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LoRa Gateway BL280
Wireless Data Collection/
RS485 Transparent Transmission
BL280
User Manual
Version: V1.0
Issue Date: 2021-06-15
King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd.
Website: www. iot-solution.com
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  • Page 1 LoRa Gateway BL280 Wireless Data Collection/ RS485 Transparent Transmission BL280 User Manual Version: V1.0 Issue Date: 2021-06-15 King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd. Website: www. iot-solution.com Preface...
  • Page 2 Copyright This user manual is owned by King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd. No one is authorized to copy, distribute or forward any part of this document without written approval of King Pigeon. Any violation will be subject to legal liability.
  • Page 3 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Contents 1 Product Introduction..........................5 1.1 General Introduction........................5 1.2 Typical Application........................... 6 1.3 Safety Introduction.......................... 7 1.4 Packing List............................7 1.5 Features............................9 1.6 Technical Parameters........................9 2 Hardware Introduction..........................11 2.1 Outline Dimension......................... 11 2.2 LED Indicator..........................12...
  • Page 4 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 6 Communication Protocol........................28 6.1 Modbus RTU Protocol........................28 6.2 Modbus TCP Protocol........................30 6.3 MQTT Protocol..........................33 7 Firmware Upgrading..........................33 8 Warranty Term............................33 9 Technical Support..........................33 10 Appendix A SMS Command List......................34 11 Appendix B Register Address......................36 12 Appendix C MQTT Application......................
  • Page 5 1 Product Introduction General Introduction Wireless Data Acquisition System BL280 is based on LoRa RF technology. It’s mainly used for collecting multiple environmental data distributed in different long range areas and transparent data transmission from device to cloud. With LoRa modulation technology, it’s capable of realizing multiple IO device monitoring, collecting data of temperature &...
  • Page 6 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Typical Application Smart greenhouse data collection and monitoring  Smart orchard data collection and monitoring  Smart crop land data collection and monitoring  Smart Breeding Temp& Humi data collection and monitoring ...
  • Page 7 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 ATM, POS, PLC and DAQ device data transmission  Smart grid data transmission  Smart transportation data transmission  Industrial automation data transmission  Environmental protection data transmission  Weather station data collection and monitoring ...
  • Page 8 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 1x mini_USB cable  1x LoRa Antenna  1x 2G/3G/4G SMA Cellular Network Antenna (AT-25)  1x Power Adaptor (12VDC/2A)  1x User Manual (Soft Copy)  King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd.
  • Page 9 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Note: If any of the above parts are missing, please contact King Pigeon sales team. Optional Part (Must order it separately) 35mm DIN Rail Mounting Bracket  Features Embedded ARM®Cortex™-M 32-bit RISC core real-time operation system, software and ...
  • Page 10 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Backup Battery 3.7V/900mAh 1 x mini USB Spec 1 x RJ45，10/100Mbps Ethernet Port Protection ESD contact: 8KV , surge: 4KV (10/1000us) Protocol Modbus RTU, Modbus TCP, MQTT Communication frequency 402MHz-500MHz, optional 860-930MHz...
  • Page 11 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Storage Max 2000 historical records & 500 alarm records MTBF ≥100,000 hours EN 55022: 2006/A1: 2007 (CE &RE) Class B IEC 61000-4-2 (ESD) Level 4 IEC 61000-4-3 (RS) Level 4 Certification IEC 61000-4-4 (EFT) Level 4...
  • Page 12 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 LED Indicator LED Indicator Description Item Color Status Fast 2G: No signal (0.8s off, 0.2s on) flickering 3G/4G: No signal (1s off, 0.8s on) Slow 2G: Normal (2s off, 0.2s on) flickering 3G/4G: Normal (0.2s off, 1s on)
  • Page 13 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Ethernet Port Ethernet Port Introduction Color Item Description Orange white Positive of Transmitting Orange Negative of Transmitting Green white Positive of Receiving Blue Data+ Positive of two-way data communication Blue white Data-...
  • Page 14 BL280 has 1 LoRa antenna and 1 GSM/3G/4G cellular network antenna GSM/3G/4G Antenna Port LoRa Antenna Port USB Port mini USB port is used to connect BL280 to PC for configuring parameters and upgrading firmware King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd. Page 14 of 52 www.iot-solution.com...
  • Page 15 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 3 Gateway Mounting This gateway supports horizontal placement on the table, wall-mounting and DIN Rail mounting. Wall-Mounting DIN-Rail Mounting Assembling clip buckle Mounting on DIN Rail King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd. Page 15 of 52...
  • Page 16 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 4 Parameter Configuration BL280 configuration software has user-friendly interface. Just connect BL280 Gateway (hereafter referred to as Gateway) to PC with USB cable to set parameters, export files and upgrade firmware. Preparation for Configuring the Gateway 4.1.1...
