Nitro NNIONGIN User Manual

Nitro NNIONGIN User Manual

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NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual
Document Version: 1.0
Firmware Version: lgw--build-v5.4.1644990565-20220216-1352
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NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual
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2022-
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  • Page 1 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual Document Version: 1.0 Firmware Version: lgw--build-v5.4.1644990565-20220216-1352 Version Description Date Release 2022- 1 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Check Internet connection ......................13 Example: Configure as a LoRaWAN gateway ................13 Create a gateway in TTN V3 Server ..................15 Configure NNIONGIN to connect to TTN v3 ................18 Add a LoRaWAN End Device ..................... 21 Web Configure Pages ......................25 Home ............................
  • Page 3 I get kernel error when install new package, how to fix? ............43 I configured NNIONGIN for WiFi access and lost its IP. What to do now? ........ 44 I connect to the NNIONGIN’s SSID but NNIONGIN didn’t assign DHCP IP to my laptop? ..45 Order Info ..........................45...
  • Page 4 Packing Info ..........................45 FCC Warning ........................... 46 Fiber Glass Antenna Installation Steps ..................47 4 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 5: Introduction

    LoRa network. NNIONGIN can communicate with ABP LoRaWAN end node without LoRaWAN server. System integrator can use it to integrate with their existing IoT Service without set up own LoRaWAN server or use 3rd party LoRaWAN service.
  • Page 6: Specifications

    Emulates 49 x LoRa demodulators and 1 x (G)FSK demodulator ➢ Dual digital TX & RX radio front-end interfaces ➢ 10 programmable parallel demodulation paths ➢ Dynamic data-rate (DDR) adaptation ➢ True antenna diversity or simultaneous dual-band operation 6 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 7: Features

    ✓ Support different level log in. ✓ Support Semtech Packet Forwarder ✓ Support LoRaWAN basic station. ✓ Built-in GPS module for location & timing ✓ External fiber glass antenna Hardware System Structure 7 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 8: Nniongin Applications

    NNIONGIN Applications LED Indicators NNIONGIN has totally four LEDs, They are: ➢ Power LED : This RED LED will be solid on if the device is properly powered. ➢ LoRa LED : This RGB LED will blink GREEN when LoRaWAN module starts or transmit a packet.
  • Page 9: Access And Configure Nniongin

    Alternatively, connect the NNIONGIN Ethernet port to your router and NNIONGIN can obtain an IP address from your router. In the router’s management portal, you should be able to find what IP address the router has assigned to the NNIONGIN. You can also use this IP to connect. 9 / 48...
  • Page 10: Connect Via Wifi With Dhcp Ip From Router

    2.1.3 Connect via WiFi with DHCP IP from router If the NNIONGIN already connect to the router via WiFi, use can use the WiFi IP to connect to NNIONGIN. 2.1.4 Connect via Ethernet with fall back ip The WAN port also has a fall back ip address for access if user doesn’t connect to uplink router.
  • Page 11: Typical Network Setup

    Use WAN port to access Internet By default, the NNIONGIN is set to use the WAN port to connect to an upstream network. When you connect the NNIONGIN’s WAN port to an upstream router, NNIONGIN will get an IP address from the router and have Internet access via the upstream router.
  • Page 12: Access The Internet As A Wifi Client

    Access the Internet as a WiFi Client. In the WiFi Client Mode, NNIONGIN acts as a WiFi client and gets DHCP from an upstream router via WiFi. System → WiFi → WiFi WAN Client Settings The settings for WiFi Client is under page In the WiFi Survey Choose the WiFi AP, and input the Passphrase then click Save &...
  • Page 13: Check Internet Connection

    : This interface doesn’t connected. 4 Example: Configure as a LoRaWAN gateway NNIONGIN is fully compatible with LoRaWAN protocol. It uses the legacy Semtech Packet forwarder to forward the LoRaWAN packets to server. The structure is as below. 13 / 48...
  • Page 14 。 This chapter describes how to use the NNIONGIN to work with (TTN v3) www.thethingsnetwork.org 14 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 15: Create A Gateway In Ttn V3 Server

    Create a gateway in TTN V3 Server Step 1: Get a Unique gateway ID. Every NNIONGIN has a unique gateway id. The ID can be found at LoRaWAN page: The example gateway id is: a8404122f3fc4150 Step 2: Sign up a user account in TTN server https://account.thethingsnetwork.org/register...
  • Page 16 Gateway server address: eu1.cloud.thethings.network ➢ North America 1 corresponding Gateway server address: nam1.cloud.thethings.network ➢ Australia 1 corresponding Gateway server address: au1.cloud.thethings.network ➢ Legacy V2 Console : TTN v2 shuts down in December 2021 16 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 17 Step 4: Create a Gateway Click the Gateway icon and then click Add gateway. Open the following page: 17 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 18: Configure Nniongin To Connect To Ttn V3

    After creating the gateway, you can see the gateway info, as below. Configure NNIONGIN to connect to TTN v3 You can now configure the NNIONGIN to let it connect to TTN network V3. Make sure your NNIONGIN has a working Internet Connection first.
  • Page 19 Note: The server address must match the Gateway server address you choose in TTN V3. In the home page, we can see the LoRaWAN connection is ready now. In TTN v3 portal, we can also see the gateway is connected. 19 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
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  • Page 21: Add A Lorawan End Device

