The RAK831 gateway is based on the latest SX1301 driver lora_gateway v5.0.1 and Semtech packet_forwarder v4.0.1
Before you start with the installation procedure you must know which frequency plan to use in your country.
See the list of frequency plans by country list:
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequencies-by-country.html
The frequency plans can be found at:
https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/lorawan/frequency-plans.html
If you know the frequency plan, look at the table and find the corresponding Region.
| Region | Frequency Plan |
|---|---|
| AS1 | AS920-923 |
| AS2 | AS923-925 |
| AU | AU915-928 |
| CN | CN470-510 |
| EU | EU863-870 |
| IN | IN865-867 |
| KR | KR920-923 |
| RU | - |
| US | US902-928 |
step 1 : Download and install Raspbian LITE version
step 2 : Clone the installer and start the installation
$ git clone https://github.com/robertlie/RAK831-LoRaGateway-RPi ~/rak831-loragateway
$ cd ~/rak831-loragateway
$ sudo ./install.sh
step 3 : Next you will see some messages. Just hit the Enter key to keep default or enter your information if you want.
Hostname [ttn-gateway]:
Region AS1, AS2, AU, CN, EU, IN, KR, RU, US [EU]:
Latitude in degrees [0.0]
Longitude in degrees [0.0]:
Altitude in meters [0]
step 4 : This step is optional. By default GPS is disabled. If you want to use GPS:
- Attach the GPS antenna.
For better GPS results the antenna must be placed outside with a clear view of the sky.
The antenna needs to have an open line of sight to the GPS satellites in the sky.
- Next modify /opt/ttn-gateway/packet_forwarder/lora_pkt_fwd/local_conf.json and uncomment the following content:
"gateway_conf": {
:
"gps_tty_path": "/dev/ttyAMA0",
"fake_gps": false
:
}
Watch out for the commas. The JSON file must be valid!
- Reboot the gateway after file local_conf.json is modified.
step 5 : Now you have a running gateway after restart!