 MHz) sensor expansion board (from RisingHF) ®...

  • Page 12: Figure 9. Stm32 Nucleo Lorawan ® Sensor Device (P-Nucleo-Lrwan3)

    UM2587 Sensor hardware overview ® Figure 9. STM32 Nucleo LoRaWAN sensor device (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3) Sensors: LSM6DS3 ST-LINK LPS22HB LIS3MDL HTS221 ® Mbed™ removable storage USB VCOM STM32L073RZT6 microcontroller RisingHF module NUCLEO-L073RZ LRWAN_NS1 main board expansion board UM2587 - Rev 2 page 12/51...

  • Page 13: Lrwan_Ns1 Lora ® Lf Band And Sensor Expansion Board

    UM2587 Sensor hardware overview 2.2.1 ® LRWAN_NS1 LoRa LF band and sensor expansion board The LRWAN_NS1 is supplied by a third party (RisingHF). For complete and latest information, refer to LRWAN_NS1 reference manual [2]. Figure 10. LRWAN_NS1 block diagram and connectors UM2587 - Rev 2 page 13/51...

  • Page 14: Gateway Hardware Overview

    If USART2 (PA2/PA3) is used to control the modem, the following solder bridge on the Nucleo board must be configured accordingly: • SB62 and SB63 are closed • SB13 and SB14 are opened to disconnect the STM32 UART from ST-LINK Refer to in the USART Communication section for more details. Gateway hardware overview ®...

  • Page 15: Figure 11. Stm32 Nucleo Lorawan ® Gateway (P-Nucleo-Lrwan3)

    UM2587 Gateway hardware overview ® Figure 11. STM32 Nucleo LoRaWAN gateway (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3) Gateway additional features • Programmable parallel demodulation paths ® • LoRa demodulators and 1 GFSK demodulator embedded • Single +5 V supply • AT command interface to re-configure the parameters of the gateway –...

  • Page 16: Gateway Expansion Board

    UM2587 Gateway hardware overview 2.3.1 Gateway expansion board The gateway expansion board shown in is designed by RisingHF (www.risinghf.com). It includes a Semtech ® SX1301 digital baseband circuit integrating the LoRa concentrator, Semtech SX1255 LF front-end transceiver module, and two SAW filters to achieve a wider bandwidth range (434 MHz to 470 MHz). The expansion board is controlled by the NUCLEO-F746ZG via the SPI interface.

  • Page 17: Figure 13. Hardware Architecture Of The P-Nucleo-Lrwan3 Gateway Expansion Board

    SCK of SPI for SX1301 PE14-MOSI MOSI of SPI for SX1301 PE15-RST Reset for SX1301 PD15-Band Set1 ST Nucleo LoRa GW LF • PE9=0, PD15=1: band EU433 PE9-Band Set2 • PE9=1, PD15=0: band CN470 Backup SCK of SPI for SX1301...

  • Page 18: Nucleo-Lrwan2 / P-Nucleo-Lrwan3 Firmware Overview

    Firmware is based on the Semtech packet forwarder protocol ported over to the STM32F746ZGT6 device. The gateway parameters are fully reconfigurable by means of the AT command interface through the ST-LINK USB Virtual COM port. Refer to for details.

  • Page 19: Table 3. At Command List

    The gateway firmware binary is available upon request directly from STMicroelectronics. To reprogram the board, copy and paste, or drag and drop the binary file to the mbed storage device of the NUCLEO-F746ZG. The STM32 ST-LINK Utility (STSW-LINK004) programming software is another solution to program the board.

  • Page 20: Figure 15. Programming The Gateway Using A Binary File

    UM2587 STM32F7 Nucleo LoRaWAN® gateway firmware Figure 15. Programming the gateway using a binary file At startup, firmware checks for frequency band setting compatibility versus RF hardware. It displays a warning if the setting is not compatible with the hardware. UM2587 - Rev 2 page 20/51...

  • Page 21: Nucleo-Lrwan1 Sensor Device Setup And Reconfiguration

    By default, the device is configured for the EU868 frequency band and in the OTAA mode. Sensor device setup Make sure that the USB drivers are installed. Download ST-LINK USB driver (STSW-LINK009) from www.st.com if needed.

  • Page 22: Extracting Deveui And Appeui From The Lora ® Module

    (OTAA/ABP), the pieces of information presented in Table 4 need to be extracted from the ® LoRa module (default) or changed. Table 4. Device activation and parameters (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2) End-device Parameters Description activation 64-bit global unique ID that uniquely identifies the end-device (IEEE EUI64 DevEUI address).

