# Lorank8 gateway by GRIoT team

> GRIoT Hey, IoTers around the globe! 8 members (they call themselves GRIoT) from the TTN Athens community started their IOT journey.. Be the next…. We started th

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network Athens](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/athens/)
- Author: Vagelis Fragkos
- Published: 2016-05-22
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/athens/post/lorank8-gateway-by-griot-team

## GRIoT

Hey, IoTers around the globe! 8 members (they call themselves GRIoT) from the TTN Athens community started their IOT journey..
Be the next…. We started the IoT trip, by purchasing the Lorank8 all-in-one gateway solution. It is based on a BeagleBone Green (with Grove connectors for adding sensors) by SeeedStudio and IMST iC880A Concentrator Board. The gateway comes pre-installed with the TTN software and its web page serves an image of the device and its device id.
After the initial commands for update & upgrade of the Debian based OS, we changed the default root password and then we changed the following file “local_conf.json” [lorank8v1 folder] by using Putty (ssh).
The changes were:
- gateway_ID
- ref_latitude _- ref_longitude_
- re_altitude _- description_: Coordinates and latitude received from [here](http://mygeoposition.com/).

For every change in this file we need to restart the background forwarder with :
>systemctl restart lorank.service

After that the rest is history: the gateway was seen online at the following sites:
- [TTN-Athens](http://thethingsnetwork.org/c/athens)
- [TTN Status](http://ttnstatus.org/gateways/1DEE1B7E9D760D93)
- [The Things Network Gateways Map](http://ttn.lpwan.uk/)

The current range of our gateway is approximately 7km. The antenna placement is the usual for omni-directional antennas. The area installed is almost open for about 1km away of the gateway and the bearing is south-east.

Future implementations: Arduino UNO|LinkitOne|Udoo quad with Lora Shields (RFM95W-868S2) {power measurements with zigbee power meter}
Apart from the above we will test Linkit Smart 7688 Duo as well as RedBear Duo as complimentary devices. (nodes or sensor hubs)
So stay tuned!
Vagelis for GRIoT