  • Page 17 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 4.1.3 Login to Configuration Software Click to execute it and enter below page: Select connected serial port , input password (default is 1234 and it’s filled automatically), click login to enter below main page. If login is not successful, please check USB connection, password and port number.
  • Page 18 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Basic Settings In this page, user can quickly configure and get basic device information, including device model, version,password, time, ID,description,etc Basic Information Item Description Default Range: 1~247, device ID is used to identify the...
  • Page 19 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Ethernet & Cellular Network Configuration Set Ethernet and cellular network parameter in below page Network Configuration Item Description Default Mobile service provider APN access point Null (Acess Point Name) (not necessary in China)
  • Page 20 Priority first and both of them first King Pigeon Cloud V2.0 Set parameters for server 1 to connect King Pigeon cloud (Modbus) V2.0 (Modbus RTU Over TCP) King Pigeon Cloud V2.0 Set parameters for server 1 to connect King Pigeon cloud (MQTT) V2.0 (MQTT)
  • Page 21 2 will started, device supports both servers. Ethernet and cellular network will be used at the same time. (2) If connecting device to King Pigeon cloud V2.0 or V3.0, please contact King Pigeon sales team to get device serial number and put it in login package box...
  • Page 22 Disabled Re-transmission recovers Note: MQTT protocol can only be realized in Server 1 BL280 only support connecting to Alibaba cloud and HUAWEI Cloud without certificate Alibaba Cloud Parameter Setting@Cloud Platform Item Description Default Communication...
  • Page 23 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Wireless Node Configuration Below page is to configure node parameters. Before configuration, the node must be powered on.Make sure node and gateway are in the same network, i.e. frequency range: default is 1. Once node is started, it will be shown on the right.
  • Page 24 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 WT Series Data Collection Node@Wireless Node Configuration Item Description Default Node Number Node Identification Number Input Data Type Air Temperature Input Data Type Air Humidity Input Data Type Light Intensity Input Data Type...
  • Page 25 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 WT100 RS485 Transparent Transmission@ Wireless Node Confguraiton Item Description Default Slave No. Node Identification Number Select from “2400”, “4800”、 “9600”, “14400”, “19200”, Baud Rate 9600 “38400”, “57600”, “115200” Data Bit Select “8 Bit”, “9 Bit”...
  • Page 26 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Historical Record Below page is historical record display. Active reporting data of nodes is saved. Max 2000 records can be stored. Historical Record Item Description Default Read History Display all historical records in the table...
  • Page 27 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Alarm Record Item Description Default Read Alarm Record Display all alarm records in the table Clear Displayed Contents Clear the contents from current table Export Record Export alarm records to.XML format file...
  • Page 28 6 Communication Protocol Gateway BL280 support Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU and MQTT. It can be connected to Alibaba Cloud, HUAWEI Cloud, King Pigeon Cloud, SCADA an other host computers through cellular and Ethernet network.
  • Page 29 9E 4CH low byte is in front Note: Gateway BL280 supports max 50 nodes. Up to 350 register data can be read. If more than that, data reading will be invalid. Reading register starting address is 40000(9C40H). The corresponding node register is (n-1)*7+40000 (n is device ID). If WT107 ID is 5, then it’s needed to...
  • Page 30 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Content Byte Qty Data Sent Remark Device Address Device 01, same as data sent Function Code Read coil status Data: N / 8 + N % 8, N is the quantity of Returned Byte Size register to be inquired.
  • Page 31 Data sequence: high byte is in front. For example, 0008, sequence is 00 08 Note: Gateway BL280 can support maximum 50 nodes. Up to 350 registers can be read. If more than that, it’s invalid. Starting address of reading register is 40000(9C40H), the corresponding node...
  • Page 32 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Device 01, range: 1-247, same as set Device Address address Function Code Read coil register Read 2 digital output status of WT102 with Starting Address 00 00H ID 1. More details can be viewed from Register below remark.
  • Page 33 Every 8 bit forms 1 byte, low byte is in front MQTT Protocol Gateway BL280 supports standard MQTT protocol, support Modbus RTU to MQTT and can be connected to cloud platform easily. More details can be viewed from Appendix C MQTT Application 7 Firmware Upgrading This device has modular design.
  • Page 34 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 10 Appendix A SMS Command List Change Pasword Action Command Return Message This is new password. Old password＋P＋new password Please save it. Note: default password is 1234 and new password must be 4 digits...
  • Page 35 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Delete Password+APDEL Inquire Cellular Network Status Action Command Return Message Inquiry Password+GPRSonline GPRS is online Set / Enable Network Action Command Return Message Cellular network: GPRS enabled Enable Password+GPRSON1 Ethernet enabled Ethernet: Password+ETHON1...
  • Page 36 Note: Above is to inquiry communication status between node and gateway. 11 Appendix B Register Address (1) BL280 registers are used for mapping and storing different node data. Input register, read only, support function code 04 Mapping Address Data Remark②...