  • Page 23: Figure 19. I-Nucleo-Lrwan1 Expansion Board Serial Port

    The addresses in the CLI commands are for Data Memory Bank 1 of the NUCLEO-L073RZ Nucleo board. Note: The STM32 ST-LINK Utility (STSW-LINK004) GUI can also be used to read the data memory of the NUCLEO- L073RZ. A similar process is possible using the STM32CubeProgrammer (STM32CubeProg). Refer to STM32CubeProgrammer documentation on www.st.com.

  • Page 24: Reconfiguring The Sensor Device Using The At_Master Project

    UM2587 Reconfiguring the sensor device using the AT_Master project Reconfiguring the sensor device using the AT_Master project Edit firmware to change join mode, frequency band, device IDs, and keys. More parameters are reconfigurable. The following examples show functions used to set these parameters in user firmware. In file main.c: #define JOIN_MODE OTAA_JOIN_MODE /*ABP_JOIN_MODE*/ /*LoRaWan join method*/ In file lora_driver.c:...

  • Page 25: Lrwan_Ns1 Sensor Device Setup And Reconfiguration

    By default, the device is configured for the CN470Prequel frequency band and in the OTAA mode. Sensor device setup Make sure that the USB drivers are installed. Download ST-LINK USB driver (STSW-LINK009) from www.st.com if needed. Figure 20.

  • Page 26: Extracting Deveui And Appeui From The Lora ® Module

    UM2587 Extracting DevEUI and AppEUI from the LoRa® module Allow the personal computer to enumerate and install the USB drivers. Take note of the Virtual COM port number assigned to the board. Note: the Nucleo board is also enumerated as an mbed removable storage device. Figure 22.

  • Page 27: Table 5. Device Activation And Parameters(P-Nucleo-Lrwan3)

    UM2587 Extracting DevEUI and AppEUI from the LoRa® module Table 5. Device activation and parameters(P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3) End-device Parameters Description activation 64-bit global unique ID that uniquely identifies the end-device (IEEE EUI64 DevEUI address). 64-bit application ID that uniquely identifies the application provider (owner) of AppEUI the end-device (IEEE EUI64 address).

  • Page 28: Reconfiguring The Sensor Device Using The At_Master Project

    The addresses in the CLI commands are for Data Memory Bank 1 of the NUCLEO-L073RZ Nucleo board. Note: The STM32 ST-LINK Utility (STSW-LINK004) GUI can also be used to read the data memory of the NUCLEO- L073RZ. A similar process is possible using the STM32CubeProgrammer (STM32CubeProg). Refer to STM32CubeProgrammer documentation on www.st.com.

  • Page 29: Gateway Setup And Configuration

    UM2587 Gateway setup and configuration Gateway setup and configuration The gateway is a simple packet forwarder based on the Semtech packet forwarder protocol. It needs to be ® configured to the desired frequency band and LoRaWAN network server among other parameters that are reconfigurable.

  • Page 30: Configuring The Gateway To Use A Different Frequency Band

    Configuring the gateway to use a different frequency band The ST Nucleo LoRa GW user guide from RisingHF ([3]) details the reconfiguration of the gateway using AT commands. To change the frequency channels, use the AT+CH command. Reset the board for the new settings to take effect.

  • Page 31: Table 6. Predefined Frequency Channel Plans

    UM2587 Configuring the gateway to use a different frequency band • Format: AT+CH=0~7,freq,radio // Set multi SF LoRa channel AT+CH=8,freq,radio,sf,bw // Set standard LoRa channel AT+CH=9,freq,radio // Set FSK channel AT+CH=0~9,0 // Turn off a channel AT+CH=0~9,OFF // Turn off a channel AT+CH=band // Set to predefined channel plan •...
  • Page 32 Reset the board for the new setting to take effect or use the AT+RESET command. The new frequency channels are displayed after reset. Use AT+SYS to view the configuration again. Display for the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2: VERSION: 2.1.7, Nov 6 2018 LOG: OFF...

  • Page 33: Changing The Lorawan ® Server, Mac Address, And Gateway Eui

    UM2587 Changing the LoRaWAN® server, MAC address, and gateway EUI Display for the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3: VERSION: 2.1.7, Nov 6 2018 LOG: OFF AT ECHO: ON BAUDRATE: 115200bps MACADDR: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx ETHERNET: DHCP DNS1: 114.114.114.114 DNS2: 8.8.8.8 NTP SERVER: 1.ubuntu.pool.ntp.org EUI PADDING: {3, FF}, {4, FF} GATEWAY ID: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX LORAWAN: Public LORAWAN SERVER: cn1.loriot.io...

  • Page 34: Network Server Setup

    Refer to the Loriot website for more details about their offer. The default network server setting for the P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 gateway is: eu1.loriot.io. The corresponding Loriot network server that the user needs to create an account from must be EU1 – Frankfurt, Germany.