    LT-22222 uses a serial port access and a series of AT commands. Changing the codes may be necessary in the case where you have to use codes assigned by a LoRa WAN server. 21 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 22 Select OTAA activation mode The LoRaWAN version for your device should be provided by the manufacturer in a datasheet as LoRaWAN version or LoRaWAN specification. The most commonly used LoRaWAN versions are v1.0.2 and v1.0.3. 22 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 23 First, input the End device ID, AppEUI and DevEUI. Secondly, choose the corresponding frequency and LoRaWAN class capabilities. 23 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 24 TTN v3. Select the Live data tab and you will see the data appearing in the panel. Note that it may take some time for the device data to appear in the TTN v3 display. 24 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 25: Web Configure

    5 Web Configure Pages Home Shows the system running status: 25 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 26: Lorawan Settings

    This page is for the connection set up to a general LoRaWAN Network server such as: TTN, ChirpStack etc. NNIONGIN Note : User can ignore the latitude and longitude settings here, will use the actually value from GPS module. 26 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 27: Network

    Network 5.3.1 Network --> Network Status 27 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 28: Network --> Network

    5.3.2 Network --> Network LAN Settings: When the NNIONGIN has the AP enable, LAN settings specify the network info for NNIONGIN’s own network. WAN Settings: Setting for NNIONGIN WAN port WiFi Settings: Setting for NNIONGIN WiFi IP when use it as WiFi Client...
  • Page 29: Network --> Wifi

    5.3.3 Network --> WiFi NNIONGIN WiFi Settings. 29 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 30: System

    System 5.4.1 System --> System Overview Shows the system info: 30 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 31: System --> General ( Login Settings)

    5.4.2 System --> General ( login settings) System Password: There are two logins for NNIONGIN: admin /nitro. Both root and admin have the same right for WEB access. But root user has also the right to access via SSH to Linux system. admin only able to access WEB interface.
  • Page 32: System --> Back Up/Restore Config

    5.4.3 System --> Back Up/Restore Config For backup or restore configuration. 5.4.4 System --> Remote.it Install Remote.it 32 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 33: System --> Remote Mgmt

    5.4.5 System --> Remote Mgmt Auto Provision is the feature for batch configure and remote management. R-SSH is for remote access device and management 33 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 34: System --> Firmware Upgrade

    5.4.6 System --> Firmware Upgrade We keep improving the NNIONGIN firmware for new features and bug fixes. Web → System → Firmware Upgrade Select the required image and click Upload. The image will be uploaded to the device, and then click Process to upgrade.
  • Page 35: System --> Reboot/Reset

    /sbin/sysupgrade –n /var/Your_Image NOTE: it is important to transfer the image in the /var directory, otherwise it may exceed the available flash size. 5.4.7 System --> Reboot/Reset Restart or restore factory settings. 35 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 36: Logread

    LogRead 5.5.1 LogRead --> LoRa Log Show the frequency for LoRa Radio and traffics. 36 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 37: Logread --> Gateway Traffic

    5.5.2 LogRead --> Gateway Traffic Gateway Traffic 37 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 38: Logread --> System Log

    5.5.3 LogRead --> System Log Show the system log 5.5.4 LogRead --> Record Log Record Log. 38 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 39: Linux System

    Linux System The NNIONGIN is based on the OpenWrt Linux system. It is open source, and users are free to configure and modify the Linux settings. SSH Access for Linux console User can access the Linux console via the SSH protocol. Make sure your PC and the NNIONGIN are...
  • Page 40: File System

    Screenshot is as below: File System The NNIONGIN has a 16MB flash and a 64MB RAM. The /var and /tmp directories are in the RAM, so contents stored in /tmp and /var will be erased after rebooting the device. Other directories are in the flash and will remain after reboot.
  • Page 41: Package Maintenance System

    There are more than 3000+ packages available in our package server for users to install for their applications. For example, if you want to add the iperf tool, you can install the related packages and configure NNIONGIN to use iperf .
  • Page 42: Upgrade Linux Firmware

    Upgrade Linux Firmware We keep improving the NNIONGIN Linux side firmware for new features and bug fixes. The file named as xxxxx–xxxxx-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin is the upgrade Image. There are different methods to upgrade, as below. Upgrade via Web UI Web → System → Firmware Upgrade Go to the page: Select the required image and click Flash Image.
  • Page 43: Faq

    Can I make my own firmware for the gateway, Where can I find the source code? Yes, You can make your own firmware for the NNIONGIN for branding purposes or to add customized applications. Can I use 868Mhz version for 915Mhz bands? It is possible but the distance will be very short, you can select US915 frequency band in 868Mhz version hardware.
  • Page 44: I Configured Nniongin For Wifi Access And Lost Its Ip. What To Do Now

    The NNIONGIN has a fall-back IP address on its WAN port. This IP is always enabled so you can use the fall-back IP to access NNIONGIN no matter what the WiFi IP is. The fall back IP is useful for connecting and debug the unit.
  • Page 45: I Connect To The Nniongin's Ssid But Nniongin Didn't Assign Dhcp Ip To My Laptop

    I connect to the NNIONGIN’s SSID but NNIONGIN didn’t assign DHCP IP to my laptop? This is a known bug for the firmware version before 2019-09-23 for LPS, the issue was fixed since version: LG02_LG08--build-v5.2.1569218466-20190923-1402. In the old version, user can use the fall back ip method to access and configure the device.
  • Page 46: Fcc Warning

    The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 46 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 47 Step 1: Prepare the Accessories. Step 2: Loosen the screws in Figure 1, then put the antenna into the slot and tighten the screws as shown in Figure 2. Figure 1 Figure 2 47 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...
  • Page 48 Step 3: Fix the above figure 2 to the bracket as shown in the following figure. 48 / 48 NNIONGIN LoRaWAN Gateway User Manual...

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