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- Page 1 Quick Start Guide for RAK5205 WisTrio LoRa Tracker WisDevice RAK52xx Series LoRa Development board Version V2.0| March 2019 www.RAKwireless.com Visit our website for more detailed information 18 PAGES...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
RAK5205 Table of Contents 1. Overview ............................ 3 1.1 Introduction to the board ..................... 3 1.2 Ports, jumpers, etc......................4 2. First time setup ......................... 4 2.1 Flashing the latest firmware ....................4 2.2 Setting up the node for connecting to TTN ................. 9 3. -
Page 3: Overview
RAK5205 Overview Introduction to the board The RAK5205 LoRa Tracker is a board based on the RAK811 (SX1276 by Semtech built-in). At its core it runs an STM32L1 microcontroller. Additionally there is onboard GPS and several sensors built-in. The board is especially suitable for rapid development of applications such as: asset tracking, Vehicle management, location-based services, etc. -
Page 4: Ports, Jumpers, Etc
RAK5205 Ports, jumpers, etc. Looking at Figure 1 we can identify the following: The Two antenna connectors on the right (SMA or iPEX options are available 30 pin header on top Micro USB port, status LED and the Charging mode jumper Bottom left to right: Battery connector, Solar Charger connector, Boot mode jumper on top of UART jumper, Reset button and the Ublox Max 7Q GPS module On the back there are the sensors (LIS3DH accelerometer and BME680... - Page 5 RAK5205 Configure the parameters as in Figure 2 (port name should correspond to the one assigned to the board) and press Next Figure 2 | Flash loader tool RAK5205 First Time Setup V2.0...
- Page 6 RAK5205 You should see the image shown in Figure 3 if there are no issues. Press Next Figure 3 | Flash loader device validation screen RAK5205 First Time Setup V2.0...
- Page 7 RAK5205 Again refer to Figure 4 for selecting the appropriate parameters and press Next Figure 3 | Device selection RAK5205 First Time Setup V2.0...
- Page 8 RAK5205 Now you need to select the bin file with the firmware you downloaded. Use the button circled in red in Figure 5 and navigate to the location of the file. Press Next Figure 5 | Firmware file selection A screen with a loading bar will appear which will turn green if the process completes successfully.
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Page 9: Setting Up The Node For Connecting To Ttn
RAK5205 Setting up the node for connecting to TTN Now that you have removed the Boot jumper in the previous step, the node is in operational mode and you can set it up to work with TTN. The example is for the case of OTAA. Download the RAK serial port tool: RAK serial port tool Start the exe file, select the correct COM port and open it as shown in Figure 7. - Page 10 RAK5205 Now you can start creating your application / registering your device in TTN. Do so by going to the TTN console as shown in Figure 8, going to the application section and registering your device. Create a new application first. Enter an ID, Description and select the Handler for your location (example is for EU).
- Page 11 RAK5205 Make sure you set the Device EUI to be generated automatically by pressing the generate button in front of the (circled in red). The App Key should be in auto generation mode by default. Figure 10 | Device parameters setting Finish by pressing the Register button, now you devices should be registered under the corresponding application.
- Page 12 RAK5205 Figure 11 | Device EUI, Application EUI and App Key Return to the serial tool and execute the following in order (copying the corresponding values that we mentioned in Figure 11: at+dev_eui=DEV_EUI at+app_eui=APP_EUI at+app_key= APP_KEY – the Device EUI copied from TTN DEV_EUI –...
- Page 13 RAK5205 An example is shown in Figure 12. By executing the commands on the right (values are exemplary) in order you should an OK message after each one in the windows to the right as in the figure. Figure 12 | Device Application EUI and Key This will perform OTAA (Over the air activation) and authenticate the node with TTN.
- Page 14 RAK5205 Figure 13 | Successful node OTAA join procedure Now your device is online and is visible as such (Status is green, red circle) in TTN (Figure Figure 14 | Device active status RAK5205 First Time Setup V2.0...
- Page 15 RAK5205 Now your RAK5205 is transmitting sensor data to TTN. You can see it in its raw form in TTN, by going to the Data tab (circled in red in the image) under your RAK5205 device as shown in Figure 15 and 16. Figure 15 | Device data tab Figure 16 | Raw device data Note: This is only the case if you are in range of a TTN gateway.
- Page 16 RAK5205 RAK5205 First Time Setup V2.0...
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Page 17: Contact Information
RAK5205 Contact Information Shenzhen Business ken.yu@rakwireless.com Room 506, Bldg B, New Compark, Pingshan First Road, Taoyuan Street, Nan shan District, Shenzhen Shenzhen Technical steven.tang@rakwireless.com 0755-86108311 Room 506, Bldg B, New Compark, Pingshan First Road, Taoyuan Street, Nan Shan District, Shenzhen... -
Page 18: Revision History
Terry & Penn Vladislav & Todor About RAKwireless: RAKwireless is the pioneer in providing innovative and diverse cellular and LoRa connectivity solutions for IoT edge devices. It's easy and modular design can be used in different IoT applications and accelerate time-to-market.
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