  • Page 35: Device Registration To Loriot Network Server

    Click [Register Packet Forwarder STM gateway] From the Loriot dashboard, select the added gateway to view its detailed information Edit the channel plan parameter and select the desired region frequency. The P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 gateway default region frequency is EU868_Semtech. The P-NUCLEO-LRWAN3 gateway default region...

  • Page 36: Loriot Default Application Output

    UM2587 Loriot network server setup Go to the device details by clicking on the link corresponding to the recently-enrolled device. If the device has successfully joined the network, the Last data (10 latest records) sent by the device is visible. Note that the page may need to be refreshed to display the latest message entries.

  • Page 37: Setup The Cayenne Data Output In Loriot

    UM2587 The Things Network (TTN) server setup Figure 30. WebSocket sample by LORIOT 7.1.4 Setup the Cayenne data output in Loriot The network server can also be configured to forward the data to a third-party application server like myDevices Cayenne: In [Loriot Dashboard]>[Application]>[SampleApp]>[Output], click on [Add new output] Select [myDevices Cayenne] from the list of supported data output types Click [Confirm change]...

  • Page 38: Gateway Registration To The Things Network Server

    UM2587 The Things Network (TTN) server setup 7.2.1 Gateway registration to The Things Network server Follow the procedure below to register the gateway to The Things Network server: Configure the gateway to send data to the closest router address. The list of routers is available from The Things Network website at www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/gateways/packet-forwarder/semtech-udp.html.

  • Page 39: Figure 33. The Things Network Application Overview

    UM2587 The Things Network (TTN) server setup The AppEUI of the device needs to be added to the application. From the Application Overview, click on [manage euis]. Ignore or remove the existing EUI auto generated by the server. Figure 33. The Things Network application overview Click on [add EUI] and then on the [customize] icon to edit the field.

  • Page 40: Setup The Mydevices Cayenne Integration In The Things Network

    UM2587 The Things Network (TTN) server setup 10. The device overview shows the activation method (ensure it is set to OTAA), credentials, and status of the last packets received from the device. Figure 34. The Things Network registered device overview 11.
  • Page 41 UM2587 The Things Network (TTN) server setup Select [myDevices] from the list of supported integrations Think of a name for the Process ID Select default key for the [Access Key] Click on [Add integration] Refer to Section 8 to setup the myDevices Cayenne dashboard. UM2587 - Rev 2 page 41/51...

  • Page 42: Application Server Setup

    UM2587 Application server setup Application server setup ® This section describes how to register the sensor device to a LoRa application server. The following application server providers are supported: • myDevices Cayenne myDevices Cayenne application setup Go to myDevices web site at https://mydevices.com/ and create a free myDevices Cayenne account. The free ®...

  • Page 43: Figure 37. Selecting A Lora ® Device

    UM2587 myDevices Cayenne application setup ® Select STM32 P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 from the list of supported LoRa devices ® Figure 37. Selecting a LoRa device Enter the device settings, then add the device For Loriot: Name DevEUI (refer to [Loriot Dashboard]>[Application]>[SampleApp]>[Devices]. Remove “-” or “:”) Loriot server (the server used at Loriot account creation: eu1.loriot.io)

  • Page 44: Cayenne Dashboard

    UM2587 myDevices Cayenne application setup 8.1.2 Cayenne dashboard The pockets sent by the device are using the Cayenne low-power payload (LPP) format by default in the firmware code. As soon as pockets are received in Cayenne, the widgets automatically appear in the dashboard depending on the data types used in the data payload.

  • Page 45: References

    ST Nucleo LoRa GW (RHF-UM01622). Refer to RisingHF web site at www.risinghf.com. User manual: STM32 Nucleo-144 boards (UM1974). Refer to STMicroelectronics web site at www.st.com. User manual: STM32 Nucleo-64 boards (MB1136) (UM1724). Refer to STMicroelectronics web site at www.st.com. User manual: ®...

  • Page 46: Revision History

    Document revision history Date Revision Changes 25-Sep-2019 Initial release. P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 boards delivered with mounted antennas: updated Introduction, Section 1 P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 starter pack overview, 21-Apr-2021 Section 4.1 Sensor device setup, Section 5.1 Sensor device setup Section 6.1 Gateway setup. UM2587 - Rev 2...

  • Page 47: Table Of Contents

    P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 starter pack overview........
  • Page 48 UM2587 Contents 7.1.2 Device registration to Loriot network server ........35 7.1.3 Loriot default application output .

  • Page 49: List Of Tables

    P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2 gateway expansion board pins description ........

  • Page 50: List Of Figures

    STM32 Nucleo LoRaWAN gateway (P-NUCLEO-LRWAN2) ........7 Figure 6.
  • Page 51 ST’s terms and conditions of sale in place at the time of order acknowledgement. Purchasers are solely responsible for the choice, selection, and use of ST products and ST assumes no liability for application assistance or the design of Purchasers’...

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