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LoRaWAN is an RF standard for IoT devices to connect to the internet.
LoRaWAN is an RF standard for IoT devices to connect to the internet.
== The Things Network Munich ==
We are a official The Things Network Community. There's a regular meetup on the third Monday each month, 19:00, at the MuMaLab.
* [https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/munich/ Community Page]
* [https://meetup.com/de-DE/thethingsnetwork-munich/ Group on Meetup]
* Documentation: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/


== Gateway ==
== Gateway ==
=== Research ===
We are gathering money for community operated gateways: [https://www.leetchi.com/c/ttn-muc-community-gateways Leetchi Pool]
We decided in the [[20161009 Plenum#Buying_more_stuff.3F|Plenum]] to buy a LoRaWAN gateway for the space. However, we don't really know kind of gateway to get. Let's figure out what kinds exist today.
See [[/Gateway|Gateway]] for more information


==== Prebuilt ====
== Client devices ==
* The Things Gateway [https://shop.thethingsnetwork.com/index.php/product/the-things-gateway/] - not available yet?
See [[/Nodes|Nodes]] for more information
* Kerlink IoT station [http://www.kerlink.fr/en/products/lora-iot-station-2/lora-iot-station-868-mhz] - can you buy that?
** Some details:
*** https://www.disk91.com/2016/technology/internet-of-things-technology/lorawan-experimentation-with-kerlink-gateway/
*** https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/wiki/Hardware/Gateways/Kerlink
* Microchip LoRa Evaluation kit [https://www.microchip.com/developmenttools/productdetails.aspx?partno=dv164140-1]
** Includes a gateway and two nodes
* RisingHF Gateway RHF2S008 [http://www.risinghf.com/product/rhf2s008-loralorawan-industrial-gateway-434mhz-470mhz-868mhz-951mhz/?lang=en] - around 700€ ex. taxes [[Media:Lora_RisingHF_Prices.pdf]]
** Product brief Gateway RHF2S008 [xyz]
** Product brief Modem [xyz]
** Product brief Temp/Hum Sensor Node RHF1S001 [[Media:RHF1S001_Product_Brief.pdf]]
* AirFy
** [http://www.onewrt.com/lora-gateway-sx1301-arrives/]
** Supposed to be available sometime in Q4 2016


==== DIY ====
== Projects ==
* ic880a-gateway
=== Smarter Together ===
** [https://github.com/ttn-zh/ic880a-gateway/wiki], [https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/labs/story/how-to-build-your-own-lorawan-gateway] (the same document?)
* [http://www.zukunftskongress.bayern/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Onderschenka_Hauptprogramm.pdf Vortrag Smart City München]
* http://www.instructables.com/id/LoRaWAN-Gateway/
* Überblick von der LHM: [https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Referat-fuer-Arbeit-und-Wirtschaft/Europa/Smart-Cities.html] [https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Referat-fuer-Arbeit-und-Wirtschaft/Europa/Smart-Cities/Leuchtturm-Smarter-Together.html]
* Single Channel Gateway (not LoRaWAN spec conform, but maybe sufficent for testing?)
* [https://www.muenchen.de/rathaus/Stadtverwaltung/Referat-fuer-Arbeit-und-Wirtschaft/Europa/Smart-Cities/News-Smarter-Together-M-nchen/intelligente-lichtmasten-buergerempfehlung.html Bürgerempfehlung Intelligente Lichtmasten]
** http://www.instructables.com/id/Use-Lora-Shield-and-RPi-to-Build-a-LoRaWAN-Gateway/
* [https://aktive-zentren-neuaubing-westkreuz.de/smarter-together/stadtteil-der-zukunft.html "Stadtteil der Zukunft"]
** https://github.com/tftelkamp/single_chan_pkt_fwd


==== SDR ====
=== Water Checks ===
Just some thoughts. The difficult parts to get seem to be the RF modules for a LoRaWAN gateway. How about building one with a SDR? We have a few badges from the last CCCamp at the space, which work like an HackRF...
Check the water quality of some lakes people go swimming in around Munich
* Temperature
** DS18B20
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbidity Tubidity]
** [https://www.dfrobot.com/wiki/index.php/Turbidity_sensor_SKU:_SEN0189 Sensor by dfRobot]
*** Available at [https://www.dfrobot.com/product-1394.html dfRobot], [https://www.digikey.com/products/en?mpart=SEN0189&v=1738 digiKey]