  • Page 37 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 DO-1 16 bit int Air Temperature 16 bit int Y=X/10 WT103--WT104 Air Humidity 16 bit int Y=X/10 Battery Voltage 16 bit int Y=X/10 Air Temperature 16 bit int Y=X/10 WT105--WT106 Battery Voltage...
  • Page 38 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 315° Northwest wind (2) Node WT102 has 2 digital outputs for controlling devices. BL280 gateway can read and write it with function codes 01/05/15 Mapping Address Data Remark Data Name① Hexadecimal Decimal...
  • Page 39 There are 3 identities in MQTT protocol: Publisher, Broker, Subscriber. Both message publisher and subscriber are clients. Message broker is server. Message publisher can be subscriber at the same time. Below is the example of connecting Gateway BL280 to King Pigeon Cloud 2.0 via MQTT: Device publishes I/O data:...
  • Page 40 6) MQTT Device ID: The only identification mark of device. Can be serial number, device ID, or IMEI code (King Pigeon Cloud 2.0 MQTT Device ID is Device serial number) 7) MQTT User Name: Account for device to publish topic in broker server (King Pigeon Cloud 2.0 MQTT user name is MQTT) 8) MQTT Password: Account Password for device to publish topic in broker server (King Pigeon Cloud 2.0 User Password is MQTTPW)
  • Page 41 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Publish Topic: device serial number(same as the serial number set in configuration software) "sensorDatas": [ "flag": "TEMP8", //read-write mark "value": 288 //data type & value "flag": "HUMI8", "value": 450 "flag": "ILLU8", "value": 230 "flag": "CO28",...
  • Page 42 Subscribe Topic: Device serial number/+ (same as the one set in configuration software) (King Pigeon Cloud 2.0 use“device serial number/sensor ID”as message publish topic. Thus device subscribe topic must add wildcard “/+” so that cloud can send data to control device) "sensorDatas":...
  • Page 43 It can be used easily on the site without configuration. Remote transmission node WT100 can connect RS485 devices or sensors to Gateway BL280 and cloud to collect data from cloud. Multiple Multiple WT100s can form a group network. Master will collect data from other WT100.
  • Page 44 Introduction Wireless Node WT101 has 4 digital input channel. It works with LoRa Gateway BL280, supporting wet contact and dry contact(default is wet contact). Collected data is sent to BL280 automatically. It can be used in various industrial automation monitoring system.
  • Page 45 Node WT101 x1; LoRa Antennax1 WT102 (2 Relay Output Control Node) Introduction Wireless Remote Control Node WT102 has 2 Relay outputs. It works with LoRa Gateway BL280 to realize remote wireless control. It’s widely used in various industrial automation control systems. Product Features: Private LoRa communication protocol for simple, safe ...
  • Page 46 Remote Wireless LoRa Node WT103 is a highly-effective, low power consumption and long range communication module. It works with LoRa Gateway BL280 to collect air temperature & humidity data and automatically send it to BL280. With high quality sensing core, it’s compliant with WMO (World Meteorological Organization) regulations.
  • Page 47 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Meteorological Organization) regulations. It’s widely used in weather, environment, agriculture, breeding industry and warehouse area Product Features: Private LoRa communication protocol for simple, safe and reliable connection  Parameters can be set in BL280 configuration software ...
  • Page 48 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 Power Supply #7 battery*3 (3.3V～5V) Power Consumption Sleep mode≤10μA@5V, data communication≤120mA @5V External SMA antenna with inner pin and screw thread LoRa Antenna 433MHz/868MHz/915MHz optional Communication Range 2km(open area) Waterproof Grade IP65...
  • Page 49 WT107Node x1; LoRa Antennax1 WT108 (Soil PH Value Collection Node) Introduction: Wireless LoRa Node WT108 is used to collect soil PH value. It works with LoRa Gateway BL280. Once it’s configured, the King Pigeon Communication Co., Ltd. Page 49 of 52 www.iot-solution.com...
  • Page 50 Wireless Data Acquisition System - LoRa Gateway BL280 collected data is sent to BL280 automatically. Premium sensing core is used for high precision and stable output. It’s commonly used for soil PH monitoring in scientific experiment, irrigation, greenhouse, orchard and foodstuff storage area.
  • Page 51 & humidity, soil PH, soil EC, soil Nitrogen, soil Phosphorus and soil Potassium. It works with LoRa Gateway BL280. Once it’s configured, the collected data is sent to BL280 automatically. Premium sensing core is used for high precision and stable output.
  • Page 52 & humidity, wind speed, wind direction and light intensity.. It works with LoRa Gateway BL280 to collect the data and automatically send it to BL280. With high quality sensing core, it’s compliant with WMO (World Meteorological Organization) regulations. It’s widely used in weather, environment, agriculture, breeding industry, etc.