Things Outdoor Gateway - TTOG part 1

What is the latest version for the TTOG US915?
I am showing version opdk-1.00.23
If I try the latest from the Google Drive or the Connected Things site
WAPS-232N_LW_OPDKGUIForGeneric_3.09.99_3952121863.tar.gz
it says " * Invalid firmware file."

Hello, I’m experiencing similar TX issues as @mid-walesha did on his TTOG. I recently noticed that one can configure the Gain. My question is why set it to 2? My Sirio antenna has a gain of 3dBd (5.14 dBi). Assuming 1 dB cable loss could we not set TTOG Gain to something around 9?
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Did you see the errors in the log? SF12 with ours set to 0 would produced a gain error… Unsure if it actually stopped the transmission however.

So in effect you would be transmitting with a antenna gain of 4.14 dBi, thus to stay legal you would need to reduce transmit power from 14dBm to 12dBm.

Assuming the legal limit in your part of the World is 14dBm.

Hello Community,

I just received and set up my TTOG according to the official docs.

It does not show up as “active” in the TTN Console but it DOES forward LoRa packages of Nodes nearby.

However.

I tried to update Firmware (as stated in the docs) but this fails always just like in the attached screenshot.

Also I realised that screenshots here in the forum and in the internet do show completely different version number of the gateway software (as shown by a label in the web interface).

What to do now?

Any help greatly appreciated!

Best,

Simon

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Check the file name is exactly that of the original.

Hi, I have the same version and I can forward packets. You only need change the name/Dir of “server address”

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I have some things unos that I’ve tested with the things gateway, so I know they work. But the TTOG seems to only receive SF10 join requests from my uno, and only sends SF10 join accepts back, which my uno never receives. The gateway is running firmware opdk-1.01.09. Is my problem that the uno won’t listen on SF10? Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Gateways are supposed to be transparent, this really doesn’t sound like an issue with the gateway but rather misconfiguration of the node. It should probably be in its own topic, supported by logs of the raw traffic and debug output from the node.

I am trying to get my SIM to function properly, and hope this is the right place and topic. [edit: I’ve looked at the troubleshooting guide, but cannot determine the issue–if you have any experience with this issue, please advise]. The SIM is Detected and Connected, but is not sending information to TTN when I unplug the ethernet (LTE is secondary). Details below.

  • TTOG 915 opdk-1.01.09 has been working well on Ethernet and I have been able to access the interface through my local network using the DHCP WAN Type. All works well, sending packets to TTN etc.

  • The SIM uses a little data on boot, but does not get packets to TTN. I followed the static IP settings @PSU-EME-WAG posted above from the original setup page. That did not work for me, so I had to set the static IP suggested by @vlamingBoyz (make sure you’re on the same hub/router/switch).

  • It is clear the SIM is connecting to cellular (3G-4G_LTE-Log.txt (4.2 KB) ) but there it appears to not receive the provided IP etc. and defaults (I’m not sure if that is correct or not; see full log):

  • Could not determine remote IP address: defaulting to 10.64.64.64

  • The WAN Status looks good:
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    as does the LTE information below it:
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  • The packets (Tx and Rx) do not change, and when I disconnect the Ethernet, the SIM drops the IP and shows disconnected briefly after I plug in the Ethernet.
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    After about 30s or more, the IP and connection back with significantly less packets on Tx (uplink) and Rx (downlink status):
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Any help or thoughts would be great. (sidenote: The technical support group has been quite helpful on several email questions, but I thought I would reach out here first this time).

Works now. Worked with ConnectedThings to solve.
Reset to Factory settings, set all the parameters correctly for our region and TTN and my LTE carrier.

I have been trying to see where the issue was, but from my notes and screen grabs, I cannot see any differences in the setups. Very excited to deploy away from a hard connection!

I configured a TTOG a few months ago and used it a few days, then unplugged it and configured a TTIG for testing a lot of sensors in our lab. Yesterday i plugged the TTOG back in and after a few minutes it showed up on The Things console, but no traffic.

I logged into it and can ping remote sites. The firmware says opdk-1.01.09.
If i plug in the TTIG again, all the sensors in the lab show traffic on just the TTIG.

I’m not sure what to look for in the packet forwarder logs, it’s mostly warnings about no gps.
I must be missing something obvious as this TTOG worked a few months ago and it’s just been sitting in the lab unplugged.
Please advise.

We bought a TTOG for testing and evaluation and set it up. We’re using it as a LTE/3G gateway. The setup went without any issues and the GW was up and running swiftly. It ran fine for about 12-18 hours then it dropped from the Internet. We rebooted it, and it came back online, only to go offline again in about 24 hours. We then connected it up using an ethernet cable and let it run for couple days to verify that it stays connected.

Now we switched back to 3G again and the GW went offline in a little over 24 hours. Is the 3G/LTE connection in TTOG reliable in general?

Also, in the TTOG manual I see mention of a cloud configuration/monitor platform for the GW. This was something that appealed to us when selecting our preferred hardware. Unfortunately I’ve been unable to find any reference to how to get access to that cloud service.

Ok, I just got hold of the tech department of our mobile carrier. They checked and verified that the SIM card is currently actively connected to their gateway. So it’s definitely a TTOG issue. Will have to drive over and check the logs.

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I have a TTOG US915 version… can someone help me with the proper settings for the “Radio and Channel Settings” tab under the Packet Forwarder > Module 1 Settings? I am using the latest firmware 1.01.09

What are the proper settings for the " Central Frequency " and offsets for each channel ? I tried setting setting 904700000 as the central channel, but then the required offsets are too far out of range and aren’t accepted?

Has no one ever bought and properly configured a TTOG US915 before for TTN 8 channels???

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Thanks to the connected things store for responding soo fast. I can verify this works
See below:

All you have to do is set the central frequencies to 904200000 and 905000000

Cheers

Cameron

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Thanks for this info Cameron. It helped get me unstuck too.

I’m curious why some channels are assigned to Radio 1, when that radio does not actually exist on the TTOG? Any ideas?

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Radio 1 most certainly exists on the TTOG. One concentrator card has two radios, radio 0 and radio 1.

You probably mean there is no second concentrator card present in the device. (Which would also have two radios)

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Each sx1301 base band processor/multi modem has a pair of sx125x (typically 57 for most bands) RF/radio front ends in front of it and typically these support 4 channels each to cover the 8 rxchannels implementing 1 concentrator. 2 concentrator (16 channel) systems use 2 sx1301’s with 4 radios…

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Along with the previous posts about TTOG frequency settings, Does anyone by any chance know the frequency settings for the AS_920_923 setting in the things arduino library?
I have attempted to set TTOG’s frequencies to numbers shown in this file: https://github.com/TheThingsNetwork/lorawan-frequency-plans/blob/master/AS_920_923.yml however, I keep getting message_format": “frequency plans must be from the same band”,

frequency plans