Some links I found:
=== TTN Mapping ===
* [https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/software-defined-radio-and-the-things-network/1286/13 Post on the TTN forums]
[https://www.ttnmapper.org/ ttnmapper.org] allows to create a coverage map of the TTN LoRaWAN network. You can take a LoRaWAN node, either with integrated GPS, or pair it with a smartphone, and gather coverage data.
* https://revspace.nl/DecodingLora
* https://myriadrf.org/blog/lora-modem-limesdr/
* https://github.com/BastilleResearch/gr-lora


=== Gateway number One ===
A node with GPS is nice, because it's more independent. An ideal candidate is the TTGO T-Beam dev board, which combines an ESP32, GPS module and a LoRa module, as well as a battery and potentially an OLED display as well.
DIY gateway with RPi and IC880a SPI board, acc. to [https://github.com/ttn-zh/ic880a-gateway/wiki]
* BOM
* Gateway EUI B827EBFFFECA0023
* Install Log [[install.pdf]]
* Check status at https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/api/v0/gateways/B827EBFFFECA0023/
* Components
** Raspberry Pi
** IC880a
** RPi Adapter Board
** Groundplane Antenna [[Aurel_GP868_Antenna.pdf]]
** U.FL -> BNC Adapter cable [[Media:UFL_BNC_Adapter.pdf]]


== Client devices ==
* [https://github.com/DeuxVis/Lora-TTNMapper-T-Beam Basic firmware w/o OLED support]
=== Research ===
* [https://github.com/hottimuc/Lora-TTNMapper-T-Beam Firmware by Hotti with OLED support]
Available boards:
* [https://github.com/MichaelEFlip/Lora-TTNMapper-T-Beam/ Port of Hotti's FW to platform.io]
* Arduino shields
** [http://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Lora_Shield Dragino LoRa shield]
*** Based on HopeRF RFM95W
*** Severin has one
** [http://wiki.dragino.com/index.php?title=Lora_BEE Dragino LoRa BEE]
*** based on SX1276/SX1278
*** Heiko ordered some


* Complete boards
Note that there are different versions of the T-Beam board, requiring different Pin settings.
* Full sensor units
 
=== Test Unit One ===
* Arduino Uno
* Dragino LoRa shield
* GPS module
 
== Cloud ==
We connect to The Thingsnetwork
* Documentation: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/
* Munich Community: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/munich/
* Our Test Application: https://staging.thethingsnetwork.org/applications/70B3D57ED00012F7


== Other Information ==
== Other Information ==
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* Home made 868MHz Ground Plane [https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/very-simple-homemade-outdoor-868mhz-antenna-groundplane/3160]
* Home made 868MHz Ground Plane [https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/forum/t/very-simple-homemade-outdoor-868mhz-antenna-groundplane/3160]
* Introducation to LoRaWAN [https://youtu.be/T3dGLqZrjIQ]
* Introducation to LoRaWAN [https://youtu.be/T3dGLqZrjIQ]
* Another Antenna [http://nalpette.io/2017/07/28/lora/#comment-2]
=== Example Sensor projects ===
* [http://www.bolkesteijn.nl/blog/index.php?page=lora-environmental-node LoRa Environmental Node]
* [https://github.com/urs8000/Feinstaub_LoRa_SDS011_DHT22 AirRohr using LoRaWAN] [https://twitter.com/ursmii/status/900299409694629889]
* [https://hereeast.com/news-events/news/2015/6/makermonday-ben-ward/ Info on Oxford Flood Network]
=== Alternative systems ===
* Talk about an also LoRa based alternative to LoRaWAN, which should be able to work coexistingly with LoRaWAN: [https://wiki.sha2017.org/w/Projects:LoraLight LoraLight]
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Revision as of 00:02, 10 November 2020

LoRaWAN is an RF standard for IoT devices to connect to the internet.

The Things Network Munich

We are a official The Things Network Community. There's a regular meetup on the third Monday each month, 19:00, at the MuMaLab.

Gateway

We are gathering money for community operated gateways: Leetchi Pool See Gateway for more information

Client devices

See Nodes for more information

Projects

Smarter Together

Water Checks

Check the water quality of some lakes people go swimming in around Munich

TTN Mapping

ttnmapper.org allows to create a coverage map of the TTN LoRaWAN network. You can take a LoRaWAN node, either with integrated GPS, or pair it with a smartphone, and gather coverage data.

A node with GPS is nice, because it's more independent. An ideal candidate is the TTGO T-Beam dev board, which combines an ESP32, GPS module and a LoRa module, as well as a battery and potentially an OLED display as well.

Note that there are different versions of the T-Beam board, requiring different Pin settings.

Other Information

Example Sensor projects

Alternative systems

  • Talk about an also LoRa based alternative to LoRaWAN, which should be able to work coexistingly with LoRaWAN: LoraLight