Multilink MTCDT-L4E1-246A Firmware 5.0.1-AEP - Packet Forwarder STOPPED

Hi,

I’m fairly new to the LoRaWAN technology but I’m keen to get my Multitech gateway working with TTN. So far the device is registered but I see no traffic. The GUI tells me the forwarded is stopped:

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…and if I restart the services I can see in the logs that the forwarded does seem to start:

10:50:50 INFO: [TTN] bridge.eu.thethings.network RTT 23
10:50:50 INFO: [TTN] send status success for bridge.eu.thethings.network
10:50:50 ERROR: [main] unintended SX1301 reset detected, terminating packet forwarder.
10:50:55 *** Multi Protocol Packet Forwarder for Lora Gateway ***
Version: 3.0.20
10:50:55 *** Lora concentrator HAL library version info ***
Version: 5.0.1; Options: native;


10:50:55 INFO: Little endian host
10:50:55 INFO: found global configuration file /var/config/lora/global_conf.json, parsing it
10:50:55 INFO: /var/config/lora/global_conf.json does contain a JSON object named SX1301_conf, parsing SX1301 parameters
10:50:55 INFO: lorawan_public 1, clksrc 0
lgw_board_setconf:437: Note: board configuration; lorawan_public:1, clksrc:0
10:50:55 INFO: no configuration for LBT
10:50:55 INFO: antenna_gain 0 dBi
10:50:55 INFO: Configuring TX LUT with 16 indexes
10:50:55 INFO: radio 0 enabled (type SX1257), center frequency 867500000, RSSI offset -166.000000, tx enabled 1
lgw_rxrf_setconf:486: WARNING: NOT A VALID TX NOTCH FILTER FREQUENCY [126000…250000]Hz
lgw_rxrf_setconf:498: Note: rf_chain 0 configuration; en:1 freq:867500000 rssi_offset:-166.000000 radio_type:2 tx_enable:1 tx_notch_freq:0
10:50:55 INFO: radio 1 enabled (type SX1257), center frequency 868500000, RSSI offset -166.000000, tx enabled 0
lgw_rxrf_setconf:498: Note: rf_chain 1 configuration; en:1 freq:868500000 rssi_offset:-166.000000 radio_type:2 tx_enable:0 tx_notch_freq:0
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 0> radio 1, IF -400000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 0 configuration; en:1 freq:-400000 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 1> radio 1, IF -200000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 1 configuration; en:1 freq:-200000 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 2> radio 1, IF 0 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 2 configuration; en:1 freq:0 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 3> radio 0, IF -400000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 3 configuration; en:1 freq:-400000 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 4> radio 0, IF -200000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 4 configuration; en:1 freq:-200000 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 5> radio 0, IF 0 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 5 configuration; en:1 freq:0 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 6> radio 0, IF 200000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 6 configuration; en:1 freq:200000 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora multi-SF channel 7> radio 0, IF 400000 Hz, 125 kHz bw, SF 7 to 12
lgw_rxif_setconf:617: Note: LoRa ‘multi’ if_chain 7 configuration; en:1 freq:400000 SF_mask:0x7e
10:50:55 INFO: Lora std channel> radio 1, IF -200000 Hz, 250000 Hz bw, SF 7
lgw_rxif_setconf:591: Note: LoRa ‘std’ if_chain 8 configuration; en:1 freq:-200000 bw:2 dr:2
10:50:55 INFO: FSK channel> radio 1, IF 300000 Hz, 125000 Hz bw, 50000 bps datarate
lgw_rxif_setconf:647: Note: FSK if_chain 9 configuration; en:1 freq:300000 bw:3 dr:50000 (50000 real dr) sync:0xC194C1
10:50:55 INFO: /var/config/lora/global_conf.json does contain a JSON object named gateway_conf, parsing gateway parameters
10:50:55 INFO: Found 1 servers in array.
10:50:55 INFO: Server 0 configured to “router.eu.thethings.network”
10:50:55 INFO: packets received with a valid CRC will be forwarded
10:50:55 INFO: packets received with a CRC error will NOT be forwarded
10:50:55 INFO: packets received with no CRC will NOT be forwarded
10:50:55 INFO: GPS is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Upstream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Downstream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Ghoststream data is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Radiostream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Statusstream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Beacon is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Packet logger is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Flush output after statistic is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Flush after each line of output is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Watchdog is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: found local configuration file /var/config/lora/local_conf.json, parsing it
10:50:55 INFO: redefined parameters will overwrite global parameters
10:50:55 INFO: /var/config/lora/local_conf.json does not contain a JSON object named SX1301_conf
10:50:55 INFO: /var/config/lora/local_conf.json does contain a JSON object named gateway_conf, parsing gateway parameters
10:50:55 INFO: gateway MAC address is configured to 00800000A00049DB
10:50:55 INFO: Found 1 servers in array.
10:50:55 INFO: Server 0 configured to “bridge.eu.thethings.network”
10:50:55 INFO: packets received with a valid CRC will be forwarded
10:50:55 INFO: packets received with a CRC error will NOT be forwarded
10:50:55 INFO: packets received with no CRC will NOT be forwarded
10:50:55 INFO: GPS is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Upstream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Downstream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Ghoststream data is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Radiostream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Statusstream data is enabled
10:50:55 INFO: Beacon is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Packet logger is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Flush output after statistic is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Flush after each line of output is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Watchdog is disabled
10:50:55 INFO: Contact email configured to “cubelist@gmail.com
10:50:55 INFO: Description configured to “Multitech MultiConnect Conduit AEP LoRaWAN Gateway”
10:50:55 INFO: [Transports] Initializing protocol for 1 servers
10:50:55 INFO: [TTN] server “bridge.eu.thethings.network” connected
10:50:55 INFO: [main] Starting the concentrator
lgw_start:833: Note: calibration started (time: 2300 ms)
lgw_start:854: Note: calibration finished (status = 191)
Info: Initialising AGC firmware…
Info: putting back original RADIO_SELECT value
INFO: FPGA supported features: [TX filter] [Spectral Scan]
10:50:58 INFO: [main] concentrator started, radio packets can now be received.

I can’t understand why the GUI is saying “stopped”.

I wondered whether or not the forwarder was event driven - I don’t have any sensors connected to the gateway yet so it won’t be seeing incoming events - does the forwarder start when events come in?

Any help appreciated and many thanks for taking the time to read my post!

I can provide any further info on request.

Thanks

Darren

Installing the MP Packet Forwarder disconnects the system from the GUI configuration.
The status is not correct because the underlying firmware has been modified.

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/docs/gateways/multitech/

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Many thanks for this Jason!